22nd Sarasaviya Awards


The 22nd Sarasaviya Awards festival, presented by the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited, was held to honor the best films of 1993 Sinhala cinema on April 2, 1994, at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka. Minister of Housing and Construction Sirisena Cooray was the chief guest at the awards nights.
The film Guru Gedara won the best awards with five including Best Film whereas film Saptha Kanya received six awards.

Awards

CategoryFilmRecipient
Best FilmGuru GedaraM. H. Piyasena
Best DirectorGuru GedaraVijaya Dharma Sri
Best ActorGuru GedaraAsoka Peiris
Best ActressGuru GedaraAnoja Weerasinghe
Best Supporting ActorSaptha KanyaTony Ranasinghe
Best Supporting ActressChayaNadeeka Gunasekara
Best Emerging ActorPrathignaRajiv Nanayakkara
Best Emerging ActressSaptha KanyaSangeetha Weeraratne
Best Script WriterGuru GedaraTissa Abeysekara
Best Cinematographer SurabidenaSuminda Weerasinghe
Best EditorSaptha KanyaElmo Halliday
Best Art DirectionSurabidenaRanjith Nayanananda
Best Makeup ArtistSurabidenaEbert Wijesinghe
Best Sound EffectsChayaGeorge Manatunga
Best Music DirectionChayaSarath Dassanayake
Best LyricistSaptha KanyaAjantha Ranasinghe
Best Male Playback SingerSaptha KanyaRookantha Gunathilake
Best Female Playback SingerChayaChandrika Siriwardena
Rana Thisara Awardcontribution to Sinhala cinemaTony Ranasinghe
Rana Thisara Awardcontribution to Sinhala cinemaW.D. Amaradeva
Merit AwardsChayaSunil Sarath Perera
Merit AwardsGuru GeethayaYashoda Wimaladharma
Merit AwardsSaptha KanyaKamal Addararachchi
Merit AwardsPrathignaLucky Dias
Merit AwardsThrishuleSujani Menaka