2009–10 Karnataka State Film Awards
| 44th Karnataka State Film Awards | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best Of Kannada Films in 2009 |
| Awarded by | Government of Karnataka |
| Presented by |
D. V. Sadananda Gowda (Chief Minister of Karnataka) |
| Date | 15 May 2012 |
| Site | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India |
| Highlights | |
| Best Film | Rasarushi Kuvempu |
| Best Direction | Rithwik Simha |
| Best Actor | Vishnuvardhan |
| Best Actress | Anu Prabhakar |
| Lifetime achievement | • R. N. Sudarshan (Dr. Rajkumar Award) • C. V. Shivashankar (Puttanna Kanagal Award) • S. D. Ankalagi (Dr. Vishnuvardhan Award) |
The 2009–10 Karnataka State Film Awards, presented by Government of Karnataka, to felicitate the best of Kannada Cinema released in the year 2009. The ceremony was held on 15 May 2012.
A committee headed by Dwarakish was appointed to evaluate the feature films awards.
On August 14, 2015 in an unprecedented move, the Government of Karnataka is taking back four State film awards conferred on two films.
The decision on conferring these awards has been questioned by S. Radha in the High Court of Karnataka on the contention that the applications for these awards were accepted after the expiry of the deadline fixed by the government to receive entries. The government, according to sources in the Information Department, is making an all-out effort to “avoid humiliation” and are appealing to the recipients to return the awards.
The taken awards are as follows:
Above three awards for Raaj The Showman
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