Sarasaviya Most Popular Actor Award
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The Sarasaviya Most Popular Actor Award is presented annually by the weekly Sarasaviya newspaper in collaboration with the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited
at the Sarasaviya Awards Festival
. This award is decided solely on popular vote and is chosen based on the verdict given by the readers of the weekly Sarasaviya. Although the Sarasaviya Awards Ceremony began in 1964 , this award was introduced two years later, in 1966.
Gamini Fonseka
was chosen as the most popular actor, that year.
During the two decades from 1962 to 1982 Gamini Fonseka
managed to retain this title marking the period from Ranmuthuduwa in 1962 to Sakvithi Suvaya in 1982 most appropriately as the Gamini Fonseka era.
In the aftermath of 1983 for full five years continuously, the actor-turned politician, the late Vijaya Kumaratunga
held the position of the most popular actor which devolved on Sanath Gunatilake, Jeevan Kumaratunga, and Ranjan Ramanayake
successively after his demise.
Following is a list of the winners of this prestigious title since 1966.
Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited
Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited , also known as Lake House, is the largest newspaper company in South East Asia. It publishes three daily, three weekend, five weekly, two monthly and three annual publications in Sinhala, English and Tamil....
at the Sarasaviya Awards Festival
Sarasaviya Awards
Sarasaviya Awards are the most prestigious awards presented to distinguished individuals involved with the Sinhala cinema, each year by the Sarasaviya weekly newspaper in collaboration with the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited , Sri Lanka in recognition of the contributions made by them to...
. This award is decided solely on popular vote and is chosen based on the verdict given by the readers of the weekly Sarasaviya. Although the Sarasaviya Awards Ceremony began in 1964 , this award was introduced two years later, in 1966.
Gamini Fonseka
Gamini Fonseka
Sembuge Gamini Shelton Fonseka was a Sri Lankan film actor and politician.Fonseka was born on March 21, 1936 in Dehiwela the third child of William and Daisy Fonseka. Starting school at a Presbyterian institution, Gamini moved on to S. Thomas' College, Mt. Lavinia...
was chosen as the most popular actor, that year.
During the two decades from 1962 to 1982 Gamini Fonseka
Gamini Fonseka
Sembuge Gamini Shelton Fonseka was a Sri Lankan film actor and politician.Fonseka was born on March 21, 1936 in Dehiwela the third child of William and Daisy Fonseka. Starting school at a Presbyterian institution, Gamini moved on to S. Thomas' College, Mt. Lavinia...
managed to retain this title marking the period from Ranmuthuduwa in 1962 to Sakvithi Suvaya in 1982 most appropriately as the Gamini Fonseka era.
In the aftermath of 1983 for full five years continuously, the actor-turned politician, the late Vijaya Kumaratunga
Vijaya Kumaratunga
Kovilage Anton Vijaya Kumaranatunga was a popular Sri Lankan film actor and politician, married to former Sri Lankan president Chandrika Kumaratunga from 1978 to his assassination in 1988.- Family life :In 1978, Kumaratunga married Chandrika Bandaranaike, daughter of the...
held the position of the most popular actor which devolved on Sanath Gunatilake, Jeevan Kumaratunga, and Ranjan Ramanayake
Ranjan Ramanayake
Ranjan Ramanayake is an actor and director from Sri Lanka. He rose to fame with a leading role in the commercial film Jaya Kothenada and mainted his status a commercial film star through the 1990s...
successively after his demise.
Following is a list of the winners of this prestigious title since 1966.
| Year | Actor |
|---|---|
| 2006 | Channa Perera Channa Perera Channa Perera is a Sri Lankan film director and actor.-References:*... |
| 2005 | |
| 2004 | Ranjan Ramanyake |
| 2003 | Ranjan Ramanyake |
| 2002 | Ranjan Ramanyake |
| 2001 | Ranjan Ramanyake |