54th Karnataka State Film Awards | |
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Awarded for | Best of Kannada Cinema in 2019 |
Presented by | Siddaramaiah (Chief Minister of Karnataka) |
Announced on | 22 January 2025 |
Site | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India |
Highlights | |
Best Picture | Mohandas |
Best Direction | P. Sheshadri Mohandas |
Best Actor | Kichcha Sudeepa Pailwaan |
Best Actress | Anupama Gowda Thrayambakam |
Most awards | Mohandas (4) |
The 2019 Karnataka State Film Awards, presented by Government of Karnataka, felicitated the best of Karnataka cinema released in the year 2019. [1] The Awards are given away on 24 April every year which is the birthday of Dr. Rajkumar. But due to the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in the last two years, the awards were not given on this day. The list of winners were announced on 22 January 2025. [2]
Name of Award | Awardee(s) | Awarded As | Awards |
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Dr. Rajkumar Award | ₹2,00,000 and a gold medal with a certificate | ||
Puttanna Kanagal Award | ₹2,00,000 and a gold medal with a certificate | ||
Dr. Vishnuvardhan Award | ₹2,00,000 and a gold medal with a certificate | ||
Name of Award | Film | Producer | Director |
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First Best Film | Mohandas | M/S Mitra Chitra | P. Sheshadri |
Second Best Film | Love Mocktail | Darling Krishna Milana Nagaraj | Darling Krishna |
Third Best Film | Arghyam | Y. Srinivas | Y. Srinivas |
Best Film of Social Concern | Kanneri | Hebbar Madhavi Hebbar Chandrashekar | Ninasam Manju |
Best Children Film | Elli Aadoodu Navu Elli Aadoodu | Srinivas | G. Arun Kumar |
Best Regional Film | Triple Talaq (Beary language) | Gulvady Talkies | Yakub Khader Gulvady |
Best Entertaining Film | India vs England | Y. N. Shankaregowda | Nagathihalli Chandrashekar |
Best Debut Film of Newcomer Director | Gopala Gandhi | Sri Revana Siddeshwara Movies | Nagesh N |
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