Karnataka State Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer

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Karnataka State Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer
State award for contributions to Kannada cinema
Awarded forBest Female Playback Singer of a Song
Sponsored byGovernment of Karnataka
Rewards
  • Silver Medal
  • ₹ 20,000
First award1988-89
Final award2021
Most recent winnerSahana M. Bharadwaj
Highlights
Total awarded29
First winnerB. R. Chaya

Karnataka State Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer is a film award of the Indian state of Karnataka given during the annual Karnataka State Film Awards. The award honours female singers for their work in Kannada language films.

Superlative winners

 • B. R. Chaya2 Awards
 • K. S. Chithra3 Awards
 • Nanditha4 Awards

Award winners

The following is a complete list of award winners and the name of the films for which they won.

Year Image Recipient(s) Film Song Ref
2021  – Sahana M. Bharadwaj Dandi "Mugile Mathadu" [1]
2020  – Arundhati Vasishta Danthapurana [2]
2019 Jayadevi Jangamashetti Raga Bhairavi All songs [3]
2018  – Kalavati Dayanand Deyi Baidethi "Gejje Giri Nandana" [4][5]
2017  – Apoorva Sridhar Dayavittu Gamanisi "Asadullah Daadi Bitta" [6]
2016  – Sangeetha Ravindranath Jalsa "Nannede Beedige" [7]
2015 Shamitha Malnad Bekku "Thalamalada Maleyalli" [8]
2014 – Vidya Mohan Sachin! Tendulkar Alla "Kanne Illada Mele" [9]
2013  – Sachina Heggar Kaddipudi "Hederabyadree" [10]
2012 Anuradha Bhat Little Master Jnaanajyothi [11]
2011 Archana Udupa Bhageerathi "Beru Ondu Kade" [12]
2010-11  – Sriraksha Priyaram Ondooralli "Hadedaru Devaki Padedu Yashoda" [13]
2009-10  – Lakshmi Nataraj Aaptha Rakshaka "Omkara" [14]
2008-09 Nanditha Mandaakini "Baanige Bhaskara Chanda" [15]
2007-08  – Vaani Harikrishna Inthi Ninna Preethiya "Madhuvana Karedare" [16]
2006-07 M. D. Pallavi Arun Duniya "Nodayya Kvaate Lingave" [17]
2005-06 Chaitra H. G. Amrithadhare "Huduga Huduga" [18]
2004-05 K. S. Chithra Maharaja "Kandamma Kandamma" [19]
2003-04 Nanditha Jogula "Aakashake Obba" [20]
2002-03 Nanditha Paris Pranaya "Ede Tumbi Hadidenu" [21]
2001-02 Nanditha Gandhada Gombe "Bili Bannada Gini" [22]
2000-01 K. S. Chithra Gatti Mela "Navileno Kunibeku" [23]
1999-2000 Latha Hamsalekha Arunodaya "Aaha Arunodaya" [23]
1998-99 Anuradha Sriram Hrudayanjali "Omkara Naadamaya" [24]
1997-98 M. S. Sheela Vimochane "Girija Suthanu"
1996-97 K. S. Chithra Nammoora Mandara Hoove "Hele Kogile Impaagala"
1995-96 Chandrika Gururaj Urvashi "O Priyathama"
1994-95 B. R. Chaya Rashmi "Ibbani Tabbida" [25]
1993-94 Manjula Gururaj Chinnari Mutha "Myale Kavkonda" [26]
1988-89 B. R. Chaya Kaadina Benki "Ruthumaana Samputadi"

See also

References

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