''Sumathi Awards'' ( si, සුමති සම්මාන) is an award bestowed to distinguished individuals involved with Sri Lanka's television screen, each year by the Sumathi Group of Company,

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

in recognition of the contributions made by them to the Sri Lankan teledrama industry and television programs. The Sumathi ceremony is one of the most popular television program events in Sri Lanka. The awards were first introduced in 1995.

History

The Sumathi film awards ceremony began in 1995 with the leadership of Mrs. Milina Sumathipala. Sumathi Group of Companies came forward and organized television festivals, acknowledging its significance and outstanding attainments to improve the quality of television programs to every age limit of the people and to acknowledge the behind the screen technicians to bring forward and value their efforts to Sri Lankan television. The award ceremony has been witnessed 25 times consecutively, with two interruptions in 2005 and 2020 where the Award ceremony did not celebrated.

Awards given

In 1995, there were 32 awards in total, categorized into 4 sections - best awards, popular awards, commercial awards and merit awards. In 1996 at the second Sumathi Awards ceremony, U.A Sumathipala Award was introduced. Since 2000, awards were given under those above five categories. In 2000 Sumathi Awards, Jury Award category was included. With that six categories were awarded until 2011. In 2011 Sumathi Awards, News and other broadcasting category was introduced. In 2014 Sumathi Awards, the child award category was introduced. Since then, 50-55 Sumathi Awards have been awarded under 8 categories.

Best awards

Best Actor Best Actor is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actors in a film, television series, television film or play. The term most often refers to th ...

* Best Actress * Best Supporting Actor * Best Supporting Actress * Best Upcoming Actor * Best Upcoming Actress * Best Director * Best Art Director * Best Teledrama Series * Best Single Episode * Best Makeup Artist * Best Cameraman * Best Editor * Best Music Director * Best Script * Best Lyrics * Best Singer * Best Current Affairs * Best Documentary * Best Musical Program * Best Magazine Program * Best Presenter * Best Children's Program * Best Educational Program * Best Sports Program * Best Women's Program * Best Audio Visual Program

Awards based on popular vote

Commercial awards

* Best Commercial

Talent awards

Sumathi Merit Awards The Sumathi Merit Awards are presented annually in Sri Lanka by the Sumathi Group of Companies associated with many commercial brands to uplift the talent of Sri Lankan actors and actresses, as well as technical crew who gained positive reviews fro ...

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 televis ...

Child awards

* Best Child Actor

Special awards

U.W. Sumathipala Awards The Sumathi U.W. Sumathipala Memorial Award is presented annually by the Sumathi Group of Companies associated with many commercial brands for the artists who devoted their life to the improvement of Sri Lankan cinema, theatre and television. The a ...

News and Broadcasting awards

* Best Announcer * Best Investigative Reporting * Best Current Reporting

Award ceremonies

1995 Sumathi Awards

The first Sumathi Awards ceremony was celebrated in 1995, where 32 awards were given at the ceremony under 4 categories. In the best award category, Sumathi Award for the best teledrama actor was won by Buddhadasa Vithanarachchi and best teledrama actress was Manel Jayasena. In popular award category,

Kamal Addararachchi Addararachchige Gunendra Kamal (born on 5 February 1962: si, කමල් අද්දරආරච්චි), popularly as Kamal Addararachchi, is an actor in Sri Lankan Sri Lankan cinema, theatre and television, as well as a singer and presen ...

won the most popular actor award, whereas Nilmini Tennakoon won the most popular actress award. Out of 32 awards given, teledrama ''Dandubasnamanaya'' won 12 awards, including best actor, supporting actor, television series, director and music director.

1996 Sumathi Awards

The second Sumathi Awards ceremony was celebrated in 1996, where 33 awards were given at the ceremony under 5 categories. In the best award category, Sumathi Award for the best teledrama actor was won by Lucky Dias and best teledrama actress was Chandani Seneviratne, whereas both won popular award categories as well. For the first time, U.W. Sumathipala memorial award was introduced, where veteran director Titus Thotawatte won this lifetime award. Out of 33 awards given, teledrama ''Sankranthi Samaya'' won 6 awards, including best actor, music director, singer and most popular teledrama.

