| Number: | 2 |
| Award: | Sarasaviya Awards |
| Date: | July 1, 1965 |
| Site: | Asoka Cinema, Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Director: | Granville Silva |
| Best Picture: | Getawarayo |
| Most Wins: | Getawarayo (8) |
| Network: | Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited |
| Most Nominations: | Getawarayo |
| Last: | 1st |
| Next: | 3rd |
The 2nd Sarasaviya Awards festival (Sinhala: 2වැනි සරසවිය සම්මාන උලෙළ), presented by the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited, was held to honor the best films of 1964 in Sinhala cinema on July 1, 1965, at the Asoka Cinema, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Governor William Gopallawa was the chief guest at the awards night.[1]
It is noteworthy that this year's awards will be replaced by special merit awards and no awards will be given in the categories of screenwriting, editing, music direction and art direction. The film Getawarayo won the most awards with eight including Best Film.
| Category | Film | Recipient |
|---|---|---|
| Best Film | Getawarayo | Shesha Palihakkara |
| Best Director | Getawarayo | Mike Wilson Tissa Liyanasuriya |
| Best Actor | Dheewarayo | Gamini Fonseka |
| Best Actress | Getawarayo | Sobani Amarasinghe |
| Getawarayo | W. A. Rathnayake | |
| Best Lyricist | Getawarayo | Madawala S. Rathnayake |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Getawarayo | W. D. Amaradeva |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Getawarayo | Latha Walpola |
| Special Merit Gifts | Dheewarayo | Sandhya Kumari |
| Getawarayo | Joe Abeywickrama | |
| Sithaka Mahima | Rita Ratnayake | |
| Dheewarayo | Ruby de Mel | |
| Sasaraka Hati | Jeevarani Kurukulasuriya | |
| Sasaraka Hati | Anthony C. Perera | |
| Chandali | S. D. S. Somaratne |
| Category | Film | No. of votes |
|---|---|---|
| Popular Awards from Reader Vote | Getawarayo | 25,572 votes |
| Chandali | 12,246 votes | |
| Dheewarayo | 11,621 votes | |
| Sithaka Mahima | 8,240 votes | |
| Sasaraka Hati | 6,374 votes | |
| Patachara | 2,996 votes | |
| Samiya Birindage Deviyaya | 2,412 votes |