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Karnataka State Film Award for Best Music Director

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Awarded forBest Music Direction for Songs / Background Music
Sponsored byGovernment of Karnataka
Rewards
  • Silver Medal
  • ₹20,000
First award1967-68
Karnataka State Film Award for Best Music Direction
State award for contributions to Kannada cinema
Awarded forBest Music Direction for Songs / Background Music
Sponsored byGovernment of Karnataka
Rewards
  • Silver Medal
  • ₹20,000
First award1967-68
Final award2021
Most recent winnerImtiaz Sultan
Highlights
Total awarded50
First winnerVijaya Bhaskar

Karnataka State Film Award for Best Music Director is a film award of the Indian state of Karnataka given during the annual Karnataka State Film Awards. The award honours music directors for their work in Kannada language films.

 • Vijaya Bhaskar6 Awards
 • Hamsalekha
 • M. Ranga Rao
 • Upendra Kumar
 • V. Manohar		3 Awards

Winners

The following is a partial list of award winners and the name of the films for which they won.

Key

Symbol Meaning
Indicates winner for Best Background Score
Year Image Recipient(s) Film Refs.
2021  – Imtiaz Sultan Bisilu Kudure [1]
2020  – Gagan Baderia Malgudi Days [2]
2019  – V. Harikrishna Yajamana [3]
2018 Ravi Basrur K.G.F: Chapter 1 [4][5]
2017  – V. Harikrishna Raajakumara [6]
2016 Charan Raj Jeerjimbe [7]
2015 – Sridhar V. Sambhram Krishna Leela [8]
2014 – B. Ajaneesh Loknath Ulidavaru Kandanthe [9]
2013 Poornachandra Tejaswi Lucia [10]
2012 – Arjun Janya Alemaari
2011 – Anoop Seelin Sidlingu [11]
2010–11 – Jayashree Aravind Ondooralli [12]
2009–10 – This Award is taken back
2008–09 Abhiman Roy Tajmahal
2007–08 Sadhu Kokila Inthi Ninna Preethiya
2006–07 Mano Murthy Mungaaru Male [13]
2005–06 Hamsalekha Nenapirali [14]
2004–05 Sadhu Kokila Rakshasa [15]
2003–04 V. Manohar Chigurida Kanasu [16]
2002–03 – Stephen Prayog Paris Pranaya [17]
2001–02 V. Ravichandran Ekangi [18]
2000–01 – N. Govardhan Mahalakshmi [19]
1999–2000 K. Kalyan Chandramukhi Pranasakhi [19]
1998–99 – No Award N/A
1997–98 V. Manohar Jodi Hakki
1996–97 V. Manohar Janumada Jodi
1995–96 Hamsalekha Sangeetha Sagara Ganayogi Panchakshara Gavai
1994–95 Hamsalekha Haalunda Thavaru
1993–94 C. Ashwath Chinnari Mutha
1992–93 – Upendra Kumar Jeevana Chaitra
1991–92 – Vijaya Bhaskar Pathitha Pavani
1989–90 – Vijaya Bhaskar Muraligaana Amruthapaana
1988–89 – Upendra Kumar Nanjundi Kalyana
1987–88 – L. Vaidyanathan[a] Pushpaka Vimana
1986–87 – No award N/A
1985–86 – G. K. Venkatesh Hosa Neeru
1984–85 – M. Ranga Rao Bandhana [20]
1983–84 – Vijaya Bhaskar Dharani Mandala Madhyadolage
1982–83 Rajeev Taranath Shrungara Maasa
1981–82 – M. Ranga Rao Hosa Belaku
1980–81 Chandrashekhara Kambara Sangeetha
1978–79 – Rajan–Nagendra Parasangada Gendethimma [21]
1977–78 C. Ashwath Spandana
1976–77 Rajeev Taranath Pallavi
1975–76 – B. V. Karanth Hamsageethe
M. Balamuralikrishna
1974–75 – G. K. Venkatesh Bhakta Kumbara
1973–74 – Rajan–Nagendra Eradu Kanasu [21]
1972–73 – Vijaya Bhaskar Sankalpa
1971–72 – Vijaya Bhaskar Yaava Janmada Maitri
1970–71 Salil Chowdhary Samshaya Phala
1969–70 – T. G. Lingappa Sri Krishnadevaraya
1968–69 – M. Ranga Rao Hannele Chiguridaga
1967–68 – Vijaya Bhaskar Belli Moda

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