10th Sarasaviya Awards


The 10th Sarasaviya Awards festival, presented by the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited, was held to honor the best films of 1981 Sinhala cinema on May 29, 1982, at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka. Minister of Finance and Planning Ronnie de Mel was the chief guest at the awards night.
The film Sagarayak Meda won the most awards with eight including Best Film.

Awards

CategoryFilmRecipient
Best FilmSagarayak MedaAnanda Abeynayake
Best DirectorSagarayak MedaGamini Fonseka
Best ActorBeddegamaJoe Abeywickrama
Best ActressAradhanaMalani Fonseka
Best Supporting ActorAradhanaDavid Dharmakeerthi
Best Supporting ActressSagarayak MedaIranganie Serasinghe
Best Upcoming ActressNadeeka Gunasekara
Best Script WriterSagarayak MedaDharmasri Munasinghe
Best CinematographerAradhanaSumitta Amarasinghe
Best EditorSagarayak MedaD. B. Nihalsinghe
Best Art DirectionSagarayak MedaEral Kelly
Best Makeup ArtistSagarayak MedaShesha Palihakkara
Best Sound EffectsBeddegamaMichael Sathyanathan
Best Music DirectionAradhanaRohana Weerasinghe
H. M. Jayawardena
Best LyricistAradhanaKularatne Ariyawansa
Best Male Playback SingerAradhanaW. D. Amaradeva
Best Female Playback SingerVajiraNanda Malini
Most Popular FilmPeople's voteSagarayak Meda
Most Popular ActorPeople's voteGamini Fonseka
Most Popular ActressPeople's voteMalani Fonseka

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