page 32 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 2017

TELEVISION MEDIA EXCELLENCE AWARDS

Best Children’s Programme & Vindana Rasika Nena Mihira - Rupavahini Best Television Political Discussion Programme – Devika Tharangani Kumarasighe Satana – Sirasa Tv – Amal Tharanga Rodigo Best Sports Programme Best Investigative Television News Reporter Dinana Lamai – Hiru Tv – Saranga Pathirana & Kavindu Sirasa Vimarshana – Sirasa Tv – Thusitha Pitigala Fernando Best Television News Reader ( Sinhala) Best Educational Programme Madushan De Silva – Sirasa pentathlon - Sirasa Tv – Palindu Missaka Ediris- Best Female Television News Reader ( Sinhala) inghe , Waruna karunarathne Pubudu Rathnayake – Hiru Tv BEHOLD Best Television Quiz Programme Best Television News Reader ( Tamil) Sirasa Lakshapathi - Sirasa Tv – Samith Basnayake K. Punniyamoorthi – Wasantham TV & Susantha Senevirathne Best Television News Reader ( English) Best Television Documentary M .Javed Bongso – Colours – Rathmalana Anda Vidyalaya – Sri Lanka Ru- Best Television Presenter (Sinhala) BRILLIANCE pavahini – Vikum Basnayake Sithara Hiroshi kaluarachchi – ITN Best Television Current Affairs Programme Best Television Presenter ( Tamil) fter much wait and anxious anticipation, the 13th edition of the Raigam Tele’es saw the light of day Aluth Parlimenthuwa – Tv Derana – Prasad Kumarasaru Rajendran Kogulanth - Shakthi TV last Saturday. The gala ceremony, forced to be put on hold for several weeks by the floods, dedi- cated a good portion of its first half hour to remember, appreciate, revere and pay a tribute to Best Musical Programme Best Television Presenter ( English ) immortal Amaradeva who bade farewell to just a few months ago. It took a beat to Dell Studio Season 111 – Tv Derana – Chinthaka Gamlath Joel Fabaian Outschoorn – Tv 1 recognise the talent radiant with creative brilliance. Best Television Dubbing Programme Most Creative Television Reality Programme APodi Malli and Chuti Malli injected a little comedy into the audience while many other vocalists and cho- Naththal Tegga – Sri Lanka Rupavahini – P. Kularathna Jana Asuna - Sirasa Tv – Samitha Basnayake & Saman Dammika reographers inundated the audience with unique aesthetic opulence. The ceremony moved on at a steady Best Television Magazine Programme Best Media Channel pace well into midnight with President , Speaker and a spectacle of Wenasa – ITN – Anjana Jayathunga , Manjula Ethugala Sirasa Tv distinguished personnel on board. Pictures by Shan Prabath Rambukwella and Nissanka Wijeratne Most Popular Actress Nayanathara Wickramarachchi

Wimala Amaradeva, spouse of Sri Lanka's iconic singer Most Popular Actor Ruwan Perera. Dr W D Amaradeva, felicitated. felicitated with the lifetime award. Best Musical Program Producer Chinthaka Gamlath TELE DRAMA EXCELLENCE AWARDS

Most Popular Tele Drama Best Supporting Actor Deveni Inima – Tv Derana Maddahana – ITN – Most Popular Actor Best Supporting Actress Ruwan Perera One Way – ITN - Chandani Senevirathne Most Popular Actress Best Single Episode Tele drama Nayanathara Wickramarachchi Urumakkarayo ( Sitha Niwana Katha) – Sri Lanka Rupavahini Certificate of Recognition - Dayarathna Ratagedara Best Upcoming Actor Sajith Anuttara. Kaveesh Vihanga Best Scriptwriter Best Make-up Artiste One Way – ITN - Lalith Rathnayake One Way Tele Drama – ITN – Wasantha Wittachchi Best Actor Best Art Director One Way – ITN - Pubudu Chathuranga One Way Tele Drama – ITN – Aruna Medakumura Best Actress Best Music Director Bohimiyanuwa - Swarnavahini – Umali Thilakarathne Pubudu and Umalee One Way Tele Drama – ITN –Nalaka Anjana Kumara Best Director Best Lyricist One Way – ITN - Lalith Rathnayake One Way – Igila Yai Song - ITN – Bandara Eheliyagoda Best Tele Drama Best Singer One Way – ITN One Way Tele Drama – Igila Yai Song - ITN – Kolitha Bhanu Disanayake Director: Lalith Rathnayake Best Female Singer Producers: H. D. Premasiri , Bandula Ekanayake , Channa Fernando , Midum Amma – ( Pinsara Thotamuna Song) – Swarnavahni - Purnima Bandara Eheliyagoda Dananjani The Best Channel Best Female Television News Reader Pubudu Rathnayake Best Camera Director ITN One Way Tele Drama - ITN – Sajitha Anuththara Anthani Special Awards of Appreciate 1 Best Editor The Late Dr Ariyadasa Peiris Saman Athaudahetti receiving the award for One Way Tele Drama - ITN – Indika Jayawardhane Special Awards of Appreciate 2 Best Channel as ITN Chairman. Best Upcoming Actor Rohana Beddage Bohimiyanu – Swarnavahini – Sajitha Anuththara Anthani Prathiba Praba Gaurawa Lifetime Award Best Upcoming Actress (Special Awards of Appreciate) One Way – ITN- Nadeesha Madushani Rupasinghe Malani Fonseka

Best Actress Umali Thilakaratne Best Female Singer Purnima Dananjani

Best Make-up Artiste Wasantha WIttachchi.

Best Upcoming Actress Nadeesha Madushani

JURY MERIT CERTIFICATES

Saheli Sadithma – Thara Tele drama - swarnavahini Best Television News Reader Javed Bongso Jury Merit Certificate Best Supporting Actress Dinuli Jayodha – Golu Thaththa Tele Drama – Swarnavahini for Saheli Sadithma Eshara Bhashitha Kauminda – Golu Thaththa Tele Drama – Swarnavahini Best Television Magazine Program team: Anjana Jayathunga, Manjula Ethugala and Vindana Rasika Subhashini Balasubramaniyam – Thara – Swarnavahini Pradeep Wijekoon – Wild – Shraddha Tv Damith Nishan , Rumesh Akila – Hiru Sihina Reyak - Hiru Tv Kadhiresan Karthik – Pavithra Tele Drama ( Tamil) Shakthi Tv Lakmal kirindigala – Premawathi Manamperi – Sirasa TV Namal Prasanna – Me Wage Diyaniyak – Sri Lanka Rupavahini & – Graham Bell Wath Hithuwada – Swarnavahini Wasanthi Nanayakkara – Welipilla – TV Derana Best Singer Kolitha Bhanu Disanayake