Sumathi Best Television Lyrics Award

The Sumathi Best Teledrama Lyrics Award is presented annually in Sri Lanka by the Sumathi Group of Campany associated with many commercial brands for the best Sri Lankan lyrics of the year in television screen.[1]

The award was first given in 1995. In 2009, the award was not given. Following is a list of the winners of this prestigious title since then.[2]

Year Best Lyricist Teledrama Ref.
1995 Somaratne Dissanayake Suwanda Kekulu
1996 Sunil Ariyaratne Sankranthi Samaya
1997 Somaratne Dissanayake Itipahan [3]
1998 Rathna Sri Wijesinghe Nayanamina
1999 Bandula Nanayakkarawasam Badde Gedara
2000 Wasantha Kumara Kobawaka Swarna Thisaravi
2001 Bandara Ehaliyagoda Dakathi Muwahath
2002 Sunil Rathnayake Ek Murganganaviyak
2003 Mahinda Dissanayake Mal Nothala Malpani Bonna
2004 Sunil Ariyaratne Ramya Suramya
2005 Wasantha Kumara Kobawaka Samanala Sihinaya
2006 Ajantha Ranasinghe Doowili Suwanda
2007 Wasantha Kumara Kobawaka Sandagalatanna
2008 - -
2009 Kumara Liyanage Arungal [4]
2010 Rasika Suraweera Arachchi Abarthu Atha [5]
2011 Suramya Mapitiya Binari [6]
2012 Wasantha Kumara Kobawaka Monara Thanna [7]
2013 U.B Rathnayake Salmal Landa
2014 Mahinda Prasad Girikula [8]
2015 Jackson Anthony Daskon [9]
2016 Sumith Rathnayake Maddahana [10]
2017 Amila Thenuwara His Ahasa Yata [11]
2018 Premakumara Jayawardena Baddata Sanda [12]
2019 Mandika Dilpahan Raavana [13]
2020 Mangalika Dissanayake Sansararanya Asabada [14]
2021 Sumith Rathanayake Maha Polowa [14]
2022 Supun Rathnayake Thumpane
2023 Sasanka Vithanage Murugasan

References

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  1. ^ "About Sumathi Awards". www.sumathiawards.lk.
  2. ^ "Sumathi Award winners in each year". www.sumathiawards.lk.
  3. ^ "Sumathi Tele Awards". The Sunday Times.
  4. ^ "Sriyantha, Duleeka bag Best Sumathi Awards". The Sunday Times.
  5. ^ "'Thaksalawa' tops Sumathi awards". The Sunday Times.
  6. ^ "Youngest Best Music Director of Sumathi Awards History". Dinesh Subasinghe blog.
  7. ^ "18th Sumathi awards". nalakagunawardene.com.
  8. ^ "EAP Broadcasting Company wins big at Sumathi Awards 2015". Daily Mirror.
  9. ^ "Sumathi Awards 2016". Ceylon Today.
  10. ^ "ITN again shines at the Sumathi Awards Festival clinching 16 Awards". ITN News.
  11. ^ "Sumathi Awards 2018 award winners". Sarasaviya.
  12. ^ "Sumathi Award winners 2019". Sarasaviya.
  13. ^ "'Veeraya Gedara Awaith' won big at Sumathi Awards 2020". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  14. ^ a b "සුමති සම්මාන උලෙළ 2023 සම්මානලාභීන්". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 4 April 2021.