The Karnataka State Film Award for Best Film is a state film award of the India

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India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n state of Karnataka

Karnataka

Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...

 given during the annual Karnataka State Film Awards

Karnataka State Film Awards

Karnataka State Film Awards are the most notable and prestigious film awards given for Kannada film industry in Karnataka, India. These are considered the highest awards for Kannada language films...

. The award honors Kannada language

Kannada language

Kannada or , is a language spoken in India predominantly in the state of Karnataka. Kannada, whose native speakers are called Kannadigas and number roughly 50 million, is one of the 30 most spoken languages in the world...

 films. The awards are conferred in a format of "first", "second" and "third."

Best Film 'First'

The following is a partial list of the Karnataka State Film Award recipients for Best Film 'First' and the name of the films for which they won.

Year	Film	Director
2010	Rasarushi Kuvempu	Ruthwik Simha
2009	Kabaddi Kabaddi (film) Kabaddi is a 2009 Kannada film directed by Narendra Babu. Produced by G K Ravi, K Raju, G Kishor Kumar, Anup Gowda, N Asha and D V Rajendra Prasad under the banner of Khandaya haagu Vistara and has music by Hamsalekha. The film stars Praveen and Priyanka in the lead roles...	Narendra Babu
2008	Gulabi Talkies Gulabi Talkies Gulabi Talkies is a 2008 Kannada film by acclaimed Indian director Girish Kasaravalli. It is based on a short story by the same name by Kannada writer Vaidehi....	Girish Kasaravalli Girish Kasaravalli Girish Kasaravalli is a noted film director, and one of the pioneers of the Parallel Cinema in Kannada cinema, who has won the National Film Award for Best Film four times, Ghatashraddha , Tabarana Kathe , Thaayi Saheba and Dweepa...
2007	Mungaru Male Mungaru Male Mungaru Male is a 2006 Kannada language movie directed by Yograj Bhat and produced by E Krishnappa. The film stars Ganesh, Pooja Gandhi, and Anant Nag in lead roles...	Yogaraj Bhat
2006	Naayi Neralu Naayi Neralu Naayi Neralu is a 2006 Kannada language movie directed by Girish Kasaravalli and is based on a novel by kannada writer S L Bhyrappa of the same name. The film stars Pavitra Lokesh in lead role. The film bagged 3 state awards by the Government of Karnataka.-Crew:Language : KannadaProducer :...	Girish Kasaravalli Girish Kasaravalli Girish Kasaravalli is a noted film director, and one of the pioneers of the Parallel Cinema in Kannada cinema, who has won the National Film Award for Best Film four times, Ghatashraddha , Tabarana Kathe , Thaayi Saheba and Dweepa...
2005	Monalisa	Indrajith Lankesh
2004	Chigurida Kanasu Chigurida Kanasu Chigurida Kanasu is an Indian Kannada movie directed by ace director T.S. Nagabharana starring Shivarajkumar and produced by Vajreshwari Combines that is owned by legendary Dr.Rajkumar...	T. S. Nagabharana T. S. Nagabharana T. S. Nagabharana is an Indian filmmaker in the Kannada film industry. He has been the recipient of international, national, state and other awards for 20 of his 30 Kannada movies in the last 26 years. He holds a degree in in Science and Law...
2003	Artha	B. Suresh
2002	Dweepa Dweepa -Plot:Based on the novel with the same title by Norbert D'Souza, Dweepa deals with the raging issue of building dams and the displacement of natives. Located in the backwaters of a dam, Sita Parvata is an island slowly submerging due to the rains. The government succeeds in evacuating the inmates...	Girish Kasaravalli Girish Kasaravalli Girish Kasaravalli is a noted film director, and one of the pioneers of the Parallel Cinema in Kannada cinema, who has won the National Film Award for Best Film four times, Ghatashraddha , Tabarana Kathe , Thaayi Saheba and Dweepa...
2001	Mussanje
2000	Deveeri Deveeri Deveeri is a 1999 Kannada language film based on the novel of the same name by noted Kannada writer P. Lankesh. The novel was adapted for the movie by his daughter Kavita Lankesh.The film won the 1999–2000 Karnataka State Award for best film....	Kavitha Lankesh Kavitha Lankesh Kavitha Lankesh is a renowned filmmaker and director in the Kannada cinema industry.Lankesh is the younger daughter of well known Kannada writer and journalist P. Lankesh. Kavitha holds a Masters in English Literature from the Bangalore University and a diploma in advertising.Kavitha started her...
1972	Vamsha Vriksha	B. V. Karanth B. V. Karanth Babukodi Venkataramana Karanth was a renowned film and theatre personality from India...

