''Hiru Golden Film Awards'' (Sinhala:හිරු රන් සිනමා සම්මාන) is an award bestowed to distinguished individuals involved with the Sri Lanka's silver screen, awarded by the Asia Broadcasting Corporation, Sri Lanka and organised by

Hiru TV Hiru TV (Sinhala: හිරු ටීවී) is No. 1 television channel in Sri Lanka, founded by Rayynor Silva (Chairman) and owned by Asia Broadcasting Corporation. Hiru TV is Sri Lanka's first and only digital television channel which has the ...

, in recognition of the contributions made by them to the Sri Lankan cinema industry. First commenced in 2014, is held every two years, Hiru Golden Film Awards ceremony is one of the most popular cinematic program events in Sri Lanka. The ceremony was held thrice with the participation of popular Bollywood film stars along with Sri Lanka's finest stars together.

2014

32 awards were given. The ceremony witnessed the participation of Bollywood stars -

Vivek Oberoi Vivek Anand Oberoi (born 3 September 1976) is an Indian actor who mainly works in Hindi cinema, in addition to working in few Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Tamil films. Early life Vivek Oberoi was born in Hyderabad, Telangana, to a Pu ...

, Alka Yagnik,

Anil Kapoor Anil Kapoor (born 24 December 1956) is an Indian actor and producer who works primarily in Hindi films, besides television and international films and television. In a career spanning over 40 years as an actor and since 2005 as a producer, Kapo ...

, Suniel Shetty and

Bipasha Basu Bipasha Basu Singh Grover (born 7 January 1979) is an Indian actress and former model. Primarily known for her work in Hindi films, she has also appeared in Tamil, Telugu, Bengali and English films. Basu is the recipient of numerous accolades ...

Popular Category

*Most Popular Actress - Yashoda Wimaladharma *Most Popular Child Actor - Pramuditha Udaya Kumara

Best Category

*Best Film - ''

Ini Avan ''Ini Avan'' ( si, ඉනියවන්; ) is a 2012 Sri Lankan Tamil-language post-war drama film directed by Asoka Handagama and co-produced by Anura Fernando, Jagath Wellavaththa and Ravindra Pieris. It stars Darshan Dharmaraj and Subashini ...

'' *Best Actor in Leading Role (Male) -

Darshan Dharmaraj Darshan Dharmaraj ( ta, தர்ஷன் தர்மராஜ், si, දර්ශන් ධර්මරාජ්; 2 March 1981 – 2 October 2022) was a Sri Lankan actor in film, theatre and television. He made his first television appear ...

''(Ini Avan)'' *Best Actor in Leading Role (Female) -

Chandani Seneviratne Chandani Seneviratne, (born 28 December 1962: si, චාන්දනී සෙනෙවිරත්න), is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theatre and television. One of the most distinguished artists in Sinhala cinema, Seneviratne has rece ...

''(

Nikini Vassa ''Nikini Vassa (August Drizzle)'' ( si, නිකිණි වැස්ස, italic=yes) is a 2013 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama film directed by Aruna Jayawardana and produced by Dr Kusumsiri De Silva. It stars Chandani Seneviratne and Jagath Manuwarn ...

)'' *Best Script - Aruna Jayawardena ''(Nikini Vassa)'' *Best Cinematography - Palitha Perera ''(

Karma Karma (; sa, कर्म}, ; pi, kamma, italic=yes) in Sanskrit means an action, work, or deed, and its effect or consequences. In Indian religions, the term more specifically refers to a principle of cause and effect, often descriptivel ...

)'' *Best Editor - Ajith Ramanayake ''(Ini Avan)'' *Best Background Music -

Nadeeka Guruge Nadeeka Guruge ( si, නදීක ගුරුගේ) is one of the most influential composers in Sri Lankan music. Biography "I grew up with the guitar and the guitar speaks at this concert" says Nadeeka on his concerts titled ''Nostal Guitar ...

*Most Promising Actor - Jagath Manuwarna ''(Nikini Vassa)'' *Most Promising Actress - Sulochana Weerasinghe ''(Nikini Vassa)'' *Most Promising Director - Aruna Jayawardena ''(Nikini Vassa)'' *Best Music Director - Dharshana Ruwan Dissanayake ''( Samanala Sandhawaniya)'' *Best Make-up - Jayantha Ranawaka ''(Nikini Vassa)'' *Best Visual Effects - Boodee Keerthisena ''(

Matha A ''matha'' (; sa, मठ, ), also written as ''math'', ''muth'', ''mutth'', ''mutt'', or ''mut'', is a Sanskrit word that means 'institute or college', and it also refers to a monastery in Hinduism.

