<p>Bengaluru: P Sheshadri’s 'Mohandas', a biographical film following the events of Mahatma Gandhi’s childhood, topped the Karnataka State Film Awards, for 2019, winning the Best Film Award. </p><p>The Karnataka government on Wednesday, announced the list of winners. </p><p>Actors Sudeep (for ‘Pailwan’) and Anupama Gowda (for ‘Trayambakam’) won the best actor awards. Darling Krishna’s romantic drama ‘Love Mocktail’ and Y Srinivas’s ‘Arghyam’ are named as the second and third best films respectively. </p>.'Max' movie review: Sudeep’s one-man show is a visual treat.<p>Girish Kasaravalli’s ‘Illiralaare Allige Hogalaare’ has been presented with the Best Story Award for Jayant Kaikini. The film is an adaptation of Kaikini’s short story, ‘Haalina Meese’.</p><p>‘Love Mocktail’ also won the Best Screenplay Award; Baraguru Ramachandrappa for Best Dialogues (‘Amruthamathi’). The Beary-language film ‘Triple Talaq’ won the Best Film in Regional Language of Karnataka Award. </p><p>‘Elli Aadodu Naavu Elli Aadodu’ directed by G Arun Kumar and ‘Gopala Gandhi’ by Nagesh N have been picked as the Best Children’s Film and Best Film by a Debut Director, respectively. </p><p>While V Harikrishna won the Best Music Director award for ‘Yajamaana’, Raghu Dixit won the Best Playback Singer (male) award for ‘Love Mocktail); Jayadevi Jingama Shetty for Best Playback Singer (Female) for ‘Raga Bhairavi’.</p>.Natesh Hegde’s ‘Vaghachipani’ first Kannada film to be screened at Berlin international film festival.<p>The Karnataka State Film Awards have been due since 2019. A committee was formed last year for the same. </p><p>The other awards include — Best Popular Film: ‘India vs England’ (Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar), Best Film on Social Causes: ‘Kanneri’ (Manjunath S), Best Editing: Basavaraj Urs (‘Jhansi IPS’), Best Art Direction: Hosmane Murthy (‘Mohandas’), Best Cinematography: G S Bhaskar (‘Mohandas’), Best Actor in Supporting Role (Male): Tabala Nani (‘Chemistry for Kariappa’), Best Actor in Supporting (Female): Anusha Krishna (‘Brahmi’), Best Child Actor (Male): Preetam (‘Minchulu’) and Best Child Actor (Female): Vaishnavi Adiga (‘Sugandhi’).</p>
<p>Bengaluru: P Sheshadri’s 'Mohandas', a biographical film following the events of Mahatma Gandhi’s childhood, topped the Karnataka State Film Awards, for 2019, winning the Best Film Award. </p><p>The Karnataka government on Wednesday, announced the list of winners. </p><p>Actors Sudeep (for ‘Pailwan’) and Anupama Gowda (for ‘Trayambakam’) won the best actor awards. Darling Krishna’s romantic drama ‘Love Mocktail’ and Y Srinivas’s ‘Arghyam’ are named as the second and third best films respectively. </p>.'Max' movie review: Sudeep’s one-man show is a visual treat.<p>Girish Kasaravalli’s ‘Illiralaare Allige Hogalaare’ has been presented with the Best Story Award for Jayant Kaikini. The film is an adaptation of Kaikini’s short story, ‘Haalina Meese’.</p><p>‘Love Mocktail’ also won the Best Screenplay Award; Baraguru Ramachandrappa for Best Dialogues (‘Amruthamathi’). The Beary-language film ‘Triple Talaq’ won the Best Film in Regional Language of Karnataka Award. </p><p>‘Elli Aadodu Naavu Elli Aadodu’ directed by G Arun Kumar and ‘Gopala Gandhi’ by Nagesh N have been picked as the Best Children’s Film and Best Film by a Debut Director, respectively. </p><p>While V Harikrishna won the Best Music Director award for ‘Yajamaana’, Raghu Dixit won the Best Playback Singer (male) award for ‘Love Mocktail); Jayadevi Jingama Shetty for Best Playback Singer (Female) for ‘Raga Bhairavi’.</p>.Natesh Hegde’s ‘Vaghachipani’ first Kannada film to be screened at Berlin international film festival.<p>The Karnataka State Film Awards have been due since 2019. A committee was formed last year for the same. </p><p>The other awards include — Best Popular Film: ‘India vs England’ (Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar), Best Film on Social Causes: ‘Kanneri’ (Manjunath S), Best Editing: Basavaraj Urs (‘Jhansi IPS’), Best Art Direction: Hosmane Murthy (‘Mohandas’), Best Cinematography: G S Bhaskar (‘Mohandas’), Best Actor in Supporting Role (Male): Tabala Nani (‘Chemistry for Kariappa’), Best Actor in Supporting (Female): Anusha Krishna (‘Brahmi’), Best Child Actor (Male): Preetam (‘Minchulu’) and Best Child Actor (Female): Vaishnavi Adiga (‘Sugandhi’).</p>