Udaya Film Awards

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Udaya Film Awards
Awarded forExcellence in cinematic achievements for Kannada cinema
CountryIndia
Presented by Knockout, Sun Feast, Vivel Active & Udaya TV Channel
First awarded1997 - 2012

The Udaya Film Awards is the most prominent award ceremony for Kannada films presented annually by Udaya TV, a Kannada-language division of the Sun Network, from the south-Indian state of Karnataka. The awards ceremony has been instituted to honour both artistic and technical excellence in the Kannada language film industry. Held since 1998, the ceremony was discontinued for over 6 years and made its comeback in 2006. The sponsors have been made by Knockout and Sun Feast before and currently by Vivel Active. [1]

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Best Actor

The Udaya Film Award for Best Male Actor has been awarded since 1998.

YearActorFilm
2012 Upendra Kalpana
2011 Darshan Saarathi
2010 Puneeth Rajkumar Jackie
2008 Chetan Kumar Aa Dinagalu
2007 Ganesh Cheluvina Chittara
2006 Shivarajkumar Jogi
2002 Upendra Nagarahavu
1998 Upendra A
1997 Ramesh Aravind O Mallige

Best Actress

The Udaya Film Award for Best Female Actor has been awarded since 1998.

YearActressFilm
2012 Radhika Pandit Addhuri
2011 Ramya Sanju Weds Geetha
2010 Radhika Pandit Krishnan Love Story
2008 Ramya Mussanjemaatu
2007 Amoolya Cheluvina Chittara
2006 Ramya Amrithadhare
2002 Jyothika Nagarahavu
1998 Vijayalakshmi Nagamandala
1997 Suman Nagarkar Hoomale

Multiple wins

The following individuals have received two or more Best Actress awards:

WinsActress
3 Ramya
2

Best Director

The Udaya Film Award for Best Director has been awarded since 1998.

YearDirectorFilm
2012 A. P. Arjun Addhuri
2010 Shashank Krishnan Love Story
2007 Prakash Milana
2006 Prem Jogi
1998 T. S. Nagabharana Nagamandala

Best Film

The Udaya Film Award for Best Film has been awarded since 1998.

YearFilm
2012 Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna
2010 Jackie
2007 Cheluvina Chittara
2006 Jogi
1998 Nagamandala

Best Supporting Actor

The Udaya Film Award for Best Supporting Male Actor has been awarded since 2006.

YearActorFilm
2012Dharma Edegarike
2010 Rangayana Raghu
2007 Sharath Lohitashwa Aa Dinagalu
2006 V. Ravichandran Aham Premasmi

Best Supporting Actress

The Udaya Film Award for Best Supporting Female Actor has been awarded since 1997.

YearActressFilm
2012 Tara Bhageerathi
1997ChaitaliO Mallige

Best Music Director

The Udaya Film Award for Best Music Director has been awarded since 2006.

YearComposerFilm
2012 V. Harikrishna Addhuri
2007 Mano Murthy Milana
2006 Gurukiran Jogi

Best Male Playback Singer

The Udaya Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer has been awarded since 2006.

YearSingerFilm
2012 Sadhu Kokila Edegarike
2010 Rajesh Krishnan
2007 Gurukiran Pallakki
2006 Chetan Sosca Nenapirali

Best Female Playback Singer

The Udaya Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer has been awarded since 2006.

YearActressFilm
2012 Indu Nagaraj Govindaya Namaha
2010Lakshmi Nataraj
2007 Nanditha Duniya
2006 Chaitra H. G. Amrithadhare

Best Cinematographer

YearCinematographerFilm
2007Krishnakumar Maathaad Maathaadu Mallige [2]

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