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| 2015 Karnataka State Film Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 13 November 2016 |
| Location | Bengaluru |
| Country | India |
| Presented by | Siddaramaiah (Chief Minister of Karnataka) |
| Most awards | Thithi (4) |
The Karnataka State Film Awards 2015, presented by Government of Karnataka, to felicitate the best of Kannada Cinema released in the year 2015. [1] The ceremony was held in Bengaluru on 13 November 2016. [2]
For the first time a separate jury was appointed to select the Lifetime Achievement Awards under the chairmanship of veteran director S. K. Bhagavan. [3]
| Name of Award | Awardee(s) | Awarded As |
|---|---|---|
| • Dr. Rajkumar Award • Puttanna Kanagal Award • Dr. Vishnuvardhan Award | • Harini • Nagathihalli Chandrashekar • Rajan | •Actress •Director •Music Director |
A committee headed by Naganna was appointed to evaluate the awards.
| Name of Award | Film | Producer | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Best Film | Thithi | Prathap Reddy | Raam Reddy |
| Second Best Film | Maarikondavaru | Gururaj Seth | K. Shivarudraiah |
| Third Best Film | Mythri | N. S. Rajkumar | B. M. Giriraj |
| Best Film of Social Concern | Shivayogi Sri Puttayyajja | Shyam Mukund Navale | Hamsa Vijeth |
| Best Children Film | Mane Modala Paathashaale | N. T. Jayarama Reddy | N. T. Jayarama Reddy |
| Best Regional Film | Thalang Neer (Kodava language) | Dr Naveen Krishna | Gopi Peenya |
| Best Entertaining Film | Krishna Leela | Ajay Rao | Shashank |
| Best Debut Film Of Newcomer Director | RangiTaranga | H.K.Prakash | Anup Bhandari |
| Name of Award | Film | Awardee |
|---|---|---|
| Best Director | Thithi | Raam Reddy |
| Best Actor | Shivayogi Sri Puttayyajja | Vijay Raghavendra |
| Best Actress | Ganga | Malashri |
| Best Supporting Actor | Mana Manthana | Ramesh Bhat |
| Best Supporting Actress | Thithi | S. M. Pooja |
| Best Child Actor | Ashtavakra | Likhit Sharma |
| Best Child Actress | Savi Nilaya | Mevish |
| Best Music Direction | Krishna Leela | Sridhar V. Sambhram |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Preethiyalli Sahaja ("Sundarangiye") | Santhosh Venky |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Bekku ("Thalamalada Maleyalli") | Shamitha Malnad |
| Best Cinematography | Last Bus | Ananth Urs |
| Best Editing | Chandi Kori | Sujith Nayak |
| Best Lyrics | Muddu Manase ("Edeyal Yaaro Ghazhal") | V. Nagendra Prasad |
| Best Art Direction | Last Bus | Avinash Narasimharaju |
| Best Story Writer | July 22, 1947 | Sarajoo Katkar |
| Best Screenplay | Krishna Leela | • Shashank •Raghu Kovi |
| Best Dialogue Writer | Thithi | Eeregowda |
| Jury's Special Award | Shivalinga | Jupiter Animation (For Computer Graphics) |
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