The 5th Sarasaviya Awards festival (Sinhala: 5වැනි සරසවිය සම්මාන උලෙළ), presented by the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited, was held to honor the best films of 1966 Sinhala cinema on July 5, 1967, at the Regal Cinema, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Honorable Minister of State J. R. Jayewardene and lady Elina Jayewardene were the chief guests at the awards night.
The film Delovak Athara received most nominations and awards at the ceremony.
Awards
Category Film RecipientBest FilmSenasuma KothanadaSomasiri PereraBest DirectorDelovak AtharaLester James PeriesBest ActorParasathu MalGamini FonsekaBest ActressOba Dutu DaIranganie SerasingheBest Script WriterParasathu MalP. K. D. SeneviratneBest Cinematographer Delovak AtharaWilliam BlakeBest EditorDelovak AtharaSumitra PeriesBest LyricistMaha Re Hamuwu SthriyaKarunaratne AbeysekeraBest Male Playback SingerSenasuma KothanadaW. D. AmaradevaBest Female Playback SingerParasathu MalSujatha AththanayakaMost Popular ActorPeople's voteGamini FonsekaMost Popular ActressPeople's voteJeevarani KurukulasuriyaMerit AwardsTony RanasingheSandhya KumariJeevarani Kurukulasuriya
Category FilmPopular Awards from Reader Vote Delovak Athara Oba Dutu Da Parasathu Mal Sadol Kandulu Sampatha Senasuma Kothanada
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