Filmfare Award for Best Director (Kannada)

The Filmfare Best Director Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South

Filmfare Awards South

Filmfare Awards South is the South Indian segment of the annual Filmfare Awards, presented by The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the South Indian film industry. The awards are separately given for Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films...

for Kannada

Kannada language

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) films. The award was first given in 1972.

Year	Director	Film	Ref
2010 58th Filmfare Awards South The 58th Filmfare Awards South ceremony honoring the winners and nominees of the best of South Indian cinema in 2010 was held on July 2, 2011 in Hyderabad, India.-Tamil:Nominations* 9 nominations: Aayirathil Oruvan...	Girish Kasaravalli Girish Kasaravalli Girish Kasaravalli is a noted film director, and one of the pioneers of the Parallel Cinema in Kannada cinema, who has won the National Film Award for Best Film four times, Ghatashraddha , Tabarana Kathe , Thaayi Saheba and Dweepa...	Kanasemba Kudureyaneri Kanasemba Kudureyaneri Kanasemba Kudureyaneri is a 2010 Kannada film directed by noted Kannada film director Girish Kasaravalli. It is based on a Kannada novel written by Amaresh Nudgoni called Savari...
2009 57th Filmfare Awards South The 57th Filmfare Awards South ceremony honoring the winners and nominees of the best of South Indian cinema in 2009 was held on August 7, 2010 in Chennai, India.-Nominations:...	K R Guruprasad	Eddelu Manjunatha Eddelu Manjunatha Eddelu Manjunatha is a Kannada film written and directed by director Guruprasad. This is Guruprasad's second film after the black comedy Mata .-Plot:...
2008 56th Filmfare Awards South The 56th Filmfare Awards South ceremony honored its selection of the best South Indian films of 2008 and was held on Friday, July 31, 2009, in Hyderabad, India.-Nominations:...	Shashank Shashank (director) Shashank is a Indian film maker famous in Kannada film industry.He shot to fame with his debut movie Sixer and second movie Moggina Manasu,which won several awards.-Filmography:SixerMoggina ManasuKrishnan Love StoryJarasandha-References:...	Moggina Manasu Moggina Manasu Moggina Manasu is a Kannada film released in 2008, directed by Shashank and produced by E. Krishnappa, who produced the blockbuster Mungaru Male. It stars Radhika Pandit, Shuba Punja. It received good reviews. The movie is being remade in Telugu as Siri Malle Puvvu...
2007	Yogaraj Bhat	Mungaru Male Mungaru Male Mungaru Male is a 2006 Kannada language movie directed by Yograj Bhat and produced by E Krishnappa. The film stars Ganesh, Pooja Gandhi, and Anant Nag in lead roles...
2006	Indrajith Lankesh	Aishwarya Aishwarya (film) Aishwarya is a Kannada movie starring Superstar Upendra, Deepika Padukone and Daisy Bopanna, and directed by Indrajit Lankesh. The film featured Upendra as a rich add executive and changed his mass image into a classy one....
2005	Ratnaja	Nenapirali
2004	P. Vasu P. Vasu P. Vasu is an Indian film director, writer, and actor who works in Kannada, Tamil, and Telugu films and a few Malayalam films as well. In a career spanning three decades, Vasu has directed over 50 films.-Personal life:...	Aaptamitra Aaptamitra Apthamitra is a 2004 Kannada movie starring Vishnuvardhan, Ramesh Arvind, Soundarya and Avinash. This was actress Soundarya's last film. This was inspired from a Malayalam movie Manichitrathazhu . It was a box-office hit and ran successfully for a year. It was followed by its sequel, Aptharakshaka...
2003	run Prasad]	Kiccha
2002	Girish Kasaravalli Girish Kasaravalli Girish Kasaravalli is a noted film director, and one of the pioneers of the Parallel Cinema in Kannada cinema, who has won the National Film Award for Best Film four times, Ghatashraddha , Tabarana Kathe , Thaayi Saheba and Dweepa...	Dweepa Dweepa -Plot:Based on the novel with the same title by Norbert D'Souza, Dweepa deals with the raging issue of building dams and the displacement of natives. Located in the backwaters of a dam, Sita Parvata is an island slowly submerging due to the rains. The government succeeds in evacuating the inmates...
2001	Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar is a Kannada film director. Chandrashekhar, also known as Chandru, has directed about 15 Kannada movies and about 10 Tele-serials...	Nanna Preethiya Hudugi
2000	Sunil Kumar Desai Sunil Kumar Desai Sunil Kumar Desai is a Kannada film director. In most of his movies, Desai blends art and commercial cinema. He has written and directed suspense/thrillers and love stories. He has won the Karnataka state awards in the Best Screenplay & Best Dialogs categories. He has also won the Filmfare awards...	Sparsha