)'' *Best South Effects - Lionel Gunaratne & Shashika Sandaruwan ''(Karma)'' *Best Production Management - Sunil Wijeratne *Best Lyrics - Amila Thenuwara ''(Samanala Sandhawaniya)''

Special awards

*Soorya Dayaruwan ''(Samanala Sandhawaniya)'' *Yasoda Rajakrishnan ''(Matha)''

Life Time Award

Swarna Mallawarachchi Swarna Mallawarachchi (born 1 August 1948: si, ස්වර්ණා මල්ලවාරච්චි), is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema. Often known as the "Golden star of Sinhalese cinema", Swarna began her acting career whilst still a scho ...

*Andrew Jayamanna

2016

42 awards were given. The ceremony witnessed the participation of six Bollywood stars - Sridevi,

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, Jackie Shroff, Suniel Shetty,

Karisma Kapoor Karisma Kapoor (born 25 June 1974) is an Indian actress, who works in Hindi films. A member of the Kapoor family, she is the recipient of several accolades, including a National Film Award and four Filmfare Awards. Kapoor made her acting d ...

and

Neil Nitin Mukesh Neil Nitin Mukesh Chand Mathur (born 15 January 1982) is an Indian actor, producer and writer who mainly works in Bollywood films . Born to singer Nitin Mukesh and grandson of Mukesh, he debuted as a child artist in '' Vijay'' (1988) and ''Jais ...

Popular Category

*Most Popular Actress -

Udari Perera K. P. Shashika Udari Perera (born 23 April 1984) ( si, උදාරි පෙරේරා, උදාරි පෙරේරා), popularly known as Udari Perera, is a Sri Lankan film actress and model. In 2016, she won the title Mrs. Sri Lanka ...

''(Pravegaya)'' *Most Popular Film - '' Maharaja Gemunu'' *Most Popular Movie Song of the Year -

Dinesh Subasinghe Dinesh Subasinghe (born 10 July 1979, Colombo) is a Sri Lankan composer, violinist, and music producer. He composed ''Karuna Nadee'', a Buddhist oratorio, and re-introduced a lost, ancient musical instrument known as the ''ravanahatha'' to Sri ...

Ho Gaana Pukune of ''

Ho Gaana Pokuna ''Ho Gana Pokuna (The Singing Pond)'' ( si, හෝ ගානා පොකුණ) is a 2015 Sri Lankan children's musical drama film written and directed by Indika Ferdinando. It depicts a teacher in a remote village, Uma (Anasuya Subasinghe), ...

'' *Most Popular Child Actor - Thrishakya Kumaranatunga ''(Ho Gaana Pokuna)''

Best Category

*Best Actor in Leading Role (Female) - Kaushalya Fernando ''( Bora Diya Pokuna)'' *Best Actor in a Supporting (Male) -

Mahendra Perera Mahendra Shrikantha Perera (born 17 August 1956: si, මහේන්ද්‍ර පෙරේරා), is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. One of the most influential actors in Sinhala cinema, Mahendra performed from ...

''(Address Na)'' *Best Actor in a Supporting (Female)-

Kusum Renu Dabare Kusum Renuka Liyanage (born January 30, 1961 as කුසුම් රේණු) inhala, popularly as Kusum Renu, is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema theater and television. She is best known for the role ''Madhuri'' in television sitcom ...

''( Maharaja Gemunu)'' *Best Actor in Negative Role - Dayadeva Edirisinghe ''(Ho Gaana Pokuna)'' *Best Actor in Comic Role -

Jayalath Manoratne Kala Suri Kala Keerthi Dr. Keselgaspe Manatunga Jayalath Manoratne ( si, කෙසෙල්ගස්පේ මනතුංග ජයලත් මනෝරත්න; 12 June 1948 – 12 January 2020), popularly known as Jayalath Manoratne, was ...

''(Ho Gaana Pokuna)'' *Best Script -

Prasanna Vithanage Udaya Prasanna Vithanage ( si, ප්‍රසන්න විතානගේ) (born 14 March 1962) is a Sri Lankan filmmaker. He is considered one of the pioneers of the third generation of the Sri Lankan cinema. He has directed eight feature ...

