Sumathi Most Popular Actor Award
The Sumathi Popular Teledrama Actor Award is presented annually in Sri Lanka by the Sumathi Group of Companies for the most Popular Sri Lankan television actor of the year, determined by a publicly popular vote.[1]
The annual award was first given in 1995. The following is a list of the winners of this award since 1995.[2]
| Year | Popular Actor | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Kamal Addararachchi | |
| 1996 | Lucky Dias | |
| 1997 | Jeewan Kumaranatunga | |
| 1998 | Palitha Silva | |
| 1999 | Sriyantha Mendis | |
| 2000 | Lucky Dias | |
| 2001 | Channa Perera | |
| 2002 | Channa Perera | |
| 2003 | Channa Perera | |
| 2004 | Roshan Pilapitiya | |
| 2005 | Roshan Pilapitiya | |
| 2006 | Roshan Pilapitiya | |
| 2007 | Suraj Mapa | |
| 2008 | Roshan Ranawana | |
| 2009 | Chandika Nanayakkara | [3] |
| 2010 | Chandika Nanayakkara | [4] |
| 2011 | Saranga Disasekara | [5] |
| 2012 | Dhananjaya Siriwardena | [6] |
| 2013 | Vishwa Kodikara | [7] |
| 2014 | Vishwa Kodikara | |
| 2015 | Kavinga Perera | [8] |
| 2016 | Kavinga Perera | [9] |
| 2017 | Kavinga Perera | [10] |
| 2018 | Raween Kanishka | [11] |
| 2019 | Sumiran Gunasekara | [12] |
References
- ^ "About Sumathi Awards". www.sumathiawards.lk.
- ^ "Sumathi Award winners in each year". www.sumathiawards.lk.
- ^ "Senpathiyo bags Sumathi award". The Sunday Times.
- ^ "Sriyantha, Duleeka bag Best Sumathi Awards". The Sunday Times.
- ^ "'Thaksalawa' tops Sumathi awards". The Sunday Times.
- ^ "The award gave me pleasure". Sarasaviya.
- ^ "18th Sumathi awards". nalakagunawardene.com.
- ^ "EAP Broadcasting Company wins big at Sumathi Awards 2015". Daily Mirror.
- ^ "Sumathi Awards 2016". Ceylon Today.
- ^ "Best Moments Of Sumathi Awards 2017". Asian Mirror.
- ^ "Sumathi Awards 2018 award winners". Sarasaviya.
- ^ "Sumathi Award winners 2019". Sarasaviya.