1997 Sumathi Awards

The third Sumathi Awards ceremony was celebrated in 1997 at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium on November 28, 1997 at 6.00 pm. The National Youth Services Council and Sumathi Newspapers (Pvt) Ltd jointly organized the event where 38 prizes were offered to the winners in various categories of teledrama production including youth award. A cash prize of SL Rs 50,000 was awarded to the best teledrama series and best single episode teledrama was awarded a cash prize of SL Rs 20,000. In the best award category, Sumathi Award for the best teledrama actor was won by Jackson Anthony and the best teledrama actress was Malani Fonseka. In popular award category, Jeewan Kumaranatunga won the most popular actor award, whereas Vasanthi Chathurani won the most popular actress award. The U.W. Sumathipala memorial award was given to the king of Sinhala cinema,

Gamini Fonseka Kala Keerthi Sembuge Gamini Shelton Fonseka () (21 March 1936 - 30 September 2004 as ගාමිණී ෆොන්සේකා), was a Sri Lankan film actor, film director and politician. Often considered as the Greatest Actor in the Sinha ...

. Out of 38 awards given, teledrama ''Pitagamkarayo'' won 9 awards, including best actor, actress, director, script and television series.

1998 Sumathi Awards

The fourth Sumathi Awards ceremony was celebrated at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium on 28 November 2011, where 38 awards were given at the ceremony under 5 categories. A cash prize of Rs 50,000/- was awarded to the best teledrama serial and a cash prize of Rs 20,000/ was awarded to the best single episode teledrama. In the best award category, Sumathi Award for the best teledrama actor was won by Asoka Peiris and best teledrama actress was Vasanthi Chathurani. In the popular award category, Palitha Silva won the most popular actor award, whereas

Yashoda Wimaladharma Yashoda Wimaladharma ( Sinhala: යශෝධා විමලධර්ම) is a Sri Lankan actress in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. Often referred to as the "innocent on the small screen", Wimaladharma excelled in cinema, telev ...

won the most popular actress award. For the first time, the U.W.S Sumathipala memorial award was given to two personalities, veteran actress Denawaka Hamine and music director

Hugo Fernando Kanupulage Ugo Singho (July 14, 1912 – April 12, 1999), popularly known as Hugo Master or Hugo Fernando, was an actor and composer of Sri Lankan cinema. Debuting in the first Sinhalese film ''Kadawunu Poronduwa'', Fernando had an over 50 year ...

. Out of 31 awards given, teledramas ''Vilambheetha'' and ''Durganthaya'' won 4 awards each.

1999 Sumathi Awards

The fifth Sumathi Awards ceremony was celebrated at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium on 6 November 1999, where 31 awards were given at the ceremony under 5 categories. Tourism and Aviation Minister

Dharmasiri Senanayake Dharmasiri Alwis Senanayake (30 March 1933 – 24 July 2000) was a Sri Lankan politician and member of parliament. Early life and education Born in Patthanduwana, Minuwangoda to Senanayake Seneviratne Wasala Mudalige Don David Senanayake ...

and Sports and Youth Affairs Minister

S. B. Dissanayake Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Sumanaweera Banda Dissanayake, MP (born 18 September 1951) (known as ''S. B. Dissanayake'') is a Sri Lankan politician. He is the former Cabinet Minister of Higher Education in President Mahinda Rajapakse's Government. ...

took part as the chief guests. The cash prize of Rs 50,000 was given to the best television serial and cash prize of Rs 20,000 was given to the best single episode serial. In the best award category, Sumathi Award for the best teledrama actor was won by Suminda Sirisena and best teledrama actress was Chandani Seneviratne. In popular award category, Sriyantha Mendis won the most popular actor award, whereas Yashoda Wimaladharma won the most popular actress award for the second consecutive time. The U.W. Sumathipala memorial award was given to, veteran director

K. A. W. Perera Kala Suri Koddul Arachchige Wilson Perera (born 26 April 1926 – died 20 August 2006 as කොන්දුල් ආරච්චිගේ විල්සන් පෙරේරා) inhala, popularly known as K.A.W. Perera, was a director in Sr ...

and veteran actor Joe Abeywickrama. Out of 31 awards given, teledrama ''Nisala Vila'' won 8 awards, including best actor, actress, director and music director.

