Karnataka State Film Award for Best Director 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. This award is presented to the Director of First Best Film award-winning film. This award is named after H. L. N. Simha. The first director of Kannada Cinema who was brought First National Award to Kannada Cinema.
| Karnataka State Film Award for Best Director | |
|---|---|
| State award for contributions to Kannada cinema | |
| Awarded for | Director Of The First Best Film |
| Sponsored by | Government of Karnataka |
| Reward(s) |
|
| First awarded | 1967-68 |
| Last awarded | 2018 |
| Most recent winner | Dayal Padmanabhan |
| Highlights | |
| Total awarded | 53 |
| First winner | Puttanna Kanagal |
The award is usually given to the director of the Karnataka State Film Award for First Best Film.[citation needed]
Superlatives
edit| Awardees | wins |
|---|---|
| Girish Kasaravalli | 6 times |
| Puttanna Kanagal | 5 times |
| T. S. Nagabharana | 3 times |
Award winners
editThe following is a complete list of award winners and the name of the films for which they won.
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See also
editNotes
edit- ^ 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) .[16]
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "Karnataka State Film Awards 2018: Raghavendra Rajkumar and Meghana Raj Bag Top Honours". News18. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "ಕನ್ನಡ ಚಲನಚಿತ್ರ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ ಪ್ರಕಟ: ಶುದ್ದಿ ಅತ್ಯುತ್ತಮ ಚಿತ್ರ". Vijay Karnataka.
- ^ "Karnataka State Film Award Winners for 2016". 11 April 2017 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
- ^ "Karnataka State Film Awards, 2015: Full List". Bangalore Mirror.
- ^ "After national honour, 'Harivu' bags top State film award". Deccan Herald.
- ^ "Kannada State Film Awards list 2010-11 - Times of India". The Times of India. 25 October 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ^ Vishnuvardhan Anu Prabhakar | Karnataka State Film Awards | Aaptha Rakshaka Pareekshe
- ^ "INFORMATION: STATE FILM AWARDS 2008-09 (KARNATAKA)".
- ^ "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.
- ^ Karnataka State Film Awards – 2006-2007 Archived 2011-08-31 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Karnataka State Film Awards 2005-06 announced - Nayi Neralu bagged the first best film award". www.viggy.com.
- ^ "Karnataka State Film Awards 2004-05 announced - Monalisa bagged the first best film award". www.viggy.com.
- ^ "The Hindu : Karnataka / Bangalore News : Entry only to invitees at film awards function". 16 April 2007. Archived from the original on 16 April 2007.
- ^ "Karnataka State Film Awards 2002-2003 announced - Artha of B. Suresh bagged the Best Film Award". www.viggy.com.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
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