The 17th Sarasaviya Awards festival (), presented by the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited, was held to honor the best films of 1989 Sinhala cinema on April 30, 1990, at the Elphinstone Theater, Maradana, Sri Lanka. President Ranasinghe Premadasa was the chief guest at the awards night.
The film Sagara Jalaya Madi Haduwa Oba Sanda won most number of awards with twelve awards including Best Film, Best Director and Best Actress.
Awards
Category Film RecipientBest FilmSagara Jalaya Madi Haduwa Oba SandaHarsha Kumara NavaratneBest DirectorSagara Jalaya Madi Haduwa Oba SandaSumitra PeriesBest ActorSandakada PahanaRavindra RandeniyaBest ActressSagara Jalaya Madi Haduwa Oba SandaSwarna MallawarachchiBest Supporting ActorSagara Jalaya Madi Haduwa Oba SandaH. A. PereraBest Supporting ActressSatanaSriyani AmarasenaBest Emerging ActressDilani AbeywardanaBest Script WriterSagara Jalaya Madi Haduwa Oba SandaLester James PeriesBest Cinematographer (black n' white film)Newatha Api EkwemuMerceline S. PereraBest Cinematographer (color film)Chandingeth ChandiyaM. A. GafoorBest EditorSagara Jalaya Madi Haduwa Oba SandaLal PiyasenaBest Art DirectionGedara Budun AmmaLionel SilvaBest Makeup ArtistNewatha Api EkwemuBennett JayatungaBest Sound EffectsSatanaGeorge ManatungaBest Music DirectionSandakada PahanaPremasiri KhemadasaBest LyricistSandakada PahanaRambukana Siddhartha TheroBest Male Playback SingerSandakada PahanaSunil EdirisingheBest Female Playback SingerDurgaNeela WickramasingheMost Popular FilmSatanaAnanda WickramasingheMost Popular ActorPeople's voteSanath GunathilakeMost Popular ActressPeople's voteGeetha KumarasingheMost Popular Emerging ActressPeople's voteSureni SenarathRana Thisara Awardcontribution to Sinhala cinemaK. A. W. PereraFreddie SilvaMerit AwardsNewatha Api EkwemuJeevan KumaratungaGedara Budun AmmaRoy de SilvaSagara Jalaya Madi Haduwa Oba SandaSunil HettiarachchiAngulimalaSithara PriyadarshaniSandakada PahanaSusira Rathna Kumara
Category FilmPopular films selected by readers Satana Durga Sandakada Pahana Sagara Jalaya Madi Haduwa Oba Sanda Angulimala Newatha Api Ekwemu Chandingeth Chandiya
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