35th Sarasaviya Awards explained

Number:	35
Award:	Sarasaviya Awards
Date:	March 28, 2024
Site:	Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Director:	TBA
Best Picture:	TBA
Most Wins:	Dekala Purudu Kenek and The Newspaper
Network:	Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited
Most Nominations:	TBA
Last:	34th
Next:	36th

The 35th Sarasaviya Awards festival (Sinhala: 35වැනි සරසවිය සම්මාන උලෙළ), presented by the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited, will held to honor the best films of 2019 and 2020 Sinhala cinema on March 28, 2024, at the BMICH, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka at 6:00 p.m. The ceremony was hosted by Saman Atahdudahetti. President Ranil Wickramasinghe was announced the chief guest but was represented by his Media minister Bandula Gunawardane.^[1] ^[2] Awards festival is held after the absent of 6 years due to COVid 19 and the economic and political crisis in Sri Lanka.

Awards for films released in 2019

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger .^[3]

Dekala Purudu Kenek Ginnen Upan Seethala Sansaraye Dadayakkaraya	Malith Hegoda – Dekala Purudu kenek Anuruddha Jayasinghe – Ginnen Upan Seethala Prasanna Jayakodi – Sansarare Dadayakkaraya
Bimal Jayakodi – Dekala Purudu Kenk Hemal Ranasinghe – Wijayabha Kollaya Kamal Addaraachchci – Ginnen Upan Seeltha	Samadhi Laksiri – Dekala Purudu Kenek Nilmini Sigera – Asamintha Sulochana Weerasinghe – Ginnen Upan Seethala
Lakshan Mendis – Dekala Purudu kenek Khan Mariya – Wijayaba Kollaya Dasun Pathitana – Husma	Chulakshi Ranathunga – Wijayaba Kollaya Chanu Dissnayaka – Uturn Kaushalia Fernando – Thala
Sumudu Guruge – Sansare Dadayakkkaya Lakshman Joseph De Saram – Alone in a Valley Deshaka Bamunumulla – 28	Lalith Rathnayaka – Wishama Bhaga Sunil Ariyaratne – Wijayabha Kollaya Ravi Siriwardhana – Wilipawra
Sunil Edirisinha – Weli Pawra Kasun Kalhara – Thala	Umariya Sinhahawansha – Wijayabha Kollaya Uresha Ravihari – Husma Mahesha Sandamali – Wishama Bhaga
Chandana Jayasinghe – 28 Prabath Roshan – Aloko Udapadi Jaan Shenberger – Dirty, Yellow, Darkness Channa Deshapriya & Dhanushka Gunathilake – Dark in the White Light	Rangana Sinharage – 28 Shan Alwis – Aloko Udapadi Chandana Prasanna, Udara Weeraratne – Alone in a Valley
Sunil Wijeratne, Asanka Nilavathura – Sarigama Upul Chamila – Let Her Cry Bimal Dushmantha – Paththini	Sasika Ruwan Marasinghe – Aloko Udapadi Aruna Priyantha Kaluarachchi – Dark in the White Light Pravin Jayaratne – Bandhanaya
Naratha Thotagamuwa;– Ginnen Upan Seethala Priyantha Dissanaya – Dekala Purudu Kenek Narada Thotagamuwa – Sansaraye Dadayakkaraya	Dineth de Silva – Aloko Udapadi Nino Live – Nino Jayakodi Thusitha Laknath – Metamophorsis
Thisuri Yuwanika – Dharmayuddhaya Suranga Ranawaka – Dirty, Yellow, Darkness Ruwangi Rathnayake – Dr. Nawariyan	Rithika Kodithuwakku – Let Her Cry
Victor Rathnayaka Sathischandra Edirisinghe	Dharmasiri Bandaranayake
Senali Satharasinghe – Bandanaya
Hemal Ranasinghe	Shanudri Priyasad
Jackson Anthony	Amiru Koralage – Paha Samath
Ranga S. Bandara – Dedunu Akase	Tsunami

