The 14th Sarasaviya Awards festival (Sinhala: 14වැනි සරසවිය සම්මාන උලෙළ), presented by the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited, was held to honor the best films of 1985 Sinhala cinema on July 19, 1986, at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka. Srimani Athulathmudali was the chief guest at the awards night.
The film Suddilage Kathaawa won the most awards with seven including Best Film.
Awards
Category Film RecipientBest FilmSuddilage KathaawaBandula GunawardaneBest DirectorSuddilage KathaawaDharmasiri BandaranayakeBest ActorYuganthayaGamini FonsekaBest ActressSuddilage KathaawaSwarna MallawarachchiBest Supporting ActressObata Diwura KiyannamSonia DisaBest Emerging ActressInoka AmarasenaBest Script WriterSuddilage KathaawaSimon NavagattegamaBest Cinematographer (black n' white film)Wathsala AkkaLal WickramarachchiBest Cinematographer (color film)Sura DuthiyoSuminda WeerasingheBest EditorYuganthayaGladwin FernandoBest Art DirectionSuddilage KathaawaGranville RodrigoBest Makeup ArtistSuddilage KathaawaRanjith ManthagaweeraBest Sound EffectsSuddilage KathaawaK. G. K. BalasinghamBest Music DirectionYuganthayaPremasiri KhemadasaBest LyricistObata Diwura KiyannamAjantha RanasingheBest Male Playback SingerObata Diwura KiyannamH. R. JothipalaBest Female Playback SingerWathsala AkkaMalani BulathsinhalaMost Popular FilmWada Barinam Wadak NaChristy Fernando Mathew FernandoMost Popular ActorPeople's voteVijaya KumaratungaMost Popular ActressPeople's voteMalani FonsekaSpecial AwardPeople's voteRukmani DeviRana Thisara Awardcontribution to Sinhala cinemaGamini FonsekaJoe AbeywickramaMerit AwardsMihidum SaluAnoja WeerasingheSura DuthiyoRobin FernandoMihidum SaluSriyani AmarasenaAdara KathawaMenik Kurukulasuriya
Category FilmPopular Awards from Reader Vote Obata Diwura Kiyannam Sura Duthiyo Suddilage Kathaawa Yuganthaya Wathsala Akka Adara Kathawa Araliya Mal
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