1999	Upendra Upendra Upendra is a cine actor, director, script writer and singer. Born in a middle class family at Koteshwara near Kundapura, he belongs to Kannada speaking Kota Brahmin community. Upendra started his career off with famous director Kashinath as a writer and an assistant director...	Upendra Upendra (Kannada film) Upendra is a 1999 blockbuster Kannada Psychological film written and directed by Real Star Upendra. It starred Upendra, Raveena Tandon, Prema and Damini in the lead roles. The film was a Psychological Drama which explored human emotions in a different and a unique way...
1998	Girish Kasaravalli Girish Kasaravalli Girish Kasaravalli is a noted film director, and one of the pioneers of the Parallel Cinema in Kannada cinema, who has won the National Film Award for Best Film four times, Ghatashraddha , Tabarana Kathe , Thaayi Saheba and Dweepa...	Thaayi Saheba Thaayi Saheba Thaayi Saheba is a Kannada language film released in 1997 directed by Girish Kasaravalli.-Plot summary:The film is based on the story of a brahmin family during the pre independence and post independence periods of India. The protagonist Narmada Thayi is the second wife of Appa Sahib, a freedom...
1997	T S Naghabharana	Nagamandala Nagamandala Nagamandala is a Kannada language film directed by T.S. Nagabharanareleased in the year 1997 named after a ritual called Nagamandala.It stars Prakash Rai, Vijayalakshmi.-Introduction:...
1996	Sunil Kumar Desai Sunil Kumar Desai Sunil Kumar Desai is a Kannada film director. In most of his movies, Desai blends art and commercial cinema. He has written and directed suspense/thrillers and love stories. He has won the Karnataka state awards in the Best Screenplay & Best Dialogs categories. He has also won the Filmfare awards...	Nammoora Mandara Hoove Nammoora Mandara Hoove -Plot details:Shivrajkumar comes to Ramesh's , home town and falls in love with the girl whom Ramesh loves .Although the rest of the movie is about this love triangle, the movie is generally noted for effectively capturing and utilising the natural beauty of the forests of Yana it's shoot in Malenadu...
1995	Upendra Upendra Upendra is a cine actor, director, script writer and singer. Born in a middle class family at Koteshwara near Kundapura, he belongs to Kannada speaking Kota Brahmin community. Upendra started his career off with famous director Kashinath as a writer and an assistant director...	Om Om (Kannada film) Om is an Indian Kannada film directed by Upendra , starring Shivarajkumar , and notable for its exposure of Bangalore's criminal underworld. The film was a commercial and critical success and aided the careers of the actors Prema and Shivarajkumar...
1994	T. S. Naghabharana	Saagara Deepa
1993	S. V. Rajendra Singh	Hoovu Hannu
1992	T. S. Nagabharana T. S. Nagabharana T. S. Nagabharana is an Indian filmmaker in the Kannada film industry. He has been the recipient of international, national, state and other awards for 20 of his 30 Kannada movies in the last 26 years. He holds a degree in in Science and Law...	Mysore mallige Mysore mallige This article is about the flower Mallige. For the book by K. S. Narasimhaswamy named after the flower, see Mysooru Mallige.Mysore Mallige of the Oleaceae family is the most popular among the three varieties of Jasmine endemic to Karnataka; the other two varieties being the Hadagali Mallige...
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1989	Sunil Kumar Desai Sunil Kumar Desai Sunil Kumar Desai is a Kannada film director. In most of his movies, Desai blends art and commercial cinema. He has written and directed suspense/thrillers and love stories. He has won the Karnataka state awards in the Best Screenplay & Best Dialogs categories. He has also won the Filmfare awards...	Tarka
1988	T. S. Nagabharana T. S. Nagabharana T. S. Nagabharana is an Indian filmmaker in the Kannada film industry. He has been the recipient of international, national, state and other awards for 20 of his 30 Kannada movies in the last 26 years. He holds a degree in in Science and Law...	Aspoota
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1982	M. S. Sathyu M. S. Sathyu Mysore Shrinivas Sathyu is a leading film director, stage designer and art director from India. His film Garam Hawa is a film on the partition of India. He is a recipient of the Padma Shri in 1975.-Early life:Sathyu conducted his schooling and higher education at Mysore and Bangalore...	Bara Bâra Bâra is a commune in Neamţ County, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Bâra, Negreşti and Rediu.-References:...
