9th Sri Lankan Television State Awards

The 9th Television State Awards festival (Sinhala: 9 වැනි රූපවාහිනී රාජ්‍ය සම්මාන උලෙළ), was held to honor the television programs of 2013 Sinhala television on January 12, 2014, 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 Honorable Speaker of Sri Lanka Chamal Rajapaksa was the chief guest.

At the award ceremony, veteran actor Berty Gunathilake, veteran media personalities Noelin Honter and Kamalini Selvarajan were received the Lifetime Achievement Awards. In addition, 11 awards were presented to the artists under the Pioneer Awards and awards were presented to all its artists on the occasion of the third anniversary of the telecast of Sri Lanka's first teledrama "Dimuthu Muthu". Dudley Rajapaksa, Staff Assistant, Department of Cultural Affairs, Founder of Rupavahini State Awards Ceremony was received a special tribute.

Awards Media Section Category Program RecipientBest Visual SongAmmaSaman Piyantha WijetungaBest Television ReportingKurunegala Bus KappamaChaminda KarunaratneBest Dubbing ProgramIce AgeThusitha S. KaravitaBest Pre-promotional VideoLakshyapathi 7788Samith BasnayakeBest Stage DesignThe DebatorSamith BasnayakeBest Discussion ProgramThe Interview with Bishop Duleep de ChikeraHilmi AhamedBest Sports ProgramDinana LamaiKavindu FernandoBest Documentary ProgramSira Nowu Sira GedaraVikum BasnayakeBest Magazine ProgramSanwardhana SatahanHilmi Ahamed Shihan AhamedBest Educational and Cultural ProgramAccident WardSajith RanasingheBest Graphic ProductionDharanaThiranjaya DilhanBest Multi-camera ProductionSirasa Superstar season 5Sumith PrasannalalBest News Reader (Sinhala)Wasantha Pradeep MasingheBest News Reader (English)Sonali WanigabadugeBest Compere (Tamil)DharanaSandamali HewanayakeMerit Awards (acting)Sarisara Underwater Camaeraman Menaka GunawardenaAkuru Tharaha Na script Nihal BandaraAlakamandawa: Helaye Maha GandharwayanoVineetha Karunaratne

Television Serial Section Category Television Serial RecipientBest Television SerialYakada PahanthiraBhathisha de Silva Jayalath SilvaBest Teledrama DirectionYakada PahanthiraAnuruddha JayasingheBest Camera DirectionYakada PahanthiraChinthana SomakeerthiBest ScriptAhasin WatunaNamal JayasingheBest Costume DesigningMonarathennaNarada ThotagamuwaBest Art DirectorParana TawumaKumara KarawudeniyaBest Sound CoordinationYakada PahanthiraRanjith RubasigheBest EditorYakada PahanthiraTissa SurendraBest Music DirectorYakada PahanthiraRuwan WalpolaBest Song ComposingMonarathennaRanjith PremaweeraBest LyricistMonarathennaRanjith PremaweeraBest SingerMonarathennaAmarasiri PeirisSashika NisansalaBest ActorDhawala KadullaSriyantha MendisBest ActressMonarathennaMenaka PierisBest Supporting ActorMonarathennaSuminda SirisenaBest Supporting ActressYakada PahanthiraSulochana WeerasingheMerit Awards (acting)Ahasin Watuna Senuri WakishtaAhasin Watuna Sajana WanigasuriyaYakada PahanthiraChaya JayasingheMerit Awards (direction) Santhusa LiyanageShort films: Amateur productions (Gold)AadiSonWasantha VeeraddanaShort films: Amateur productions (Silver)I'm RahmanRunan KannanShort films: Amateur productions (Bronze)SithrooTissa Bandara Galegoda

9th Sri Lankan Television State Awards

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