The Sumathi Merit Awards are presented annually in Sri Lanka by the Sumathi Group of Companies associated with many commercial brands to uplift the talent of Sri Lankan actors and actresses, as well as technical crew who gained positive reviews from critics for their role in television screen.[1]

The award was first given in 1995. The following is a list of the winners of these awards since 1995.[2]

Awards

YearAward winnerTeledrama / Program
1995Sumudu GunasekaraPilima Wahanse
Yashoda WimaladharmaPunchi Kumarihami
Dayarathne PereraEka Gei Kurullo
Veenavi MapitigamaDevani Guruwari
Anura ChandrasiriMakara
Hiroshima PereraKumarayaneni
1996Saumya LiyanageKalpanthyak
Frank PushpanayagamMaruwala
Chandra KaluarachchiArharadaaruwa
H. A. PereraSura Asura
Roger SeneviratneNadunana Puththu
Amiththa WeerasingheSangili Paalama
1997Priya RanasingheAmmai Thaththai
Ananda WickramagePatalavilla
Premasiri KalpageWeda Hamuduruwo
1998Chandra KaluarachchiVilambheetha
Channa PereraThimira Pauwa
Pujitha de MelVilambheetha
1999Athula RansirilalHasarali Rasaara
Nalin Pradeep UdawelaNisala Wila
Ravindra YasasAul Haraya
2000Rathnawali KekunawelaWarna Kambili
Igneshas GunaratneWarna Kambili
Raja SumanapalaHathe Wasama
Rangana PremaratneKada Muuna
Shirantha PremawardenaKana Kok Suda
2001Gayana SudharshaniMagul Sakwala
Nayana KumariWeli Katharata Aluth Irak
Somaweera GamageDakathi Muwahatha
Jayalal RohanaEkata Gatuma
Ananda AthukoralePinthaliye Siddhi
Priyankara RathnayakeAbhisamaya
2002Gamini HettiarachchiOru Bandi Siyambalawa
Wimal AlahakoonHemanthaye Wasanthaya
Rohani WeerasingheDiya Sewanali
Samson KumarageHapana
Sasanthi JayasekaraEk Murganganaviyak
Athula RansirilalBahai Kiyala Baha
Kanchana MendisSathi Pooja
2003Indrajith NavinnaAmbu Daruwo
Sarath ChandrasiriAsani Wasi
Edward GunawardenaMudawaapu Kirilli
2006Nirosha PereraNil Ahasa Wage
Athula PathiranaJeevithayata Ida Denna
Sarath NamalgamaSihinayak Paata Paatin
2007Sirasa SuperstarSirasa TV reality program
Sarala KariyawasamWater Bollywood film
ITN Ran TharuIndependent Television Network reality program
Vijaya Nandasiri-
2008Asoka Handagama
Hilmi Ahamath
Nagenahira Weralin Asena script
Gaya Prema AlwisInduwara producer
Thusitha de Silva
Somaweera Senanayake
Paramitha script
2009Wasantha DukgannaralaObai Ape Deyyo
Nilan CooraySMS
Anuruddhika PadukkageKampitha Vila
Awanthi AponsoHandewa
Sunil CostaSherlock Holmes
Nirosh AbeysingheMontisori
Sherly P. DelankawalaHandewa[3]
2010Mauli FernandoArungal
Gamini AmbalangodaRidee Ittankaraya
Oshadi HewamaddumaSinidu Piyapath
Ajith LokugeSihina Sappuwa
Dhananjaya SiriwardenaSithaka Mahima
Sarath ChandrasiriSandata Aruthak[4]
2011Giriraj KaushalyaThaksalawa[5]
Pradeep DharmadasaAyaal
Suraj MapaDegammadiyawa
Gamini JayalathPinibara Yamaya
Rangana SeneviratneWadapitiya political program
Paboda SandeepaniWajira Pani
Udayanthi KulatungaDegammadiyawa
2012Ryan Van RooyenKada Dora
Sanjeewa BalasuriyaYaathra program
Binodi SammaniRawana Adaviya program
Kumara ThirimaduraAthkada Lihiniya
Semini IddamalgodaIthin Mata Awasarai[6]
2013Dasun PathiranaAhasin Watuna[7]
Priyantha SirikumaraMe Wasantha Kalayay
Senuri WakishtaAhasin Watuna
Nethma Umali AdikariIsiwara Sanakeli
Janaka JayakodyMata Asai Mata Kiyanna
Lilantha KumarasiriMuthu Pihatu
Jayani SenanayakeMe Wasantha Kalayay
2014Indunil Dasanayake-
Uddika PremarathnaHopalu Arana
Jehan SrikanthBoralu Para
Wilman SirimannaAgni
Asoka Senarath Mudali-
Buddhika JayaratneAmuthu Minissu
Nishantha JayawickramaManusath Uyana
2015Udaya ShanthaWae Diya Rella
Volga KalpaniColamba Ahasa
Richard AbeywardenaPiththala Konderuma[8]
Suresh GamageRitigala Ahasa
Vinoja NilanthiMakulu Del
2016Madhavi WathsalaDaskon[9]
Mahinda Kumara DalupothaThawalamen Katharagamata presenter
Himali SayurangiKaviya Numba
Lal KularatneTheertha Tharanaya
Udaya Shantha
Chathura Alwis
Travel With Chathura adventure program[10]
2017Nirosha ThalagalaNattukkarayo
Kumara ThirimaduraNattukkarayo
Priyantha Sirikumara[11]
2018Ashen ManjulaDiya Mankada
Vasanthi RanwalaMathu Sambandai
Jayaprakash SivagurunathanEka Gei Minissu[12]
2019Yureni NoshikaKoombiyo[13]
Richard AbeywardenaUththama Purusha
Deepani SilvaSanhinda Pamula
2021Sarath ChandrasiriAdo[14]
Dananji TharukaSusumaka Ima
Saddha Mangala SooriyabandaraAmuthu Rasikaya
Volga KalpaniHusma Watena Mal
Kanishka XavierWeeraya Gedara Awith [15]

References

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  2. "Sumathi Award winners in each year". www.sumathiawards.lk.
  3. "Senpathiyo bags Sumathi award". The Sunday Times.
  4. "Sriyantha, Duleeka bag Best Sumathi Awards". The Sunday Times.
  5. "'Thaksalawa' tops Sumathi awards". The Sunday Times.
  6. "Lux Sumathi Awards Ceremony 2012". Gossip Lanka.
  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. "Ada Derana wins award at Sumathi Awards". Ada Derana.
  11. "Sumathi Awards 2017". Sarasaviya.
  12. "Sumathi Awards 2018 award winners". Sarasaviya.
  13. "ITN wins several awards at the Sumathi Awards Festival". ITN.
  14. "Sirasa bags four awards at 25th Sumathi Awards". newsfirst. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  15. "'Veeraya Gedara Awaith' won big at Sumathi Awards 2020". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
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