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2015 Karnataka State Film Awards

Date| 13 November 2016 (2016-11-13)
Location| Bengaluru
Country| India
Presented by| Siddaramaiah
(Chief Minister of Karnataka)
Most awards| Thithi (4)
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The Karnataka State Film Awards 2015, presented by Government of Karnataka, to felicitate the best of Kannada Cinema released in the year 2015.[1] The ceremony was held in Bengaluru on 13 November 2016.[2]

## Lifetime achievement award

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For the first time a separate jury was appointed to select the Lifetime Achievement Awards under the chairmanship of veteran director S. K. Bhagavan.[3]

Name of Award  | Awardee(s)  | Awarded As

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• Dr. Rajkumar Award
• Puttanna Kanagal Award
• Dr. Vishnuvardhan Award |  • Harini
• Nagathihalli Chandrashekar
• Rajan |  • Actress
• Director
• Music Director

## Jury

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A committee headed by Naganna was appointed to evaluate the awards.

## Film Awards

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Name of Award  | Film  | Producer  | Director

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First Best Film | Thithi | Prathap Reddy  | Raam Reddy
Second Best Film | Maarikondavaru | Gururaj Seth  | K. Shivarudraiah
Third Best Film | Mythri | N. S. Rajkumar | B. M. Giriraj
Best Film of Social Concern | Shivayogi Sri Puttayyajja | Shyam Mukund Navale  | Hamsa Vijeth
Best Children Film | Mane Modala Paathashaale | N. T. Jayarama Reddy  | N. T. Jayarama Reddy
Best Regional Film | Thalang Neer
(Kodava language)  | Dr Naveen Krishna  | Gopi Peenya
Best Entertaining Film | Krishna Leela | Ajay Rao | Shashank
Best Debut Film Of Newcomer Director | RangiTaranga | H.K.Prakash | Anup Bhandari

## Other Awards

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Name of Award  | Film  | Awardee

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Best Director | Thithi | Raam Reddy
Best Actor | Shivayogi Sri Puttayyajja | Vijay Raghavendra
Best Actress | Ganga | Malashri
Best Supporting Actor | Mana Manthana | Ramesh Bhat
Best Supporting Actress | Thithi | S. M. Pooja
Best Child Actor | Ashtavakra | Likhit Sharma
Best Child Actress | Savi Nilaya | Mevish
Best Music Direction | Krishna Leela | Sridhar V. Sambhram
Best Male Playback Singer | Preethiyalli Sahaja
("Sundarangiye")  | Santhosh Venky
Best Female Playback Singer | Bekku
("Thalamalada Maleyalli")  | Shamitha Malnad
Best Cinematography | Last Bus | Ananth Urs
Best Editing | Chandi Kori | Sujith Nayak
Best Lyrics | Muddu Manase
("Edeyal Yaaro Ghazhal")  | V. Nagendra Prasad
Best Art Direction | Last Bus | Avinash Narasimharaju
Best Story Writer | July 22, 1947 | Sarajoo Katkar
Best Screenplay | Krishna Leela |  • Shashank
• Raghu Kovi
Best Dialogue Writer | Thithi | Eeregowda
Jury's Special Award | Shivalinga | Jupiter Animation
(For Computer Graphics)

## References

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1. ^ Karnataka State Film Awards, 2015: Full List
2. ^ "Annual film awards to be given on Raj's birthday". Deccan Herald. 14 November 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
3. ^ Kannada Actress Harini 79 to be honoured with Rajkumar Award

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| Acting and dubbing|

* Best Actor
* Best Actress
* Best Supporting Actor
* Best Supporting Actress
* Best Child Actor (Male)
* Best Child Actor (Female)
* Best Dubbing Artist (Male)
* Best Dubbing Artist (Female)

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* Best Cinematographer
* Best Editor
* Best Art Direction

Film|

* First Best Film
* Second Best Film
* Third Best Film
* Special Film of Social Concern
* Best Regional Film
* Best Best Children Film
* Best Family Entertainer
* Director's First Time Best Film

Music|

* Best Lyricist
* Best Music Director
* Best Male Playback Singer
* Best Female Playback Singer

Story and direction|

* Best Director
* Best Story
* Best Screenplay
* Best Dialogue

Special awards|

* Dr. Rajkumar Award
* Dr. Vishnuvardhan Award
* Puttanna Kanagal Award
* Special Jury Award

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* Best Sound Recording

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