| 2016 Karnataka State Film Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 24 April 2017 |
| Location | Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Bhavan Vasanth Nagar, Bengaluru |
| Country | India |
| Presented by | Siddaramaiah (Chief Minister of Karnataka) |
| Most wins | Jeerjimbe (4) |
The 2016 Karnataka State Film Awards, presented by Government of Karnataka, felicitated the best of Karnataka cinema released in the year 2016. [1] The list of winners were announced on 11 April 2017. [2] The awards were presented on 24 April. [3]
The jury committee for selecting the lifetime achievement awards was headed by actress Jayanthi. [4]
| Name of Award | Awardee(s) | Awarded As | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| • Dr. Rajkumar Award • Puttanna Kanagal Award • Dr. Vishnuvardhan Award | • Advani Lakshmi Devi •K. V. Raju • K. Chinnappa | •Actress •Director •Poster artist | • ₹ 2,00,000 & Gold Medal with a certificate • ₹ 2,00,000 & Gold Medal with a certificate • ₹ 2,00,000 & Gold Medal with a certificate |
A committee headed by director Kavitha Lankesh was appointed to evaluate the awards. Other jury members were actress Rekha Rao, cinematographer Basavaraj, Director KN Vaidyanath and singer Chandrika Gururaj.
| Name of Award | Film | Producer | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Best Film | Amaravathi | •Sushma. E •Madhava Reddy. E | B. M. Giriraj |
| Second Best Film | Railway Children | •Birthi Gangadhar • Chetana Gokul | Prithvi Konanur |
| Third Best Film | Antharjala | B. Nandakumar | Harish M. D. Halli |
| Best Film of Social Concern | Mudla Seemeyalli | K. Shivarudraiah | |
| Best Children Film | Jeerjimbe | Karthik Saraguru | |
| Best Regional Film | Madipu (Tulu language) | Sandeep Kumar Nandalike | Chetan Mundadi |
| Best Entertaining Film | Kirik Party | • Rakshit Shetty •G. S. Guptha | Rishab Shetty |
| Best Debut Film Of Newcomer Director | Rama Rama Re... | D. Satya Prakash | D. Satya Prakash |
| Name of Award | Film | Awardee | Cash Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Director | Amaravathi | B. M. Giriraj | ₹ 1,00,000 |
| Best Actor | Amaravathi | Achyuth Kumar | ₹ 20,000 |
| Best Actress | Beautiful Manasugalu | Shruti Hariharan [5] | ₹ 20,000 |
| Best Supporting Actor | Kudla Cafe | Naveen D. Padil | ₹ 20,000 |
| Best Supporting Actress | Pallata | Akshata Pandavpura | ₹ 20,000 |
| Best Child Actor | Railway Children | K. Manohara | ₹ 20,000 |
| Best Child Actress | Jeerjimbe Beti | Siri Vanalli Revathy | ₹ 20,000 |
| Best Music Direction | Jeerjimbe | Charan Raj | ₹ 20,000 |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Beautiful Manasugalu ("Nammooralli Chaligaladalli") | Vijay Prakash | ₹ 20,000 |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Jalsa ("Nannede Beedige") | Sangeetha Ravindranath | ₹ 20,000 |
| Best Cinematography | Mungaru Male 2 | Shekar Chandra | ₹ 20,000 |
| Best Editing | Mummy | C. Ravichandran | ₹ 20,000 |
| Best Lyrics | Jeerjimbe | Karthik Saragur | ₹ 20,000 |
| Best Art Direction | Uppina Kagada | Shashidhar Adapa | ₹ 20,000 |
| Best Story Writer | Raju Yedegebidda Akshara | Nandita Yadav | ₹ 20,000 |
| Best Screenplay | Kahi | Arvind Sastry | ₹ 20,000 |
| Best Dialogue Writer | Amaravathi | B. M. Giriraj | ₹ 20,000 |
| Jury's Special Award | Santheyalli Nintha Kabira Mungaru Male 2 | Chinmayee (For Costume design) K. V. Manjaiah (For Production control) | ₹ 20,000 each |