2017 Karnataka State Film Awards

2017 Karnataka State Film Awards
Date	TBA
Country	India
Presented by	H. D. Kumaraswamy (Chief Minister of Karnataka)
Most awards	Hebbet Ramakka (3 wins)

The 2017 Karnataka State Film Awards, presented by Government of Karnataka, felicitated the best of Karnataka cinema released in the year 2017.^[1] The list of winners were announced on 25 October 2018.^[2] The jury panel headed by director N. S. Shankar submitted the list of winners to the Chief Minister H. D. Kumaraswamy.^[3]

Lifetime achievement award

Name of Award	Awardee(s)	Awarded As	Awards
• Dr. Rajkumar Award  • Puttanna Kanagal Award  • Dr. Vishnuvardhan Award	• TBA  • TBA  • TBA	• TBA  • TBA  • TBA	• ₹ 2,00,000 & Gold Medal with a certificate  • ₹ 2,00,000 & Gold Medal with a certificate  • ₹ 2,00,000 & Gold Medal with a certificate

Jury

A committee headed by director Kavitha Lankesh was appointed to evaluate the awards. Other jury members were actress Rekha Rao, cinematographer Basavaraj, Director KN Vaidyanath and singer Chandrika Gururaj.

Film Awards

Name of Award	Film	Producer	Director
First Best Film	Shuddhi	• Nandini Madhesh  • Madhesh Bhaskar	Adarsh Eshwarappa
Second Best Film	March 22	• Harish Sherigar  • Sharmila Sherigar	Kodlu Ramakrishna
Third Best Film	Paddayi (Tulu film)		Abhaya Simha
Best Film of Social Concern	Hebbet Ramakka	• S. A. Puttaraju  • Kavitha Raj	N. R. Nanjunde Gowda
Best Children Film	Eleyaru Naavu Geleyaru	Nagaraj Gopal	Vikram Soori
Best Regional Film	Sophia (Konkani language)	Janet Noronha	Harry Fernandes
Best Entertaining Film	Raajakumara	Vijay Kirangadur	Santhosh Ananddram
Best Debut Film Of Newcomer Director	Ayana		Gangadhar Salimath

Other Awards

Name of Award	Film	Awardee	Cash Prize
Best Director	Shuddhi	Adarsh Eshwarappa	₹ 1,00,000
Best Actor	Manjari	Vishruth Naik	₹ 20,000
Best Actress	Hebbet Ramakka	Tara[4]	₹ 20,000
Best Supporting Actor	Lakshmi Narayana Prapanchane Bere	Manjunath Hegde	₹ 20,000
Best Supporting Actress	Mooka Nayaka	Sparsha Rekha	₹ 20,000
Best Child Actor	Ramarajya	Master Karthik	₹ 20,000
Best Child Actress	Kataka	Shlaga Saligrama	₹ 20,000
Best Music Direction	Raajakumara	V. Harikrishna	₹ 20,000
Best Male Playback Singer	Huliraaya ("Valase Bandavare")	Tejaswi Haridas	₹ 20,000
Best Female Playback Singer	Dayavittu Gamanisi ("Aasadulla Daadi Bitta")	Apoorva Sridhar	₹ 20,000
Best Cinematography	Chamak	Santhosh Rai Pathaje	₹ 20,000
Best Editing	Mufti	Harish Komme	₹ 20,000
Best Lyrics	March 22	J. M. Prahlad ("Muthu Ratnada Pyate")	₹ 20,000
Best Art Direction	Hebbuli	Ravi S. A.	₹ 20,000
Best Story Writer	Kengulabi	Hanumanth B. Haligeri	₹ 20,000
Best Screenplay	Kempirve	Venkat Bharadwaj	₹ 20,000
Best Dialogue Writer	Hebbet Ramakka	S. G. Siddaramaiah	₹ 20,000
Jury's Special Award	Mahakavya Raaga	Sridarshan (For direction) Mithra (For acting)	₹ 20,000 each

References

1. Shuddhi is best film; Tara best actress
2. Karnataka State Film Awards 2017: Shuddhi declared Best Movie, Raajakumara wins Best Entertainer Award [Complete Winners' List
3. State Film Award 2017: Suddi bags Best Film award
4. "Shuddhi is best film; Tara best actress". Times of India. 26 October 2018.