13th Sarasaviya Awards
DateJuly 20, 1985
SiteBandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka
Directed byGranville Silva
Highlights
Best PictureSasara Chethana
Most awardsSasara Chethana (7)
Most nominationsMaya
Television coverage
NetworkAssociated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited

The 13th Sarasaviya Awards festival (Sinhala: 13වැනි සරසවිය සම්මාන උලෙළ), presented by the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited, was held to honor the best films of 1984 Sinhala cinema on July 20, 1985, at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka. First Lady of Sri Lanka Hema Premadasa was the chief guest at the awards night.[1]

The film Sasara Chethana won the most awards with seven.

Awards

Category Film Recipient
Best Film Maya Lester James Peries
Best Director Maya Sumitra Peries
Best Actor Maya Ravindra Randeniya
Best Actress Deveni Gamana' Sabeetha Perera
Best Supporting Actor Hithawathiya Mervyn Jayathunga
Best Supporting Actress Hithawathiya Anoja Weerasinghe
Best Emerging Actress Sasara Chethana Vishaka Siriwardana
Best Script Writer Deveni Gamana H.D. Premaratne
Best Cinematographer Sasara Chethana Sumitta Amarasinghe
Best Editor Deveni Gamana Jayatissa Dillimuni
Best Art Direction Sasara Chethana Hemapala Dharmasena
Best Sound Effects Maya Shesha Palihakkara
Best Music Direction Sasara Chethana Sarath Dassanayake
Best Lyricist Sasara Chethana Sunil Ariyaratne
Best Male Playback Singer Sasara Chethana Shelton Perera
Best Female Playback Singer Hithawathiya Chandrika Siriwardena
Most Popular Actor People's vote Vijaya Kumaratunga
Most Popular Actress People's vote Malani Fonseka
Most Popular Emerging Actress People's vote Shirani Nugera
Merit Awards Maya Sanath Gunathilake
Batti Nadeeka Gunasekara
Batti Rathnawali Kekunawela
Sasara Chethana Wilson Karu
Maya Dimuthu Chandani Kuruppu
Sasara Chethana Malani Fonseka
Category Film
Popular films included in the festival
Hithawathiya
Sasara Chethana
Loku Thaththa
Rana Derana
Deveni Gamana
Podi Ralahamy
Maya
Batti

References

  1. "Road to Prestige 1964-2018". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
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