the eighteenth sumathi awards ceremony was celebrated at the bandaranaike memorial international conference hall on 30 october 2013 with the participation of shiranthi rajapaksa as the chief guest. 52 awards were given at the ceremony under 7 categories. in the best award category, sumathi award for the best teledrama actor was won by wishwajith gunasekara and best teledrama actress was kanchana mendis. in popular award category, wishwanath kodikara won the most popular actor award, whereas dinakshie priyasad won the most popular actress award. the u.w. sumathipala memorial award was given to, veteran actress punya heendeniya and veteran musician sanath nandasiri. out of 52 awards given, teledrama "me wasantha kalayay" won 5 awards including best actress, actress, director and television series.