33rd Sarasaviya Awards


The 33rd Sarasaviya Awards festival, presented by the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited, was held to honor the best films of 2015 Sinhala cinema on December 15, 2016, at the Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka at 6:00 p.m. The ceremony was hosted by Kamal Addararachchi and Sangeetha Weeraratne. Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe was the chief guest at the awards nights.
Maharaja Gemunu won the most awards with eleven including Best Film. Other winners included Oba Nathuwa Oba Ekka and Ho Gaana Pokuna with three awards.

Awards

CategoryFilmRecipient
Best FilmMaharaja GemunuGunapala Rathnasekara
Best DirectorOba Nathuwa Oba EkkaPrasanna Vithanage
Best ActorMaharaja GemunuJackson Anthony
Best ActressOba Nathuwa Oba EkkaAnjali Patil
Special Jury AwardPravegayaHemal Ranasinghe
Best Supporting ActorHo Gaana PokunaJayalath Manoratne
Best Supporting ActressPravegayaDamitha Abeyratne
Best Script WriterOba Nathuwa Oba EkkaPrasanna Vithanage
Best CinematographerMaharaja GemunuRuwan Costa
Best EditorMaharaja GemunuRavindra Guruge
Lester James Pieris AwardSayapethi Kusuma
Abhimani AwardW. D. Amaradeva
Abhimani AwardNanda Malini
Abhimani AwardPunya Heendeniya
Abhimani AwardSumitra Peries
Abhimani AwardLester James Peries
Ranapala Bodhinagoda Memorial Literary AwardGamini Veragama
Rana Thisara AwardSugathapala Senarath Yapa
Rana Thisara AwardSujatha Aththanayake
Best Music DirectionMaharaja GemunuNadeeka Guruge
Best Art DirectionMaharaja GemunuRohan Samara Divakara
Best Makeup ArtistMaharaja GemunuJayantha Ranawaka
Best Sound EffectsMaharaja GemunuAruna Priyashantha Kalu Arachchi
Best LyricistMaharaja GemunuPallegama Hemarathana Thero
Best Male Playback SingerMage Yalu MaluEdward Jayakody
Best Female Playback SingerMaharaja GemunuNirosha Virajini
Best Emerging ActorIra SewayaIshara Wickramasinghe
Best Emerging ActressHo Gaana PokunaAnya Subasinghe
Merit AwardsMe Wage AdarayakDinakshie Priyasad
Merit AwardsSuhada KokaLal Kularatne
Merit AwardsAddress NaSirimal Robin Sandeep
Merit AwardsHo Gaana PokunaSakya Kumarathunga
Merit AwardsMaheshwari Rutnam
Merit AwardsHo Gana PokunaDinesh Subasinghe
Most Popular FilmMaharaja Gemunu