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{{Short description|Annual Indian film awards}}
{{Infobox film awards
| number = 56
| award = Karnataka State Film Awards
| image =
| caption =
| awarded_for = Best of Kannada Cinema in 2021
| award_org =
| presenting_org = [[Siddaramaiah]] {{small|([[Chief Minister of Karnataka]])}}
| announced_date = {{Start date|2025|10|04|df=yes}}
| presented_date = 
| date = 
| site = [[Bengaluru]], [[Karnataka]], India
|host =
| website =
| lifetime_achievement =
| best_picture =
| best_film = 
| best_film_jury_choice =
| best_feature =
| best_direction = Raghu K. M.
| best_direction_film =''Doddahatti Boregowda''
| best_actor = [[Rakshit Shetty]]
| best_actor_film = ''[[777 Charlie]]''
| best_actress = [[Archana Jois]]
| best_actress_film = ''Mute''
| most_awards = ''[[777 Charlie]]'' (4)
|last = [[2020 Karnataka State Film Awards|55]]
|next =
[[2021 Karnataka State Film Awards|57]]
}}

The '''2021 Karnataka State Film Awards''', presented by [[Government of Karnataka]], felicitated the best of [[Cinema of Karnataka|Karnataka cinema]] released in the year 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/karnataka-state-film-awards-rakshit-shetty-to-archana-jois-see-full-list-of-winners-9398693|title=Karnataka State Film Awards: Rakshit Shetty To Archana Jois, See Full List Of Winners|website=NDTV.com|date=5 October 2025}}</ref> The selection advisory committee was headed by senior journalist, Sadashiva Shenoy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://travel2films.com/karnataka-state-film-awards-2021-winners/#:~:text=The%20Karnataka%20government%20has%20announced,his%20performance%20in%20Charlie%20777.|title=Karnataka State Film Awards 2021 Winners|website=travel2films.com|date=4 October 2025}}</ref>

The film ''[[777 Charlie]]'' emerged as the biggest winner with four awards: Best Second Film, Best Actor, Best Lyrics and Best Editing.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/777-charlie-rakshit-shetty-reacts-on-winning-4-karnataka-state-film-awards/articleshow/124304396.cms|title='777 Charlie': Rakshit Shetty REACTS on winning 4 Karnataka state film awards|date=4 October 2025|work=TimesofIndia.com}}</ref>

==Lifetime achievement award==

{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;"|Award title
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;"|Awardee(s)
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;"|Awarded As
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;"|Awards
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|-
|'''[[Dr. Rajkumar Award]]''' || –|| –||[[₹]]2,00,000 and a gold medal with a certificate
|-
|'''[[Puttanna Kanagal Award]]''' || –|| –||[[₹]]2,00,000 and a gold medal with a certificate
|-
|'''[[Dr. Vishnuvardhan Award]]''' || –|| –|| [[₹]]2,00,000 and a gold medal with a certificate
|-
|}

== Film awards ==
{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;"|Award title
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;"|Film
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;"|Producer(s)
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;"|Director
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|'''[[Karnataka State Film Award for First Best Film|First Best Film]]'''
|''Doddahatti Boregowda''
|{{•}}B. C. Shashikumar {{•}} K. M. Lokesh
|Raghu K. M.
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|'''[[Karnataka State Film Award for Second Best Film|Second Best Film]]'''
|''[[777 Charlie]]''
|[[Paramvah Studios]]
|[[Kiranraj K.]]
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|'''[[Karnataka State Film Award for Third Best Film|Third Best Film]]'''
|''Bisilu Kudure''
|Hridaya Shiva
|Hridaya Shiva
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|'''[[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Social film|Best Film of Social Concern]]'''
|{{dash}}
|{{dash}}
|{{dash}}
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|'''[[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Children Film|Best Children Film]]'''
|''Cake''
|Parikshit Ishwar
|Kishore Moodbidri
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|'''[[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Regional film|Best Regional Film]]'''
|''Nada Peda Asha'' ([[Kodava language]])
|{{•}}Eramanda Harini Vijay Uttaiah {{•}} Yeshoda Prakash
| [[Prakash Kariappa]]
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|'''[[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Family Entertainer|Best Entertaining Film]]'''
|''[[Yuvarathnaa]]''
| [[Vijay Kiragandur]]
| [[Santhosh Ananddram]]
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|'''[[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Debut Film of Newcomer Director|Best Debut Film of Newcomer Director]]'''
|''[[Badava Rascal]]''
|{{•}}[[Dhananjay (actor)|Dhananjay]] {{•}} Rizwan
|Shankar Guru
|-
|}

