Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor

Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor
State award for contributions to Kannada cinema
Rakshit Shetty, the latest winner for 777 Charlie
Awarded forBest Actor of the Year
Sponsored byGovernment of Karnataka
Rewards
  • Silver Medal
  • ₹ 20,000
First award1967-68
Final award2021
Most recent winnerRakshit Shetty
Highlights
Total awarded55
First winnerRajkumar

Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor is a film award of the Indian state of Karnataka given during the annual Karnataka State Film Awards. The award honours Kannada-language films.

Recipients

The first recipient was Rajkumar who was honored in 1967 for his performance in Bangaarada Hoovu. As of 2019 he is the most honored actor with nine awards. Vishnuvardhan was honored in seven occasions. Two actors Anant Nag, Shiva Rajkumar have been honored four times, while Lokesh honored thrice and three actors Ramesh Aravind, Sudeepa and Puneeth Rajkumar have won twice. The award was tied in the year of 1998–99 between Vishnuvardhan and Ramesh Aravind. Shiva Rajkumar, Raghavendra Rajkumar and Puneeth Rajkumar are the only siblings to have bagged this award. The most recent recipient is Rakshit Shetty who is honored in 2021 for his performance in the film 777 Charlie.

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

Key

Symbol Meaning
† Indicates a joint award for that year
/ Indicates one role with multiple names
‡ Indicates that the winner won the award for double roles
Year Image Recipient(s) Role Film Ref(s)
1967-68 Rajkumar Anand Bangarada Hoovu
1968-69  – R. Nagendra Rao Anantha Raya Hannele Chiguridaga
1969-70 B. R. Panthulu Thimmarasu / Appaji Sri Krishnadevaraya
1970-71 Rajkumar  • Raja Raghunatha Rao
 • Ravi / Chandrashekharaiah
 • Shankar / Anand 		Kula Gourava
1971-72  – Venkata Rao Thalageri Shrinivasa Shrothri Vamsha Vriksha
1972-73 Vishnuvardhan Ramachari Naagarahaavu
1973-74  – Lokesh Sambayya / Ayyu Bhootayyana Maga Ayyu
1974-75 Rajkumar Gora Kumbhar Bhakta Kumbara
1975-76  – M. V. Vasudeva Rao Choma Chomana Dudi
1976-77 ‡ Rajkumar  • Arjuna
 • Babruvahana 		Babruvahana
1977-78 Vishnuvardhan Dr. Nataraj Hombisilu
1978-79 Lokesh Thimma Parasangada Gendethimma
1979-80 Anant Nag Antony De'Souza Minchina Ota
1980-81 Srinath Raghavendra Shree Raghavendra Vaibhava
1981-82 Rajkumar Ravi Hosa Belaku
1982-83 Rajkumar Ranga Haalu Jenu
1983-84 Lokesh Malgudi Margayya Banker Margayya
1984-85 Vishnuvardhan Dr. Harish Bandhana
1985-86 Anant Nag Krishna Prasad Hosa Neeru
1986-87  – Charuhasan Tabara Shetty Tabarana Kathe
1987-88 Anant Nag Krishnappa Gowda Avasthe
1988-89 Rajkumar Krishna Murthy Devatha Manushya
1989-90  – Sridhar Shishunala Sharif Santha Shishunala Sharifa
1990-91 ‡ Vishnuvardhan  • Lion Jagapathi Rao
 • Kumar Raja 		Lion Jagapathi Rao
1991-92 Devaraj Veerappan Veerappan
1992-93 Rajkumar Vishwanath Jeevana Chaitra
1993-94 Rajkumar Ramanna Odahuttidavaru
1994-95 Anant Nag Raghappa Gangavva Gangamaayi
1995-96 Shiva Rajkumar Sathya Murthy / Sathya Om
1996-97 Ramesh Aravind Surya America! America!!
1997-98 Vishnuvardhan Swaroop Krishna Kumar Laali
1998-99 † Vishnuvardhan Veerappa Nayaka Veerappa Nayaka
Ramesh Aravind Santosh Hoomale
1999-2000 Shiva Rajkumar Ravi Hrudaya Hrudaya
2000-01 H. G. Dattatreya Hasanabba Munnudi
2001-02 ‡ V. Ravichandran  • Raja
 • Ravi 		Ekangi [1]
2002-03 Sudeepa Nandi Nandhi [2][3][4]
2003-04 Shiva Rajkumar Shankar / Dattanna Chigurida Kanasu [5]
2004-05  – Sri Murali Kanthi / Srikanta Kanthi [6]
2005-06 Shiva Rajkumar Madesha / Jogi Jogi [7]
2006-07 Vijay Shivalingu Duniya [8]
2007-08 Puneeth Rajkumar Akash Milana
2008-09  – Yogesh Dhananjaya / Dhanu Ambari
2009-10 ‡ Vishnuvardhan
(posthumously) 		 • Dr. Vijay
 • Vijaya Rajendra Bahaddur 		Aaptha Rakshaka [9]
2010-11 Puneeth Rajkumar Jackie Jackie [10]
2011 Arjun Sarja Shankar Prasad [11]
2012 Darshan Sangolli Rayanna Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna [12]
2013  – Nikhil Manjoo Altaf Hajj [13]
2014 Sanchari Vijay Madesha (Vidya) Naanu Avanalla...Avalu [14]
2015 Vijay Raghavendra Puttaraj Gawai Shivayogi Sri Puttayyajja [15]
2016 Achyuth Kumar Shivappa Amaravathi [16]
2017  – Vishruth Naik Bhyra Manjari [17]
2018 Raghavendra Rajkumar Rajeeva Ammana Mane [18][19]
2019 Sudeepa Pailwan Krishna Pailwaan [20]
2020 Prajwal Devaraj Bharath Gentleman [21]
2021 Rakshit Shetty Dharma 777 Charlie [22]

See also

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