Karnataka State Film Awards 2004-05 announced - Monalisa bagged the first best film award

Winners of State Awards 2005 - Girisha Kasaravalli, P. Sheshadri, Arati, Indrajith Lankesh

Information Minister Shivaram announced the list of Karnataka State Film Awards for 2004-2005 today at 05.00pm. Monalisa directed by Indrajith Lankesh bagged the Best Film award while film Beru directed by P. Sheshadri and Gowdru directed by S. Mahedra awarded second and third place respectively. A.T. Raghu is honored with late Puttanna Kanagal award and Dr. Rajkumar award goes to M.P. Shankar. Chandulal Jain and Vajramuni are sharing lifetime achievement award. Actor Murali has won the Best Actor award for his performance in film Kanti and Shruti as Best Actress for Gowdru. Sadhu Kokila has won the Best Music Director award for Rakshasa while Venu bags Best Cinematographer award for his work in Encounter Dayanayak.

Winners of State Awards 2004 - Murali, Shruti, Kishore, Sadhukokila

Winners of State Awards 2004 - Murali, Shruti, Kishore, Sadhukokila

Best Director	- Indrajith Lankesh (Monalisa)
Second Best Director	- P. Sheshadri (Beru)
Third Best Director	- S. Mahendra (Gowdru)
Best Film of Social Concern	- Girish Kasaravalli (Haseena)
Best Film of Social Concern	- Arathi (Mithayi Mane)
Best Supporting Actor	- Kishore (Rakshasa)
Best Supporting Actress	- Jaya (Gowdru)
Best Child Actor	- Anirud (Rakshasa)
Best Child Actress	- Bodini (Haseena)
Best Screenplay	- Prakash and Abhishek (Rishi)
Best Story Writer	- M.R. Ramesh (Santhosha)
Best Editor	- Shashikumar (Kanti)
Best Art Director	- Diensh Mangalore (Rakshasa)
Best Cinematographer	- Venu (Encounter Dayanayak)
Best Dialog Writer	- Madhu (Santhosha)
Best Male Playback Singer	- S.P. Balasubrahmanyam (Srusti)
Best Female Playback Singer	- Chitra (Maharaja)
Best Male Dubbing Artist	- Shivamurthy (Ktheyada Kala)
Best Female Dubbing Artist	- Shashikala (Ranga SSLC)
Best Lyrics	- Laxmipati Kolar and Krishnamurthy Hennur (Beru)
Best Sound Recording	- Murali (Rishi)
Special Award (Costume)	- Mutturaj (Kanchanaganga)

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