State Film Award 2017: Suddi bags Best Film award

Bengaluru: The State government has announced the state film awards for the year 2017 based on the recommendations made by Kannada film director-producer N S Shankar. The panel submitted its recommendations to Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy in Bengaluru on Thursday.

The awards are:

First Best Film: Suddi

Second Best Film: March 22

Third Best Film: Padayi

Film with a social message: Hebbet Ramakka

Best family entertainer: Raajakumara

Best children’s film: Eleyaru Navu Geleyaru

First best director: Gangadhar Salimath (for the film Ayana)

Best regional film: Sofia (Konkani)

Best actor (Male): Vishruth Naik (film: Manjari)

Best actor (Female): Tara Anuradha (film: Hebbet Ramakka)

Best supporting actor (Male): Manjunath Hegde for the film Lakshminarayana Prapanchave Bere

Best supporting actor (Female): Rekha (film: Mooka Nayaka)

Best story: Hanumanth B Haligeri (film: Kengulabi)

Best screenplay: Venkat Baradwaj (film: Kempirve)

Best dialogue: S G Siddaramaiah (film: Hebbet Ramakka)

Best cinematography: Santhosh Rai Pathaje (film: Chamak)

Best music direction: V Harikrishna (film: Raajakumara)

Best editing: Harish Komme (film: Mufti)

Best child actor (male): Master Karthik (film: Rajkumar)

Best child actor (female): Shlagha Saligram (Film: Kataka)

Best art direction: S B Ravi (Film: Hebbuli)

Best music: G M Pralhad (Film: March 22)

Best playback singer (Male): Tejaswi Hariprasad (Film: Huliraya)

Best playback singer (Female): Apoorva Sridhar (Dayavittu Gamanisi)

The award carries a cash prize ranging between Rs one lakh and Rs 10,000