19th Sarasaviya Awards
| 19th Sarasaviya Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | August 16, 1991 |
| Site | Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka |
| Directed by | A. D. Ranjith Kumara |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | Palama Yata |
| Most awards | Palama Yata (8) |
| Most nominations | Palama Yata |
| Television coverage | |
| Network | Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited |
The 19th Sarasaviya Awards festival (Sinhala: 19වැනි සරසවිය සම්මාන උලෙළ), presented by the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited, was held to honor the best films of 1988 Sinhala cinema on August 16, 1991, at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka. His Excellency The President Ranasinghe Premadasa was the chief guest at the awards night.[1]
The film Palama Yata won the most awards with eight including Best Film.
Awards[]
| Category | Film | Recipient |
|---|---|---|
| Best Film | Palama Yata | Geetha Kumarasinghe |
| Best Director | Palama Yata | H. D. Premaratne |
| Best Actor | Palama Yata | Sanath Gunathilake |
| Best Actress | Palama Yata | Geetha Kumarasinghe |
| Best Supporting Actor | Palama Yata | Joe Abeywickrama |
| Best Supporting Actress | Palama Yata | Sunethra Sarathchandra |
| Best Emerging Actor | Hima Gira | Ranjan Ramanayake |
| Best Emerging Actress | Dedunnen Samanaliyak | Dilhani Ekanayake |
| Palama Yata | H. D. Premaratne Kulasena Fonseka | |
| Best Cinematographer (black n' white film) | Hima Gira | K. D. Dayananda |
| Palama Yata | Elmo Halliday | |
| Christhu Charithaya | Lionel Silva Danister Perera | |
| Christhu Charithaya | Shesha Palihakkara | |
| Christhu Charithaya | George Manatunga | |
| Best Music Direction | Saharawe Sihinaya | Rohana Weerasinghe |
| Best Lyricist | Pem Rajadahana | Sunil Ariyaratne |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Saharawe Sihinaya | Vijaya Kumaratunga |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Saharawe Sihinaya | Nanda Malini |
| Hondin Nathnam Narakin | Thilak Eparatne | |
| Most Popular Actor | People's vote | Freddie Silva |
| Most Popular Actress | People's vote | Geetha Kumarasinghe |
| People's vote | Ranjan Ramanayake | |
| People's vote | Manel Chandralatha | |
| contribution to Sinhala cinema | Ravindra Randeniya | |
| Denawaka Hamine | ||
| Merit Awards | Madhu Sihina | Roy de Silva |
| Dedunnen Samanaliyak | Ajith Jinadasa | |
| Hondin Nathnam Narakin | Nihal Silva | |
| Chandi Raja | Harshani Dissanayake |
| Category | Film |
|---|---|
| Popular films included in the festival | |
| Hondin Nathnam Narakin | |
| Palama Yata | |
| Christhu Charithaya | |
| Madhu Sihina | |
| Chandi Raja | |
| Honda Honda Sellam | |
| Dese Mal Pipila |
References[]
- ^ "Road to Prestige 1964-2018". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
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