''(Oba Nathuwa Oba Ekka)'' *Best Lyrics - Rev. Pallegama Hemarathana Thero ''(Maharaja Gemunu)'' *Best Music Director - Anupa Khemadasa, Gayathri Khemadasa ''( Thanha Rathi Ranga)'' *Best Playback music -

Rohana Weerasinghe DR. Rohana Weerasinghe (born February 18, 1949), is a Sri Lankan musician, composer and singer. Early life Weerasinghe was born on 18 February 1949 in Algiriya, Matara in southern Sri Lanka. He was the youngest child to his parents Henry Weer ...

''( Maharaja Ajasath)'' *Best Playback Singer (Male) - Sunil Edirisinghe ''(

Siri Daladagamanaya ''Siri Daladagamanaya'' ( si, සිරි දළදාගමනය, italic=yes) is a 2014 Sri Lankan Sinhalese epic historical film directed by Sanath Abeysekara and produced by Soma Edirisinghe for EAP Films. Starring Prasadi Samarakone and H ...

)'' *Best Playback Singer (Female) - Nirosha Virajini ''(Maharaja Gemunu)'' *Best Short Film - Tharindu Lokuarachchi *Best Sound Editor - Thapas Nayak ''(Thanha Rathi Ranga)'' *Best Visual Effect - Chamath Paranavithana ''(Maharaja Gemunu)'' *Best Choreography - Gayan Srimal ''( Spandana)'' *Best Make-up - Harsha Manjula ''(Address Na)''

Special Awards

* Jury Award -

Jackson Anthony Conganige Joseph Malsi Ushan Thimira Jackson Anthony (born July 8, 1958, as ජැක්සන් ඇන්තනී), commonly known as Jackson Anthony, is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. One of the most popular artists ...

''(Maharaja Gemunu)'' * Jury First Award - Anjali Methsara ''(Ho Gaana Pokuna)'' * Jury Second Award - Dhanushka Gunathilake ''(Thanha Rathi Ranga)'' cinematography * Jury Third Award - Sathyajith Maitipe ''(Bora Diya Pokuna)'' script and direction * Jury Fourth Award - Chamil Jayanetti ''(Butterfly)'' short film * Contribution to the Asian cinema - Sridevi

Life Time Award

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2018

The third Hiru Golden award Ceremony was held on 27 October 2018 at the Sugathadasa Indoor stadium. 40 awards were given in the ceremony. The ceremony witnessed the participation of seven Bollywood stars -

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and Zareen Khan.

Popular Category

* Most Popular Actor -

Uddika Premarathna Uddika Premarathna (born 16 September 1980; උද්දික ප්‍රේමරත්න) is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema and television. Apart from acting, he is also a singer, TV announcer and a member of parliament. Personal life He i ...

*Most Popular Actress -

Pooja Umashankar Pooja Gauthami Umashankar, mononymously known as Pooja, is an Indian-Sri Lankan actress, who has primarily appeared in Tamil, Sinhala and Malayalam language films. Early and personal life Pooja's mother, Sandhya, is a Sri Lankan Sinhalese and ...

* Most Popular Film - '' Paththini'' *Most Popular Movie Song of the Year - Edibinda Manabanda of ''

Aloko Udapadi ''Aloko Udapadi'' (; ; ) is a 2017 Sinhala epic historical film based on the story of King Valagamba of Anuradhapura (89 – 77 BCE). It was co-directed by Chathra Weeraman and Baratha Hettiarachchi produced by Thusitha Wijayasena for Art Mo ...

'' *Most Popular Child Actor - Vinumi Wasandi ''(

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)''

Best Category

* Best Director -

Prasanna Jayakody Prasanna Jayakody (In Sinhalese: ප්‍රසන්න ජයකොඩි) is a Sri Lankan film director and screenwriter, internationally recognized for his cinematic accomplishments in contemporary Sri Lankan cinema. His movies primarily ...

('' 28'') * Best Film - '' Let Her Cry'' * Best Actor in Leading Role (Male) -

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- ('' Sayapethi Kusuma'') * Best Actor in Leading Role (Female) -

- (''Let Her Cry'') *Best Actor in a Supporting (Male) -

Kumara Thirimadura Kumara Thirimadura (born April 17, 1969 as කුමාර තිරිමාදුර) [Sinhala) is an actor in Cinema of Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. He is an actor, singer, filmmaker and journalist by profession. ...

