Sumathi Jury Awards


The Sumathi Jury Special Award is presented annually in Sri Lanka by the Sumathi Group of Campany associated with many commercial brands to uplift the talent of Sri Lankan artists of all genre who provided their enormous contribution to the television screen. The award is given by the vote of the Jury panel, which consists of 5 to 6 senior artists.
The award was first given in 2000. Following is a list of the winners of this prestigious title since then.
YearAward winnerTeledrama / Program
2000Wimalaratne AdhikariGajaman Nona
2000Parakrama NiriellaSudo Sudu
2001Jayantha ChandrasiriRajina
2001Dayaratne RatagedaraDakathi Muwahath
2001Lenin IndikaKathura
2002Jackson AnthonyMaha Sinhale Wansha Kathawa history program
2003Hasantha HettiarachchiDoramadalawa educational program
2003Gaminda PriyavirajApi Nodanna Live comedy program
2003Jackson AnthonyNeighbour's Talk political program
2004Bandula PadmakumaraMul Pituwa news program
2006Rosmand SenaratneTsunami Vipatha Poya Program
2006Sunil RathnayakeBhavathra
2006Chamuditha SamarawickramaDharma Pradeepa Buddhist program
2006Jackson AnthonyGanga Dige adventure program
2007Vinoja NilanthiDoovili Suwanda
2007Chandani SeneviratneSulan Seenu
2007Cyril DharmawardenaKatu Imbula
2007Srimal WedisingheMage Kaviya Mata Denna
2007Wasantha KumarasiriAshawari
2007Rodney WarnakulaHaya Wani Patumaga
2008Lakmini AmaradevaRasthiyadukaraya
2008Pradeep SenanayakeSudheera
2008Meena KumariVeeduru Mal
2008Thisari WathsalaTikiri Saha Ungi
2008Chandika NanayakkaraVesak Sanda Ra
2009B.A.C AbeywardenaSuwa Sampatha program
2009Ruwan GunaratneHathara Wani Thattuwa
2009Shehan Baranage360 political program
2010Hema Nalin Karunaratne-
2010Ranjith EdirisingheBharathe Gee Windana musical program
2010Jayalath JayawardenaHealth Program
2010Lalith de SilvaPuwath Samalochanaya
2010Devinda KongahageSadisi Tharanaya
2011Anurudda JaaysingheMaya Roo program
2011Lucky DiasObada Lakshaypathi Mamada Lakshayapthi quiz program
2011Chamara Janaraj PeirisAyal
2011Ravindra RandeniyaMind Star quiz program
2012Ranjeewani BaddewithanaPateebha religious program
2012Dayaratne RatagedaraSitha Niwana Katha
2012Rajeev AnandaKadadora
2013Rev. Daranagama Kusala Dhamma TheroBosath Sirith program
2013Dunston de SilvaSunhinda musical program
2013Udaya Kumara Thennakoon-
2013Chanchala Bulathwatta-
2013Jayanath GunawardenaRanmuthu Artane Supipi Ran Piyuma
2014Volga Kalpani-
2014Vinoja Nilanthi-
2014Dilani Lakmali-
2014Richard Abeywickrama-
2015Shraddha TVFor religious programs
2015Channa PereraRathu Ahasa
2015Palitha Senarath YapaFor service to sports sector
2016Sarath Kothalawala
Kumara Thirimadura
Grahambell Wath Sithuwada
2016Pradeep DharmadasaSikka director
2016Lakmini AmaradevaWibhagaya Fail
2017Udaya Kumara TennekoonSonduru Aagnawa
2017Cletus MendisMillewa Walawwa teledrama
2017Sathischandra EdirisingheFor service to television acting
2017Ananda AbenayakeFor 25 year continuous service to direct Sansare Piyasatahan
2018Daya WayamanBaddata Sanda
2018Hemasiri LiyanageThaththa
2019Chandana SooriyabandaraSirasa Lakshyapathi
2019Rasika Suraweera ArachchiScripts, Lyrics and Producing most number of teledramas
2020Charith AbeysingheMultiple roles as actor, singer, direction and camera direction
2020Shermila DharmarasaNews scripts and directions of social services
2020Nethalie NanayakkaraRoles in Giridevi and Sathya
2021Asanka SayakkaraScripts of Internasanal and Pork Veediya
2021Supun RathnayakeScript and direction of Black Town Stories
2021Sujeewa PriyalInternasanal
2022Chavan DanielsGammadda program
2023Supun RathnayakeScripts and directions