The 6th Sarasaviya Awards festival (Sinhala: 6වැනි සරසවිය සම්මාන උලෙළ), presented by the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited, was held to honor the best films of 1968 Sinhala cinema on March 26, 1969, at the Women's school premises, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Governor William Gopallawa was the chief guest at the awards night.[1]

6th Sarasaviya Awards
DateMarch 26, 1969
SiteWomen's school premises, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Directed byGranville Silva
Highlights
Best PictureGolu Hadawatha
Most awardsGolu Hadawatha (4)
Most nominationsGolu Hadawatha
Television coverage
NetworkAssociated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited

The film Golu Hadawatha won the most awards with four including Best Film.

Awards

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Category Film Recipient
Best Film Golu Hadawatha Ceylon Studio
Best Director Dahasak Sithuvili G. D. L. Perera
Best Actor Bicycle Hora D. R. Nanayakkara
Best Actress Golu Hadawatha Anula Karunathilaka
Best Supporting Actor Indunila Asoka Ponnamperuma
Best Supporting Actress Bicycle Hora Jessica Wickrmasinghe
Best Script Writer Vanasara S. A. Somaratne
Best Cinematographer Vanasara Noel Perera
Best Editor Dahasak Sithuvili S. M. Nissar
Best Sound Effects Indunila Nimal Weerakkody
C. Somasekaran
Best Music Direction Golu Hadawatha Premasiri Khemadasa
Best Lyricist Singithi Surathal Karunaratne Abeysekera
Best Male Playback Singer Aadarawanthayo Victor Rathnayake
Best Female Playback Singer Aadarawanthayo Nanda Malini
Most Popular Actor People's vote Gamini Fonseka
Most Popular Actress People's vote Anula Karunathilaka
Merit Awards Abuddassa Kale Rukmani Devi
Punchi Baba Dommie Jayawardena
Golu Hadawatha Wijeratne Warakagoda
Vahal Dupatha Chandrakala
Dahasak Sithuvili G. D. L. Perera
Category Film
Popular Awards from Reader Vote
Dahasak Sithuvili
Bicycle Hora
Golu Hadawatha
Indunila
Vanasara

References

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  1. ^ "Road to Prestige 1964-2018". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 2021-01-09.