== Other awards ==
{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;"|Award title
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;"|Film
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;"|Awardee
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;"|Cash prize
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|'''[[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Director|Best Director]]'''
|''Nada Peda Asha''
| Prakash Kariappa
|[[₹]] 1,00,000
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|'''[[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]'''
| ''[[777 Charlie]]''
| [[Rakshit Shetty]]
|[[₹]] 20,000
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|'''[[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]'''
| ''Mute''
| [[Archana Jois]]
|[[₹]] 20,000
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|'''[[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]'''
|''[[Rathnan Prapancha]]''
| [[Panju (actor)|Pramod Panju]]
|[[₹]] 20,000
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|'''[[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]'''
|''[[Rathnan Prapancha]]''
| [[Umashree]]
|[[₹]] 20,000
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|'''[[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Child Actor (Male)|Best Child Actor]]'''
|''Cake''
| Athish Shetty
|[[₹]] 20,000
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|'''[[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Child Actor (Female)|Best Child Actress]]'''
|''Bhairavi''
| Baby Bhairavi
|[[₹]] 20,000
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|'''[[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Music Director|Best Music Direction]]'''
| ''Bisilu Kudure''
| Imtiaz Sultan
|[[₹]] 20,000
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|'''[[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer|Best Male Playback Singer]]'''
|''Sri Jagannatha Dasaru''
| Aneesh Keshava Rao
|[[₹]] 20,000
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|'''[[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer|Best Female Playback Singer]]'''
|''Dandi''
| Sahana M. Bharadwaj
|[[₹]] 20,000
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|'''[[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Cinematographer|Best Cinematography]]'''
|''Amme Samsara'' ({{small|[[Konkani language|Konkani film]]}})
| Bhuvanesh Prabhu
|[[₹]] 20,000
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|'''[[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Editor|Best Editing]]'''
|''[[777 Charlie]]''
| Prateek Shetty
|[[₹]] 20,000
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|'''[[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyrics]]'''
|''[[777 Charlie]]''
|Nagarjun Sharma
|[[₹]] 20,000
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|'''[[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Art Direction|Best Art Direction]]'''
|''[[Bhajarangi 2]]''
| Ravi S
|[[₹]] 20,000
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|'''[[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Story|Best Story Writer]]'''
|''Ombatthu Sullu Kathegalu''
| Manjunath Muniyappa
|[[₹]] 20,000
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|'''[[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]'''
| ''Doddahatti Boregowda''
| Raghu K. M.
|[[₹]] 20,000
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|'''[[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Dialogue|Best Dialogue Writer]]'''
|''Thayi Kasthur Gandhi''
| [[Baraguru Ramachandrappa]]
|[[₹]] 20,000
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="3"|'''[[Karnataka State Jury's Special Award|Jury's Special Award]]'''
| ''Bhairavi'' || (Special mention - Film of merit)
|rowspan="3"|[[₹]] 20,000 each
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|''[[Bhajarangi 2]]'' ||[[Yogi G. Raj]] (costume design)
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|''Thayi Kasthur Gandhi'' || Shivakumar (Makeup)
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|'''[[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Book on Kannada Cinema|Best Book on Kannada Cinema]]'''
| –|| –
|[[₹]] 20,000
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|'''[[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Short Film|Best Short Film]]'''
| –
| –
|[[₹]] 20,000
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Karnataka State Film Awards}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Karnataka State Film Awards|2021]]
[[Category:2021 Indian film awards]]

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DaisyMahony at 18:16, 26 January 2026