2000 Sumathi Awards

The sixth Sumathi Awards ceremony was celebrated at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium on 9 December 2000, where 36 awards were given at the ceremony under 5 categories. Meanwhile, 7 youth awards were presented by National Youth Services Council. In the best award category, Sumathi Award for the best teledrama actor was won by Joe Abeywickrama and best teledrama actress was Nilmini Tennakoon. In popular award category, Lucky Dias won the most popular actor award, whereas Yashoda Wimaladharma won the most popular actress award for the third consecutive time. The U.W. Sumathipala memorial award was given to, veteran actor Tony Ranasinghe and veteran actor Christy Leonard Perera. Out of 31 awards given, teledrama ''Imadiya Mankada'' won 6 awards, including best actor, director, television series and supporting actor.

2001 Sumathi Awards

The seventh Sumathi Awards ceremony was celebrated in year 2001, where 34 awards were given at the ceremony under 5 categories. In the best award category, Sumathi Award for the best teledrama actor was won by Sriyantha Mendis and best teledrama actress was Malani Fonseka. In popular award category, Channa Perera won the most popular actor award, whereas Yashoda Wimaladharma won the most popular actress award for the fourth consecutive time. The U.W. Sumathipala memorial award was given to, veteran actress

Iranganie Serasinghe Kala Keerthi Iranganie Roxanna Meedeniya, (born 9 June 1927"Irangani As Told to Kumar de Silva", Kumar de Silva, Samaranayake Publishers, 2013), popularly as Iranganie Serasinghe, is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. Since h ...

and queen of Sinhala cinema, Malani Fonseka. Out of 34 awards given, the teledrama ''Kemmura'' won 6 awards, including best actress, director, television series and supporting actress.

2002 Sumathi Awards

The eighth Sumathi Awards ceremony was celebrated in the year 2002, where 38 awards were given in the ceremony under 6 categories. In the best award category, Sumathi Award for the best teledrama actor was won by

Jayalath Manoratne Kala Suri Kala Keerthi Dr. Keselgaspe Manatunga Jayalath Manoratne ( si, කෙසෙල්ගස්පේ මනතුංග ජයලත් මනෝරත්න; 12 June 1948 – 12 January 2020), popularly known as Jayalath Manoratne, was ...

and best teledrama actress was Vasanthi Chathurani. In popular award category, Channa Perera won the most popular actor award for second time, whereas Yashoda Wimaladharma won the most popular actress award for the fifth consecutive time. The U.W. Sumathipala memorial award was given to, veteran actor, director

Henry Jayasena Kala Keerthi Dr Bastian Koralage Henry Rudrigo Jayasena (born 6 July 1931 – died 11 November 2009 as Sinhala: හෙන්රි ජයසේන), popularly known as Henry Jayasena, was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and televisi ...

and veteran actor

Ravindra Randeniya Liyanage Boniface Walter Perera (born 5 June 1945), popularly known by his stage name Ravindra Randeniya, is a Sri Lankan actor and former politician. He rose to fame in Lester James Peries's film ''Desa Nisa'' in 1972, and was a popular actor ...

. Out of 38 awards given, the teledrama ''Sanda Amawakai'' won 8 awards, including best actor, director, television series and cameraman.

