The Sumathi Best Teledrama Director Award is presented annually in Sri Lanka by the Sumathi Group of Campany associated with many commercial brands for the best Sri Lankan director of the year in television screen.
The award was first given in 1995. Following is a list of the winners of this prestigious title since then.
Year Best Director Teledrama Ref. 1995 Jayantha Chandrasiri Dandubasnamanaya 1996 Wimalarathna Adhikari Isiwara Gedara 1997 Tissa Abeysekara Pitagamkarayo 1998 Asoka Handagama Diyaketa Pahana 1999 Prasanna Jayakody Nisala Wila 2000 Prasanna Jayakody Imadiya Mankada 2001 Ananda Fonseka Kemmura 2002 Prasanna Jayakody Sanda Amawakai 2003 Prasanna Jayakody Hada Wila Sakmana 2004 Ananda Abenayake Ramya Suramya 2006 Lalith Rathnayake Theth Saha Wiyali 2007 Jaynake Suranjith Wasantha Kusalana 2008 Senesh Dissanaike Bandara Rala Bidena Thana 2009 Jayantha Chandrasiri Sathara Denek Senpathiyo 2010 D.G Somapala Ridee Ittankaraya 2011 Ananda Abenayake Thaksalawa 2012 Sudath Rohana Swayanjatha 2013 Christy Shelton Fernando Me Wasantha Kalayay 2014 Ananda Abenayake Appachchi 2015 Ananda Abenayake Chess 2016 Jackson Anthony Daskon 2017 Sumith Rathnayake Maddahana 2018 Jackson Anthony See Raja 2019 Lalith Rathnayake Thaththa 2021 Ananda Abenayake Weeraya Gedara Awith
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