4th Sarasaviya Awards


The 5th Sarasaviya Awards festival, presented by the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited, was held to honor the best films of 1966 Sinhala cinema on July 5, 1967, at the Regal Cinema, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Honorable Minister of State J. R. Jayewardene and lady Elina Jayewardene were the chief guests at the awards night.
The film Delovak Athara received most nominations and awards at the ceremony.

Awards

CategoryFilmRecipient
Best FilmSenasuma KothanadaSomasiri Perera
Best DirectorDelovak AtharaLester James Peries
Best ActorParasathu MalGamini Fonseka
Best ActressOba Dutu DaIranganie Serasinghe
Best Script WriterParasathu MalP. K. D. Seneviratne
Best CinematographerDelovak AtharaWilliam Blake
Best EditorDelovak AtharaSumitra Peries
Best LyricistMaha Re Hamuwu SthriyaKarunaratne Abeysekera
Best Male Playback SingerSenasuma KothanadaW. D. Amaradeva
Best Female Playback SingerParasathu MalSujatha Aththanayaka
Most Popular ActorPeople's voteGamini Fonseka
Most Popular ActressPeople's voteJeevarani Kurukulasuriya
Merit AwardsTony Ranasinghe
Merit AwardsSandhya Kumari
Merit AwardsJeevarani Kurukulasuriya

CategoryFilm
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Popular Awards from Reader VoteDelovak Athara
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Popular Awards from Reader VoteSadol Kandulu
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