The Karnataka State Film Awards 2012, presented by Government of Karnataka, recognised the best of Kannada-language films released in the year 2012.
Lifetime achievement award
Name of AwardAwardee(s)Awarded AsDr. Rajkumar AwardPuttanna Kanagal AwardDr. Vishnuvardhan AwardM. BhakthavathsalaChi. DattarajRajeshProducer, DistributorDirectorActor
Jury
A committee headed by film producer K. C. N. Chandrashekar was appointed to evaluate the feature films awards.
Film awards Name of AwardFilmProducerDirectorFirst Best FilmThallanaThanmaya ChithraN. SudarshanSecond Best FilmBharath StoresAmrutha PatilBasant Kumar PatilP. SheshadriThird Best FilmEdegarikeSyed Aman BachchanM. S. RavindraSumana KitturBest Film Of Social ConcernKaranika ShishuBest Children FilmLittle MasterBest Regional FilmKonchavaram(Banjara language)Best Entertaining FilmKrantiveera Sangolli RayannaAnand AppugolNaganna Best Debut Film Of Newcomer DirectorAlemaariB. K. SrinivasSanthu
Other awards Name of AwardFilmAwardee(s)Best DirectionThallanaN. SudarshanBest ActorKrantiveera Sangolli RayannaDarshan ThoogudeepBest ActressThallanaNirmala ChennappaBest Supporting ActorKalavuKari SubbuBest Supporting ActressOlavina OleAruna BalarajBest Child ActorKaranika ShishuAnil KumarBest Child ActressSheshuLepanaBest Music DirectionAlemaariArjun JanyaBest Male Playback SingerCyber Yugadol Nava Yuva Madhura Prema Kavyam ("Hale Cycle Hattikondu")Vasu DixitBest Female Playback SingerLittle MasterAnuradha BhatBest CinematographyEdegarikeRakeshBest EditingSaagarP. R. Soundar RajBest LyricsEe Bhoomi Aa Bhanu (All Songs)B. H. MallikarjunBest Art DirectionKaranika ShishuBheemeshappaBest Story WriterAngulimalaBaraguru RamachandrappaBest ScreenplayKalavuK. Y. NarayanaswamyBest Dialogue WriterBheema TheeradalliM. S. RameshJury's Special AwardKrantiveera Sangolli RayannaRavi Varma(For Action Sequences)
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