2003 Sumathi Awards

The ninth Sumathi Awards ceremony was celebrated in year 2003, where 36 awards were given at the ceremony under 6 categories. In the best award category, Sumathi Award for the best teledrama actor was won by Mahendra Perera and best teledrama actress was Sasanthi Jayasekara. In popular award category, Channa Perera won the most popular actor award for the third consecutive time, whereas Kanchana Mendis won the most popular actress award. The U.W. Sumathipala memorial award was given to, veteran actors Sathischandra Edirisinghe and Robin Fernando. Out of 36 awards given, teledrama ''Hada Wila Sakmana'' won 7 awards, including best actor, actress, director and television series.

2004 Sumathi Awards

The tenth Sumathi Awards ceremony was celebrated in year 2004, where 38 awards were given at the ceremony under 5 categories. In the best award category, Sumathi Award for the best teledrama actor was won by Suminda Sirisena and the best teledrama actress was Duleeka Marapana. In the popular award category, Roshan Pilapitiya won the most popular actor award, whereas Nayana Kumari won the most popular actress award. The U.W. Sumathipala memorial award was given to, veteran actor Wijeratne Warakagoda and queen of Sri Lankan music Latha Walpola. Out of 38 awards given, teledrama ''Ramya Suramya'' won 5 awards, including best actor, director, television series and supporting actress.

2006 Sumathi Awards

The eleventh Sumathi Awards ceremony was celebrated in year 2006, where 38 awards were given at the ceremony under 6 categories. In the best award category, Sumathi Award for the best teledrama actor was won by Jayalal Rohana and best teledrama actress was Duleeka Marapana, for the second consecutive time. In popular award category, Roshan Pilapitiya won the most popular actor award for the second consecutive time, whereas Chathurika Peiris won the most popular actress award. The U.W. Sumathipala memorial award was given to, veteran actress Shanthi Lekha and popular broadcaster Shan Wickremesinghe. Out of 38 awards given, teledrama ''Theth Saha Viyali'' won 5 awards, including best director, television series, cameraman and supporting actor.

2007 Sumathi Awards

The twelfth Sumathi Awards ceremony was celebrated in year 2006, where 38 awards were given at the ceremony under 6 categories. In the best award category, Sumathi Award for the best teledrama actor was won by Janak Premalal and best teledrama actress was Damitha Abeyratne. In popular award category,

Suraj Mapa Mapa Mudiyanselage Suraj Laksiri (born on 2 January 1980 as සුරාජ් මාපා) inhala, popularly as Suraj Mapa, is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema and television as well as a Teledrama Producer, model, dancer, and a choreographe ...

won the most popular actor award, whereas Oshadhi Hewamadduma won the most popular actress award. The U.W. Sumathipala memorial award was given to, veteran singer Nanda Malini and veteran actor Stanley Perera. Out of 38 awards given, the teledrama ''Katu Imbula'' won 6 awards, including best actor, television series, music director and supporting actor.

2008 Sumathi Awards

The thirteenth Sumathi Awards ceremony was celebrated at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall on 14 June 2008. 38 awards were given at the ceremony under 6 categories. In the best award category, Sumathi Award for the best teledrama actor was won by Roger Seneviratne and best teledrama actress was Chandani Seneviratne. In the popular award category,

Roshan Ranawana Roshan Ranawana ( si, රොෂාන් රණවන) (born 23 March 1981) is a Sri Lankan film actor and a model. Ranawana was awarded the most popular actors award at the Derana film awards in 2013. Ranawana made his acting debut with ''Hiri ...

won the most popular actor award, whereas Manjula Kumari won the most popular actress award. The U.W. Sumathipala memorial award was given to, veteran director

Roy de Silva Chathurartha Devadithya Gardiyawasam Lindamulage Roy Aloysius Felix de Silva, popularly known as Roy de Silva (රෝයි ද සිල්වා; 30 August 1937 – 30 June 2018), was a Sri Lankan actor and film director in Sri Lankan cinema a ...

and veteran actor

Rex Kodippili Rex Joseph Kodippili (born 6 October 1938: Sinhala:රෙක්ස් කොඩිප්පිලි) is a Sri Lankan film actor and film director. Primarily acted as a villain for the most of his career, Kodippili appeared in more than 130 ...

