The Karnataka State awards for 2013 have been announced today at Vartha Bhavan. Nikil Manju for his well thought out cinema ‘Hajj’ gets best actor and also the first best film award. Talented actress Nivedhita alias Smitha from commercial to art film in December 1 gets the best actress award.
It is not to differentiate between art and commercial stated GK Govinda Rao stormy petrel of Kannada cinema industry heading the state award.
S Mahendar, NM Suresh, Sumana Kittur, Basha Goolyam, Suresh Urs and MN Vyasa Rao and others were in the committee.
The state award will be held in Mysore, home ground of Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah.
HAJJ - FIRST BEST
JATTA - SECOND BEST
PRAKRUTHI = THIRD BEST
HADU HAKKI HAADU - BEST CHILDREN FILM
RICKSHAW DRIVER TULU - BEST REGIONAL
NIKIL MANJU - BEST ACTOR - HAJJ
NIVEDHITA - BEST ACTRESS DECEMBER 1
PUTTANNA AWARD - PH VISHWANATH
DR RAJAKUMAR AWARD - DR SRINATH
DR VISHNUVARDHANA AWARD - KV GUPTA
BEST ENTERTAINING CINEMA - CHARMINAR
BEST STORY = HAJJ - SRI LALITHA
BEST DIALOGUES - MYNA - NAGASHEKHAR
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - PKH DOSS
BEST CHILD ACTOR - PRADYUMNA KARIYA KANBITTA
BEST CHILD ACTRESS = BABY SHREYA - ATHI APAROOPA
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR – SHARAT LOHITASHVA – MATHE SATYAGRAHA
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS FEMALE – BHAGIRATHI BAI – AGASI PARLOUR
BEST SCREENPLAY - JAYATHIRTHA = TONY
BEST PLAYBACK SINGER - NAVIN SAJJU - LUSIA
BEST FEMALE SINGER - SACHINA HEGGAR
BEST MUSIC - POORNA CHANDRA TEJASWI - LUCIA
BEST LYRICS - ARASU ANTHARE - MADARANGI
BEST EDITING - KM PRAKASH - TONY
BEST ART DIRECTION - RAVI - BHAJARANGI
BEST FIRST FILM DIRECTOR - AGASI PARLOUR
BEST SOCIAL CONCERN FILM – INGALE MARGA