The Karnataka State Film Awards 1984–85 were presented by Government of Karnataka, to felicitate the best of Kannada Cinema released in the year 1984.

Film awards Name of AwardFilmProducerDirectorFirst Best FilmAccidentShankar NagShankar NagSecond Best FilmBettada HoovuParvathamma RajkumarN. LakshminarayanThird Best FilmMarali GoodigeGurusharanam FilmsK. R. Shantaram

Other awards Name of AwardFilmAwardee(s)Best DirectionAccidentShankar NagBest ActorBandhanaVishnuvardhanBest ActressAvala AntharangaRoopa DeviBest Supporting ActorAvala AntharangaShyam SundarBest Supporting ActressAccidentArundhati NagBest Child ActorParameshi Prema PrasangaManjunathBest Music DirectionBandhanaM. Ranga RaoBest CinematographyAvala AntharangaR. N. K. PrasadBest EditingAvala AntharangaB. Hanumantha RaoBest Sound RecordingAccidentB. PanduranganBest Story WriterBettada HoovuSherli L. AroraBest ScreenplayAccidentVasant MokashiJury's Special AwardAccidentHasan Raghu(For Accident Sequence) Beralge Koral Kanchana Ganga Films(For Effective Adaptation of important play of Rashtrakavi Kuvempu into film)

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