The Karnataka State Film Awards 1980–81, presented by Government of Karnataka, felicitated the best of Kannada Cinema releases in the year 1980.
Film awards Name of AwardFilmProducerDirectorFirst Best FilmRanganayakiB. ThimmannaS. R. Puttanna KanagalSecond Best FilmMooru DarigaluN. S. Devi PrasadGirish KasaravalliThird Best FilmSangeethaWheel ProductionsChandrashekhara Kambara
Other awards Name of AwardFilmAwardee(s)Best DirectionRanganayakiS. R. Puttanna KanagalBest ActorSri Raghavendra VaibhavaSrinathBest ActressRanganayakiAarathiBest Supporting ActorRanganayakiRamakrishnaBest Supporting ActressSangeethaPramila JoshaiBest Child ActorRama LakshmanaMaster SathyaprakashBest Music DirectionSangeethaChandrashekhara KambaraBest CinematographyMareyada Haadu Mooru Darigalu R. N. K. Prasad S. R. BhatBest EditingMooru DarigaluSuresh UrsBest Sound RecordingHanthakana SanchuA. Govinda SwamyBest Story WriterSangeethaChandrashekhara KambaraBest ScreenplayMooru DarigaluGirish KasaravalliBest Dialogue WriterSangeethaChandrashekhara Kambara
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