Karnataka State Film Awards

Karnataka State Film Awards
Category	Films
Description	Highest award for films in Karnataka
Instituted	1966
First awarded	1966-67
Last awarded	2013
Awarded by	Government of Karnataka
Previous name(s)	Mysore State Film Awards

Karnataka State Film Awards are the most notable and prestigious film awards given for Kannada film industry in Karnataka, India. These are considered the highest awards for Kannada language films. They are given annually to honor the best talents and provide encouragement and incentive to the Kannada film industry by the Government of Karnataka.

The awards are decided by a committee headed by a panel of Judges. The jury usually consists of eminent personalities from the film field. The awards intends to promote films with artistic values and encourage artists, technicians and producers. The awards are declared by the Minister for Cultural Affairs and are presented by the Chief Minister of Karnataka.

List of Awards

Awards are given in the following categories. Follow the links for lists of the award winners, year by year.

Creative Awards

• Best Film (First, Second and Third,Fourth)
• Best Social film
• Best Children film
• Best Regional film
• Best Director
• Best Actor
• Best Actress
• Best Supporting Actor
• Best Supporting Actress
• Best Child Actor (Male)

• Best Child Actor (Female)
• Best Music Director
• Best Male Playback Singer
• Best Female Playback Singer

Technical awards

• Best Cinematographer
• Best Editor
• Best Lyricist
• Best Sound recorder

• Best Art Direction
• Best Story
• Best Screenplay

• Best Dialogue
• Best Dubbing Male
• Best Dubbing Female

Special awards

• Lifetime Contribution to Kannada Cinema Award
• Special Award By Jury

This is the list of Winners of Jury's Special Award

Year	Awardee	Awarded For	Film
2013	–	–	–
2012	Ravivarma	Stunts	Kranthiveera Sangolli Rayanna
2011	Rajan	Special Effects	Sarathi
2010-11	–	Technical Innovation	Super
2009-10	Sumana Kittur	Direction	Kallara Santhe
2008-09	Ravivarma	Stuntmaster	–
2007-08	–	–	–
2006-07	* Nagini Bharana,Roshan Dhruva Aneka Creations	* Costume Design Hearing & Speech Impaired Film	* Kallarali Hoovagi Snehanjali Daatu
2005-06	*  –  –	* Film Film	* Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Care Of Footpath
2004-05	Mutturaj	Costume Design	Kanchana Ganga
2003-04	K.D.Venkatesh	Stunts	Malla
2002-03	–	Technology Adaption	Hollywood
2001-02	Prakash	Technology Incorporation	Neelambari
2000-01	Jubeda,Anupama	Costume Design	Munnudi
1999-00	–	Novel Techniques	A.K.47
1998-99	–	Film	Veerappa Nayka
1997-98	* Kashi Janardhan	* Acting Singer	* Ulta Palta Nodu Baa Nammoora
1996-97	–	Film	Janumada Jodi
1995-96	Manjula Gururaj	Voice	Beladingala Baale
1994-95	Thriller Manju	Stunts	Lockup Death
1993-94	Vaibhava Lakshmi Productions	Film	Hoovu Hannu
1992-93	–	Regional Film	Bangar Patler
1991-92	–	Technology	Shanthi Kranthi
1990-91	Doddarange Gowda	Lyrics	Ganeshana Maduve
1989-90	Girish Kasaravalli	Film	Mane
1988-89	Baraguru Ramachandrappa	Lyrics	Kote
1987-88	* Singeetam Srinivasa Rao Narasimha Nayak B.R.Chaya	* Silent Film Male Playback Singer Female Playback Singer	* Pushpaka Vimana Kendada Male Kaadina Benki
1986-87	N.S.Rao	Comedy Actor	–
1985-86	* Arun Godgaonkar Mallesh Harthi Mahavishnu Enterprises R.N.Jayagopal	* Art Direction Make Up Technology Lyrics	* Masanada Hoovu Thulasidala Thulasidala Swabhimana
1984-85	* Kanchana Ganga Films Hasan Raghu	* Film Stunts	* Beralge Koral Accident
1982-83	–	Film	Shrungaara Maasa
1981-82	* Ambareesh Doddarange Gowda	* Acting Lyrics	* Antha Aalemane

Honorary Awards

• Puttanna Kanagal Award
• Dr. Rajkumar Award
• Dr. Vishnuvardhan Award

See also

• Cinema of India
• Cinema of Karnataka
• List of Kannada-language films

External links

• Karnataka State Film Awards at IMDb