5th Sarasaviya Awards
| 5th Sarasaviya Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | April 25, 1968 |
| Site | Colombo Girls' College, Sri Lanka |
| Directed by | Granville Silva |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | Sath Samudura |
| Most awards | Sath Samudura (8) |
| Most nominations | Sath Samudura |
| Television coverage | |
| Network | Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited |
The 5th Sarasaviya Awards festival (Sinhala: 6වැනි සරසවිය සම්මාන උලෙළ), 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.[1]
The film Sath Samudura won the most awards with eight including Best Film.
Awards
| Category | Film | Recipient |
|---|---|---|
| Best Film | Sath Samudura | Linus Dissanayake |
| Best Director | Sath Samudura | Siri Gunasinghe |
| Best Actor | Sorungeth Soru | Gamini Fonseka |
| Best Actress | Ransalu | Punya Heendeniya |
| Best Supporting Actor | Sath Samudura | Edmund Wijesinghe |
| Best Supporting Actress | Sath Samudura | Denawaka Hamine |
| Best Script Writer | Sadol Kandulu | Reggie Perera |
| Best Cinematographer | Ransalu | Sumitta Amarasinghe |
| Best Editor | Sath Samudura | D. B. Nihalsinghe |
| Best Sound Effects | Ransalu | Mervyn Rodrigo |
| Best Music Direction | Sath Samudura | Somadasa Alvitigala |
| Best Lyricist | Sath Samudura | Mahagama Sekara |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Sath Samudura | W. D. Amaradeva |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Sadol Kandulu | Nanda Malini |
| Most Popular Actor | People's vote | Gamini Fonseka |
| Most Popular Actress | People's vote | Anula Karunathilaka |
| Merit Awards | Ransalu | Shanthi Lekha |
| Daru Duka | Piyadasa Gunasekera | |
| Daru Duka | Lilian Edirisinghe | |
| Ransalu | Anula Karunathilaka | |
| Ransalu | H.L. Simon |
| Category | Film |
|---|---|
| Popular Awards from Reader Vote | Daru Duka |
| Sorungeth Soru | |
| Rena Giraw | |
| Sadol Kandulu | |
| Ipadune Ai | |
| Ransalu | |
| Sath Samudura |
References
- ^ "Road to Prestige 1964-2018". Sarasaviya.