Udaya Film Awards

Udaya Film Awards
Awarded forExcellence in cinematic achievements for Kannada cinema
CountryIndia
Presented byKnockout, Sun Feast, Vivel Active & Udaya TV Channel
First awarded1997 - 2012

The Udaya Film Awards is the most prominent award ceremony for Kannada films presented annually by Udaya TV, a Kannada-language division of the Sun Network, from the south-Indian state of Karnataka. The awards ceremony has been instituted to honour both artistic and technical excellence in the Kannada language film industry. Held since 1998, the ceremony was discontinued for over 6 years and made its comeback in 2006. The sponsors have been made by Knockout and Sun Feast before and currently by Vivel Active.[1]

Best Actor

The Udaya Film Award for Best Male Actor has been awarded since 1998.

Year Actor Film
2012 Upendra Kalpana
2011 Darshan Saarathi
2010 Puneeth Rajkumar Jackie
2009
2008 Chetan Kumar Aa Dinagalu
2007 Ganesh Cheluvina Chittara
2006 Shivarajkumar Jogi
2002 Upendra Nagarahavu
1998 Upendra A
1997 Ramesh Aravind O Mallige

Best Actress

The Udaya Film Award for Best Female Actor has been awarded since 1998.

Year Actress Film
2012 Radhika Pandit Addhuri
2011 Ramya Sanju Weds Geetha
2010 Radhika Pandit Krishnan Love Story
2009
2008 Ramya Mussanjemaatu
2007 Amoolya Cheluvina Chittara
2006 Ramya Amrithadhare
2002 Jyothika Nagarahavu
1998 Vijayalakshmi Nagamandala
1997 Suman Nagarkar Hoomale

Best Director

The Udaya Film Award for Best Director has been awarded since 1998.

Year Director Film
2012 A. P. Arjun Addhuri
2010 Shashank Krishnan Love Story
2009
2008
2007 Prakash Milana
2006 Prem Jogi
1998 T. S. Nagabharana Nagamandala

Best Film

The Udaya Film Award for Best Film has been awarded since 1998.

Year Film
2012 Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna
2010 Jackie
2009
2008
2007 Cheluvina Chittara
2006 Jogi
1998 Nagamandala

Best Supporting Actor

The Udaya Film Award for Best Supporting Male Actor has been awarded since 2006.

Year Actor Film
2012 Dharma Edegarike
2010 Rangayana Raghu
2009
2008
2007 Sharath Lohitashwa Aa Dinagalu
2006 V. Ravichandran Aham Premasmi

Best Supporting Actress

The Udaya Film Award for Best Supporting Female Actor has been awarded since 1997.

Year Actress Film
2012 Tara Bhageerathi
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006 Arundhati Nag Jogi
1997 Chaitali O Mallige

Best Music Director

The Udaya Film Award for Best Music Director has been awarded since 2006.

Year Composer Film
2012 V. Harikrishna Addhuri
2010
2009
2008
2007 Mano Murthy Milana
2006 Gurukiran Jogi

Best Male Playback Singer

The Udaya Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer has been awarded since 2006.

Year Singer Film
2012 Sadhu Kokila Edegarike
2010 Rajesh Krishnan
2009
2008
2007 Gurukiran Pallakki
2006 Chetan Sosca Nenapirali

Best Female Playback Singer

The Udaya Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer has been awarded since 2006.

Year Actress Film
2012 Indu Nagaraj Govindaya Namaha
2010 Lakshmi Nataraj
2009
2008
2007 Nanditha Duniya
2006 Chaitra H. G. Amrithadhare

Best Cinematographer

Year Cinematographer Film
2012
2010
2009
2008
2007 Krishnakumar Maathaad Maathaadu Mallige[2]
2006

References

  1. ^ "Indiantelevision.com > Media, Advertising & Marketing Watch > Sunfeast & Udaya announce Kannada Awards 2006". www.indiantelevision.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2006.
  2. ^ "Kannada Cinema News | Kannada Movie Reviews | Kannada Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Kannada". Archived from the original on 11 May 2012.