2018 State movie award has been announced. Aa Karala Ratriu got the Best Movie Award, Ramana Savari is second best and Ondalla Eradu got the third best award. Actor Raghavendra Rajkumar and actress Meghana Raj has bagged the best actor and actress award for the year 2018.

Meanwhile, JK Srinivasamurthy has been adjudged for the Dr Rajkumar Award, while P Seshadri has been given the Puttanna Kanagal award and BS Basavaraju has been selected for the Dr Vishnuvardhan award respectively.

List of other state award winners are as follows:

Best First Film: Aa Karala Ratri

Best Second Film: Ramana Savari

Best Third Film - Oldalla Eradru

Social Concern Movie - Santhakavi Kanakadasara Ramadhanya

Best Entertainer: Sarkari Hiriya Prathamika Shale Kasaragodu

Best Childrens Film: Hoovu Balli

Best First Time Director Movie - Belakina Kannadi

Regional Language Movie - Deyi Baidethi (Tulu)

Best Actor: Raghavendra Rajkumar (Ammana Mane)

Best Actress: Meghana Raj (Iruvudella Bittu)

Best supporting actor: Balai Manohar (Churikatte)

Best supporting actress: Veena Sunder (Aa Karala Ratri)

Best Story: Harish S (Naiegere)

Best screenplay: P Seshadri (Mookajjiya Kanasu)

Best Dialogues: Shirisha Joshi (Savithribhai Ghale)

Best Cameraman: Naveen Kumar I (Ammachiyemba Nenapu)

Best Music Director: Ravi Bassur (KGF)

Best Editing: Suresh Armugam (Trataka)

Best child actor: Master Aryan (Ramana Savari)

Best child actress: Sinchana (Andavadha)

Best Art Director: Shivakumar J (KGF)

Best lyrics: Dr Baraguru Ramachandrappa (Bayalatada Bheemana)

Best play back singer (Male): Sidharth B (Santhakavi Kanakadasara Ramadhanya)

Best Female playback singer (Female): Kalavathi Dayanand (Baidaithi)

Special Jury Award - Anantharayappa H (Samanatheya Kadege)

Best Production Manager - V Thomas (Abbe Tumakuru Siddapurusha Vishwaradhyaru