The Raigam Tele'es is one of the most popular television program events in Sri Lanka.
[1] Established exclusively for the recognition and appreciation of the efforts and achievements of artists, technicians and everyone associated with the teledrama industry, Raigam Tele Awards Ceremony this time promises to be the biggest and the best awards ceremony held in Sri Lanka.
[2][3] In 2010 Raigam Tele'es, the award for the popular mega teledrama was given to Ithin Eeta Passe directed by Chandika Wijayasena and produced by ITN and Nilwala Video Team.
The final date to submit the dramas with VHS or CD copies was August 30.
The judging panel was headed by the Senior Lecturer of Kelaniya University, Dr Patrick Ratnayake.
[10][11][12] The Press Conference for the 6th Raigam Tele Awards Ceremony was held on 9 February 2010 at the Galle Face hotel.
The Prathibha Prabha award was given to veteran actor Sathischandra Edirisinghe for his contribution to the performing arts of Sri Lanka.
[15] The Press Conference for the 7th Raigam Tele Awards Ceremony was held on 18 January 2011 at the Grand Oriental Hotel.
[16] The Press Conference for the 8th Raigam Tele Awards Ceremony was held on 10 January 2012 at the Grand Oriental Hotel.
[17] The Awards ceremony was celebrated on 11 May 2012 at the Grand Banquet Hall of Waters Edge.
The Prathibha Prabha award was given to the veteran actor, scriptwriter and novelist Tony Ranasinghe.
[18] The Press Conference for the 9th Raigam Tele Awards Ceremony was held on 27 February 2013 at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute, Colombo.
[22] The Press Conference for the 10th Raigam Tele Awards Ceremony was held on 11 February 2014 at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute.
[23] The Awards ceremony was celebrated on 6 June 2014 at the Water's Edge with the participation of former Prime Minister and Senior Minister for Good Governance and Infrastructure Development Honorable Ratnasiri Wickramanayake as the chief guest.
[24] The Press Conference for the 11th Raigam Tele Awards Ceremony was held on 27 January 2015 at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute.
[28] The Press Conference for the 13th Raigam Tele Awards Ceremony was held on 7 February 2017 at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute.
[29] Previously the award ceremony was scheduled to be held on 3 June 2017 at Nelum Pokuna Theatre, but due to unfavorable weather conditions prevailed in the country, it was postponed.
[34] The Press Conference for the 14th Raigam Tele Awards Ceremony and Nominations was held on 12 March 2018 at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute.
[36] At the nomination evening, first-ever Sri Lankan mobile app was launched as well to vote popular category actor, actress and teledrama.
For the second consecutive time, Nayanathara Wickramarachchi won the most popular actress award.
[38] The 15th Raigam Tele'es Award Ceremony was held on 23 March 2019 at Nelum Pokuna theatre by celebrating the crystal jubilee.
A new award was given to the Best telefilm, which was won by Giri Durga by Diluka Prasad and telecasted by TV Derana.
[44] The Award Ceremony was scheduled to be held on 21 March 2020 at Nelum Pokuna theater, but delayed due to COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka.
It was later scheduled to held on the evening of 19 September 2020 at the Shangri-La Colombo with few participants and health measures.
The nomination ceremony, which precedes the event, was scheduled to be held on 4 June 2021 at the Shangri-La, Colombo.
In December 2021, the Kingdom of Raigam announced that the awards ceremony will be held on 25 March 2022 at the Shangri-La Colombo.
Winners of the Popular Awards will be chosen by audience preference and based on an accepted methodology based on the most popular teledrama, television program, and newscast survey data and viewing times of the year.