It has been raining in Karnataka all over. It is raining in awards too. The best of 1997 – six awards at the national level is now beaten with 12 awards at the recently announced 66th national film awards.

Mansore film ‘Nathicharami’ gets five awards – the leading lady of the film Shruthi Hariharan giving birth to a baby girl on 26th of July is now pocketing the national award for her role.

While Nathicharami gets five awards, Prashath Neel KGF, Sathyaprakash Ondalla Eradalla gets two awards and Sarkari Hiriya Prathamika Shale Kasargod adjudged the best children film.

Take a look at different awards won by Kannada films:

1.       Best stunts – KGF

2.       Best VFX - KGF

3.       National integration film – Ondalla Eradalla

4.       Best child actor – Master Rohith (Ondalla Eradalla)

5.       Best Children film – Sarkari Hiriya Prathamika Shale Kasargod

6.       Best regional film – Nathicharami

7.       Best playback singer – Bindu Malini for Nathicharami song Mayavi Manase…

8.       Best lyrics – Nathicharami

9.       Best Editing – Nathicharami

10.    Special mention = Shruthi Hariharan for Nathicharami

11.    Best educative film – Sarala Virala

12.    National archive film – Mookajjiya Kanasugalu

Congratulations to all the winners for making Chandanavana very proud. The Kannadiga in the panel of national awards BS Lingadevaru seems to have made right interpretations.