With the special set jury from the Sandalwood Industry the Government of Karnataka along with the Department of Information and Public Relations will issue the esteemed award ‘Karnataka State Award’ which recognises and honors the talents of young & seasoned actors, actresses, and filmmakers. Currently, the complete list of winners of ‘Karnataka State Award 2020’ has been officially declared.
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- Best Actor – Prajwal Devaraj for ‘Gentleman’
- Best Actress – Akshatha Pandavapura for ‘Pinki Elli’
- Best Supporting Actor – Ramesh Pandit for ‘Taledanda’
- Best Supporting Actress – Manjulamma for ‘Dantapurana’
- Best Child Actor – Ahil Ansari for ‘Dantapurana’
- Best Child Actress – Baby Hitaishi Poojar for ‘Paaru’
- Best Film – Pinki Elli, Varnapatala, Hariva Nadige Maiyella
- Best Children’s Film – Padaka
- Best Karnataka Regional Language Film – Jeetige (Tulu Language)
- Best Special Social Cause Film – Gilyuu Panjaradolilla and Ee Mannu
- Best Popular Entertainment Film – Four Walls
- Best Directorial Debut – Ganesh Hegde for ‘Neeli Hakki’
- Best Story – Shashikant Gatti for ‘Ranchi’
- Best Screenplay – Raghavendra Kumar for ‘Chandni Bar’
- Best Dialogue – Veerappa Maralvadi for ‘Hoovina Haara’
- Best Lyricist – Gargi Karehaklu [Song – Maunavu Matagade, Movie – Parjanya], Sachin Shetty Kumble [Song – Daariyondu Hudukutide, Movie – Ee Mannu]
- Best Music Director – Gagan Baderia for ‘Malgudi Days’
- Best Playback Singer – Anirudh Shastri for ‘Acharya Sri Shankar’
- Best Art Director – Gunasekhar for ‘Bichugatti’
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- Best Cinematography – Ashok Kashyap for ‘Taledanda’
