The Karnataka State Film Awards 1986–87, presented by Government of Karnataka, to felicitate the best of Kannada Cinema released in the year 1986.
Lifetime achievement award From this year a new award namely Puttanna Kanagal Award is introduced to honor Kannada film directors. Name of AwardAwardee(s)Awarded AsPuttanna Kanagal AwardHunsur KrishnamurthyDirector
Film awards Name of AwardFilmProducerDirectorFirst Best FilmTabarana KatheGirish KasaravalliGirish KasaravalliSecond Best FilmSuryaNataraj BellaryBaraguru RamachandrappaThird Best FilmMadhvacharyaAnanthalakshmi FilmsG. V. Iyer
Other awards Name of AwardFilmAwardee(s)Best DirectionTabarana KatheGirish KasaravalliBest ActorTabarana KatheCharuhasanBest ActressAruna RaagaGeethaBest Supporting ActorAaganthukaDevarajBest Supporting ActressAnandJayanthi Best Child ActorTabarana KatheSanthoshMadhvacharyaSrivathsaBest CinematographySuryaS. R. BhatBest EditingTabarana KatheM. N. SwamyBest Sound RecordingMalaya MaruthaC. D. VishwanathBest Story WriterTabarana KatheK. P. Poornachandra TejaswiBest ScreenplayAnandSingeetam Srinivasa RaoChi. Udaya ShankarBest Dialogue WriterTabarana KatheK. P. Poornachandra TejaswiJury's Special AwardN. S. Rao(As Best Comedy Actor)
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