Karnataka State Film Awards

**List of movies with most awards**
Movie and Year	No. of Awards won
Naagarahaavu (1972)	8
Belli Moda (1967)	7
Minchina Ota (1979)	7
Vamsha Vriksha (1971)	6
Sankalpa (1972)	6
Upasane (1974)	6
Chomana Dudi (1975)	6
Masanada Hoovu (1985)	6
Tabarana Kathe (1986)	6
Aathanka (1992)	6
Janumada Jodi (1996)	6
Thaayi Saheba (1997)	6
Munnudi (2000)	6
Mungaru Male (2006)	6

Karnataka State Film Awards
Karnataka State Film Awards
State award for contributions to film
Awarded for	Highest award for films in Karnataka
Sponsored by	Government of Karnataka
Formerly called	Mysore State Film Awards
First awarded	1966-67
Last awarded	2018

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 by the Government of Karnataka to honor the best talent and to provide encouragement and incentive to the Kannada film industry.^[1]

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 intend to promote films with artistic values and to encourage artists, technicians and producers. The awards are declared by the Minister for Cultural Affairs and are presented by the Chief Minister of Karnataka.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

On 14 November 2016,Chief Minister of Karnataka Siddaramaiah declared that the State Government will present the Karnataka State Film Awards on 24 April, the birthday of thespian Dr. Rajkumar, every year henceforth.^[8]

List of awards

Creative awards

Technical awards

Special awards

Honorary awards

Jury

Year	Chairperson	Designation
1967-68
1968-69
1969-70
1970-71
1971-72
1972-73
1973-74
1974-75
1975-76
1976-77
1977-78
1978-79
1979-80
1980-81
1981-82
1982-83
1983-84
1984-85
1985-86	B. Saroja Devi	Actress
1986-87
1987-88
1988-89
1989-90
1990–91
1991–92
1992-93
1993–94	S. Siddalingaiah	Director
1994-95	Girish Kasaravalli	Director
1995-96
1996-97	G. V. Iyer	Director, producer
1997–98	Geethapriya	Director, Lyricist
1998-99
1999-2000	Jaimala	Actress, producer
2000-01	M. S. Sathyu	Director
2001-02	U. S. Vadiraj	Producer, director, actor
2002-03	K. M. Shankarappa	Director
2003-04	P. H. Vishwanath	Director
2004-05	Kodalli Shivaram	Producer
2005-06	T. N. Seetharam	Director
2006-07	Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar	Director, Lyricist
2007-08	Kesari Harvoo	Director
2008-09	H. R. Bhargava	Director
2009-10	B. S. Dwarakish	Actor, producer, director
2010-11	S. K. Bhagwan	Director
2011	Sunil Kumar Desai	Director
2012	K. C. N. Chandrashekhar	Producer
2013	G. K. Govinda Rao	Thinker, Writer, Actor
2014	K. Shivarudraiah	Director
2015	Naganna	Director
2016	Kavitha Lankesh	Director
2017	N. S. Shankar	Director, writer
2018	Joe Simon	Director

References

^ "About Karnataka:Film Industry, Govt of Karnataka". Archived from the original on 1 April 2010. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
^ Film Awards instituted in the name of Vishnuvardhan, K.S. Aswath, Deccan Herald
^ Shruti, Murali bag Karnataka film awards, Times of India
^ Producers of Children's Films cry foul, Screen^{[dead link]}
^ Film awards given away, The Hindu
^ Karnataka State Film Awards 2005-06
^ "Karnataka State Film Awards on April 4"^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Annual film awards to be given on Raj's birthday, Deccan Herald

External links

Karnataka State Film Awards at IMDb

[1] "About Karnataka:Film Industry, Govt of Karnataka". Archived from the original on 1 April 2010. Retrieved 28 May 2010.

[2] Film Awards instituted in the name of Vishnuvardhan, K.S. Aswath, Deccan Herald

[3] Shruti, Murali bag Karnataka film awards, Times of India

[4] Producers of Children's Films cry foul, Screen^{[dead link]}

[5] Film awards given away, The Hindu

[6] Karnataka State Film Awards 2005-06

[7] "Karnataka State Film Awards on April 4"^{[permanent dead link]}

[8] Annual film awards to be given on Raj's birthday, Deccan Herald

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