Filmfare Award for Best Director – Kannada

The Filmfare Best Director Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Kannada (Sandalwood) films. The award was first given in 1972.[1][2]

Superlatives

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Superlative Best Director
Most awards Girish Kasaravalli
Sunil Kumar Desai
T. S. Nagabharana
Puttanna Kanagal
Girish Karnad
3 Awards

Winners

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Year Director Film Ref
2023 Hemanth M. Rao Sapta Saagaradaache Ello - Side A [3]
2022 Kiranraj K 777 Charlie [4]
2020-21 Raj B. Shetty Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana [5]
2018 Mansore Nathicharami [6]
2017 Tarun Sudhir Chowka [7]
2016 Rishab Shetty Kirik Party [8]
2015 Anup Bhandari RangiTaranga [9]
2014 Rakshit Shetty Ulidavaru Kandanthe [10]
2013 Pawan Kumar Lucia [11]
2012 Vijaya Prasad Sidlingu [12]
2011 Jayathirtha Olave Mandhara [13]
2010 Girish Kasaravalli Kanasemba Kudureyaneri [14]
2009 Guruprasad Eddelu Manjunatha [15]
2008 Shashank Moggina Manasu [16]
2007 K. M. Chaitanya Aa Dinagalu [17]
2006 Indrajith Lankesh Aishwarya [18]
2005 Ratnaja Nenapirali
2004 P. Vasu Aaptamitra [19]
2003 P.A. Arun Prasad Kiccha [17]
2002 Girish Kasaravalli Dweepa [20]
2001 Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar Nanna Preethiya Hudugi [21]
2000 Sunil Kumar Desai Sparsha [22]
1999 Upendra Upendra [23]
1998 Girish Kasaravalli Thaayi Saheba [24]
1997 T. S. Nagabharana Nagamandala [25]
1996 T. S. Nagabharana Janumada Jodi [26]
1995 Sunil Kumar Desai Beladingala Baale [27]
1994 Rajendra Singh Babu Mahakshathriya [28]
1993 Rajendra Singh Babu Hoovu Hannu [29]
1992 T. S. Nagabharana Mysore mallige [30]
1991 Lokesh Bhujangayyana Dashavathara [31]
1990 Suresh Heblikar Prathama Ushakirana [32]
1989 Sunil Kumar Desai Tarka [33][34]
1988 Dinesh Baboo Suprabhatha [35]
1987 Singeetham Srinivasa Rao Pushpaka Vimana [36]
1986 K. V. Jayaram Hosa Neeru [37]
1985 N. Lakshmi Narayan Bettada Hoovu [38]
1984 Kashinath Anubhava [39]
1983 Prema Karanth Phaniyamma [40]
1982 M. S. Sathyu Bara [41]
1981 Puttanna Kanagal Ranganayaki [42]
1980 Shankar Nag Minchina Ota [43]
1979 Puttanna Kanagal Dharmasere [44]
1978 Girish Karnad Ondanondu Kaladalli [45]
1977 K. S. Prakash Rao Ganda Hendati [46]
1976 G. V. Iyer Hamsa Geethe [47]
1975 B. V. Karanth Chomana Dudi [48]
1974 Girish Karnad Kaadu [49]
1973 Puttanna Kanagal Edakallu Guddada Mele [50][51]
1972  • B. V. Karanth
 • Girish Karnad
Vamsha Vriksha [52][53]

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