The 18th Sarasaviya Awards festival (Sinhala: 18වැනි සරසවිය සම්මාන උලෙළ), presented by the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited, was held to honor the best films of 1988 Sinhala cinema on August 25, 1989, at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka. President Ranasinghe Premadasa was the chief guest at the awards night.
The film Siri Medura won the most awards with eight including Best Film.
Awards
Category Film RecipientBest FilmSiri MeduraBandula GunawardenaBest DirectorSiri MeduraParakrama NiriellaBest ActorSiri MeduraRavindra RandeniyaBest ActressSiri MeduraAnoja WeerasingheBest Supporting ActorKedapathaka ChayaSanath GunathilakeBest Supporting ActressKedapathaka ChayaSunethra SarathchandraBest Emerging ActorPeople's voteLucky DiasBest Emerging ActressPeople's voteSanoja BibileBest Script WriterKedapathaka ChayaWasantha ObesekereBest Cinematographer (color film)Siri MeduraAndrew JayamanneBest EditorKedapathaka ChayaStanley de AlwisBest Art DirectionRandenigala SinhayaLionel SilvaBest Makeup ArtistKedapathaka ChayaRanjith ManthagaweeraBest Sound EffectsKedapathaka ChayaGeorge ManatungaBest Music DirectionSiri MeduraPremasiri KhemadasaBest LyricistSiri MeduraLucien BulathsinhalaBest Male Playback SingerSiri MeduraAmarasiri PeirisBest Female Playback SingerSinasenna RaththaranChandrika SiriwardenaMost Popular FilmNommara 17Preethiraj WeeraratneMost Popular ActorPeople's voteJeevan KumaratungaMost Popular ActressPeople's voteSabeetha PereraRana Thisara Awardcontribution to Sinhala cinemaD. B. NihalsingheSwarna MallawarachchiMerit AwardsSinasenna RaththaranAruna ShanthiRandenigala SinhayaLionel DeraniyagalaFilm song recordingMervyn Bens
Category FilmPopular films included in the festival Nommara 17 Mamai Raja Kedapathaka Chaya Sinasenna Raththaran Siri Medura Okkoma Rajawaru Randenigala Sinhaya
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