the eleventh sumathi awards ceremony was celebrated in year 2006, where 38 awards were given at the ceremony under 6 categories. in the best award category, sumathi award for the best teledrama actor was won by jayalal rohana and best teledrama actress was duleeka marapana, for the second consecutive time. in popular award category, roshan pilapitiya won the most popular actor award for the second consecutive time, whereas chathurika peiris won the most popular actress award. the u.w. sumathipala memorial award was given to, veteran actress shanthi lekha and popular broadcaster shan wickremesinghe. out of 38 awards given, teledrama "theth saha viyali" won 5 awards, including best director, television series, cameraman and supporting actor.