1987–88 Karnataka State Film Awards
The Karnataka State Film Awards 1987–88, presented by Government of Karnataka, to felicitate the best of Kannada Cinema released in the year 1987.
Lifetime achievement award
Name of Award | Awardee | Awarded As |
Puttanna Kanagal Award | G. V. Iyer | Director |
Film Awards
Name of Award | Film | Producer | Director |
First Best Film | Aasphota | V. Verghese | T. S. Nagabharana |
Second Best Film | Avasthe | Esther Ananthamurthy Mahima Patel Krishna Masadi | Krishna Masadi |
Third Best Film | Kadina Benki | Manasa Arts | Suresh Heblikar |
Other Awards
Name of Award | Film | Awardee |
Best Direction | Aasphota | T. S. Nagabharana |
Best Actor | Avasthe | Anant Nag |
Best Actress | Shivayogi Akkamahadevi | Usha |
Best Supporting Actor | Aasphota | H. G. Dattatreya |
Best Supporting Actress | Mana Mechchida Hudugi | Papamma |
Best Child Actor | Dange | Jayanth |
Best Music Direction | Pushpaka Vimana | L. Vaidyanathan |
Best Cinematography | Shivayogi Akkamahadevi | N. Chandra |
Best Editing | Pushpaka Vimana | D. Vasu |
Best Sound Recording | Elu Suttina Kote | Srinivas |
Best Story Writer | Aasphota | P. N. Rangan |
Best Screenplay | Aasphota | T. S. Nagabharana |
Best Dialogue Writer | Avasthe | U. R. Ananthamurthy Krishna Masadi |
Jury's Special Award | Pushpaka Vimana | Singeetam Srinivasa Rao |
Jury's Special Award | Kaadina Benki | B. R. Chaya |
Jury's Special Award | Kendada Male | Puttur Narasimha Nayak |