The Sarasaviya Best Film Award is presented annually in Sri Lanka by the weekly Sarasaviya newspaper in collaboration with the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited at the Sarasaviya Awards Festival for the best Sri Lankan movie of the year. The award was first given in 1964. Following is a list of the winners of this prestigious title since then. Year Film Producer 2026 Bahuchithawadiya Malaka Dewapriya 2015 Maharaja Gemunu Gunapala Rathnasekara 2008 Machan Prasanna Vithanage 2007 Aganthukaya National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka, Anura Abeysekara 2006 Uduganyamaya Sudath Devapriya 2005 Ira Mediyama Prasanna Vithanage 2004 Mille Soya Vishvanath Buddhika Keerthisena 2003 Sakman Maluwa Anthony Page 2002 Sudu Sewaneli Prof. Sunil Ariyaratne 2001 Purahanda Kaluwara Prasanna Vithanage 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 Loku Duwa Geetha Kumarasinghe 1995 Nomiyena Minisun Bernard Gunasekara 1994 Guru Gedara M.H. Piyasena 1993 Kula Geya A.A. Jaje 1992 Keli Madala Anoja Weerasinghe, Gamini Nanayakkara 1991 Palama Yata Geetha Kumarasinghe 1990 Sirimedura Bandula Gunawardena 1989 Sagara Jalaya Harsha Kumara Navaratne 1988 Viragaya C. Mallawarachchi 1987 Maldeniye Simion Vijaya Ramanayake 1986 Suddilage Kathaawa Bandula Gunawardena 1985 Maya Lester James Peiris 1984 Dadayama Rabeen Chandrasiri 1983 Mahagedara Chandrasiri Gangeoda 1982 Sagarayak Meda Ananda Abeynayake 1981 Ganga Addara Milina Sumathipala 1980 Handaya Titus Thotawatte 1970 Binaramalee Mudalinayake Somaratne 1969 Golu Hadawatha Lanka Studio 1968 Sath Samudura Leenus Dissanayake 1967 Sensasuma Kothenada Somasiri Perera 1966 Sarawita Shesha Palihakkara 1965 Getawarayo Shesha Palihakkara 1964 Gamperaliya Anton Wickremasinghe
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