Sarasaviya Best Director Award
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The Sarasaviya Best Director Award is presented annually by the weekly Sarasaviya newspaper in collaboration with the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited at the Sarasaviya Awards Festival. The award was first given in 1964 . Following is a list of the winners of this prestigious title since then.
| Year | Director | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Vishvanath Buddhika Keerthisena | Mille Soya |
| 2003 | Inoka Sathyangani | Sulang Kirilli |
| 2002 | Vasantha Obeysekara | Salelu Warama |
| 2001 | Bennet Ratnayake | Aswesuma |
| 2000 | ||
| 1999 | ||
| 1998 | ||
| 1997 | Dharmasiri Bandaranayake | Bawa Duka |
| 1996 | ||
| 1995 | Gamini Fonseka | Nomiyena Minisun |
| 1994 | Vijaya Dharma Sri | Guru Gedara |
| 1993 | H.D. Premaratne | Kula Geya |
| 1992 | D.B. Nihalsinghe | Keli Madala |
| 1991 | H.D. Premaratne | Palama Yata |
| 1990 | Parakrama Niriella | Siri Medura |
| 1989 | Sumitra Peiris | Sagara Jalaya |
| 1988 | Tissa Abeysekara | Viragaya |
| 1987 | D.B. Nihalsinghe | Maldeniye Simion |
| 1986 | Dharmasiri Bandaranayake | Suddilage Kathawa |
| 1985 | Sumitra Peiris | Maya |
| 1984 | Wasantha Obeysekara | Dadayama |
| 1983 | Tissa Abeysekara | Mahagedara |
| 1982 | Gamini Fonseka | Sagarayak Meda |
| 1981 | Sumitra Peiris | Ganga Addara |
| 1980 | Handaya | Titus Thotawatte |
| 1970 | Mudalinayake Somaratne | Binaramalee |
| 1969 | G.D.L. Perera | Golu Hadawatha |
| 1968 | Siri Gunasinghe | Sath Samudura |
| 1967 | Lester James Peiris | Delowak Athara |
| 1966 | Tissa Liyansooriya | Sarawita |
| 1965 | Mike Wilson, Tissa Liyansooriya | Getawarayo |
| 1964 | Lester James Peiris | Gamperaliya |
