7th Sri Lankan Television State Awards

The 7th Television State Awards festival (Sinhala: 7 වැනි රූපවාහිනී රාජ්‍ය සම්මාන උලෙළ), was held to honour the television programs of 2009 Sinhala television on January 20, 2010, at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka. The event was organized by the Ministry of Culture and the Arts, State Television Advisory Council and Arts Council of Sri Lanka. The Prime Minister of Sri Lanka D. M. Jayaratne was the chief guest.

At the award ceremony, veteran actress Iranganie Serasinghe received the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Awards Media Section Category Program RecipientBest Visual SongSahan SiluwaThilan CoorayBest News Reader (Sinhala)Chaminda GunaratneBest News Reader (Tamil)Jeffrey JeberdarasanBest News Reader (English)Maheena BonzoBest Pre-promotional VideoOkadin Patan GenaSisira WijesingheBest Graphic Production27th Rupavahini CommemorationHasitha Priyankara HerathBest Television ReportingRudhira ParaviyalanayaThusitha PitigalaSpecial Jury AwardVanni Manushika Meheyuma Saman Kumara RamawickramaBest Compere (Sinhala)Nadeeka KarunanayakeBest Compere (Tamil)M. DushyanthiBest Compere (English)Dushaan VaasBest Educational and Cultural Program (Sinhala)Udarata MenikeAthula Dissanayake Mayuru WanaguruBest Documentary ProgramDumgeyaThushara WanasingheMerit AwardsMuthuhara Children's Program Udantha GunathilakeSikurada Rae (Sinhala program)Nalaka Saneeka KumaraValentine Day Special with Super Stars (Tamil program)Sial al-HaseemKuru Unu Niwaranaya Doctor Kapila SuriyarachchiVasantham TV theme songDerana Dream Star Grand FinaleChandik Dushmantha WeragamaMerit CertificatesManeethamMalan DharmendraArt EkaGihan Ranga BandaraThuwannamS.M.M. Musharaf

Television Serial Section Category Television Serial RecipientBest Television SerialLalith RathnayakeBest Teledrama DirectionArungalLalith RathnayakeBest ActorArungalJayalath ManoratneBest ActressArungalJayani SenanayakeBest Supporting ActorArungalVasantha VittachchiBest Supporting ActressArungalUmali ThilakarathneBest ScriptArungalLalith RathnayakeBest Camera DirectionArungalDhammika DissanayakeBest EditorSinidu PiyapathS. Devapriya Indika PrasadBest Music DirectorArungalSarath WickramaBest Art DirectorArungalManjula AyagamaBest Costume DesigningArungalVasantha VittachchiBest SingerArungalD. D. GunasenaBest LyricistArungalKumara LiyanageBest Sound CoordinationArungalYeshantha Nelson Tharanga KumarasingheSpecial Jury AwardsRidee Ittankaraya (acting)Richard ManamudaliSinidu Piyapath (camera)Palitha PereraMerit Awards (acting)Arungal Mauli FernandoRidee Ittankaraya Udayanthi KulatungaSinidu Piyapath Nadeesha HemamaliIsuru BhawanaRanjith de SilvaBest Single-episode TeledramaSnehayaAnanda AbenayakeSpecial Jury Award for ActingJeewithaya AmuththekNadee KammalweeraMerit CertificatesSasala Ima (acting)Sachin ChathurangaSnehaya (editing)Jagath WeeratungaShort films: Amateur productions (Gold)VarshawaAchala PriyankaraShort films: Amateur productions (Silver)Wake UpPunya SamarakoonShort films: Amateur productions (Bronze)The BeetleSudheera Nilanga Vithana

7th Sri Lankan Television State Awards

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