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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- ^ "Sumathi Tele Awards". The Sunday Times.
- ^ "Sriyantha, Duleeka bag Best Sumathi Awards". The Sunday Times.
- ^ "'Thaksalawa' tops Sumathi awards". The Sunday Times.
- ^ "Youngest Best Music Director of Sumathi Awards History". Dinesh Subasinghe blog.
- ^ "18th Sumathi awards". nalakagunawardene.com.
- ^ "EAP Broadcasting Company wins big at Sumathi Awards 2015". Daily Mirror.
- ^ "Sumathi Awards 2016". Ceylon Today.
- ^ "ITN again shines at the Sumathi Awards Festival clinching 16 Awards". ITN News.
- ^ "Sumathi Awards 2018 award winners". Sarasaviya.
- ^ "Sumathi Award winners 2019". Sarasaviya.
- ^ "'Veeraya Gedara Awaith' won big at Sumathi Awards 2020". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ a b "සුමති සම්මාන උලෙළ 2023 සම්මානලාභීන්". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 4 April 2021.