# 7th Sri Lankan Television State Awards

The 7th Television State Awards festival (Sinhala: 7 වැනි රූපවාහිනී රාජ්‍ය සම්මාන උලෙළ), was held to honour the television programs of 2009 Sinhala television on January 20, 2010, at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka. The event was organized by the Ministry of Culture and the Arts, State Television Advisory Council and Arts Council of Sri Lanka. The Prime Minister of Sri Lanka D. M. Jayaratne was the chief guest.
At the award ceremony, veteran actress Iranganie Serasinghe received the Lifetime Achievement Award.

## Awards
### Media Section

| Category | Program | Recipient |
| Best Visual Song | Sahan Siluwa | Thilan Cooray |
| Best News Reader (Sinhala) | | Chaminda Gunaratne |
| Best News Reader (Tamil) | | Jeffrey Jeberdarasan |
| Best News Reader (English) | | Maheena Bonzo |
| Best Pre-promotional Video | Okadin Patan Gena | Sisira Wijesinghe |
| Best Graphic Production | 27th Rupavahini Commemoration | Hasitha Priyankara Herath |
| Best Television Reporting | Rudhira Paraviyalanaya | Thusitha Pitigala |
| Special Jury Award | Vanni Manushika Meheyuma | Saman Kumara Ramawickrama |
| Best Compere (Sinhala) | | Nadeeka Karunanayake |
| Best Compere (Tamil) | | M. Dushyanthi |
| Best Compere (English) | | Dushaan Vaas |
| Best Educational and Cultural Program (Sinhala) | Udarata Menike | Athula Dissanayake Mayuru Wanaguru |
| Best Documentary Program | Dumgeya | Thushara Wanasinghe |
| Merit Awards | Muthuhara Children's Program | Udantha Gunathilake |
| Merit Awards | Sikurada Rae (Sinhala program) | Nalaka Saneeka Kumara |
| Merit Awards | Valentine Day Special with Super Stars (Tamil program) | Sial al-Haseem |
| Merit Awards | Kuru Unu Niwaranaya | Doctor Kapila Suriyarachchi |
| Merit Awards | Vasantham TV theme song | |
| Merit Awards | Derana Dream Star Grand Finale | Chandik Dushmantha Weragama |
| Merit Certificates | Maneetham | Malan Dharmendra |
| Merit Certificates | Art Eka | Gihan Ranga Bandara |
| Merit Certificates | Thuwannam | S.M.M. Musharaf |

### Television Serial Section

| Category | Television Serial | Recipient |
| Best Television Serial | Arungal | Lalith Rathnayake |
| Best Teledrama Direction | Arungal | Lalith Rathnayake |
| Best Actor | Arungal | Jayalath Manoratne |
| Best Actress | Arungal | Jayani Senanayake |
| Best Supporting Actor | Arungal | Vasantha Vittachchi |
| Best Supporting Actress | Arungal | Umali Thilakarathne |
| Best Script | Arungal | Lalith Rathnayake |
| Best Camera Direction | Arungal | Dhammika Dissanayake |
| Best Editor | Sinidu Piyapath | S. Devapriya Indika Prasad |
| Best Music Director | Arungal | Sarath Wickrama |
| Best Art Director | Arungal | Manjula Ayagama |
| Best Costume Designing | Arungal | Vasantha Vittachchi |
| Best Singer | Arungal | D. D. Gunasena |
| Best Lyricist | Arungal | Kumara Liyanage |
| Best Sound Coordination | Arungal | Yeshantha Nelson Tharanga Kumarasinghe |
| Special Jury Awards | Ridee Ittankaraya (acting) | Richard Manamudali |
| Special Jury Awards | Sinidu Piyapath (camera) | Palitha Perera |
| Merit Awards (acting) | Arungal | Mauli Fernando |
| Merit Awards (acting) | Ridee Ittankaraya | Udayanthi Kulatunga |
| Merit Awards (acting) | Sinidu Piyapath | Nadeesha Hemamali |
| Merit Awards (acting) | Isuru Bhawana | Ranjith de Silva |
| Best Single-episode Teledrama | Snehaya | Ananda Abenayake |
| Special Jury Award for Acting | Jeewithaya Amuththek | Nadee Kammalweera |
| Merit Certificates | Sasala Ima (acting) | Sachin Chathuranga |
| Merit Certificates | Snehaya (editing) | Jagath Weeratunga |
| Short films: Amateur productions (Gold) | Varshawa | Achala Priyankara |
| Short films: Amateur productions (Silver) | Wake Up | Punya Samarakoon |
| Short films: Amateur productions (Bronze) | The Beetle | Sudheera Nilanga Vithana |