Sunil Costa
Sunil Costa සුනිල් කොස්තා | |
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| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Education | St. Mary's College |
| Occupation(s) | Director, script Writer, actor |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
| Spouse | Nilmini Costa |
| Children | 3 |
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| Awards | Best 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.
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.
In 2019, his teledrama Sudu Andagena Kalu Awidin won the Most Popular Teledrama Award at the 24th Sumathi Awards ceremony. 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. 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).