Puttanna Kanagal Award

Lt. Puttanna Kanagal Award
Awarded by Government of Karnataka
Type	State
Category	Kannada cinema
Description
Medal	Gold Medal
Statistics
Instituted	1986-87
First awarded	1986-87
Last awarded	2016
Total awarded	30
Cash award	₹ 2,00,000
First awardee(s)	Hunsur Krishnamurthy
Recent awardee(s)	K. V. Raju

The following is the list of Award winners for the Karnataka State Puttanna Kanagal award. Kanagal was among the front runners in Kannada cinema's most successful film directors. In his memory and honor, this award is presented to the directors every year during the Karnataka State Awards function.

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