<p>Girish Kasaravalli had also won national awards for four of his earlier films: Ghatashraddha (1977), Tabarana Kathe (1986), Thai Saheb (1997) and Dweepa (2001). <br /><br />Eminent theatre artiste Arundathi Nag won the best supporting actress award for her outstanding performance in Paa.<br /><br />The movie ‘Putaani Party’, directed by P N Ramachandra, won the Best Children award, The Best Book on Cinema was awarded to Dr K Puttuswamy for his book ‘Cinema Yaana’, which narrated 75 years of Kannada Cinema.</p>
<p>Girish Kasaravalli had also won national awards for four of his earlier films: Ghatashraddha (1977), Tabarana Kathe (1986), Thai Saheb (1997) and Dweepa (2001). <br /><br />Eminent theatre artiste Arundathi Nag won the best supporting actress award for her outstanding performance in Paa.<br /><br />The movie ‘Putaani Party’, directed by P N Ramachandra, won the Best Children award, The Best Book on Cinema was awarded to Dr K Puttuswamy for his book ‘Cinema Yaana’, which narrated 75 years of Kannada Cinema.</p>