. Out of 38 awards given, teledramas ''Rala Bindena Thena'' and ''Sandagalatanna'' won 5 awards each.

2009 Sumathi Awards

The fourteenth Sumathi Awards ceremony was celebrated at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium on 24 October 2009, accompanied by Nature’s Secrets and MassCom Limited. First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa took part as the chief guest. 41 awards were given at the ceremony under 6 categories. In the best award category, Sumathi Award for the best teledrama actor was won by Sriyantha Mendis and best teledrama actress was Vasanthi Chathurani. In popular award category,

Chandika Nanayakkara Chandika Nanayakkara ( චන්දික නානායක්කාර) inhala, is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema and television. Nanayakkara won the award for the most popular actor in Sumathi Awards in two consecutive years, 2009 and 2010. He ...

won the most popular actor award, whereas Nehara Peiris won the most popular actress award. The U.W. Sumathipala memorial award was given to, veteran actresses Clarice de Silva and Jeevarani Kurukulasuriya.

2010 Sumathi Awards

The fifteenth Sumathi Awards ceremony was celebrated at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium on 16 October 2009 with the participation of Shiranthi Rajapaksa as the chief guest. 40 awards were given at the ceremony under 6 categories. In the best award category, Sumathi Award for the best teledrama actor was won by Sriyantha Mendis and best teledrama actress was Duleeka Marapana. In popular award category, Chandika Nanayakkara won the most popular actor award for the second consecutive time, whereas

Umayangana Wickramasinghe Umayangana Wickramasinghe (born 24 October 1980 si, උමයංගනා වික්‍රමසිංහ) is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television as well as a television host. She is best known for the role in televis ...

won the most popular actress award. The U.W. Sumathipala memorial award was given to, veteran artist Sunil Ariyaratne and veteran actress Sriyani Amarasena. Out of 40 awards given, the teledrama ''Ridee Ittankaraya'' won 7 awards including the best actress, director, cameraman and supporting actor.

2011 Sumathi Awards

The sixteenth Sumathi Awards ceremony was celebrated at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium on 16 November 2011 with the participation of Shiranthi Rajapaksa as the chief guest. 54 awards were given at the ceremony under 7 categories. In the best award category, Sumathi Award for the best teledrama actor was won by Roshan Ravindra and best teledrama actress was Himali Sayurangi. In popular award category, Saranga Disasekara won the most popular actor award, whereas Udari Warnakulasooriya won the most popular actress award. The U.W. Sumathipala memorial award was given to, veteran actress Anula Karunathilaka and veteran singer

Angeline Gunathilake Angelina Rachel de Lanerolle ( si, ඇන්ජලීන් ගුණතිලක; 23 December 1939 – 29 March 2019), popularly known as Angeline Gunathilake or Anjalin Gunathilaka, was a Sri Lankan singer, primarily working as a playback sing ...

. Out of 54 awards given, teledrama ''Thaksalawa'' won 7 awards including best actress, director, television series and supporting actor.

2012 Sumathi Awards

The seventeenth Sumathi Awards ceremony was celebrated at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall on 3 December 2012, accompany with Lux. 50 awards were given at the ceremony under 7 categories. In the best award category, Dinesh Subasinghe has won the Best Music Director Award.& Sumathi Award for the best teledrama actor was won by

Jagath Chamila Jagath Chamila Fernando ( si, ජගත් චමිල: born 6 June 1972) is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theatre and television. He made his film debut in 1992 in the Sinhalese film ''Guru Gedara'', portraying a child. In 2013, he won the awa ...

and best teledrama actress was Samdhi Laksiri. In popular award category,

Dananjaya Siriwardana Gajanayake Arachchige Samuditha Dhananjaya Siriwardena ( si, ධනංජය සිරිවර්ධන), popularly as Dhananjaya Siriwardena, is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. Hailed from a family of artists, Siriwarde ...

won the most popular actor award, whereas Nadeesha Hemamali won the most popular actress award. The U.W. Sumathipala memorial award was given to, veteran actor Cyril Wickramage and veteran musician Victor Rathnayake. Out of 50 awards given, the teledrama ''Swaynjatha'' won 7 awards including best actress, director, television series and supporting actor.

