8th Sri Lankan Television State Awards

The 8th Television State Awards festival (Sinhala: 8 වැනි රූපවාහිනී රාජ්‍ය සම්මාන උලෙළ), was held to honor the television programs of 2011 and 2012 Sinhala television on January 29, 2013, at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka. The event was organized by the Department of Cultural Affairs under the guidance of the Ministry of Culture & the Arts. The First lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa was the chief guest.

At the award ceremony, veteran artists Arun Dias Bandaranaike, Piyadasa Ratnasingha and Rukman Tissa Wijemanna were received the Lifetime Achievement Awards. Meanwhile, Volume six of Rupavahini Samiksha was also launched at the event. It was presented to first Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa by Culture and the Arts Minister T. B. Ekanayake.

2011 Awards Media Section Category Program RecipientBest Documentary ProgramNadunana MinissuNamal PrasannaBest Musical ProgramMadhura YameVineetha KarunaratneBest Discussion ProgramAnshaka 360Shihan BaranageBest Compere (Sinhala)Chaminda GunaratneBest Compere (Tamil)K. NagapoosaniBest Compere (English)Dushaan VaasBest News Reader (Sinhala)Anushka EkanayakeBest News Reader (Tamil)J. YogarajaBest News Reader (English)Maheena BonzoBest Innovative ProgramAndukara AdarawanthayaLakmali KirindiwelaBest Educational & Cultural ProgramRehe Aththange ViththiK.C. SarangaBest Pre-promotional VideoBrave Hearts 12Janajeewa WehellaBest Dubbing ProgramMalgudi DawasaAthula RansirilalBest Promotional VideoThawenna PeraDoctor Kapila SuriyarachchiBest Graphic ProductionSiyatha Sinhala Avurudu ThemeDunsten ManjunaBest Television ReportingSaddantha UwaduraManjula Prabath

Television Serial Section Category Television Serial RecipientBest Television SerialThaksalawaAnanda AbenayakeBest Teledrama DirectionAyalChamara Janaraj PeirisBest ActorAyalPradeep DharmadasaBest ActressYasa IsuruMalkanthi JayasingheBest Supporting ActorThaksalawaTissa BandaranayakeBest Supporting ActressThaksalawaChandani SeneviratneBest ScriptThaksalawaDeepani Nilashini YapaBest Camera DirectionThaksalawaDhammika RathnayakeBest EditorThaksalawaJagath WeeratungaBest Music DirectorYasa IsuruEshani Yashodha RanganathBest Costume DesigningSakviththoManoj LaksiriBest Art DirectorThaksalawaBimal RoyBest LyricistSulangaThusitha NiroshanBest SingerYasa IsuruSaman Lenin Amila Sandaruwan Jehan SrikanthBest Sound CoordinationSulangaSudath KumaraBest Child ActorThaksalawaChanaka DimuthSpecial Jury Awards (acting)Sakviththo Nadeesha AlahapperumaSulangaDenuwan SenadhiSulangaDoctor Prasanna GunasenaKampanaSubagi KolinyaBest Single-episode TeledramaKampanaAnanda Abenayake

Tamil Awards Section Category Television Serial RecipientBest Television TapeImudu ParavaiIrane MohammadBest Graphic AnimationShan RathnayakeBest Discussion ProgramThuvanamS. ThanarajhBest Musical ProgramShakthi Junior SuperstarZiya Ur HasanBest Documentary ProgramSutri Varam BoomiAl Irfan

2012 Awards Media Section Category Program RecipientBest AdvertisementCIC AdvertisementTry AdsBest Visual SongSespiyanuwage NarakesaBhanuka ManoratneBest Documentary ProgramSolias Wesathuru SiththaraNamal PrasannaBest Background StageRanga BhoomiChamila GamageBest Pre-promotional VideoMul PituwaJayasri RuwanpuraBest Educational & Cultural ProgramDumbara KalaalaWasantha Pathmalal pereraBest Magazine ProgramRoopavalokanayaSunethra KumariBest Television ReportingMiniran Pathalaka ViththiManjula PrabathBest News Reader (Sinhala)Nishadi BandaranayakeBest News Reader (English)Iftia Abdul CaderBest Compere (English)Sharon MuskriansiBest Dubbing ProgramEloisePraan WakishtaBest Musical ProgramSanhindaUdayakumara ThennakoonBest Graphic AnimationShoora GoviyaDinusha LakshanBest Discussion Program (Sinhala)Hirunikage HelidarawwaRashmin RanasingheBest Discussion Program (English)BIZ 1stShantha KulatungaMerit AwardsThushari Kumuduni GamageSamitha Prasanna ArachchiSandhya Vithana Wasam

Television Serial Section Category Television Serial RecipientBest Television SerialSwayanjathaH.D. Premasiri Chanaka FernandoBandu EkanayakeBandara EheliyagodaBest Teledrama DirectionSwayanjathaSudath RohanaBest ActorSwayanjathaJanak PremalalBest ActressSwayanjathaChathurika PierisBest Supporting ActorSwayanjathaPrageeth RathnayakeBest Supporting ActressSenakeliyay MayaPrathibha HettiarachchiBest ScriptSwayanjathaSarath DharmasiriBest Camera DirectionSwayanjathaK.A. DharmasenaBest EditorSwayanjathaChanaka de SilvaBest Music DirectorKada DoraDeshaka SampathBest Costume DesigningSwayanjathaNalin PremathilakeBest LyricistSwayanjathaBandara EheliyagodaBest SingerRanthailiya WalawwaAmarasiri Peiris Sashika NisansalaBest Art DirectorSwayanjathaDeepthi MangalasomaBest Sound CoordinationSwayanjathaPrasad WeerakoonBest Child Actor SwayanjathaTrishuna PereraBest Child ActressSwayanjathaShanudrie PriyasadSpecial Jury Awards (acting)Senakeliyay Maya Palitha SilvaSandagiri PawwaHimali SiriwardenaSandagiri PawwaBuddhika IndrajithPinsara DostharaSunil CostaBest Single-episode TeledramaBuddhaAnanda AbenayakeMerit Awards (acting)SwayanjathaJagath ChamilaEthkanda LihiniyaSundara BandaraKada DoraRyan van RooyenMerit Awards (script)SwayanjathaReginald JayamanneShort films: Amateur productions (Gold)Shirley SamarasingheShort films: Amateur productions (Silver)Prabhath AravindaShort films: Amateur productions (Bronze)Mahesh Hewawasam

Tamil Awards Section Category Television Serial RecipientBest Compere (Tamil)R.J.P. CroosBest Discussion ProgramArokkyamK. KoneshBest Musical ProgramPeace SongP. NithyanandanBest Magazine ProgramInnai PugalHilmy AhamedBest Pre-promotional VideoShakthi Junior SuperstarZiya Ur HasanBest News ReaderPriya AlalasundaramBest Educational & Cultural ProgramMan WasaneiS. MosesBest Multi-camera ProgramShakthi SuperstarZiya Ur HasanBest Television TapeShakthi SongK. Dinesh KumarBest Documentary ProgramMusic CafeK. PunyamoorthiBest Graphic AnimationNallur KovilShan RathnayakeBest Single-episode TeledramaPudumei PennS. MosesBest Literary BookSri Lankan TVM. Pageerathy

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