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 from critics for their role in television screen.
The award was first given in 1995. The following is a list of the winners of these awards since 1995.
Awards Year Award winner Teledrama / Program1995 Sumudu Gunasekara Pilima Wahanse Yashoda Wimaladharma Punchi Kumarihami Dayarathne Perera Eka Gei Kurullo Veenavi Mapitigama Devani Guruwari Anura Chandrasiri Makara Hiroshima Perera Kumarayaneni1996 Saumya Liyanage Kalpanthyak Frank Pushpanayagam Maruwala Chandra Kaluarachchi Arharadaaruwa H. A. Perera Sura Asura Roger Seneviratne Nadunana Puththu Amiththa Weerasinghe Sangili Paalama1997 Priya Ranasinghe Ammai Thaththai Ananda Wickramage Patalavilla Premasiri Kalpage Weda Hamuduruwo1998 Chandra Kaluarachchi Vilambheetha Channa Perera Thimira Pauwa Pujitha de Mel Vilambheetha1999 Athula Ransirilal Hasarali Rasaara Nalin Pradeep Udawela Nisala Wila Ravindra Yasas Aul Haraya2000 Rathnawali Kekunawela Warna Kambili Igneshas Gunaratne Warna Kambili Raja Sumanapala Hathe Wasama Rangana Premaratne Kada Muuna Shirantha Premawardena Kana Kok Suda2001 Gayana Sudharshani Magul Sakwala Nayana Kumari Weli Katharata Aluth Irak Somaweera Gamage Dakathi Muwahatha Jayalal Rohana Ekata Gatuma Ananda Athukorale Pinthaliye Siddhi Priyankara Rathnayake Abhisamaya2002 Gamini Hettiarachchi Oru Bandi Siyambalawa Wimal Alahakoon Hemanthaye Wasanthaya Rohani Weerasinghe Diya Sewanali Samson Kumarage Hapana Sasanthi Jayasekara Ek Murganganaviyak Athula Ransirilal Bahai Kiyala Baha Kanchana Mendis Sathi Pooja2003 Indrajith Navinna Ambu Daruwo Sarath Chandrasiri Asani Wasi Edward Gunawardena Mudawaapu Kirilli2006 Nirosha Perera Nil Ahasa Wage Athula Pathirana Jeevithayata Ida Denna Sarath Namalgama Sihinayak Paata Paatin2007 Sirasa Superstar Sirasa TV reality program Sarala Kariyawasam Water Bollywood film ITN Ran Tharu Independent Television Network reality program Vijaya Nandasiri -2008 Asoka Handagama Hilmi Ahamath Nagenahira Weralin Asena script Gaya Prema Alwis Induwara producer Thusitha de Silva Somaweera Senanayake Paramitha script2009 Wasantha Dukgannarala Obai Ape Deyyo Nilan Cooray SMS Anuruddhika Padukkage Kampitha Vila Awanthi Aponso Handewa Sunil Costa Sherlock Holmes Nirosh Abeysinghe Montisori Sherly P. Delankawala Handewa2010 Mauli Fernando Arungal Gamini Ambalangoda Ridee Ittankaraya Oshadi Hewamadduma Sinidu Piyapath Ajith Lokuge Sihina Sappuwa Dhananjaya Siriwardena Sithaka Mahima Sarath Chandrasiri Sandata Aruthak2011 Giriraj Kaushalya Thaksalawa Pradeep Dharmadasa Ayaal Suraj Mapa Degammadiyawa Gamini Jayalath Pinibara Yamaya Rangana Seneviratne Wadapitiya political program Paboda Sandeepani Wajira Pani Udayanthi Kulatunga Degammadiyawa2012 Ryan Van Rooyen Kada Dora Sanjeewa Balasuriya Yaathra program Binodi Sammani Rawana Adaviya program Kumara Thirimadura Athkada Lihiniya Semini Iddamalgoda Ithin Mata Awasarai2013 Dasun Pathirana Ahasin Watuna Priyantha Sirikumara Me Wasantha Kalayay Senuri Wakishta Ahasin Watuna Nethma Umali Adikari Isiwara Sanakeli Janaka Jayakody Mata Asai Mata Kiyanna Lilantha Kumarasiri Muthu Pihatu Jayani Senanayake Me Wasantha Kalayay2014 Indunil Dasanayake - Uddika Premarathna Hopalu Arana Jehan Srikanth Boralu Para Wilman Sirimanna Agni Asoka Senarath Mudali - Buddhika Jayaratne Amuthu Minissu Nishantha Jayawickrama Manusath Uyana 2015 Udaya Shantha Wae Diya Rella Volga Kalpani Colamba Ahasa Richard Abeywardena Piththala Konderuma Suresh Gamage Ritigala Ahasa Vinoja Nilanthi Makulu Del2016 Madhavi Wathsala Daskon Mahinda Kumara Dalupotha Thawalamen Katharagamata presenter Himali Sayurangi Kaviya Numba Lal Kularatne Theertha Tharanaya Udaya Shantha Chathura Alwis Travel With Chathura adventure program2017 Nirosha Thalagala Nattukkarayo Kumara Thirimadura Nattukkarayo Priyantha Sirikumara 2018 Ashen Manjula Diya Mankada Vasanthi Ranwala Mathu Sambandai Jayaprakash Sivagurunathan Eka Gei Minissu2019 Yureni Noshika Koombiyo Richard Abeywardena Uththama Purusha Deepani Silva Sanhinda Pamula2021 Sarath Chandrasiri Ado Dananji Tharuka Susumaka Ima Saddha Mangala Sooriyabandara Amuthu Rasikaya Volga Kalpani Husma Watena Mal Kanishka Xavier Weeraya Gedara Awith
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