Dr.Vishnuvardhana bagged the Dr.Rajakumar award while Life time achievement award goes to Smt.Parvathamma Rajakumar and the prestigious Puttanna Kanagal Award goes to veteran director Renuka Sharma in the 2007-2008 Karnataka State Film Awards announced on Sunday evening by Information Minister Khatta Subramanya Naidu.

The first best film ‘Gulabi Talkies was declared by voting and so is the second film ‘Moggina Jade’. The third best film ‘Mathad Mathadu Mallige’ that fought severely with ‘Gulabi Talkies’ was declared after heated discussion.

The other awards of 2007-2008 Karnataka State Films awards are:

• Best Actor – Puneeth Rajakumar – Milana
• Best Actress – Umasri – Gulabi Talkies
• Best Supp. Actor – Rajesh – Moggina Jade
• Best Supp. Actress – Smitha – Avva
• Best Dubbing – Sudarshan – Aa Dinagalu
• Best Dubbing – female – Champa Shetty – Kurunadu
• Best story – Late P Lankesh – Avva
• Best Screenplay – Girish Kasaravalli - Gulabi Talkies
• Best Dialogues – Agni Sridhar – Aa Dinagalu
• Best Cameraman – H.C.Venu - Aa Dinagalu
• Best Music – Sadhu Kokila – Inthi Ninna Preethiya
• Best Singer – Male – Dr.SPB – Ninadhe Ninadhe Nenapu – Savi Savi Nenapu
• Best Singer Female – Vaanu – Madhubana Karedhare…. Inthi Ninna Preethiya
• Best Sound Recording – N Kumar, Accident film
• Best Editing – Suresh Urs – Savi Savi Nenapu
• Best Child Actor – Master Likith – Naanu Gandhi
• Best Child Actor – female – Baby Prakruthi – Gubbachchigalu
• Best Art Direction – G Murthy – Kurunadu
• Best Lyricist – Gollahalli Shivaprasad – Jhana Jhana Kanchanadalli…. Mathad Mathadu Mallige
• Best Regional Cinema – Birse (Thulu)
• Puttanna Kanagal Award – Renuka Sharma
• Dr.Rajakumar Award – Dr.Vishnuvardhana
• Life Time Achievement Award – Smt.Parvathamma Rajakumar

The awards ceremony will be held in Shimoga district sometime in February 2009.