Dr. Vishnuvardhan Award
Regional Indian film award
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The Dr. Vishnuvardhan Award, instituted in 2011 for the 2008–09 Karnataka State Film Awards is an award given by the government of Karnataka to long-serving film personalities in Kannada cinema. The award, previously called Lifetime Contribution to Kannada Cinema Award, was named Dr. Vishnuvardhan Award in honour of Kannada film industry actor Vishnuvardhan after his demise in 2009.[1] The award carries a purse of ₹200,000 and a gold-plated plaque.[2]
AwardedforContribution to Kannada Cinema.
SponsoredbyGovernment of Karnataka
Rewards
- Gold Medal
- ₹ 2,00,000
Firstaward1999–2000
| Dr. Vishnuvardhan Award | |
|---|---|
| State award for contributions to Kannada cinema | |
| Awarded for | Contribution to Kannada Cinema. |
| Sponsored by | Government of Karnataka |
| Rewards |
|
| First award | 1999–2000 |
| Final award | 2018 |
| Most recent winner | B. S. Basavaraju |
| Highlights | |
Total awarded | 22 |
First winner | S. P. Varadappa |
Recipients
| Year | Recipient | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999–2000 | S. P. Varadappa | Film producer | [3] |
| 2000–01 | T. S. Narasimhan | Film and TV series producer | [3] |
| 2001–02 | Rajanand | Actor | [4] |
| 2002–03 | S. K. Karim Khan | Lyricist | [5] |
| 2003–04 | Kuppuswamy Naidu | Film producer | [6] |
| 2004–05 | Vajramuni | Actor | [7] |
| Chandulal Jain | Film Producer | ||
| 2005–06 | S. Ramachandra | Cinematographer | [8] |
| 2006–07 | Dwarakish | Actor, film director, producer | [9] |
| 2007–08 | Parvathamma Rajkumar | Film producer | [10] |
| 2008–09 | A. R. Raju (Ajantha Raju) | Film producer | [11] |
| R. N. K. Prasad | Cinematographer | ||
| 2009–10 | S. D. Ankalagi | Film producer; produced the first CinemaScope film in Kannada | [12] |
| 2010–11 | Ambareesh | Actor | [13] |
| 2011 | Anant Nag | Actor | [14] |
| 2012 | Rajesh | Actor | [15] |
| 2013 | K. V. Gupta | Film producer and distributor | [16] |
| 2014 | Suresh Urs | Film editor | |
| 2015 | Rajan | Composer | [17] |
| 2016 | K. Chinnappa | Poster artist | [18] |
| 2017 | G. N. Lakshmipathy | Film producer | [19] |
| 2018 | B. S. Basavaraju | Cinematographer | [20] |