Dr. Rajkumar Award

This is a list of winners of the Karnataka State's Dr. Rajkumar Award. Rajkumar was one of Kannada cinema's most successful actors. In his memory and honor, this award is presented annually during the Karnataka State Awards function.

Dr. Rajkumar Award
State award for contributions to Kannada cinema
Awarded for	Lifetime Achievement Award
Sponsored by	Government of Karnataka
Reward(s)	₹200,000 (US$2,400)
First award	1993–94
Final award	2018
Most recent winner	Srinivasa Murthy
Highlights
Total awarded	26
First winner	K. S. Ashwath

Recipients

Year	Image	Winner	Ref
1993–94		K. S. Ashwath
1994–95		Pandari Bai
1995–96	–	R. Lakshman
1996–97	–	M. N. Basavarajaiah
1997–98		M. V. Rajamma
1998–99	–	U. S. Vadiraj	[1]
1999–2000		Leelavathi	[2]
2000–01		Vijaya Bhaskar	[2]
2001–02		Prathima Devi	[3]
2002–03	–	K. C. N. Gowda	[4]
2003–04	–	K. Janakiram	[5]
2004–05		M. P. Shankar	[6]
2005–06	–	Jayanthi	[7]
2006–07		M. N. Lakshmi Devi	[8]
2007–08		Vishnuvardhan	[9]
2008–09		B. Saroja Devi	[10]
2009–10		R. N. Sudarshan	[11]
2010–11	–	S. Shivaram	[12]
2011		Hamsalekha	[13]
2012	–	M. Bhaktavatsala	[14]
2013		Srinath	[15]
2014	–	Basanth Kumar Patil	[16]
2015	–	Harini	[17]
2016	–	Advani Lakshmi Devi	[18]
2017		Lakshmi	[19]
2018	–	Srinivasa Murthy	[20]

See also

• Karnataka State Film Awards
• Karnataka State Film Award for Best Film