Saaravita

Saaravita
සාරවිට
Directed byTissa Liyanasuriya
Written byK. A. W. Perera
Produced bySerendib Films
StarringJoe Abeywickrama
Wally Nanayakkara
Thilakasiri Fernando
Jeevarani Kurukulasuriya
CinematographyW. A. Ratnayake
Edited byTitus Thotawatte
Music byW. D. Amaradeva
Release date
  • 25 June 1965 (1965-06-25)[1]
CountrySri Lanka
LanguageSinhala

Saaravita (Sinhala: සාරවිට) is a 1965 Sri Lankan Sinhala comedy thriller film directed by Tissa Liyanasuriya and produced by Shesha Palihakkara for Serendib Films.[1] It stars Joe Abeywickrama in lead role along with Wally Nanayakkara, Thilakasiri Fernando and Jeevarani Kurukulasuriya.[2] Music composed by W. D. Amaradeva. It is the 126th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.[3]

Saravita won the award for the Best film at the 1966 Sarasaviya Awards. Also, Tissa Liyanasuriya won Sarasaviya awards for Best Director, Joe Abeywickrema won Best Actor award and Nanda Malini won Best Songstress that year.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "All about Saaravita". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Saaravita - සාරවිට cast". Sinhala Cinema Database. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 29 February 2020.