The 23rd Sumathi Tele Awards Festival was held at the Nelum Pokuna Theatre recently amid many popular artistes from the mini screen. Jackson Antony’s ‘C Raja’ which was telecast on Swarnavahini won the majority of awards in the teledrama category.
The film not only won the award for the Best teledrama and Best Director but it also won awards like the Best Actor, Best Upcoming actor, Best Cinematography, Best Editor, Best Art Director, Best Script, Best Vocalist, sand Best Make Up Artist.
The Best Teledrama Actor was Shyam Fernando for his portrayal of Varanaga in ‘C Raja’. The Best Teledrama Actress Award went to Nadhi Kammellaweera for portraying Chanchala’s role in ‘Badde Kulavamiya’.
Special Jury Awards were presented to Sathischandra Edirisinghe, Cletus Mendis and Udaya Kumara Tennekoon of ITN on behalf of their outstanding services to the field of art. The Most Popular Actor Award went to Raveen Kanishka of ‘Devani Inima’ fame while the Most Popular Actress Award was won by Shalini Tharaka.
The U W Sumathipala Memorial Award which is presented once in a lifetime for the yeoman service done by an artiste to the industry was awarded to seasoned artiste Tissa Wijesurendra and veteran actress Geetha Kumarasinghe.
Pictures by Shan Rambukwella
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