Karnataka State Film Award for Best Cinematographer

Karnataka State Film Award for Best Cinematographer
State award for contributions to Kannada cinema
Awarded for	Best Cinematographer who captures the movie effectively
Sponsored by	Government of Karnataka
Rewards	Silver Medal ₹ 20,000
First award	1967-68
Final award	2021
Most recent winner	Bhuvanesh Prabhu
Highlights
Total awarded	53
First winner	R. N. K. Prasad

Karnataka State Film Award for Best Cinematographer is a state film award of the Indian state of Karnataka given during the annual Karnataka State Film Awards. The award honors Kannada language films.

Superlative winners

• R. N. K. Prasad  •S. V. Srikanth  •D. V. Rajaram  •H. M. Ramachandra  • G. S. Bhaskar	3 Awards
• S. Ramachandra  • B. C. Gowrishankar	4 Awards

‡ indicates one Awardee for different films.

Award winners

The following is a partial list of award winners and the name of the films for which they won.

Awards legends
	Black & White Cinematography
	Color Cinematography
†	Indicates a joint award for that year

Year	Winner	Film
2021	Bhuvanesh Prabhu [1]	Amme Samsara (Konkani language)
2020	Ashok Kashyap [2]	Taledanda
2019	G. S. Bhaskar [3]	Mohandas
2018	Naveen Kumar I [4]	Ammachi Yemba Kanasu
2017	Santosh Rai Pathaje [5]	Chamak
2016	Shekhar Chandru [6]	Mungaru Male 2
2015	Ananth Arasu [7]	Last Bus
2014	Satya Hegde [8]	Raate
2013	P. K. H. Das [9]	Chandra
2012	Rakesh [10]	Edegarike
2011	G. S. Bhaskar [11]	Koormavatara
2010-11	B. L. Babu [12]	Ondooralli
2009-10	K. Sundarnath Suvarna [13]	Kallara Santhe
2008-09	K. M. Vishnu Vardhan [14]	Neenyare
2007-08	H. C. Venugopal [15]	Aa Dinagalu
2006-07	S. Krishna [16]	Mungaru Male
2005-06	H. M. Ramachandra [17]	Nenapirali
2004-05	H. C. Venugopal [18]	Encounter Dayanayak
2003-04	P. K. H. Das [19]	Chandra Chakori
2002-03	Nagaraj Adavani [20]	Kshaama
2001-02	H. M. Ramachandra [21]	Dweepa
2000-01	Ashok Kashyap [22]	Shaapa
1999-2000	J.G. Krishna [23]	Nannaseya Hoove
1998-99	D. V. Rajaram	Doni Sagali
1997-98	H. M. Ramachandra [24]	Thaayi Saheba
1996-97	G. S. Bhaskar	Nagamandala
1995-96	B. C. Gowrishankar	Om
1994-95	R. Manjunath	Aragini
1993-94	Mallikarjuna	Gandhada Gudi Part 2
1992-93	Johny Lal	Aathanka
1991-92	B. C. Gowrishankar	Mysore Mallige
1990-91	D. V. Rajaram	Muthina Haara
1989-90	S. Ramachandra	Mane
1988-89	Dinesh Baboo	Suprabhatha
1987-88	N. Chandra	Shivayogi Akkamahadevi
1986-87	S. R. Bhat	Surya
1985-86 †	S. Maruthi Rao	Masanada Hoovu
1985-86 †	B. C. Gowrishankar	Dhruva Thare
1984-85	R. N. K. Prasad	Avala Antharanga
1983-84	B. S. Basavaraj	Amrutha Ghalige
1982-83	Balu Mahendra	Pallavi Anupallavi
1981-82	P. S. Prakash	Antha
1980-81 †	R. N. K. Prasad	Mareyada Haadu
1980-81 †	S. R. Bhat	Mooru Daarigalu
1979-80 ‡	B. C. Gowrishankar	Minchina Ota Arivu
1978-79 †	S. Ramachandra	Grahana
1978-79 †	Barun Mukherjee	Savithri
1977-78	B. C. Gowrishankar	Spandana
1976-77	S. Ramachandra	Rishya Shringa
1975-76	Nemai Ghosh	Hamsageethe
1974-75	S. V. Srikanth	Upasane
1973-74 †	U. M. N. Sharief	Maadi Madidavaru
1973-74 †	Annayya	Bidugade
1972-73	S. Ramachandra [25]	Sankalpa
1971-72	D. V. Rajaram	Bangarada Manushya
1970-71	Tom Cowan	Samskara
1969-70	S. V. Srikanth	Gejje Pooje
1968-69	S. V. Srikanth	Margadarshi
1967-68	R. N. K. Prasad	Belli Moda

See also

• Cinema of Karnataka
• List of Kannada-language films

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