Karnataka State Film Award for Best Music Director


Karnataka State Film Award for Best Music Director is a film award of the Indian state of Karnataka given during the annual Karnataka State Film Awards. The award honours music directors for their work in Kannada language films.

Winners

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

Key

YearImageRecipientFilm
2021Imtiaz SultanBisilu Kudure
2020Gagan BaderiaMalgudi Days
2019V. HarikrishnaYajamana
2018Ravi BasrurK.G.F: Chapter 1
2017V. HarikrishnaRaajakumara
2016Charan RajJeerjimbe
2015–Sridhar V. SambhramKrishna Leela
2014–B. Ajaneesh LoknathUlidavaru Kandanthe
2013Poornachandra TejaswiLucia
2012–Arjun JanyaAlemaari
2011–Anoop SeelinSidlingu
2010–11–Jayashree AravindOndooralli
2009–10–This Award is taken back
2008–09Abhiman RoyTajmahal
2007–08–Sadhu KokilaInthi Ninna Preethiya
2006–07Mano MurthyMungaaru Male
2005–06HamsalekhaNenapirali
2004–05–Sadhu KokilaRakshasa
2003–04–V. ManoharChigurida Kanasu
2002–03–Stephen PrayogParis Pranaya
2001–02V. RavichandranEkangi
2000–01–N. GovardhanMahalakshmi
1999–2000K. KalyanChandramukhi Pranasakhi
1998–99–No AwardN/A
1997–98–V. ManoharJodi Hakki
1996–97–V. ManoharJanumada Jodi
1995–96HamsalekhaSangeetha Sagara Ganayogi Panchakshara Gavai
1994–95HamsalekhaHaalunda Thavaru
1993–94C. AshwathChinnari Mutha
1992–93–Upendra KumarJeevana Chaitra
1991–92–Vijaya BhaskarPathitha Pavani
1989–90–Vijaya BhaskarMuraligaana Amruthapaana
1988–89–Upendra KumarNanjundi Kalyana
1987–88–L. VaidyanathanPushpaka Vimana
1986–87–No awardN/A
1985–86–G. K. VenkateshHosa Neeru
1984–85–M. Ranga RaoBandhana
1983–84–Vijaya BhaskarDharani Mandala Madhyadolage
1982–83Rajeev TaranathShrungara Maasa
1981–82–M. Ranga RaoHosa Belaku
1980–81Chandrashekhara KambaraSangeetha
1978–79–Rajan–NagendraParasangada Gendethimma
1977–78C. AshwathSpandana
1976–77Rajeev TaranathPallavi
1975–76–B. V. KaranthHamsageethe
1975–76M. BalamuralikrishnaHamsageethe
1974–75–G. K. VenkateshBhakta Kumbara
1973–74–Rajan–NagendraEradu Kanasu
1972–73–Vijaya BhaskarSankalpa
1971–72–Vijaya BhaskarYaava Janmada Maitri
1970–71Salil ChowdharySamshaya Phala
1969–70–T. G. LingappaSri Krishnadevaraya
1968–69–M. Ranga RaoHannele Chiguridaga
1967–68–Vijaya BhaskarBelli Moda