| 24th Sarasaviya Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | September 1, 1996 |
| Site | Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka |
| Directed by | Tilakaratne Kuruwita Bandara |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | Seilama |
| Most awards | Seilama (10) |
| Most nominations | Seilama |
| Television coverage | |
| Network | Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited |
The 24th Sarasaviya Awards festival (Sinhala: 24වැනි සරසවිය සම්මාන උලෙළ), presented by the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited, was held to honor the best films of 1995 Sinhala cinema on September 1, 1996, at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka. Minister Dharmasiri Senanayake was the chief guest at the awards night.[1]
The film Seilama won the ten prestigious awards including Best Film.
Awards
| Category | Film | Recipient |
|---|---|---|
| Best Film | Seilama | Soma Edirisinghe |
| Best Director | Seilama | H. D. Premaratne |
| Best Script Writer | Seilama | Simon Navagattegama |
| Best Actor | Seilama | Ravindra Randeniya |
| Best Actress | Awaragira | Iranganie Serasinghe |
| Best Supporting Actor | Seilama | Cyril Wickramage |
| Best Supporting Actress | Awaragira | Vasanthi Chathurani |
| Best Cinematographer (color film) | Maruthaya | Suminda Weerasinghe |
| Best Editor | Seilama | Elmo Halliday |
| Best Music Direction | Seilama | Rohana Weerasinghe |
| Best Art Direction | Seilama | K. A. Milton Perera |
| Best Sound Effects | Awaragira | Lionel Gunaratne |
| Best Makeup | Seilama | Ranjith Manthagaweera |
| Best Lyricist | Seilama | Sunil Ariyaratne |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Chitti | Rookantha Gunathilake |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Chitti | Latha Walpola |
| Most Popular Film | Aege Vairaya | Karu Dissanayake |
| Best Upcoming Actor | Demodara Palama | Lakshman Mendis |
| Best Upcoming Actress | Chandiyage Putha | Ruwanthi Mangala |
| Rana Thisara Award | contribution to Sinhala cinema | Herby Seneviratne |
| G. S. B. Rani | ||
| Merit Awards | Ayoma | Jackson Anthony |
| Maruthaya | Sangeetha Weeraratne | |
| Chitti | Cletus Mendis | |
| Chitti | Carlo Wijesiri | |
| Demodara Palama | Dinesh Priyasad | |
| Demodara Palama | Nimalasiri Rosa |
| Category | Film |
|---|---|
| Popular films included in the festival | Aege Vairaya |
| Cheriyo Captain | |
| Demodara Palama | |
| Awaragira | |
| Maruthaya | |
| Ayoma | |
| Seilama |
References
- ↑ "Road to Prestige 1964-2018". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
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