54th Karnataka State Film Awards | |
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Awarded for | Best of Kannada Cinema in 2019 |
Presented by | Siddaramaiah (Chief Minister of Karnataka) |
Announced on | 22 January 2025 |
Site | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India |
Highlights | |
Best Picture | Mohandas |
Best Direction | P. Sheshadri Mohandas |
Best Actor | Kichcha Sudeepa (declined) Pailwaan |
Best Actress | Anupama Gowda Thrayambakam |
Most awards | Mohandas (4) |
The 2019 Karnataka State Film Awards, presented by Government of Karnataka, felicitated the best of Karnataka cinema released in the year 2019.[1] The Awards are given away on 24 April every year which is the birthday of Dr. Rajkumar. But due to the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in the last two years, the awards were not given on this day. The list of winners were announced on 22 January 2025.[2]
Following the announcement of the awardees, actor Kichcha Sudeepa, who won under Best Actor category, declined the award based on his personal commitment not to accept awards.[3]