| Karnataka State Film Award for Best Child Actor (Male) | |
|---|---|
| State award for contributions to Kannada cinema | |
| Awarded for | Best Performance by Child Artist |
| Sponsored by | Government of Karnataka |
| Rewards |
|
| First award | 1973-74 |
| Final award | 2021 |
| Most recent winner | Athish Shetty |
| Highlights | |
| Most wins | Puneeth Rajkumar (2) |
| Total awarded | 37 |
| First winner | G. S. Nataraj |
Karnataka State Film Award for Best Child Actor (Male) is a state film award of the Indian state of Karnataka given during the annual Karnataka State Film Awards. The award honours Kannada language films.
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| † | Indicates a joint award for that year |
The following is a partial list of award winners and the name of the films for which they won.
| Year | Winner | Role | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Athish Shetty [1] | Cake | |
| 2020 | Ahil Ansari [2] | Danthapurana | |
| 2019 | Master Preetham [3] | Minchulu | |
| 2018 | Master Aaron [4] | Ramana Savari | |
| 2017 | Karthik [5] | Rama Rajya | |
| 2016 | K. Manohar [6] | Jollu | Railway Children |
| 2015 | Likhith Sharma [7] | Ashtavakra | |
| 2014 | Snehith [8] | Sachin! Tendulkar Alla | |
| 2013 | Pradhyumna [9] | Kariya Kannbitta | |
| 2012 | Anil Kumar [10] | Karanika Shishu | |
| 2011 | Sankalp [11] | Prasad | Prasad |
| 2010-11 | Channa Kumar [12] | Ondooralli | |
| 2009-10 | Chiranjeevi [13] | Ekameva | |
| 2008-09 | Manoj [14] | Ramu | Nandadeepa |
| 2007-08 | Likhith | Gandhi | Naanu Gandhi |
| 2006-07 | Revanth [15] | Daatu | |
| 2005-06 | Kishan [16] | Slum | Care of Footpath |
| 2004-05 | Aniruddh [17] | Paapu | Rakshasa |
| 2003-04 | Varsha [18] | Amaasa | |
| 2002-03 | Nitil Krishna [19] | Devara Makkalu | |
| 2001-02 | Vijay [20] | Yuddha Mattu Swatantrya | |
| 2000-01 | Rohith Bhat [21] | Mussanje | |
| 1999-2000 | Manja [21] | Kyatha | Deveeri |
| 1998-99 | Sukhesh | Varsharuthu | |
| 1996-97 | Vinayak Joshi | Deepu | Nammoora Mandara Hoove |
| 1994-95 | Anand | Gunda | Thaayi Illada Thavaru |
| 1993-94 | Vijay Raghavendra | Muttha | Chinnari Mutha |
| 1991-92 | Anand | Ganesha | Gauri Ganesha |
| 1989-90 | Dhamarugendra | Kiran | Prathama Ushakirana |
| 1987-88 | Jayanth | Dange | |
| 1986-87 † | Santhosh | Babu | Tabarana Kathe |
| 1986-87 † | Srivathsa | Child Madhva | Madhvacharya |
| 1984-85 | Manjunath | Papu | Parameshi Prema Prasanga |
| 1983-84 | Puneeth | •Raja • Rajakumara | Eradu Nakshatragalu |
| 1982-83 | Puneeth | Ramu | Chalisuva Modagalu |
| 1980-81 | Sathya Prakash | Ramu | Rama Lakshmana |
| 1978-79 | Prakash | Putta | Aparichita |
| 1977-78 | Ajith Kumar | Nani | Ghatashraddha |
| 1976-77 | •Prasad Tagat •Bhanu Prakash •Sathish | Nagarahole | |
| 1973-74 | G. S. Nataraj | Kitty | Kaadu |
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