5th Sarasaviya Awards


The 5th Sarasaviya Awards festival, presented by the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited, was held to honor the best films of 1967 Sinhala cinema on April 25, 1968, at the Colombo Girls' College, Sri Lanka. Honorable Prime Minister Dudley Senanayake was the chief guest at the awards night.
The film Sath Samudura won the most awards with eight including Best Film.

Awards

CategoryFilmRecipient
Best FilmSath SamuduraLinus Dissanayake
Best DirectorSath SamuduraSiri Gunasinghe
Best ActorSorungeth SoruGamini Fonseka
Best ActressRansaluPunya Heendeniya
Best Supporting ActorSath SamuduraEdmund Wijesinghe
Best Supporting ActressSath SamuduraDenawaka Hamine
Best Script WriterSadol KanduluReggie Perera
Best CinematographerRansaluSumitta Amarasinghe
Best EditorSath SamuduraD. B. Nihalsinghe
Best Sound EffectsRansaluMervyn Rodrigo
Best Music DirectionSath SamuduraSomadasa Alvitigala
Best LyricistSath SamuduraMahagama Sekara
Best Male Playback SingerSath SamuduraW. D. Amaradeva
Best Female Playback SingerSadol KanduluNanda Malini
Most Popular ActorPeople's voteGamini Fonseka
Most Popular ActressPeople's voteAnula Karunathilaka
Merit AwardsRansaluShanthi Lekha
Merit AwardsDaru DukaPiyadasa Gunasekera
Merit AwardsDaru DukaLilian Edirisinghe
Merit AwardsRansaluAnula Karunathilaka
Merit AwardsRansaluH.L. Simon

CategoryFilm
Popular Awards from Reader VoteDaru Duka
Popular Awards from Reader VoteSorungeth Soru
Popular Awards from Reader VoteRena Giraw
Popular Awards from Reader VoteSadol Kandulu
Popular Awards from Reader VoteIpadune Ai
Popular Awards from Reader VoteRansalu
Popular Awards from Reader VoteSath Samudura