The Sumathi Jury Special Award is presented annually in Sri Lanka by the Sumathi Group of Campany associated with many commercial brands to uplift the talent of Sri Lankan artists of all genre who provided their enormous contribution to the television screen. The award is given by the vote of the Jury panel, which consists of 5 to 6 senior artists.[1]

The award was first given in 2000. Following is a list of the winners of this prestigious title since then.[2]

YearAward winnerTeledrama / Program
2000Wimalaratne AdhikariGajaman Nona
Parakrama NiriellaSudo Sudu
2001Jayantha ChandrasiriRajina
Dayaratne RatagedaraDakathi Muwahath
Lenin IndikaKathura
2002Jackson AnthonyMaha Sinhale Wansha Kathawa history program
2003Hasantha HettiarachchiDoramadalawa educational program
Gaminda PriyavirajApi Nodanna Live comedy program
Jackson AnthonyNeighbour's Talk political program
2004Bandula PadmakumaraMul Pituwa news program
2006Rosmand SenaratneTsunami Vipatha Poya Program
Sunil RathnayakeBhavathra
Chamuditha SamarawickramaDharma Pradeepa Buddhist program
Jackson AnthonyGanga Dige adventure program
2007Vinoja NilanthiDoovili Suwanda
Chandani SeneviratneSulan Seenu
Cyril DharmawardenaKatu Imbula
Srimal WedisingheMage Kaviya Mata Denna
Wasantha KumarasiriAshawari
Rodney WarnakulaHaya Wani Patumaga
2008Lakmini AmaradevaRasthiyadukaraya
Pradeep SenanayakeSudheera
Meena KumariVeeduru Mal
Thisari WathsalaTikiri Saha Ungi
Chandika NanayakkaraVesak Sanda Ra[3]
2009B.A.C AbeywardenaSuwa Sampatha program
Ruwan GunaratneHathara Wani Thattuwa
Shehan Baranage360 political program
2010Hema Nalin Karunaratne-
Ranjith EdirisingheBharathe Gee Windana musical program
Jayalath JayawardenaHealth Program
Lalith de SilvaPuwath Samalochanaya
Devinda KongahageSadisi Tharanaya
2011Anurudda JaaysingheMaya Roo program
Lucky DiasObada Lakshaypathi Mamada Lakshayapthi quiz program[4]
Chamara Janaraj PeirisAyal
Ravindra RandeniyaMind Star quiz program
2012Ranjeewani BaddewithanaPateebha religious program
Dayaratne RatagedaraSitha Niwana Katha
Rajeev AnandaKadadora
2013Rev. Daranagama Kusala Dhamma TheroBosath Sirith program
2014Dunston de SilvaSunhinda musical program
Udaya Kumara Thennakoon-
Chanchala Bulathwatta-
Jayanath GunawardenaRanmuthu Artane Supipi Ran Piyuma
2015Volga Kalpani-
Vinoja Nilanthi-
Dilani Lakmali-
Richard Abeywickrama[5]-
2016Shraddha TVFor religious programs
Channa PereraRathu Ahasa
Palitha Senarath YapaFor service to sports sector
2017Sarath Kothalawala
Kumara Thirimadura
Grahambell Wath Sithuwada
Pradeep DharmadasaSikka director
Lakmini AmaradevaWibhagaya Fail[6]
2018Udaya Kumara TennekoonSonduru Aagnawa[7]
Cletus MendisMillewa Walawwa teledrama
Sathischandra EdirisingheFor service to television acting
Ananda AbenayakeFor 25 year continuous service to direct Sansare Piyasatahan [8]
2019Daya WayamanBaddata Sanda
Hemasiri LiyanageThaththa
2021Chandana SooriyabandaraSirasa Lakshyapathi [9]
Rasika Suraweera Arachchi[10]

References

  1. "About Sumathi Awards". www.sumathiawards.lk.
  2. "Sumathi Award winners in each year". www.sumathiawards.lk.
  3. "Senpathiyo bags Sumathi award". The Sunday Times.
  4. "Lucky wins award for "Laksapathi"". The Sunday Times.
  5. "EAP Broadcasting Company wins big at Sumathi Awards 2015". Daily Mirror.
  6. "Sumathi Awards 2017". Sarasaviya.
  7. "ITN clinches many Awards at the Sumathi Awards Festival". ITN.
  8. "Sumathi Awards 2018 award winners". Sarasaviya.
  9. "Sirasa bags four awards at 25th Sumathi Awards". newsfirst. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  10. "'Veeraya Gedara Awaith' won big at Sumathi Awards 2020". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
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