The Dr. Vishnuvardhan Award, instituted in 2011 for the 2008–09 Karnataka State Film Awards is an award given by the government of Karnataka to long-serving film personalities in Kannada cinema. The award previously called Lifetime Contribution to Kannada Cinema Award, was named Dr. Vishnuvardhan Award in honour of Vishnuvardhan, one of Kannada cinema's actors, after his demise in 2009.[1] The award carries a purse of Template:INR200,000 and a gold-plated plaque.[2]
Recipients
| Year | Recipient | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999–2000 | S. P. Varadappa | Film producer | [3] |
| 2000–01 | T. S. Narasimhan | Film and TV series producer | [3] |
| 2001–02 | Rajanand | Actor | [4] |
| 2002–03 | S. K. Karim Khan | Lyricist | [5] |
| 2003–04 | Kuppuswamy Naidu | Film producer | [6] |
| 2004–05 | Vajramuni | Actor | [7] |
| Chandulal Jain | Film Producer | ||
| 2005–06 | S. Ramachandra | Cinematographer | [8] |
| 2006–07 | Dwarakish | Actor, film director, producer | [9] |
| 2007–08 | Parvathamma Rajkumar | Film producer | [10] |
| 2008–09 | A. R. Raju (Ajantha Raju) | Film producer | [11] |
| R. N. K. Prasad | Cinematographer | ||
| 2009–10 | S. D. Ankalagi | Film producer; produced the first CinemaScope film in Kannada | [12] |
| 2010–11 | Ambareesh | Actor | [13] |
| 2011 | Anant Nag | Actor | [14] |
| 2012 | Rajesh | Actor | [15] |
| 2013 | K. V. Gupta | Film producer and distributor | [16] |
| 2014 | Suresh Urs | Film editor | |
| 2015 | Rajan | Composer | [17] |
| 2016 | K. Chinnappa | Poster artist | [18] |
| 2017 | G. N. Lakshmipathy | Film producer | [19] |
| 2018 | B. S. Basavaraju | Cinematographer | [20] |
See also
References
- ↑ Film Awards instituted in the name of Vishnuvardhan, K.S. Aswath(5 April 2010).
- ↑ ‘Maagiya Kala’ is best film; Ramya, Puneeth best actors(26 October 2013).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Shivaraj, Tara, Anu bag State film awards. The Hindu(17 December 2001).
- ↑ 2001-02 State Award Winners List. chitraloka.com(26 May 2001).
- ↑ Film Awards 2002-03. viggy.com.
- ↑ 2003-04 State Movie Awards. chitraloka.com(17 July 2005).
- ↑ Karnataka State Film Awards 2004-05. viggy.com.
- ↑ 2005-06 State Award Winner List. chitraloka.com(20 September 2005).
- ↑ Dwarakish bags lifetime achievement award. The Times of India(25 March 2013).
- ↑ ‘Gulabi Talkies’ is first best film. The Hindu(12 January 2009).
- ↑ Controversies cloud Karnataka state film awards. The New Indian Express(4 December 2010).
- ↑ State Film Awards conferred. The Hindu(16 May 2012).
- ↑ Ambareesh chosen for Vishnuvardhan award. The Times of India(5 April 2012).
- ↑ Karnataka State Film Awards 2010-11 winners. The Times of India(14 March 2013).
- ↑ State annual awards: Tallana is adjudged best film. The Hindu(26 August 2014).
- ↑ 2013 State Awards Announced - Complete List. chitraloka.com(4 January 2015).
- ↑ Kannada actress Harini, 79, to be honoured with Rajkumar Award.
- ↑ Advani Lakshmi Devi chosen for Dr. Rajkumar Award(20 April 2017).
- ↑ Rajkumar award for Lakshmi. Bangalore Mirror(2 October 2018).
- ↑ KARNATAKA STATE FILM AWARDS 2018: RAGHAVENDRA RAJKUMAR AND MEGHANA RAJ BAG TOP HONOURS; CHECK OUT ALL WINNERS. bangalore mirror(10 January 2020).