At the 63rd national film awards 2015 the best regional film award for Kannada cinema ‘Thithi’ was announced. In addition to it another happiness is the declaration of award for ‘Dr Rajakumar Samagra Charitre’ authored by Doddahulluru Rukkoji. The jury on Best Writing on Cinema was headed by Ms. Advaita Kala and comprised of 3 members including the Chairperson.

Here is the announcement = Best Writing on Cinema Best Book on Cinema Title of the Book Author Publisher Citation DR. RAJAKUMAR SAMAGRA CHARITHRE Swarna Kamal and Rs 75000/- to the Author: DODDAHULLURU RUKKOJI Swarna Kamal and Rs 75000/- to the Publisher: PREETI PUSTAKA PRAKASHANA Doddahulluru Rukkoji’s work is an encyclopaedic study into the life and career of one of India’s greatest screen legends Dr Rajkumar. The 15 year research behind the writing of this double volume makes it a valuable resource for scholars, students and cinephiles of today and tomorrow.

Some of the prominent winners in various categories for this year National Film Awards included Bahubali in the best Feature Film category and Amdavad Ma Famous in the best Non-Feature Film Category. Amitabh Bachchan was given the best actor award for the film Piku and Kangana Ranaut was given the best actress award for her movie Tanu Weds Manu Returns. Samuthirakan was given the Best Supporting Actor award for the film Visaranaai. The award for best supporting actress was given to Tanvi Azmi for her role in Bajirao Mastani. Sanjay Leela Bhansali was given the Best Direction Award for his Film Bajirao Mastani.

The best Kannada film ‘Thithi’ bagged several awards prior to this national award. It was inaugural film at the 8th Bengaluru International Film Festival on 28th of January in front of Vidhana Soudha.

This is Raam Reddy’s directorial debut, is a realistic, light-hearted and entertaining film about how three generations of sons react to the death of their patriarch, Century Gowda: a locally renowned, highly cranky 101-year-old man.

According to Daggubati Suresh Babu "Thithi is such a strong and enjoyable piece of cinema, that it completely goes beyond the usual classification of films. It is highly entertaining, and has an amazing story with unforgettable characters.