CINEMATIC EXCELLENCE 20 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2016 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2016 21

Prime Minister, presents the Best Actor’s Award to while Mass Media Minister , Mass Media Deputy Minister Karu Paranawithana, ANCL Chairman Kavan Ratnayaka and Sarasaviya Weekly Editor Aruna Gunaratne look on.

Hemal Ranasinghe receiving the Special Jury Awards from Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.

Ranjan Ramanayake greeting Nadeeka Guruge.

Ravindra Randeniya The 33rd Sarasaviya Film Awards 2016 culminates with

Prasanna Vithanage receiving his award from Media Minister Gayantha Karunathilaka. A STAR-STUDDED

Visakesa Chandrasekaram receiving the Dr. Award NIGHT for his debut film Frangipani.

Best supporting Actress Damitha by Husna Inayathullah Jackson Anthony Abeyratne on stage. with his wife Kumari Munasinghe. t was a special, star-studded Awards and the awardees night at the Sarasaviya Film Fes- Best Producer – Gunapala Rathnasekara (Maharaja Gemunu) tival 2016 awards night which |±š z¹Y£ »fz˜»Y£ Best Director - (With you without you) was full of music, lights and ~v` Best Actress - Anjalie Patil (With you without you) glamour at the Nelum Pokuna Best Actor - Jackson Anthony (Maharaja Gemunu) ITheatre. Organised by The Associ- Special Jury Awards - Hemal Ranasinghe (Pravegaya) ated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited Best supporting Actress – Damitha Abeyratne (Pravegaya) and Sarasaviya, its weekly newspaper Best supporting Actor – Jayalath Manoratnam (Ho gaana pokuna) featuring cinema and sponsored by Best Cinematographer- Ruwan Costa (Maharaja Gemunu) Telecom, the specialty of Best screenplay- Prasanna Vithanage (With you without you) this awards ceremony was that it was Best Editor- Ravindra Guruge (Maharaja Gemunu) held after a lapse of eight years with audience really live and interested. Dr. Lester James Peries Award- the present ANCL management at Everybody enjoyed the various artistic Visakesa Chandrasekaram (Frangipani) Lake House deciding to resume it to play, dance and music performances. Legendary Awards (Abhimani)- Pandit Amaradeva, Shriyantha Mendis and Kusum Renu on stage. fulfil the former glory of the awards The awards were given in seven Nanda Malani, Punya Heydeniya, Sumitra Peries and to identify and reward the achieve- stages and 24 awards were handed Lester James Peries ments of the Sri Lankan film industry out to the actors, actresses, produc- Lifetime Achievements (Ranathisara Awards) – and those involved in it. This film fare ers, directors, music directors, makeup Sugathapala Senerath Yapa and Sujatha Attanayake was much awaited by all Sri Lankan artistes, film editors, sound editors and Ranapala Bodinagoda Memorial Film Literature Award – Sinhala cinema lovers as it celebrates vocalists. The Best Actor Award went Gamini Weragama creativity and talent. to Jackson Anthony for his role of Best Music Director – Nadeeka Guruge (Maharaja Gemunu) Prime Minister Ranil Wickremes- Elara, the King of Sri Lanka in Maha- Best female singer – Nirosha Virajini (Maharaja Gemunu) inghe was the Chief Guest. Media raja Gemunu, while the Best Actress Best male singer – (Magey Yalu Malu) Minister Gayantha Karunathilaka, was Anjali Patil, a Hindi actress for her Best Lyricist – Ven. Pallegama Hemaratne Thera Law and Order Minister Sagala Rat- role in Oba Nethuwa Oba Ekka (With (Maharaja Gemunu) nayaka, Parliamentary Reforms and you without you). Best Art Director – Rohan Samaradivakaran (Maharaja Gemunu) Mass Media Deputy Minister Karu The Best Director award was pre- Best make-up artist – Jayantha Ranawaka Paranawithana, Social Empowerment sented to Prasanna Vithanage for the Best Audiographer – Aruna Priyantha (Maharaja Gemunu) and Welfare Deputy Minister Ran- film Oba Nethuwa Oba Ekka, the Most promising actress – jan Ramanayaka and Chairman of Sri Best Film award went to Maharaja Anasuya Subasinghe (Ho gaana pokuna) Lanka Telecom (SLT) Kumarasinghe Gemunu, Best upcoming Actor Ishara Upcoming actor – Ishara Wickramasinghe (Irasevaya) Sirisena were among the distinguished Wickremasinghe (Ira Sevaya) and best Merit Awards - guests who attended the ceremony. upcoming Actress Anitya Subasinghe Maheswari Ratnam (With you without you) Former Editors of the Sarasaviya were (Ho Gaana Pokuna). The Most Popu- Thisakya Kumaratunge (Ho gaana pokuna) also present. lar Film award was bagged by the film (Suhanda Koka) This year, the event took off without Maharaja Gemunu. (Ho gaana pokuna) Chairman of Wijeya much room for emotional overdrive by It was a great night filled with fun, Praveen Sandeep (Address Nae) Newspapers Ranjith the award winners and there were no music and glamour for everyone and a Most Popular Movie – (Maharaja Gemunu) Wijewardena(left) greeting speeches by the distinguished guests great day of apprecia- Nanda Malani. Consultant or even by the chief guest. The celebri- tion for the talented Editor Silumina Tilak Thisakya Kumaratunga ties took to the stage at the gala event. artistes in the Sri Pictures by Lake House Kuruwita Bandara is in the receiving a merit There were many Lankan cinema Photo Department centre. award for Ho Gana lovely and mes- Industry. Pokuna from Punya Nirosha Virajini and merizing perfor- Heendeniya. Nadeeka Guruge mances on stage performing. which made the

Director Editorial ANCL Saman Best Actress Award to Anjalie Patil was Wagaarachchi greeting Sugathapala Edward Jayakody receiving his Channa Upuli Dance Troupe received by Dulani Anuradha as the Senerath Yapa. award from . former was out of the country.