The 8th Sarasaviya Awards festival (Sinhala: 8වැනි සරසවිය සම්මාන උලෙළ), presented by the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited, was held to honor the best films of 1979 Sinhala cinema on March 29, 1980, at the Colombo New Theater Grounds, Sri Lanka. It was held after ten years gap due to the political unrest prevailed in the country. Minister of Lands, Land Development and Mahaweli Development Gamini Dissanayake was the chief guest at the awards night.
The film Handaya won the most awards with seven including Best Film.
Awards
Category Film RecipientBest FilmHandayaTitus ThotawatteBest DirectorHandayaTitus ThotawatteBest ActorSarungaleGamini FonsekaBest ActressHingana KollaMalani FonsekaBest Supporting ActorHandayaHenry JayasenaBest Supporting ActressSarungaleFarina LaiBest Script WriterHandayaTitus ThotawatteBest Cinematographer HandayaAndrew JayamanneBest EditorHandayaTitus ThotawatteBest Sound EffectsPalagetiyoGeorge ManatungaBest Music DirectionPalagetiyoD. R. PierisBest LyricistHandayaArisen AhubuduBest Male Playback SingerMuwan PalessaW. D. AmaradevaBest Female Playback SingerMonarathennaNanda MaliniMost Popular ActorPeople's voteGamini FonsekaMost Popular ActressPeople's voteMalani Fonseka
Category FilmPopular Awards from Reader Vote Muwan Palessa Nuwan Renu Monarathenna Hingana Kolla Sarungale Handaya Palagetiyo
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