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Karnataka State Film Award for Best Director is a state film award of the Indian state of Karnataka given during the annual Karnataka State Film Awards The award honors Kannada language films This award is presented to the Director of First Best Film award winning film This award is named after H L N Simha The first director of Kannada Cinema who was brought First National Award to Kannada Cinema Karnataka State Film Award for Best DirectorState award for contributions to Kannada cinemaAwarded forDirector Of The First Best FilmSponsored byGovernment of KarnatakaReward s Gold Medal 1 00 000First awarded1967 68Last awarded2018Most recent winnerDayal PadmanabhanHighlightsTotal awarded53First winnerPuttanna Kanagal Contents 1 Superlatives 2 Award winners 3 See also 4 ReferencesSuperlatives EditAwardees winsGirish Kasaravalli 6 timesPuttanna Kanagal 5 timesT S Nagabharana 3 timesAward winners EditThe following is a complete list of award winners and the name of the films for which they won Girish Kasaravalli the highest number of award winner with 6 awards Nagabharana won the award thrice Kavita Lankesh the only woman director to win the award till date Year Winner Film Ref 2018 Dayal Padmanabhan Aa Karaala Ratri 1 2 2017 Adarsh Eshwarappa Shuddhi 3 2016 B M Giriraj Amaravathi 4 2015 Raam Reddy Thithi 5 2014 Manjunath S Reddy Harivu 6 2013 Nikhil Manjoo Hajj2012 N Sudarshan Thallana 7 2011 Manoj K Sathi Prasad 8 2010 11 K Shivarudraiah Maagiya Kaala 9 2009 10 Ruthwik Simha Rasarushi Kuvempu 10 2008 09 Narendra Babu Kabaddi 11 2007 08 Girish Kasaravalli Gulabi Talkies 12 2006 07 Yogaraj Bhat Mungaaru Male 13 2005 06 Girish Kasaravalli Naayi Neralu 14 2004 05 Indrajith Lankesh Monalisa 15 2003 04 T S Nagabharana Chigurida Kanasu 16 2002 03 B Suresha Artha 17 2001 02 Girish Kasaravalli Dweepa 18 2000 01 P R Ramadas Naidu Mussanje 19 1999 2000 Kavitha Lankesh Deveeri 19 1998 99 K Shivarudraiah Chaithrada Chiguru1997 98 Girish Kasaravalli Thaayi Saheba1996 97 Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar America America1995 96 Chindodi Bangaresh Sangeetha Sagara Ganayogi Panchakshara Gavai1994 95 Vasanth Mokashi Gangavva Gangamaayi1993 94 Sunil Kumar Desai Nishkarsha1992 93 Dorai Bhagwan Jeevana Chaitra1991 92 Ravindranath Veerappan1990 91 S V Rajendra Singh Babu Muthina Haara1989 90 Sadananda Suvarna Kubi Matthu Iyala1988 89 N T Jayarama Reddy Yaaru Hone1987 88 T S Nagabharana Aasphota1986 87 Girish Kasaravalli Tabarana Kathe1985 86 K V Jayaram Hosa Neeru1984 85 Shankar Nag Accident1983 84 Baraguru Ramachandrappa Benki1982 83 Singeetam Srinivasa Rao Haalu Jenu1981 82 M S Sathyu Bara1980 81 Puttanna Kanagal Ranganayaki1979 80 Katte Ramachandra Arivu1978 79 T S Nagabharana Grahana1977 78 Girish Kasaravalli Ghatashraddha1976 77 P Lankesh Pallavi1975 76 B V Karanth Chomana Dudi1974 75 Puttanna Kanagal Upasane1973 74 Siddalingaiah Bhootayyana Maga Ayyu1972 73 P V Nanjaraja Urs Sankalpa1971 72 Girish Karnad Vamsha VrikshaB V Karanth1970 71 Puttanna Kanagal Sharapanjara1969 70 Puttanna Kanagal Gejje Pooje1968 69 M R Vittal Hannele Chiguridaga1967 68 Puttanna Kanagal Belli ModaSee also EditCinema of Karnataka List of Kannada language filmsReferences Edit KARNATAKA STATE FILM AWARDS 2018 RAGHAVENDRA RAJKUMAR AND MEGHANA RAJ BAG TOP HONOURS CHECK OUT ALL WINNERS bangalore mirror 10 January 2020 Retrieved 4 May 2020 Karnataka State Film Awards 2018 Raghavendra Rajkumar and Meghana Raj Bag Top Honours News18 10 January 2020 Retrieved 4 May 2020 Karnataka State Film Awards 2017 Announced Karnataka State Film Award Winners for 2016 Karnataka State Film Awards 2015 Full List After national honour Harivu bags top State film award Karnataka State Film Awards Darshan and Nirmala bag Top Honors Cineloka co in 26 August 2014 Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 1 March 2016 Suresh Sunayana 14 March 2013 Karnataka State Film Awards 2010 11 winners The Times of India Retrieved 15 December 2019 Kannada State Film Awards list 2010 11 Times of India The Times of India 25 October 2013 Retrieved 1 March 2016 Vishnuvardhan Anu Prabhakar Karnataka State Film Awards Aaptha Rakshaka Pareekshe INFORMATION STATE FILM AWARDS 2008 09 KARNATAKA Gulabi Talkies bags 3 Karnataka State Film Awards Karnataka State Film Awards 2006 2007 Archived 2011 08 31 at the Wayback Machine Karnataka State Film Awards 2005 06 announced Nayi Neralu bagged the first best film award Karnataka State Film Awards 2004 05 announced Monalisa bagged the first best film award The Hindu Karnataka Bangalore News Entry only to invitees at film awards function Karnataka State Film Awards 2002 2003 announced Artha of B Suresh bagged the Best Film Award Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 5 April 2012 Retrieved 18 November 2011 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link a b The Hindu Shivaraj Tara Anu bag State film awards Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Karnataka State Film Award for 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