The Karnataka State Awards for the year 2015 will be officially announced today by Information Minister Roshan Baig at Vartha Soudha at 4 PM. Senior director Naganna who is the son of producer Lakshman was selected as the chief of the 2015 Karnataka State Film Awards panel.

Apart from Naganna, actress Shobha Raghavendra, music director C R Bobby, director G K Mudduraj and others was selected for the panel. The panel have watched more than 50 films in the last one month and is scheduled to submit the list today to the Information Minister after which Roshan Baig will release it to the media.