the fourteenth sumathi awards ceremony was celebrated at the sugathadasa indoor stadium on 24 october 2009, accompany with nature’s secrets and masscom limited. first lady shiranthi rajapaksa was participated as the chief guest. 41 awards were given at the ceremony under 6 categories. in the best award category, sumathi award for the best teledrama actor was won by sriyantha mendis and best teledrama actress was vasanthi chathurani. in popular award category, chandika nanayakkara won the most popular actor award, whereas nehara peiris won the most popular actress award. the u.w. sumathipala memorial award was given to, veteran actresses clarice de silva and jeevarani kurukulasuriya.