1981	S R Puttanna Kanagal	Ranganayaki Ranganayaki (film) Ranganayaki is a 1981 Kannada movie by Puttanna Kanagal starring Ambarish, Aarathi, Ramakrishna, Ashok, Rajanand.- Plot details :The movie explores the nuance of Oedipus Complex. The heroine, a popular theatre artist, falls in love with a rich, young man. They eventually get married and beget a...
1980	Shankar Nag Shankar Nag Shankar Nagarkatte , 9 November 1954 - 30 September 1990) popularly known as Shankar Nag was a popular actor and director of Kannada cinema. He also directed and acted in the teleserial, Malgudi days, based on celebrated novelist R.K.Narayan's short stories. Besides these, he was actively involved...	Minchina Ota Minchina Ota Minchina Ota is a 2008 Kannada film directed by M. R. Ramesh and produced by S. R. Govind. It stars Lakshmi Rai, Vijaya Raghavendra and Sri Murali in the lead roles. Music was composed by V. Manohar. The film released statewide on 10 July 2008. The movie is inspired by the 1971 Hollywood film Duel....
1979	Puttanna Kanagal Puttanna Kanagal Puttanna Kanagal was one of the most prominent Kannada film directors of the 1960s and the 70s. Although the majority of his films were on offbeat or taboo subjects, he endeared himself to both the critics and ordinary film goers alike. He also directed a handful Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and...	Dharmasere Dharmasere Dharmasere is a 1979 Kannada movie by Puttanna Kanagal starring Aarathi, Srinath.- Plot details :This movie explores the plight of a dumb young woman . Srinath the hero falls in love with Aarathi's younger sister. But the father of the girls is in the Dharmasere that he cant get his younger...
1978	Girish Karnad Girish Karnad Girish Raghunath Karnad is a contemporary writer, playwright, screenwriter, actor and movie director in Kannada language...	Ondanondu Kaladalli Ondanondu Kaladalli Ondanondu Kaladalli is a 1978 film by Girish Karnad with music by Bhaskar Chandavarkar, starring Shankar Nag. The movie has influences of the early Samurai films of Japanese director Akira Kurosawa, to whom Karnad has reportedly acknowledged his indebtedness...
1977	Prakash Rao	Ganda Hendati
1976	G. V. Iyer G. V. Iyer Ganapathi Venkatrama Iyer was a well known Indian film director and actor. He was nicknamed "Kannada Bheeshma", and was the only person who made movies in Sanskrit. His films were well-known for their spiritual themes. He was born in 1917 in Nanjanagud in Mysore district of Karnataka state in...	Hamsa Geethe
1975	B. V. Karanth B. V. Karanth Babukodi Venkataramana Karanth was a renowned film and theatre personality from India...	Chomana Dudi Chomana Dudi Chomana Dudi is a feature film in the Kannada language. It is based on a novel of the same name, written by Shivaram Karanth. The film was released in the year 1975 and won the Swarna Kamal, India's National Award for the best film.-Plot:...
1974	Girish Karnad Girish Karnad Girish Raghunath Karnad is a contemporary writer, playwright, screenwriter, actor and movie director in Kannada language...	Kaadu Kaadu (film) Kaadu is a 1973 Kannada black-and-white film directed by Girish Karnad and starring Master G. S. Nataraj, Amrish Puri and Nandini in the lead roles.-Cast:* Master G. S...
1973	Puttanna Kanagal Puttanna Kanagal Puttanna Kanagal was one of the most prominent Kannada film directors of the 1960s and the 70s. Although the majority of his films were on offbeat or taboo subjects, he endeared himself to both the critics and ordinary film goers alike. He also directed a handful Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and...	Edakallu Guddada Mele Edakallu Guddada Mele Edakallu Guddada Mele is a 1973 Kannada movie by Puttanna Kanagal starring Jayanthi, Aarathi, Chandrashekar, Shivaram.- Summary :This movie is loosely based on an eponymous novel by Bharathi Suta. It has different layers to it, but the storyline is built around a couple and their young neighbour...
1972	B. V. Karanth B. V. Karanth Babukodi Venkataramana Karanth was a renowned film and theatre personality from India... , Girish Karnad Girish Karnad Girish Raghunath Karnad is a contemporary writer, playwright, screenwriter, actor and movie director in Kannada language...	Vamsha Vriksha Vamsha Vriksha Vamsha Vriksha , is a feature film in the Kannada language. It is based on a novel of the same name, written by S. L. Bhyrappa. This film was directed by Girish Karnad and B. V. Karanth, who went on to win India's National Film Award for Best Direction for the film....

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