Sri Lanka, April 7 -- "The Newspaper" was awarded the best film of the year 2020 at the 35th Lux Sarasaviya Awards held recently. Minister Dr. Bandula Gunawardena, H. D. Premasiri and Ravindra Guruge are the producers. Since the leading role of the director of a film is evaluated by the best director award, the owners of the best film award are its producers.

This year's 2020 best film award for the film "The Newspaper" will be special for Transport, Highways and Mass Media Minister Dr. Bandula Gunawardena as he has won the award as the best producer three times in the history of the Sarasaviya awards (Suddilage Kathawa - 1986, Sirimadura - 1990, The Newspaper - 2024).

As Dr. Bandula Gunawardena is the only producer who has been awarded...