The 14th Television State Awards festival (Sinhala: 14 වැනි රූපවාහිනී රාජ්ය සම්මාන උලෙළ), was held to honor the television programs of 2018 Sinhala television on November 21, 2019, at the Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka. The event was organized by the State Television Advisory Council, Arts Council of Sri Lanka, Department of Cultural Affairs, Ministry of Housing and Cultural Affairs. Ravindra Randeniya and Malini Fonseka were attended as the Chief Guests.
At the award ceremony, Dr. Lalitha Siribandhana (Sinhala Medium) and Mr. S. Vishwanathan (Tamil Medium) received the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Awards Media Section Category Program RecipientMerit AwardAluDoctor Kapila SooriyarachchiSpecial Jury AwardsYatharoopa discussion ProgramSuminda ThilakasenaAeth Pawura cultural audio-visual programJanajeeva WehellaBest Television TapeEarth FirstNadeeka WijeweeraBest Pre-promotional VideoSirasa LakshyapathiSamith BasnayakeBest Animation ProductionPoson Udawa animationDinesh Nayanajith ChandrasenaBest Children's ProgramPunchi Ape LokayaThusitha VidanapathiranaCultural Audio Visual ProgramMati Pinde KathawaAmith PriyanjanBest Dubbing ProgramJack the Giant Slayer dubbingAnura Jayantha Kanchana AmararatneBest Magazine ProgramSukkanamaTharangi AthuraliyaBest Musical Program16+Dilan DevindaBest Documentary ProgramCheewarayaSamansiri AmaratungaBest Multi-camera ProductionSirasa Junior Super Star Grand FinaleSusantha Seneviratne Chandima KarunathilakeBest Compere (Sinhala)Sithara KaluarachchiBest Compere (English)Indeewari AmuwatteBest News Reader (Sinhala)Chawika GunasekaraBest News Reader (English)Iftia Abdul KadharBest Exploratory News ReportingNews operation to find missing fishermen off GalleDushani NanayakkaraBest Debating ProgramSatanaSaman Dhammika KulasenaBest Song Visualization ProgramNil Ahas Thale songRavindra MunasingheBest Sports ProgramPulser DareventureChandana de AlmeidaBest Academic/Research Book on TelevisionJathika RoopayaSumith C. Dissanayake
Television Serial Section Category Television Serial RecipientBest Television SerialGiri DurgaDiluka Prasad GunathilakeBest Single-episode TeledramaEyath Dan PansionAnanda AbenayakeSpecial Jury Award for Best TeledramaThaththaHemasiri LiyanageMerit AwardBinara Masa Ahase song of serial "Mansala"Thushari BolukandurageBest Child ActorThaththaSeneru Subharatha RathnayakeBest Documentary Television SerialPuduma Hithena IskoleNamal PrasannaBest Dramatic Television SerialKoombiyoAsanka DodantannaBest Teledrama DirectionKoombiyoLakmal DharmaratneBest ActorKoombiyoThumindu DodantennaBest ActressSahodarayaKalani DodantennaBest Supporting ActorKoombiyoKalana GunasekaraBest Supporting ActressKoombiyoYureni NoshikaBest ScriptKoombiyoLakmal DharmaratneSahodarayaNamal JayasingheBest Art DirectorThaththaKanchana Sampath WanniarachchiBest Costume DesigningThaththaWasantha PoornawansaBest Camera DirectionSahodarayaDhammika RathnayakeBest EditorKoombiyoDamitha ChandrasiriBest Music DirectorSahodarayaKasun Kalhara
See also
15th Sri Lankan Television State Awards 13th Sri Lankan Television State Awards 12th Sri Lankan Television State Awards 9th Sri Lankan Television State Awards 8th Sri Lankan Television State Awards 7th Sri Lankan Television State Awards 6th Sri Lankan Television State Awards
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