| Karnataka State Film Award for Best Social Film | |
|---|---|
| State award for contributions to Kannada cinema | |
| Awarded for | Best Film about Social Concern |
| Sponsored by | Government of Karnataka |
| Reward(s) |
|
| First awarded | 1993-94 |
| Last awarded | 2018 |
| Most recent winner | Santakavi Kanakadasara Ramadhanya |
| Highlights | |
| Total awarded | 27 |
| First winner | Karimaleya Kaggatthalu |
The following is the list of Award winning films for the Karnataka State Best Social film award.
| Year | Film | Producer | Director | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Santakavi Kanakadasara Ramadhanya | Sreelakshmi Narasimha Movies | T.N. Nagesh | [1][2] |
| 2017 | Hebbet Ramakka | S. A. Puttaraju | N. R. Nanjunde Gowda | [3] |
| 2016 | Mudla Seemeyalli | K. Shivarudraiah | [4] | |
| 2015 | Shivayogi Sri Puttayyajja | Shyam Mukund Navale | Hamsa Vijeth | [5] |
| 2014 | Brahmashri Narayana Guruswamy (Tulu Film) |
Shekhar Kotiyan | [6] | |
| 2013 | Ingale Marga | Ghanshyam Bhandge | Vishal Raj | [7] |
| 2012 | Karanika Shishu | C. Lakshman | [8] | |
| 2011 | Sarasammana Samaadhi | Basant Kumar Patil | K. N. T. Sastry | [9] |
| 2010-11 | Byari | T. K. Altaf Hussain | Suveeran | [10] |
| 2009-10 | Shabari | Ramesh Yadav | Baraguru Ramachandrappa | |
| 2008-09 | Mukhaputa | • Narayana Hosmane • Subraya Hosmane • Roopa Iyer |
Roopa Iyer | |
| 2007-08 | Banada Neralu | V. Chandrakanth | Umashankar Swamy | [11] |
| 2006-07 | Kaada Beladingalu | • K. M. Veeresh • K. N. Siddalingayya • B. S. Lingadevaru |
B. S. Lingadevaru | [12] |
| 2005-06 | Thaayi | Prameela Joshai | Baraguru Ramachandrappa | [13] |
| 2004-05 | Haseena | Chiguru Chitra | Girish Kasaravalli | [14] |
| 2003-04 | Pravaaha | • Beerappa • P. R. Ramadas Naidu |
P. R. Ramadas Naidu | [15] |
| 2002-03 | Sainika | Rajayogi Films | Mahesh Sukhadhare | [16] |
| 2001-02 | Gandhada Gombe | • B. Shankar • M. D. Hasham |
B. Srinivas | |
| 2000-01 | Munnudi | Navyachithra | P. Sheshadri | |
| 1999-2000 | Shabdavedhi | Parvathamma Rajkumar | S. Narayan | |
| 1998-99 | Bhoomi Thayiya Chochchala Maga | • Jai Jagadish • R. Dushyant Singh • Vijayalakshmi Singh |
S. V. Rajendra Singh Babu | |
| 1997-98 | Bhoomi Geetha | R. Mahadeva Gowda | Kesari Haravu | |
| 1997-98 | Maaribale (Tulu Film) | Krishnappa Uppoor | ||
| 1996-97 | Karadipura | Rajalakshmi Ramachandrappa | Baraguru Ramachandrappa | |
| 1995-96 | Urvashi | Lalithamma Lingannaiah | Amaradeva | |
| 1994-95 | Kotreshi Kanasu | G. Nandakumar | Nagathihalli Chandrashekar | |
| 1993-94 | Karimaleya Kaggatthalu | Ganapathi Prabhu | E. Chennagangappa |