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