Karnataka State Film Award for Best Dialogue

Karnataka State Film Award for Best Dialogue Writer
State award for contributions to Kannada cinema
Awarded for	Award for narration of Story in Dialogues
Sponsored by	Government of Karnataka
Reward(s)	Silver Medal ₹ 20,000
First award	1967-68
Final award	2019
Most recent winner	Baraguru Ramachandrappa
Highlights
Total awarded	54
First winner	Subramanya Raj Urs

Karnataka State Film Award for Best Dialogue Writer 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

• P. Lankesh  • Baraguru Ramachandrappa	3 Awards
• Chi. Udaya Shankar	4 Awards

Award winners

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

Year	Winner	Film	Ref
2019	Baraguru Ramachandrappa	Amruthamathi	[1]
2018	Shirish Joshi	Savitribai Phule	[2] [3]
2017	S. G. Siddaramaiah	Hebbet Ramakka
2016	B. M. Giriraj	Amaravathi	[4]
2015	Eere Gowda	Thithi
2014	B. L. Venu	Thippaji Circle	[5]
2013	Nagshekhar	Myna
2012	M. S. Ramesh	Bheema Theeradalli	[6]
2011	Gopi Peenya	Allide Nammane Illi Bande Summane
2010-11	Lakshmipathi Kolar	Bhagavathi Kaadu
2009-10	Godachi Maharudra	Banni
2008-09	Hoo Pattanashetty	Kabaddi
	Narendra Babu
2007-08	Agni Shridhar	Aa Dinagalu
2006-07	Yogaraj Bhat	Mungaaru Male
2005-06	Sudarshan	Mukha-Mukhi
	Lakshmipathi Kolar
2004-05	B. A. Madhu	Santhosha
2003-04	Jayanth Kaikini	Chigurida Kanasu	[7]
2002-03	Venkatesh Prasad	Kaarmugilu
	Nalini Venkatappa
2001-02	Thadoor Keshav	Dharma Devathe
2000-01	P. R. Ramadas Naidu	Mussanje	[8]
1999-2000	A. G. Sheshadri	Hrudaya Hrudaya	[9]
1998-99	S. Surendranath	Bhoomi Thayiya Chochchala Maga
1997-98	N. S. Shankar	Ulta Palta
1996-97	Baraguru Ramachandrappa	Janumada Jodi
1995-96	Sunil Kumar Desai	Beladingala Baale
	Vamshi
1994-95	Kunigal Nagabhushan	Yarigu Helbedi
1993-94	Kotiganahalli Ramaiah	Gejje Naada
1992-93	Chi. Udaya Shankar	Jeevana Chaitra
1991-92	Kunigal Nagabhushan	Gauri Ganesha
1990-91	Pal Sudarshan	Yaaru Naanu
1989-90	T. N. Seetharam	Panchama Veda
1988-89	Kodalli Shivaram	Belli Belaku
1987-88	U. R. Ananthamurthy	Avasthe
	Krishna Masadi
1986-87	K. P. Poornachandra Tejaswi	Tabarana Kathe
1985-86	T. G. Ashwath Narayan	Masanada Hoovu
1984-85	No Award
1983-84	B. L. Venu	Aparanji
1982-83	R. N. Jayagopal	Pallavi Anupallavi
1981-82	Hunsur Krishnamurthy	Edeyooru Siddalingeshwara
1980-81	Chandrashekhara Kambara	Sangeetha
1979-80	P. Lankesh	Ellindalo Bandavaru
1978-79	Baraguru Ramachandrappa	Ondu Oorina Kathe
1977-78	P. Lankesh	Anuroopa
1976-77	P. Lankesh	Pallavi
1975-76	Chi. Udaya Shankar	Premada Kanike
1974-75	Navarathnaram	Upasane
1973-74	Hunsur Krishnamurthy	Bhootayyana Maga Ayyu
1972-73	Chi. Udaya Shankar	Naagarahaavu
1971-72	Girish Karnad	Vamsha Vriksha
	B. V. Karanth
1970-71	Chi. Udaya Shankar	Kula Gourava
1969-70	Navarathnaram	Gejje Pooje
1968-69	R. N. Jayagopal	Namma Makkalu
1967-68	M. Subrahmanya Raj Urs	Sarvamangala

See also

• Cinema of Karnataka
• List of Kannada-language films

References

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