2003–04 Karnataka State Film Awards
| 38th Karnataka State Film Awards | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best of Kannada Cinema in 2003-04 | 
| Presented by | Dharam Singh (Chief Minister of Karnataka)  | 
| Announced on | 1 January 2005 [1] | 
| Presented on | 16 July 2005[2] | 
| Site | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India | 
| Hosted by | Srinivas Prabhu Aparna[3]  | 
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | Chigurida Kanasu | 
| Best Direction | T. S. Nagabharana Chigurida Kanasu  | 
| Best Actor | Shivarajkumar Chigurida Kanasu  | 
| Best Actress | Radhika Thayi Illada Thabbali  | 
| Most awards | Chigurida Kanasu (5) | 
The 2003–04 Karnataka State Film Awards, presented by Government of Karnataka, to felicitate the best of Kannada Cinema released in the year 2003–04.[4] The awards were announced on 2005 January 1 and presented on 2005 July 16 in Ambedkar Bhavan, Bangalore.[5]
Lifetime achievement award[edit]
| Name of Award | Awardee(s) | Awarded As | Awards | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Rajkumar Award | K.Janakiram | Director | ₹1,00,000 with a certificate | 
| Puttanna Kanagal Award | Pattabhirama Reddy | Director, Writer, Producer | ₹1,00,000 with a certificate | 
| Lifetime Contribution to Kannada Cinema Award | Kuppuswamy Naidu | Producer, Studio Owner | ₹50,000 with a certificate | 
Jury[edit]
A nine-member committee headed by P. H. Vishwanath, a noted director, made the selections.[6] Of the 26 categories listed, there were no entries for the children and sub-regional sections.
Karnataka government increases the prize money from the existing Rs.20000 to Rs.1 lakh and for the rest of the categories it has been hiked to Rs.50000.[3]
Film Awards[edit]
| Name of Award | Film | Producer | Director | 
|---|---|---|---|
| First Best Film | Chigurida Kanasu | Parvathamma Rajkumar | T. S. Nagabharana | 
| Second Best Film | Shanti | Ramesh Yadav | Baraguru Ramachandrappa | 
| Third Best Film | Chandra Chakori | H. D. Kumaraswamy | S. Narayan | 
| Best Film Of Social Concern | Pravaha | Ramadas Naidu | Ramadas Naidu | 
Other Awards[edit]
| Name of Award | Film | Awardee(s) | 
|---|---|---|
| Best Direction | Chigurida Kanasu | T. S. Nagabharana | 
| Best Actor | Chigurida Kanasu | Shivarajkumar | 
| Best Actress | Thayi Illada Thabbali | Radhika | 
| Best Supporting Actor | Mani | Rangayana Raghu | 
| Best Supporting Actress | Mani | Umashree | 
| Best Child Actor | Amasa | Master Varsha | 
| Best Music Direction | Chigurida Kanasu | V. Manohar | 
| Best Male Playback Singer | Amasa ("Dodda Gowdara")  | 
Picchalli Srinivas | 
| Best Female Playback Singer | Jogula ("Aakashake Obba")  | 
Nanditha | 
| Best Cinematography | Chandra Chakori | P. K. H. Das | 
| Best Editing | Lankesh Patrike | B. S. Kemparaj | 
| Best Lyrics | Preethi Prema Pranaya | K. Kalyan | 
| Best Sound Recording | Nanjundi | A R Aravmundan | 
| Best Art Direction | Chandra Chakori | G. Murthy | 
| Best Story Writer | Mani | Karisubbu | 
| Best Screenplay | Preethi Prema Pranaya | Kavitha Lankesh | 
| Best Dialogue Writer | Chigurida Kanasu | Jayanth Kaikini | 
| Jury's Special Award | Malla | K D Venkatesh (For Stunts)  | 
References[edit]
- ↑ "Karnataka State Film Awards 2003-04". 1 January 2005. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
 - ↑ "Entry only to invitees at film awards function". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 15 July 2005. Archived from the original on 16 April 2007.
 - ↑ 3.0 3.1 "2003-04 STATE AWARDS - AWARDS AMOUNT HIKED". Chitraloka. 17 July 2005. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
 - ↑ "Karnataka State Film Awards 2003-04". Gandhadagudi. Archived from the original on 30 June 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
 - ↑ "2003-04 State Movie Awards". chitraloka.com. 17 July 2005. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
 - ↑ "'Chigurida Kanasu' bags 4 awards". The Times of India. 1 January 2005. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
 
External links[edit]
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