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Army Commercial Recognized for Sumathi Awards Night For The First Time In Army History


Organizers of the 16th Sumathi Tele Award Ceremony-2011 has selected one of the recent Army commercials as a nominee to the final round under the category of ‘Television Commercials’.

The ‘Sumathi Awards’ Director Events, in a letter addressed to the Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya has congratulated the Army on its achievement and ability to enter as a nominee in the above category for the biggest tele award event in Sri Lanka.

This is the first instance in the Army history that a tele commercial produced for a specific purpose has been well recognized and nominated in a mega tele event of this magnitude which is now an annual event in the television calendar.    

The glittering ‘Sumathi Awards’ night is scheduled for Saturday (19) at 6.00 p.m. at Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium with the participation of a galaxy of tele stars and artistes.

The Army commercials, most of which have been produced using real ground and first-hand experiences in varying fields like welfare, rehabilitation, exhibitions, drill and band displays, tattoos, battlefield operations, rescues, humanitarian assistance, etc have in the past come in for praise too.