Filmfare Award for Best Director – Kannada

The Filmfare Best Director Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Kannada (Sandalwood) films. The award was first given in 1972.[1][2]

## Superlatives

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Superlative | Best Director

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Most awards  | Girish Kasaravalli
Sunil Kumar Desai
T. S. Nagabharana
Puttanna Kanagal
Girish Karnad | 3 Awards

## Winners

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Year | Director | Film | Ref

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2023 | Hemanth M. Rao | Sapta Saagaradaache Ello - Side A | [3]
2022 | Kiranraj K | 777 Charlie | [4]
2020-21 | Raj B. Shetty | Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana | [5]
2018 | Mansore | Nathicharami | [6]
2017 | Tarun Sudhir | Chowka | [7]
2016 | Rishab Shetty | Kirik Party | [8]
2015 | Anup Bhandari | RangiTaranga | [9]
2014 | Rakshit Shetty | Ulidavaru Kandanthe | [10]
2013 | Pawan Kumar | Lucia | [11]
2012 | Vijaya Prasad | Sidlingu | [12]
2011 | Jayathirtha | Olave Mandhara | [13]
2010 | Girish Kasaravalli | Kanasemba Kudureyaneri | [14]
2009 | Guruprasad | Eddelu Manjunatha | [15]
2008 | Shashank | Moggina Manasu | [16]
2007 | K. M. Chaitanya | Aa Dinagalu | [17]
2006 | Indrajith Lankesh | Aishwarya | [18]
2005 | Ratnaja | Nenapirali |
2004 | P. Vasu | Aaptamitra | [19]
2003 | P.A. Arun Prasad | Kiccha | [17]
2002 | Girish Kasaravalli | Dweepa | [20]
2001 | Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar | Nanna Preethiya Hudugi | [21]
2000 | Sunil Kumar Desai | Sparsha | [22]
1999 | Upendra | Upendra | [23]
1998 | Girish Kasaravalli | Thaayi Saheba | [24]
1997 | T. S. Nagabharana | Nagamandala | [25]
1996 | T. S. Nagabharana | Janumada Jodi | [26]
1995 | Sunil Kumar Desai | Beladingala Baale | [27]
1994 | Rajendra Singh Babu | Mahakshathriya | [28]
1993 | Rajendra Singh Babu | Hoovu Hannu | [29]
1992 | T. S. Nagabharana | Mysore mallige | [30]
1991 | Lokesh | Bhujangayyana Dashavathara | [31]
1990 | Suresh Heblikar | Prathama Ushakirana | [32]
1989 | Sunil Kumar Desai | Tarka | [33][34]
1988 | Dinesh Baboo | Suprabhatha | [35]
1987 | Singeetham Srinivasa Rao | Pushpaka Vimana | [36]
1986 | K. V. Jayaram | Hosa Neeru | [37]
1985 | N. Lakshmi Narayan | Bettada Hoovu | [38]
1984 | Kashinath | Anubhava | [39]
1983 | Prema Karanth | Phaniyamma | [40]
1982 | M. S. Sathyu | Bara | [41]
1981 | Puttanna Kanagal | Ranganayaki | [42]
1980 | Shankar Nag | Minchina Ota | [43]
1979 | Puttanna Kanagal | Dharmasere | [44]
1978 | Girish Karnad | Ondanondu Kaladalli | [45]
1977 | K. S. Prakash Rao | Ganda Hendati | [46]
1976 | G. V. Iyer | Hamsa Geethe | [47]
1975 | B. V. Karanth | Chomana Dudi | [48]
1974 | Girish Karnad | Kaadu | [49]
1973 | Puttanna Kanagal | Edakallu Guddada Mele | [50][51]
1972 |  • B. V. Karanth
• Girish Karnad | Vamsha Vriksha | [52][53][54]

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Filmfare Awards South

Main awards|

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* Best Film
* Best Director
* Best Actor
* Best Actress
* Best Supporting Actor
* Best Supporting Actress
* Best Music Director
* Best Lyricist
* Best Male Playback
* Best Female Playback
* Critics Best Actor
* Critics Best Actress

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* Best Film
* Best Director
* Best Actor
* Best Actress
* Best Supporting Actor
* Best Supporting Actress
* Best Music Director
* Best Lyricist
* Best Male Playback
* Best Female Playback
* Critics Best Actor
* Critics Best Actress

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* Best Film
* Best Director
* Best Actor
* Best Actress
* Best Supporting Actor
* Best Supporting Actress
* Best Music Director
* Best Lyricist
* Best Male Playback
* Best Female Playback
* Critics Best Actor
* Critics Best Actress

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* Best Director
* Best Actor
* Best Actress
* Best Supporting Actor
* Best Supporting Actress
* Best Music Director
* Best Lyricist
* Best Male Playback
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* Critics Best Actor
* Critics Best Actress

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* Best Cinematography
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* Best Editor
* Best Art Director
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