Filmfare Award for Best Director – Kannada

The Filmfare Awards for Best Director – Kannada is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Kannada (Sandalwood) films. The award was first given in 1972.[1][2]

Superlatives

Superlative Best Director Record
Most wins Girish Kasaravalli
Sunil Kumar Desai
T. S. Nagabharana
Puttanna Kanagal
Girish Karnad 		3

Winners

Here is a complete list of the recipients and the films they won for.

Year Director Film Ref
2024 Prithvi Konanur Hadinelentu [3]
2023 Hemanth M. Rao Sapta Saagaradaache Ello: Side A [4]
2022 Kiranraj K 777 Charlie [5]
2020–21 Raj B. Shetty Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana [6]
2018 Mansore Nathicharami [7]
2017 Tarun Sudhir Chowka [8]
2016 Rishab Shetty Kirik Party [9]
2015 Anup Bhandari RangiTaranga [10]
2014 Rakshit Shetty Ulidavaru Kandanthe [11]
2013 Pawan Kumar Lucia [12]
2012 Vijaya Prasad Sidlingu [13]
2011 Jayathirtha Olave Mandhara [14]
2010 Girish Kasaravalli Kanasemba Kudureyaneri [15]
2009 Guruprasad Eddelu Manjunatha [16]
2008 Shashank Moggina Manasu
2007 K. M. Chaitanya Aa Dinagalu [17]
2006 Indrajith Lankesh Aishwarya [18]
2005 Ratnaja Nenapirali
2004 P. Vasu Aaptamitra [19]
2003 P.A. Arun Prasad Kiccha [17]
2002 Girish Kasaravalli Dweepa [20]
2001 Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar Nanna Preethiya Hudugi [21]
2000 Sunil Kumar Desai Sparsha [22]
1999 Upendra Upendra [23]
1998 Girish Kasaravalli Thaayi Saheba [24]
1997 T. S. Nagabharana Nagamandala [25]
1996 T. S. Nagabharana Janumada Jodi [26]
1995 Sunil Kumar Desai Beladingala Baale [27]
1994 Rajendra Singh Babu Mahakshathriya [28]
1993 Rajendra Singh Babu Hoovu Hannu [29]
1992 T. S. Nagabharana Mysore mallige [30]
1991 Lokesh Bhujangayyana Dashavathara [31]
1990 Suresh Heblikar Prathama Ushakirana [32][33]
1989 Sunil Kumar Desai Tarka [34][35]
1988 Dinesh Baboo Suprabhatha [36]
1987 Singeetham Srinivasa Rao Pushpaka Vimana [37]
1986 K. V. Jayaram Hosa Neeru [38][39]
1985 N. Lakshmi Narayan Bettada Hoovu [40][41]
1984 Shankar Nag Accident [42]
1983 Prema Karanth Phaniyamma [43]
1982 M. S. Sathyu Bara [44]
1981 Puttanna Kanagal Ranganayaki [45]
1980 Shankar Nag Minchina Ota [46]
1979 Puttanna Kanagal Dharmasere [47][48]
1978 Girish Karnad Ondanondu Kaladalli [49]
1977 K. S. Prakash Rao Ganda Hendati [50]
1976 G. V. Iyer Hamsa Geethe [51]
1975 B. V. Karanth Chomana Dudi [52]
1974 Girish Karnad Kaadu [53]
1973 Puttanna Kanagal Edakallu Guddada Mele [54][55]
1972  • B. V. Karanth
 • Girish Karnad		 Vamsha Vriksha [56][57][58]

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