Sarasaviya Most Popular Actress Award

The Sarasaviya Most Popular Actress Award is presented annually by the weekly Sarasaviya newspaper in collaboration with the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited at the Sarasaviya Awards Festival. This award is decided solely on popular vote and is chosen based on the verdict given by the readers of the weekly Sarasaviya. Although the Sarasaviya Awards Ceremony began in 1964, this award was introduced two years later, in 1966. Jeevarani Kurukulasuriya was chosen as the most popular actress, that year. Anula Karunathilake, Malini Fonseka, Geetha Kumarasinghe, Sabeetha Perera, Dilhani Ekanayake and Sangeetha Weeraratne were the actresses who were eventually crowned as the Most Popular Actresses.

Following is a list of the winners of this prestigious title since 1966.

Year	Actress
2007	Sangeetha Weeraratne
2006	Sangeetha Weeraratne
2005	Sangeetha Weeraratne
2004	Anarkalli Aakarsha Jayatileke
2003	Sangeetha Weeraratne
2002	Sangeetha Weeraratne
2001	Sangeetha Weeraratne
2000