Bengaluru: Karnataka State Film Awards for year 2016 are announced. The Best Actor award goes to Achyut Kumar for his role in Amaravathi and Sruthi Hariharan chosen as the best actress for her role in Beautiful Manasugalu. The best film award goes to Amaravathi.
Here is the list of winners for Karanataka State Film Awards – 2016
First Best Film: Amaravathi
Second Best Film: Railway Children
Third Best Film: Antharjala
Best Film with a Social Message: Moodla Seemeyali
Best Family Entertainer: Kirik Party
Best Children’s Film: Jeer Jimbe
Best Film By A Debutant Director: Rama Ramaa Re (D Satya Prakash)
Best Regional Dialect Film: Madipu (Tulu)
Best Actor (Male): Achyuth Kumar (Amaravathi)
Best Actor (Female): Sruthi Hariharan (Beautiful Manasugalu)
Best Supporting Actor (Male): Naveen D Padeel (Kudla Caffe – Tulu)
Best Supporting Actor (Female): Akshatha Pandavapura (Pallata)
Best Story: Nanditha Yadav (Raju Yedage Bidha Akshara)
Best Screenplay: Aravinda Sastry (Kahi)
Best Dialogues: B M Giriraj (Amaravathi)
Best Cinematography: Sekhar Chandra (Mungaru Male-2)
Best Music Director: M R Charan Raj (Jeer Jimbe)
Best Editing: C Ravichandran (Mammy)
Best Child Actor (Male): Master Manohar K (Railway Children)
Best Child Actor (Female): Baby Sisivanalli (Jeer Jimbe)
Best Art Director: Shashidhara Adapa (Uppina Kagada)
Best Lyricist: Karthik Saraguru (Jeer Jimbe)
Best Playback Singer (Male): Vijay Prakash (Beautiful Manasugalu – Nammoradalli Chaligaaladalli)
Best Playback Singer (Female): Sangeetha Ravindranath (Jalsa – Nannede Beedige)
Jury’s special award: Chinmay for best costumes (Santheyalli Nintha Kabeera)
Jury’s Best production manager award: K V Manjaiah (Mungaaru Male-2)
