Karnataka State Film Award for Best Director

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Karnataka State Film Award for Best Director
State award for contributions to Kannada cinema
Awarded forDirector Of The First Best Film
Sponsored by Government of Karnataka
Rewards
  • Gold Medal
  • ₹ 1,00,000
First award1967-68
Final award2021
Most recent winnerPrakash Kariappa
Highlights
Total awarded56
First winner Puttanna Kanagal

Karnataka State Film Award for Best Director is a film award of the Indian state of Karnataka given during the annual Karnataka State Film Awards. The award honors Kannada-language films and is presented to the director of the film that wins the First Best Film award. The award is named after H. L. N. Simha, the first director of Kannada Cinema who was brought[ clarification needed ] First National Award to Kannada Cinema.[ citation needed ]

Contents

The award is usually given to the director of the Karnataka State Film Award for First Best Film.[ citation needed ]

Superlatives

Awardeeswins
Girish Kasaravalli 6 times
Puttanna Kanagal 5 times
T. S. Nagabharana 3 times

Award winners

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

Girish Kasaravalli, the highest number of award winner with 6 awards Girish Kasaravalli 2014.JPG
Girish Kasaravalli, the highest number of award winner with 6 awards
Nagabharana won the award thrice NagabharanaTS-01.jpg
Nagabharana won the award thrice
Kavita Lankesh, the only woman director to win the award till date Ms Kavita Lankesh, (Director) addressing a press conference at Black Box, Kala Academy during the 37th International Film Festival (IFFI-2006) in Panaji, Goa on November 25, 2006.jpg
Kavita Lankesh, the only woman director to win the award till date
YearWinnerFilmRef.
2021 Prakash KariappaNada Peda Asha [1]
2020 Prithvi Konanur Pinki Elli [2]
2019 P. Sheshadri Mohandas [3]
2018 Dayal Padmanabhan Aa Karaala Ratri [4] [5]
2017 Adarsh Eshwarappa Shuddhi [6]
2016B. M. GirirajAmaravathi [7]
2015 Raam Reddy Thithi [8]
2014Manjunath S. Reddy Harivu [9]
2013Nikhil Manjoo Hajj
2012N. Sudarshan Thallana
2011Manoj K. Sathi Prasad
2010-11K. ShivarudraiahMaagiya Kaala [10]
2009-10Ruthwik SimhaRasarushi Kuvempu [11]
2008-09Narendra Babu Kabaddi [12]
2007-08 Ramadas Naidu Moggina Jade [13]
2006-07 Yogaraj Bhat Mungaaru Male [14]
2005-06 Girish Kasaravalli Naayi Neralu [15]
2004-05 Indrajith Lankesh Monalisa [16]
2003-04 T. S. Nagabharana Chigurida Kanasu [17]
2002-03 B. Suresha Artha [18]
2001-02 Girish Kasaravalli Dweepa [a]
2000-01 P. R. Ramadas Naidu Mussanje [20]
1999-2000 Kavitha Lankesh Deveeri
1998-99K. ShivarudraiahChaithrada Chiguru
1997-98 Girish Kasaravalli Thaayi Saheba
1996-97 Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar America America
1995-96Chindodi Bangaresh Sangeetha Sagara Ganayogi Panchakshara Gavai
1994-95Vasanth MokashiGangavva Gangamaayi
1993-94 Sunil Kumar Desai Nishkarsha
1992-93Dorai - Bhagwan Jeevana Chaitra
1991-92Ravindranath Veerappan
1990-91 S. V. Rajendra Singh Babu Muthina Haara
1989-90Sadananda Suvarna Kubi Matthu Iyala
1988-89N. T. Jayarama ReddyYaaru Hone
1987-88 T. S. Nagabharana Aasphota
1986-87 Girish Kasaravalli Tabarana Kathe
1985-86K. V. Jayaram Hosa Neeru
1984-85 Shankar Nag Accident
1983-84 Baraguru Ramachandrappa Benki
1982-83 Singeetam Srinivasa Rao Haalu Jenu
1981-82 M. S. Sathyu Bara
1980-81 Puttanna Kanagal Ranganayaki
1979-80Katte RamachandraArivu
1978-79 T. S. Nagabharana Grahana
1977-78 Girish Kasaravalli Ghatashraddha
1976-77 P. Lankesh Pallavi
1975-76 B. V. Karanth Chomana Dudi
1974-75 Puttanna Kanagal Upasane
1973-74 Siddalingaiah Bhootayyana Maga Ayyu
1972-73P. V. Nanjaraja UrsSankalpa
1971-72 Girish Karnad Vamsha Vriksha
B. V. Karanth
1970-71 Puttanna Kanagal Sharapanjara
1969-70 Puttanna Kanagal Gejje Pooje
1968-69 M. R. Vittal Hannele Chiguridaga
1967-68 Puttanna Kanagal Belli Moda

