Sunil Costa

Sunil Costa
සුනිල් කොස්තා
Born
Kandawala, Negombo, Sri Lanka
NationalitySri Lankan
EducationSt. Mary's College
Occupation(s)Director, script Writer, actor
Years active1990–present
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
SpouseNilmini Costa
Children3
Parents
  • Aloysius Costa (father)
  • H. D. Liliana (mother)
AwardsBest Director

Sunil Costa (Sinhala:සුනිල් කොස්තා; born 6 April 1959) is a Sri Lankan film director, screenplay writer and a film actor in the Sri Lankan cinema and theater.[1][2]

In 2012, he won the Best Director, Best Script Writer, Best Production and Jury Awards at the Sumathi Awards, Raigam Tele'es and SIGNIS Awards for his television serials such as Kannadi Koottama, Rodha Hathare Manamaalaya, Sherlock Holmes, Pinsara Dosthara and Piyasa.[3][4][5]

In 2019, his teledrama Sudu Andagena Kalu Awidin won the Most Popular Teledrama Award at the 24th Sumathi Awards ceremony.[6][7][8][1][9][10][11] In 2020 Costa was nominated as the Best Director of the year 2019, and his television series Sudu Andagena Kalu Awidin received 14 nominations including the Best Teledrama of the year 2019 at the Raigam Tele'es award ceremony.[12][13] During the same year, Costa was nominated as the Best Director and Best Script Writer at the Television State Awards 2019, and his television series Sudu Andagena Kalu Awidin received several other nominations as well.

In 2022, Costa was nominated as the Best Director and Best Script Writer at the Raigam Tele'es Awards 2020 for his television series Can You Hear Me? (2020 TV series).

  1. ^ a b "Sudu andagena kalu awidin' 99 episodes of reality". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Sheltering teledrama audiences". Daily News (Sri Lanka). Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Piyasa to hit small screens soon". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  4. ^ The Daily Mirror (14 January 2013). "Dinesh the magical musician". Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  5. ^ "Sumathi Awards 2012". sumathiawards.lk. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  6. ^ "The character Ayoma changed my career" (in Sinhala). Dinamina. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Sudu andagena kalu awidin everybody is mad director Sunil costa". Divaina. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Sunil sir made me forget who I am". Silumina. 22 June 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Best things are popular". Sarasaviya (in Sinhala). 31 October 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  10. ^ "Sumathi Award winners 2019". Sarasaviya.
  11. ^ "Sudu andagena kalu awidin a teledrama which gives a new path to amateur actors". Resa. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  12. ^ "Nomination List Raigam Tele'es 2019". Raigam Tele'es. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  13. ^ "Raigam Tele'es award nominees". Sarasaviya. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.