Top honours for Sandalwood’s best

01 / 14

The second edition of the Bangalore Times Film Awards celebrates the best in the Kannada film industry. Best Actor (Female) Priya Mani: For Charulatha, Playing conjoined twins was like shooting for two different films (BCCL)

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02 / 14

Best Actor (male)-Darshan: For Krantiveera Sangolli Rayana, The real hero of Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna is Anand Appugol. (BCCL)

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03 / 14

Best Film — Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna: If Rayanna was born to fight for the nation, I was born to make a film on the great patriot and freedom fighter,” says a beaming Anand Appugol, the producer of Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna. “The idea of making a film on Rayanna dates back to nearly two decades. (BCCL)

04 / 14

Best Director— Naganna (Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna): rantiveera Sangolli Rayanna has been the darling of the masses and the hot favourite at the awards season this year, but strangely, while the efforts of most of the team were feted, including those of the producer, actor, cameraman, etc., director Naganna was left in the cold. Until, of course, Bangalore Times readers decided to give him his due. (BCCL)

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05 / 14

Best Music Director— V Harikrishna (Addhuri): Music director Harikrishna is quite the busy man, what with the score of almost every other Kannada film being composed by him. (BCCL)

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06 / 14

Best Lyrics — Yogaraj Bhat (Bombe Adsonu from Drama):That god is a puppeteer and we are all puppets in his hand, is a statement that has been reiterated time and again by many, and that fascinated me. (BCCL)

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07 / 14

Best singer (male):Sonu Nigam is a very popular name on the Sandalwood music scene. So, it comes as no surprise that he is a repeat winner in this category, having been voted Best Singer (Male) last year too. (BCCL)

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08 / 14

Best Singer (Female) — Indu Nagaraj (Pyarge Agbitaithe from Govindaya Namaha):Mysore-based classical singer Indu Nagaraj attributes her instant popularity to her song Pyarge Agbitaithe from Govindaya Namaha. (BCCL)

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09 / 14

Best Actor in a comic role— Sharan (Rambo): It took Sharan a good 100 films to turn hero with his home production Rambo, staying true to the kind of actor he is — one who entertains with comedy. (BCCL)

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10 / 14

Best Child Actor-Sankalp (Prasaad): Produced by Bangalore-based entrepreneur Ashok Kheny, Prasaad, which starred Action King Arjun Sarja and Madhuri Bhattacharya in the lead, was the tale of a family with a ‘special’ child. Speech- and hearing-impaired youngster Sankalp was at the centre of this tale. (BCCL)

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