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The Deccan Herald article incorrectly bolded Ravichandran for Ekangi (the winner of the state award for second best film) as the best director instead of Girish Kasaravalli for Dweepa (the winner of the state award for first best film) . [19]

References

  1. ↑ "Karnataka State Film Awards: Rakshit Shetty To Archana Jois, See Full List Of Winners". NDTV.com. 5 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "Karnataka State Awards 2020: Sanchari Vijay presented posthumous Jury Award". DeccanHerald.com. 12 March 2025.
  3. ↑ "Karnataka State Film Awards 2019 List Out". TimesofIndia.com. 23 January 2025. Archived from the original on 23 January 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  4. ↑ "KARNATAKA STATE FILM AWARDS 2018: RAGHAVENDRA RAJKUMAR AND MEGHANA RAJ BAG TOP HONOURS; CHECK OUT ALL WINNERS". bangalore mirror. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  5. ↑ "Karnataka State Film Awards 2018: Raghavendra Rajkumar and Meghana Raj Bag Top Honours". News18. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  6. ↑ "ಕನ್ನಡ ಚಲನಚಿತ್ರ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ ಪ್ರಕಟ: ಶುದ್ದಿ ಅತ್ಯುತ್ತಮ ಚಿತ್ರ". Vijay Karnataka.
  7. ↑ "Karnataka State Film Award Winners for 2016". The Times of India. 11 April 2017 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
  8. ↑ "Karnataka State Film Awards, 2015: Full List". Bangalore Mirror.
  9. ↑ "After national honour, 'Harivu' bags top State film award". Deccan Herald.
  10. ↑ "Kannada State Film Awards list 2010-11 - Times of India". The Times of India . 25 October 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  11. ↑ "Vishnuvardhan Anu Prabhakar | Karnataka State Film Awards | Aaptha Rakshaka Pareekshe". Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  12. ↑ "INFORMATION: STATE FILM AWARDS 2008-09 (KARNATAKA)".
  13. ↑ "Moggina Jade - 2008 (Fascination) DVD (Award Winning), Kannada Store Kannada DVD Buy DVD, VCD, Blu-ray, Audio CD, MP3 CD, Books, Free Shipping". www.kannadastore.com.
  14. ↑ Karnataka State Film Awards – 2006-2007 Archived 2011-08-31 at the Wayback Machine
  15. ↑ "Karnataka State Film Awards 2005-06 announced - Nayi Neralu bagged the first best film award". www.viggy.com.
  16. ↑ "Karnataka State Film Awards 2004-05 announced - Monalisa bagged the first best film award". www.viggy.com.
  17. ↑ "The Hindu : Karnataka / Bangalore News : Entry only to invitees at film awards function". 16 April 2007. Archived from the original on 16 April 2007.
  18. ↑ "Karnataka State Film Awards 2002-2003 announced - Artha of B. Suresh bagged the Best Film Award". www.viggy.com.
  19. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  20. ↑ "Mussanje (The Dusk) - 2001 DVD (Award Winning), Kannada Store Kannada DVD Buy DVD, VCD, Blu-ray, Audio CD, MP3 CD, Books, Free Shipping". www.kannadastore.com.
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