2010–11 Karnataka State Film Awards
# 2010–11 Karnataka State Film Awards

The 2010–11 Karnataka State Film Awards, presented by Government of Karnataka, to felicitate the best of Kannada Cinema released in the year 2010. The selection committee was headed by retired filmmaker S. K. Bhagavan.

## Lifetime achievement award

| Name of Award | Awardee(s) | Awarded As |
| - | - | - |
| • Dr. Rajkumar Award • Puttanna Kanagal Award • Dr. Vishnuvardhan Award | • S. Shivaram • H. R. Bhargava • M. H. Ambareesh | • Supporting Actor,Producer,Director • Director • Actor |

## Jury

A committee headed by S. K. Bhagavan was appointed to evaluate the feature films awards.

## Film Awards

| Name of Award | Film | Producer | Director |
| - | - | - | - |
| First Best Film | Maagiya Kaala | Bhagya Moodnakoodu Chinnaswamy | K. Shivarudraiah |
| Second Best Film | Thamassu | Syed Aman Bachchan, M. S. Ravindra | Agni Shridhar |
| Third Best Film | Manasa | Anitha Rani | Kodlu Ramakrishna |
| Best Film Of Social Concern | Byari | T. M. Altaf Hussain | Suveeran |
| Best Children Film | Ondooralli | | |
| Best Regional Film | Naa Puttna Mann (Kodava language) | | |

## Other Awards

| Name of Award | Film | Awardee(s) |
| - | - | - |
| Best Direction | Maagiya Kaala | K. Shivarudraiah |
| Best Actor | Jackie | Puneeth Rajkumar |
| Best Actress | Sanju Weds Geetha | Ramya |
| Best Supporting Actor | Hejjegalu | Achyuth Kumar |
| Best Supporting Actress | Thamassu | Harshika Poonacha |
| Best Child Actor | Ondooralli | Chenna Kumar |
| Best Child Actress | Hejjegalu | Prakruthi |
| Best Music Direction | Ondooralli | Jayashree Aravind |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Puttakkana Highway ("Banda Daari") | Ravindra Soragavi |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Ondooralli ("Hadedaru Devaki") | Sriraksha Priyaram |
| Best Cinematography | Ondooralli | B. L. Babu |
| Best Editing | Aidondla Aidu | Suresh Urs |
| Best Lyrics | Kalgejje ("Ee Panchamavedada Naadadali") | A. Bangaru |
| Best Sound Recording | Kalgejje | Palani D. Senapathi |
| Best Art Direction | Sanju Weds Geetha | Ismail |
| Best Story Writer | Maagiya Kaala | Eshwar Chandra |
| Best Screenplay | Thamassu | Agni Shridhar |
| Best Dialogue Writer | Bhagavathi Kaadu | Lakshmipathi Kolar |
| Best Dubbing Artist (Male) | Veerabahu | Sringeri Ramanna |
| Best Dubbing Artist (Female) | Murali Meets Meera | Anushree |
| Jury's Special Award | Super (For Technical Innovation) | |