Best Film 'Second'

The following is a partial list of the Karnataka State Film Award recipients for Best Film 'Second' and the name of the films for which they won.

Year	Film	Director
2010	Manasaare Manasaare Manasaare is an Indian Kannada language movie directed by Yograj Bhat starring Diganth in the lead.-Plot:Manohara is an unemployed youth who is always looked down on by his family. However his uncle is very supportive to him. One day in order to prove that he is capable of doing something in his...	Yogaraj Bhat
2009	Josh	Shivamani
2008	Moggina Jade	P. R. Ramadasa Naidu
2007	Duniya	Duniya Soori Duniya Soori Suri , also known as Duniya Soori or Soori, is a movie director from India. He became known as Duniya Soori in the wake of the success of his debut movie Duniya, for which he won the 2006–2007 Karnataka State Film Awards in the Best Screenplay category. Soori came to fame after the Duniya...
2006	Nenapirali	Rathnaja
2005	Beru	P. Sheshadri
2004	Shanti	Baraguru Ramachandrappa
2003	Kshama	Baraguru Ramachandrappa
2002	Ekangi Ekangi Ekangi is an Indian Kannada-language film directed and produced by Ravichandran. It starred Ravichandran, Ramya Krishnan, and Prakash Rai. It was an ambitious project, but did not succeed at the box office. A house was specially erected for the movie and entire movie is set in the house....	V. Ravichandran V. Ravichandran V. Ravichandran is an actor, director, producer, music director, Editor and lyricist in the Kannada film industry. He is the son of film producer N. Veeraswamy. As producer, Ravichandran continues to run his father's production house, Sri Eswari Productions...
2001	Shaapa Shaapa Shaapa is Indian Kannada language movie directed by Ashok Patil starring Ramesh in lead role.Shaapa can be translated in English as Curse.-Plot:...	Ashok Patil
2000	Kaanuru Heggadathi	Girish Karnad Girish Karnad Girish Raghunath Karnad is a contemporary writer, playwright, screenwriter, actor and movie director in Kannada language...

Best Film 'Third'

The following is a partial list of the Karnataka State Film Award recipients for Best Film 'Third' and the name of the films for which they won.

Year	Film	Director
2010	Love Guru Love Guru (Kannada film) Love Guru is an Indian Kannada movie starring Tarun Chandra and Radhika Pandit. The movie was released in the year 2009. The movie was directed by Prashanth Raj who has worked as assistant director to Mahesh Bhatt of Bollywood.-Cast:*Tarun Chandra...	Prashanth Raj
2009	Shankara Punyakoti	G. Murthy
2008	Mathad mathad mallige	Nagathihalli Chandrashekar
2007	Cyanide	A. M. R. Ramesh
2006	Amrithadhare Amrithadhare Amrithadhare is a Kannada film directed and produced by Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar. The film was released on 7 October 2005 starring Dhyan and Ramya in lead roles. The music was composed by Mano Murthy....	Nagatihalli Chandrashekar
2005	Gowdru	S. Mahendar
2004	Chandra Chakori	S. Narayan
2003	Laali Haadu	H. Vasu
2002	Neela	T. S. Nagabharana T. S. Nagabharana T. S. Nagabharana is an Indian filmmaker in the Kannada film industry. He has been the recipient of international, national, state and other awards for 20 of his 30 Kannada movies in the last 26 years. He holds a degree in in Science and Law...
2001	Kurigalu Sir Kurigalu	S. V. Rajendra Singh Babu
2000	Chandramuki Pranasakhi Chandramuki Pranasakhi Chandramuki Pranasakhi is a Kannada movie released in 1999 directed by Seetharam Karant that stars Ramesh Aravind, Prema, Bhavana. Music and lyrics were by K. Kalyan.- Plot :...	Seetharam Karanth

See also

• Cinema of India
  Cinema of India
  The cinema of India consists of films produced across India, which includes the cinematic culture of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Orissa, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal. Indian films came to be followed throughout South Asia and...
  
  
• Cinema of Karnataka
  Cinema of Karnataka
  The cinema of Karnataka , sometimes colloquially referred to as Sandalwood and as Chandanavana in Kannada, encompasses movies made in the Indian state of Karnataka based in Bangalore. Most of the movies are made in Kannada, with a handful of them in Konkani or Tulu. Today more than 100 films are...
  
  
• List of Kannada-language films