title: Sarasaviya Best Film Award
text: # Sarasaviya Best Film Award
  
  The Sarasaviya Best Film Award is presented annually in Sri Lanka by the weekly Sarasaviya newspaper in collaboration with the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited at the Sarasaviya Awards Festival for the best Sri Lankan movie of the year. The award was first given in 1964. Following is a list of the winners of this prestigious title since then.
  
  | Year | Film | Producer |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2015 | Maharaja Gemunu | Gunapala Rathnasekara |
  | 2008 | Machan | Prasanna Vithanage |
  | 2007 | Aganthukaya | National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka, Anura Abeysekara |
  | 2006 | Uduganyamaya | Sudath Devapriya |
  | 2005 | Ira Mediyama | Prasanna Vithanage |
  | 2004 | Mille Soya | Vishvanath Buddhika Keerthisena |
  | 2003 | Sakman Maluwa | Anthony Page |
  | 2002 | Sudu Sewaneli | Prof. Sunil Ariyaratne |
  | 2001 | Purahanda Kaluwara | Prasanna Vithanage |
  | 2000 | | |
  | 1999 | | |
  | 1998 | | |
  | 1997 | | |
  | 1996 | Loku Duwa | Geetha Kumarasinghe |
  | 1995 | Nomiyena Minisun | Bernard Gunasekara |
  | 1994 | Guru Gedara | M.H. Piyasena |
  | 1993 | Kula Geya | A.A. Jaje |
  | 1992 | Keli Madala | Anoja Weerasinghe, Gamini Nanayakkara |
  | 1991 | Palama Yata | Geetha Kumarasinghe |
  | 1990 | Sirimedura | Bandula Gunawardena |
  | 1989 | Sagara Jalaya | Harsha Kumara Navaratne |
  | 1988 | Viragaya | C. Mallawarachchi |
  | 1987 | Maldeniye Simion | Vijaya Ramanayake |
  | 1986 | Suddilage Kathaawa | Bandula Gunawardena |
  | 1985 | Maya | Lester James Peiris |
  | 1984 | Dadayama | Rabeen Chandrasiri |
  | 1983 | Mahagedara | Chandrasiri Gangeoda |
  | 1982 | Sagarayak Meda | Ananda Abeynayake |
  | 1981 | Ganga Addara | Milina Sumathipala |
  | 1980 | Handaya | Titus Thotawatte |
  | 1970 | Binaramalee | Mudalinayake Somaratne |
  | 1969 | Golu Hadawatha | Lanka Studio |
  | 1968 | Sath Samudura | Leenus Dissanayake |
  | 1967 | Sensasuma Kothenada | Somasiri Perera |
  | 1966 | Sarawita | Shesha Palihakkara |
  | 1965 | Getawarayo | Shesha Palihakkara |
  | 1964 | Gamperaliya | Anton Wickremasinghe |
  