Awards for films released in 2020

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger .^[4]

The Newspaper Ginnen Upan Seethala Sansaraye Dadayakkaraya	Visakesha Chandrasekaran – Paanshu Anuruddha Jayasinghe – Ginnen Upan Seethala Prasanna Jayakodi – Sansarare Dadayakkaraya
Kumara Thirimadura – The Newspaper Hemal Ranasinghe – Wijayabha Kollaya Kamal Addaraachchci – Ginnen Upan Seeltha	Nita Fernando – Paanshu Nilmini Sigera – Asamintha Sulochana Weerasinghe – Ginnen Upan Seethala
Lakshan Mendis – Dekala Purudu kenek Khan Mariya – Wijayaba Kollaya Dasun Pathitana – Husma	Chulakshi Ranathunga – Wijayaba Kollaya Chanu Dissnayaka – Uturn Kaushalia Fernando – Thala
Sumudu Guruge – Sansare Dadayakkkaya Lakshman Joseph De Saram – Alone in a Valley Deshaka Bamunumulla – 28	Lalith Rathnayaka – Wishama Bhaga Sunil Ariyaratne – Wijayabha Kollaya Ravi Siriwardhana – Wilipawra
Sunil Edirisinha – Weli Pawra Kasun Kalhara – Thala	Nanda Malini – The Newspaper Uresha Ravihari – Husma Mahesha Sandamali – Wishama Bhaga
Chandana Jayasinghe – 28 Prabath Roshan – Aloko Udapadi Jaan Shenberger – Dirty, Yellow, Darkness Channa Deshapriya & Dhanushka Gunathilake – Dark in the White Light	Rangana Sinharage – 28 Shan Alwis – Aloko Udapadi Chandana Prasanna, Udara Weeraratne – Alone in a Valley
Sunil Wijeratne, Asanka Nilavathura – Sarigama Upul Chamila – Let Her Cry Bimal Dushmantha – Paththini	Sasika Ruwan Marasinghe – Aloko Udapadi Aruna Priyantha Kaluarachchi – Dark in the White Light Pravin Jayaratne – Bandhanaya
Naratha Thotagamuwa;– Ginnen Upan Seethala Priyantha Dissanaya – Dekala Purudu Kenek Narada Thotagamuwa – Sansaraye Dadayakkaraya	Dineth de Silva – Aloko Udapadi Nino Live – Nino Jayakodi Thusitha Laknath – Metamophorsis
Thisuri Yuwanika – Dharmayuddhaya Suranga Ranawaka – Dirty, Yellow, Darkness Ruwangi Rathnayake – Dr. Nawariyan	Rithika Kodithuwakku – Let Her Cry
Victor Rathnayaka Sathischandra Edirisinghe	Dharmasiri Bandaranayake
Senali Satharasinghe – Bandanaya
Hemal Ranasinghe	Shanudri Priyasad
Jackson Anthony	Amiru Koralage – Paha Samath
Ranga S. Bandara – Dedunu Akase	Tsunami

Notes and References

Web site: Sarasaviya Film Awards on March 28 at BMICH. https://web.archive.org/web/20240316195929/https://www.sundayobserver.lk/2024/03/17/news-features/19219/sarasaviya-film-awards-on-march-28-at-bmich/. live. March 16, 2024. 16 March 2024. Sunday Observer. 20 March 2024.
Web site: ‘Sarasaviya Award Ceremony’ to be held on March 28. Shabee. Lakehouse. 5 March 2024. DailyNews. 20 March 2024.
Web site: 2016 වසරේ හොඳම චිත්‍රපටය. www.sarasaviya.lk. 2018-08-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20180817161437/http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2018/08/09/?fn=sa1808093. 2018-08-17. dead.
Web site: 2016 වසරේ හොඳම චිත්‍රපටය. www.sarasaviya.lk. 2018-08-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20180817161437/http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2018/08/09/?fn=sa1808093. 2018-08-17. dead.