Karnataka State Film Award for Best Music Director

Karnataka State Film Award for Best Music Director is a state film award of the Indian state of Karnataka given during the annual Karnataka State Film Awards. The award honours Kannada language films.

Karnataka State Film Award for Best Music Direction
State award for contributions to Kannada cinema
Awarded for	Best Music Direction for Songs / Background Music
Sponsored by	Government of Karnataka
Reward(s)	Silver Medal ₹20,000
First award	1967-68
Final award	2019
Most recent winner	V. Harikrishna
Highlights
Total awarded	48
First winner	Vijaya Bhaskar

Superlative winners

• Vijaya Bhaskar	6 Awards
• Hamsalekha  • M. Ranga Rao  • Upendra Kumar  • V. Manohar	3 Awards

Winners

The following is a partial list of award winners and the name of the films for which they won.

Key

Symbol	Meaning
	Indicates winner for Best Background Score

Year	Image	Recipient(s)	Film	Refs.
2019	-	V. Harikrishna	Yajamana	[1]
2018		Ravi Basrur	K.G.F: Chapter 1	[2][3]
2017	–	V. Harikrishna	Raajakumara	[4]
2016		Charan Raj	Jeerjimbe	[5]
2015	–	Sridhar V. Sambhram	Krishna Leela	[6]
2014	–	B. Ajaneesh Loknath	Ulidavaru Kandanthe	[7]
2013		Poornachandra Tejaswi	Lucia	[8]
2012	–	Arjun Janya	Alemaari
2011	–	Anoop Seelin	Sidlingu	[9]
2010–11	–	Jayashree Aravind	Ondooralli	[10]
2009–10	–	This Award is taken back
2008–09		Abhiman Roy	Tajmahal
2007–08	–	Sadhu Kokila	Inthi Ninna Preethiya
2006–07	–	Mano Murthy	Mungaaru Male	[11]
2005–06		Hamsalekha	Nenapirali	[12]
2004–05	–	Sadhu Kokila	Rakshasa	[13]
2003–04	–	V. Manohar	Chigurida Kanasu	[14]
2002–03	–	Stephen Prayog	Paris Pranaya	[15]
2001–02		V. Ravichandran	Ekangi	[16]
2000–01	–	N. Govardhan	Mahalakshmi	[17]
1999–2000		K. Kalyan	Chandramukhi Pranasakhi	[17]
1998–99	–	No Award	N/A
1997–98	–	V. Manohar	Jodi Hakki
1996–97	–	V. Manohar	Janumada Jodi
1995–96		Hamsalekha	Sangeetha Sagara Ganayogi Panchakshara Gavai
1994–95		Hamsalekha	Haalunda Thavaru
1993–94		C. Ashwath	Chinnari Mutha
1992–93	–	Upendra Kumar	Jeevana Chaitra
1991–92	–	Vijaya Bhaskar	Pathitha Pavani
1989–90	–	Vijaya Bhaskar	Muraligaana Amruthapaana
1988–89	–	Upendra Kumar	Nanjundi Kalyana
1987–88	–	L. Vaidyanathan[a]	Pushpaka Vimana
1986–87	–	No award	N/A
1985–86	–	G. K. Venkatesh	Hosa Neeru
1984–85	–	M. Ranga Rao	Bandhana	[18]
1983–84	–	Vijaya Bhaskar	Dharani Mandala Madhyadolage
1982–83		Rajeev Taranath	Shrungara Maasa
1981–82	–	M. Ranga Rao	Hosa Belaku
1980–81		Chandrashekhara Kambara	Sangeetha
1978–79	–	Rajan–Nagendra	Parasangada Gendethimma	[19]
1977–78		C. Ashwath	Spandana
1976–77		Rajeev Taranath	Pallavi
1975–76	–	B. V. Karanth	Hamsageethe
		M. Balamuralikrishna
1974–75	–	G. K. Venkatesh	Bhakta Kumbara
1973–74	–	Rajan–Nagendra	Eradu Kanasu	[19]
1972–73	–	Vijaya Bhaskar	Sankalpa
1971–72	–	Vijaya Bhaskar	Yaava Janmada Maitri
1970–71		Salil Chowdhary	Samshaya Phala
1969–70	–	T. G. Lingappa	Sri Krishnadevaraya
1968–69	–	M. Ranga Rao	Hannele Chiguridaga
1967–68	–	Vijaya Bhaskar	Belli Moda

See also

• Cinema of Karnataka
• List of Kannada-language films

Notes

1. This movie does not have any songs. It is the first Silent film of Modern Indian Cinema. This award for Background Score only.