''(

)'' *Best Actor in a Supporting (Female)- Umali Thilakarathne ''(A Level (film), A Level)'' *Best Actor in Negative Role - Cyril Wickramage ''(Bandhanaya)'' *Best Actor in Comic Role -

('' Hora Police'') *Best Script - Asoka Handagama ''(Let Her Cry)'' *Best Cinematography - Channa Deshapriya ''(Let Her Cry)'' *Best Editing - Tissa Surendra ''( Motor Bicycle)'' *Best Lyrics -

Sunil Ariyaratne Vidyodaya Vibhushana Sahithya Kala Shiromani Prof. Sunil Ariyaratne Kuruwita Bandara (born 28 July 1949 as සුනිල් ආරියරත්න), popularly as Sunil Ariyaratne, is a Sri Lankan scholar, film director, author, poet and a ly ...

''( Paththini) -Sansare Giri Durgaya Nam'' *Best Music Director -

''( Sarigama)'' *Best Playback Singer (Male) - Amarasiri Peiris ''(Paththini)'' *Best Playback Singer (Female) -

Uresha Ravihari Uresha Ravihari Wickremasinghe, (born 26 June 1982; as උරේෂා රවිහාරී inhala, is a Sri Lankan songstress. Considered one of the leading female playback singers in Sri Lankan Sinhala cinema, Ravihari has won numerous award ...

''(Sarigama) - Me Seetha Ude'' *Best Short Film - Roshan Edward (''Through the Holes'') *Best Sound Editor - Aruna Priyantha Kaluarachchie & Alexander Yusuf ''( Nimnayaka Hudekalawa)'' *Best Stunt Coordination - Sandun Fernando ''(

)'' *Best Visual Effect - Chathra Weeraman & Baratha Hettiarachchi ''(Aloko Udapadi)'' *Best Choreography - Gayan Srimal ''(

Dedunu Akase ''Dedunu Akase (Mirror of Life; si, දේදුණු ආකාසේ) is a 2017 Sri Lankan Sinhala romantic film directed by Priyantha Colombage and produced by EAP Network Swarnavahini Production. It stars Hemal Ranasinghe in the lead role, al ...

)'' *Best Art Direction - Sunil Wijeratne ''(Aloko Udapadi)'' *Best Costume Design - Methnuwan Wijesinghe ''(Sarigama)'' *Most Promising Director - Sameera Naotunna ''(Motor Bicycle)'' *Most Promising Male Award - Dineth De Silva ''(Aloko Udapadi)'' *Most Promising Female Award - Rithika Kodithuwakku ''(Let Her Cry)''

Talent awards

* Jury First Award -

''( Silence in the Courts)'' direction * Jury Second Award - Kalpana Ariyawansha & Vindana Ariyawansha ''(

Premaya Nam ''Dirty, Yellow, Darkness'' (also known as ''Premaya Nam'' in Sri Lanka and certain Asian countries) ( si, ප්‍රේමය නම්, italic=yes) is a 2017 Sri Lankan psychological drama film written and directed by Kalpana Ariyawansha and ...

)'' direction * Jury Third Award - Thisara Imbulana ''( Nino Live)'' direction * Jury Fourth Award - Tharindu Madushanka ''(Forzen Heart)'' short film

Certificates

* Certificate -

- for the role Vishaka (''Dharmayuddhaya'') * Certificate - Lahiruka Ekanayaka - for the role Ahinsa ''(A Level)''

Special Awards

*Contribution to the Asian cinema -

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*Contribution to the Sri Lankan cinema -

Dharmasena Pathiraja Pathiraja Navaratne Wanninayake Mudiyanselage Ranjith Dharmasena (28 March 1943 – 28 January 2018) was a Sri Lankan film director and screenwriter. He has been referred to as a 'rebel with a cause', an ‘''enfant terrible'' of the '70s', and ...

*Contribution to the Sri Lankan cinema -

Lester James Peiris Sri Lankabhimanya Lester James Peries ( Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකාභිමාන්‍ය ලෙස්ටර් ජේම්ස් පීරිස්; 5 April 1919 – 29 April 2018) was a Sri Lankan film director, screenwriter, a ...

*Hiru Award for the New Trend -

Hemal Ranasinghe Hemal Sachindra Ranasinghe (born 25 August 1984 as හේමාල් රණසිංහ)) is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema and television. He earned the critics' award for 'Best Actor' and 'Most Popular Actor' at the Derana Film Awards in bo ...

Life Time Award

* Malani Fonseka

References

{{Reflist Sri Lankan film awards