2013 Sumathi Awards

The eighteenth Sumathi Awards ceremony was celebrated at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall on 30 October 2013 with the participation of Shiranthi Rajapaksa as the chief guest. 52 awards were given at the ceremony under 7 categories. In the best award category, Sumathi Award for the best teledrama actor was won by Wishwajith Gunasekara and best teledrama actress was Kanchana Mendis. In the popular award category, Wishwanath Kodikara won the most popular actor award, whereas Dinakshie Priyasad won the most popular actress award. The U.W. Sumathipala memorial award was given to, veteran actress Punya Heendeniya and veteran musician Sanath Nandasiri. Out of 52 awards given, teledrama ''Me Wasantha Kalayay'' won 5 awards including best actress, actress, director and television series.

2014 Sumathi Awards

The nineteenth Sumathi Awards ceremony was celebrated in year 2014, where 57 awards were given at the ceremony under 8 categories. In the best award category, Sumathi Award for the best teledrama actor was won by Jackson Anthony and best teledrama actress was

Paboda Sandeepani Rashmini Paboda Sandeepani Pathirana, (born 16 January 1982) is a Sri Lankan cinema, theatre and television actress. Background Sandeepani is the daughter of Sri Lankan actress Geetha Kanthi Jayakody. Her aunt Rathna Lalani Jayakody and uncle ...

. In popular award category, Wishwanath Kodikara won the most popular actor award for the second consecutive time, whereas Ruwangi Rathnayake won the most popular actress award. The U.W. Sumathipala memorial award was given to, veteran composer Rohana Weerasinghe and veteran singer Sujatha Aththanayaka. Out of 57 awards given, teledrama ''Appachchi'' won 9 awards including best actor, actress, director and television series.

2015 Sumathi Awards

The twentieth Sumathi Awards ceremony accompany with Anchor, was celebrated at the Nelum Pokuna Theatre on 9 July 2015 with the participation of President

Maithripala Sirisena Maithripala Yapa Sirisena ( si, පල්ලෙවත්‍ත ගමරාළලාගේ මෛත්‍රීපාල යාපා සිරිසේන; ta, பல்லேவத்த கமராளலாகே மைத்திரி� ...

as the chief guest. 53 awards were given at the ceremony under 8 categories. In the best award category, Sumathi Award for the best teledrama actor was won by Janak Premalal and best teledrama actress was Thisuri Yuwanika. In popular award category, Kavinga Perera won the most popular actor award, whereas

Shalani Tharaka Gonakumbura Pangukarage Shalani Tharaka Wijayabandara ( sinhala: ශලනි තාරකා; born 15 November 1990), popularly known as Shalani Tharaka, is a Sri Lankan actress and model. One of the most popular television actresses in Sri Lan ...

won the most popular actress award. The U.W. Sumathipala memorial award was given to, popular artist, journalist A. D. Ranjith Kumara and veteran singer Indrani Wijebandara. Out of 53 awards given, teledrama ''Girikula'' won 7 awards including best actor, actress, television series, music director and supporting actress.

2016 Sumathi Awards

The 21st Sumathi Awards ceremony was celebrated at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall on 18 August 2016 with the participation of President

as the chief guest. 55 awards were given at the ceremony under 8 categories. In the best award category, Sumathi Award for the best teledrama actor was won by Sriyantha Mendis and best teledrama actress was Nilmini Tennakoon. In popular award category, Kavinga Perera won the most popular actor award for the second consecutive time, whereas Ishara Sandamini won the most popular actress award. The U.W. Sumathipala memorial award was given to, veteran actor Amarasiri Kalansuriya and veteran actress Anoja Weerasinghe. Out of 55 awards given, teledrama '' Daskon'' won 12 awards including best actor, director, television series, music director and cameraman.

