Seven Lankan actors win big at Hanoi International Film Festival

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Seven Sri Lankan actors were awarded for their performance at the Hanoi International Film Festival, for their performance in Aruna Jayawardene's film 'Maria'.

Veteran actor Darshan Dharmaraj, who passed away recently, was among the actors who received the award.

The other actors who won the award includes:
Hemal Ranasinghe
Mahendra Perera
Dasun Pathirana
Priyanthasiri Kumar
Ashan Dias 
Suran Dasanayake

Aruna Jayawardena, the director of the film, received the award on their behalf.

123 films from 50 countries were submitted to the Hanoi  International Film Awards held in Vietnam for the sixth time this year.