The Karnataka State Film Awards 2005–06, presented by the Government of Karnataka, recognised the best Kannada-language films released in the year 2005.Karnataka State Film Awards 2005-06 announced - Nayi Neralu bagged the first best film award
Lifetime achievement award
Name of AwardAwardee(s)Awarded AsDr. Rajkumar AwardPuttanna Kanagal AwardLifetime Contribution to Kannada Cinema AwardJayanthiV. RavichandranS. RamachandraActressActor, DirectorCinematographer
Jury
A committee headed by T. N. Seetharam was appointed to evaluate the feature films awards.
Film awards Name of AwardFilmProducerDirectorFirst Best FilmNaayi NeraluAbhishek PatilBasant Kumar PatilGirish KasaravalliSecond Best FilmNenapiraliAjay R. Gowda raoRatnajaThird Best FilmAmrithadhareNiveditha VenkateshRajashree RameshNagathihalli ChandrashekarNagathihalli ChandrashekarBest Film Of Social ConcernThaayiPrameela JoshaiBaraguru RamachandrappaBest Children FilmThutturiJaimala RamachandraP. SheshadriBest Regional FilmKadala Mage(Tulu language)
Other awards Name of AwardFilmAwardee(s)Best DirectionNaayi NeraluGirish KasaravalliBest ActorJogiShiva RajkumarBest ActressNaayi NeraluPavitra LokeshBest Supporting ActorMataJaggeshBest Supporting ActressJogiArundhati NagBest Child ActorCare Of FootpathKishanBest Music DirectionNenapiraliHamsalekhaBest Male Playback SingerShubham("Aha Yuvarani")C. AshwathBest Female Playback SingerAmrithadhare("Huduga Huduga")Chaitra H. G.Best CinematographyNenapiraliH. M. RamachandraBest EditingAakashS. ManoharBest LyricsThaayi("Barutheve Naav Barutheve")Baraguru RamachandrappaBest Sound RecordingAmrithadhareJohnsonBest Art DirectionAham PremasmiIsmailShivakumarBest Story WriterMiss CaliforniaC. N. MukthaBest ScreenplayJogiPremBest Dialogue WriterMukha MukhiLakshmipathi KolarSudarshanBest Male Dubbing ArtistDr. B. R. AmbedkarRavindranthBest Female Dubbing ArtistNenapiraliAmrutha SinghJury's Special AwardDr. B. R. Ambedkar Producer & Director: B. J. Vishnukanth(For Film) Care Of Footpath Producer: Shylaja ShrikanthDirector: Kishan(For Film)
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