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Nikhil, Nivedita best actors

Last Updated 04 January 2015, 20:02 IST

Nikhil Manju and Nivedita have been adjudged the best male and female actors, while “Hajj” and “Jatta” have bagged the first and second prizes in the best film category in the 2013 State film awards announced on Sunday.

Veteran actor Srinath and noted director P H Vishwanath have been selected for the prestigious Dr Rajkumar and Puttanna Kanagal awards, respectively. Director and distributor K V Gupta has been selected for the Dr Vishnuvardhan award. Information Minister R Roshan Baig announced the awards at a media conference here. “Hajj” was a Surya Enterprises film. “Jatta” was an Omkar Movies production.

The government had set up a selection committee chaired by G K Govind Rao. Altogether 62 entries were submitted for the awards. The government is planning to give away the awards at a function in Mysuru in February.

Siddeshwara Enterprises’ “Charminar” has bagged the best film award in the commercial entertainment category. Nikhil Manju and Nivedita were adjudged the best for their roles in “Hajj” and “December 1”, respectively. “Prakruti” bagged the third best film award.

The list of other awards is as follows: Best children’s film, “Haadu Hakki Haadu”; social concern film, “Ingale Maarga”; best first film of a director, “Agasi Parlour”; best regional language film, “Rickshaw Driver” (Tulu); best supporting actors, Sharat Lohitashwa (male) and Bhagirathi Bai Kadam (female); best story, Sri Lalite; best dialogue, Nagashekar; best photography, P K H Das; best music director, Poornachandra Tejaswi; best editor, K M Prakash; best child actor (male) Master Pradhyumna; best child actor (female), Baby Shriya; best art director, Ravi; best lyric writer, Arasu Antare; best playback singer (male) Naveen Sajju; and best playback singer (female) Sachina Heggar.

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(Published 04 January 2015, 20:02 IST)

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