2017 Sumathi Awards

The 22nd Sumathi Awards ceremony was celebrated at the Nelum Pokuna Theatre on 20 September 2017 with the participation of Honorable speaker Karu Jayasuriya as the chief guest. In the best award category, Sumathi Award for the best teledrama actor was won by Sumith Rathnayake and best teledrama actress was Umali Thilakarathne. In popular award category, Kavinga Perera won the most popular actor award for the third consecutive time, whereas Nayanathara Wickramaarchchi won the most popular actress award. The U.W. Sumathipala memorial award was given to, veteran actress

Nita Fernando Nita Fernando (born 5 September 1947, නීටා ප්‍රනාන්දු) in Negombo, Sri Lanka is an actress in the Sri Lankan cinema. She has starred in films like ''Duhulu Malak'' and ''Pavuru Walalu''. Biography Early life Nita F ...

and Swarna Mallawarachchi. Out of 43 awards given, teledrama ''Maddahana'' won 9 awards including best actor, director, television series, script and lyrics.

2018 Sumathi Awards

The 23rd Sumathi Awards was held at Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre on 29 August 2018. In the best award category, Sumathi Award for the best teledrama actor was won by Shyam Fernando and best teledrama actress was Nadee Kammalweera. In popular award category, Raween Kanishka won the most popular actor award, whereas

won the most popular actress award. The U.W. Sumathipala memorial award was given to, veteran actor Tissa Wijesurendra and veteran actress Geetha Kumarasinghe. Out of 43 awards given, teledrama ''See Raja'' won 9 awards including best actor, director, television series, script and lyrics.

2019 Sumathi Awards

The 24th Sumathi Awards was held at Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre on 24 October 2019. In the best award category, Sumathi Award for the best teledrama actor was won by

Uddika Premarathna Uddika Premarathna (born 16 September 1980; උද්දික ප්‍රේමරත්න) is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema and television. Apart from acting, he is also a singer, TV announcer and a member of parliament. Personal life He i ...

and best teledrama actress was Thisuri Yuwanika. In popular award category, Sumiran Gunasekara won the most popular actor award, whereas Nayomi Thakshila won the most popular actress award. The U.W. Sumathipala memorial award was given to, veteran actor Alexander Fernando and veteran actress Sumana Amarasinghe. Out of 43 awards given, teledrama ''Thaththa'' won 9 awards including best director, television series, supportive actor and supportive actress.

2021 Sumathi Awards

The 25th Sumathi Awards was held at Waters Edge on 26 March 2021. The Sumathi Awards Committee has decided to evaluate the creations of the year 2020, even though the awards ceremony scheduled to be held in 2020 had to be postponed due to the global COVID-19 health epidemic rules. Audiences was also able to watch the awards ceremony live on the Sumathi Awards Facebook page on March 26. For the first time, two awards being presented: ''Pulse.lk'' won the Best Digital Award for National Interest while ''Manusath Derana'' won the Best Digital Award for CSR Activation. In the best award category, Sumathi Award for the best teledrama actor was won by Roshan Ravindra and best teledrama actress was

Samanalee Fonseka Wanniarachchige Samanalee Fonseka ( Sinhala:සමනලී ෆොන්සේකා), is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema and television. Apart from acting, she is also a social activist who stands against racism, gender inequality and other socia ...

. In popular award category, Sajitha Anuththara won the most popular actor award, whereas Senali Fonseka won the most popular actress award. The U.W. Sumathipala memorial award was given to, veteran actor Douglas Ranasinghe and veteran actress Manel Wanaguru. Out of 60 awards given, teledrama ''Weeraya Gedara Awith'' won 7 awards including best director, best actor, television series, supportive actress and child actor.

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