1987–88 Karnataka State Film Awards


The Karnataka State Film Awards 1987–88, presented by Government of Karnataka, to felicitate the best of Kannada Cinema released in the year 1987.

Lifetime achievement award

Name of AwardAwardeeAwarded As
Puttanna Kanagal AwardG. V. IyerDirector

Film Awards

Name of AwardFilmProducerDirector
First Best FilmAasphotaV. VergheseT. S. Nagabharana
Second Best FilmAvastheEsther Ananthamurthy
Mahima Patel
Krishna Masadi
Krishna Masadi
Third Best FilmKadina BenkiManasa ArtsSuresh Heblikar

Other Awards

Name of AwardFilmAwardee
Best DirectionAasphotaT. S. Nagabharana
Best ActorAvastheAnant Nag
Best ActressShivayogi AkkamahadeviUsha
Best Supporting ActorAasphotaH. G. Dattatreya
Best Supporting ActressMana Mechchida HudugiPapamma
Best Child ActorDangeJayanth
Best Music DirectionPushpaka VimanaL. Vaidyanathan
Best CinematographyShivayogi AkkamahadeviN. Chandra
Best EditingPushpaka VimanaD. Vasu
Best Sound RecordingElu Suttina KoteSrinivas
Best Story WriterAasphotaP. N. Rangan
Best ScreenplayAasphotaT. S. Nagabharana
Best Dialogue WriterAvastheU. R. Ananthamurthy
Krishna Masadi
Jury's Special AwardPushpaka VimanaSingeetam Srinivasa Rao
Jury's Special AwardKaadina BenkiB. R. Chaya
Jury's Special AwardKendada MalePuttur Narasimha Nayak