Karnataka State Film Award for Third Best Film
State award for contributions to Kannada cinema
Sponsored byGovernment of Karnataka
Reward(s)
  • Silver Medal
  • ₹50,000
First awarded1966-67
Last awarded2018
Most recent winnerOndalla Eradalla
Highlights
Total awarded54
First winnerSandhya Raga

The Karnataka State Film Award for Third Best Film is one of the Karnataka State Film Awards presented annually since the awards were instituted for films of 1966–67. The award is given to Kannada films produced in the year.

The makers of Sandhya Raga (1966) were the first recipients and that of Ondalla Eradalla (2018) the latest.

Awards

All the awardees are awarded with a cash prize of ₹50,000 and a 100-gram silver medal. Award winners include producer and director of the film.[1]

Winners

Year Film Producer(s) Director(s) Refs.
1966-67 Sandhya Raga  • A. C. Narasimha Murthy
 • A. Prabhakara Rao 		 • S. K. Bhagavan
 • A. C. Narasimha Murthy
1967-68 Bangarada Hoovu B. A. Arasu Kumar B. A. Arasu Kumar
1968-69 Mannina Maga  • M. V. Venkatachalam
 • Alexander 		Geethapriya
1969-70 Mukthi K. S. Krishnaswamy N. Lakshminarayan
1969-70 Eradu Mukha  • B. V. Srinivas
 • K. S. Prasad
 • A. S. Bhakthavathsalam 		M. R. Vittal
1970-71 Kula Gourava N. Veeraswamy Peketi Sivaram
1971-72 Yaava Janmada Maitri M. V. Venkatachalam Geethapriya
1971-72 Sipayi Ramu Bhagavathi Productions Y. R. Swamy
1973-74 Abachurina Post Office N. Lakshminarayan Pathre C. Vinayak
1974-75 Bhakta Kumbara Hunsur Krishnamurthy Anuradha Devi
1975-76 Premada Kanike V. Somashekar Jayadevi
1976-77 Kakana Kote C. R. Simha M. R. Jayaraj, M. C. Satyanarayana
1977-78 Anuroopa P. Lankesh P. Lankesh
1978-79 Parasangada Gendethimma Maruthi Shivaram Subramani, Honnayya, A. Shivaram, P. Dorairaj, M. Nagarajan
1979-80 Chandanada Gombe Dorairaj, S. K. Bhagavan Bhaktavatsalan, Ramachandra, Dorairaj, S. K. Bhagavan
1980-81 Sangeetha Chandrashekhara Kambara Wheel Productions
1981-82 Baadada Hoo K. V. Jayaram K. S. Narayan
1982-83 Anveshane T. S. Nagabharana Raja, Sarojamma
1983-84 Nodi Swamy Navirodu Heege Shankar Nag Shankar Nag
1984-85 Marali Goodige Balaji K. R. Shantharam
1985-86 Abhimana P. N. Srinivas P. Krishnaraj
1986-87 Madhvacharya G. V. Iyer Ananthalakshmi Films
1987-88 Kaadina Benki Suresh Heblikar Manasa Arts
1988-89 Sankranthi N. R. Nanjunde Gowda K. S. Sachchidanand, Dharmaraj
1989-90 Prathama Ushakirana Suresh Heblikar Maanasa Arts
1990-91 Bhujangayyana Dashavathara Lokesh Girija Lokesh, Latha, Jayamma
1991-92 Pathitha Pavani
1992-93 Harakeya Kuri K. S. L. Swamy B. V. Radha
1993-94 Shhh! Upendra Kumar Govind
1994-95 Yarigu Helbedi Kodlu Ramakrishna Asha Gunashekar, Padmalatha
1995-96 Beladingala Baale Sunil Kumar Desai B. S. Murali
1996-97 Nagareeka Y. Nanjundappa Saraswathi Gopal Jois
1997-98 Nodu Baa Nammoora N. R. Nanjunde Gowda Chandrashekar, Kripa Shankar, H. C. Srinivas, N. R. Nanjunde Gowda
1998-99 Doni Saagali Rajendra Singh Babu H. N. Maruthi, N. M. Madhusudan Gowda
1999-2000 Chandramukhi Pranasakhi Seetharam Karanth Prakash Babu
2000-01 Kurigalu Saar Kurigalu  • Jai Jagadish
 • Vijayalakshmi Singh
 • Dushyanth Singh 		S. V. Rajendra Singh Babu
2001-02 Neela Drushti Srushti T. S. Nagabharana
2002-03 Laali Haadu Sa. Ra. Govindu H. Vasu
2003-04 Chandra Chakori Anitha Kumaraswamy S. Narayan
2004-05 Gowdru Sandesh Nagaraj S. Mahendar
2005-06 Amrithadhare  • Nagathihalli Chandrashekar
 • Niveditha Venkatesh
 • Shailaja Rao
 • Rajashree Ramesh 		Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar [2]
2006–07 Cyanide  • Kenchappa Gowda
 • Indumathi 		A. M. R. Ramesh
2007–08 Maathaad Maathaadu Mallige K. Manju Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar
2008-09 Shankara Punyakoti  • Amarnath Hegde
 • Srinivas Sooda 		G. Murthy
2009–10 Love Guru Naveen Prashant Raj
2010–11 Manasa Anita Rani Kodlu Ramakrishna [3]
2011 Allide Nammane Illi Bande Summane Roopa Saurav Gopi Peenya
2012 Edegarike  • Syed Aman Bachchan
 • M. S. Ravindra 		Sumana Kittur
2013 Prakruthi  • S. Lakshmidevi
 • V. Ashok Kumar
 • Panchakshari 		Panchakshari [4]
2014 Haggada Kone  • Umesh Banakar
 • Dayal Padmanabhan 		Dayal Padmanabhan [1]
2015 Mythri N. S. Rajkumar B. M. Giriraj [5]
2016 Antharjala Harish M. D. Halli B. Nandakumar [6]
2017 Paddayi Nithyananda Pai Abhaya Simha
2018 Ondalla Eradalla Umapathy Srinivas D Satya Prakash [7]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "After national honour, 'Harivu' bags top State film award". Deccan Herald. 13 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Karnataka State Film Awards 2005-06". viggy.com. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Kannada State Film Awards list 2010-11". The Times of India. 25 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Karantaka State Film Awards announced". The Times of India. 5 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Karnataka State Film Awards, 2015: Full List". Bangalore Mirror. 17 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Karnataka State Film Award Winners for 2016". Times of India. 11 April 2017.
  7. ^ "KARNATAKA STATE FILM AWARDS 2018: RAGHAVENDRA RAJKUMAR AND MEGHANA RAJ BAG TOP HONOURS; CHECK OUT ALL WINNERS". bangalore mirror. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
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