1986–87 Karnataka State Film Awards
The Kannada Cinema released in the year 1986.
Lifetime achievement award
From this year a new award namely
Kannada Cinema
.
| Name of Award | Awardee(s) | Awarded As |
|---|---|---|
| • Puttanna Kanagal Award | • Hunsur Krishnamurthy | • Director |
Film Awards
| Name of Award | Film | Producer | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
First Best Film
|
Tabarana Kathe | Girish Kasaravalli | Girish Kasaravalli |
Second Best Film
|
Surya | Nataraj Bellary | Baraguru Ramachandrappa |
Third Best Film
|
Madhvacharya | Ananthalakshmi Films | G. V. Iyer |
Other Awards
| Name of Award | Film | Awardee(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Best Direction | Tabarana Kathe | Girish Kasaravalli |
| Best Actor | Tabarana Kathe | Charuhasan |
| Best Actress | Aruna Raaga | Geetha |
| Best Supporting Actor | Aaganthuka | Devaraj |
| Best Supporting Actress | Anand | Jayanthi |
| Best Child Actor | Tabarana Kathe | Santhosh |
| Madhvacharya | Srivathsa | |
| Best Cinematography | Surya | S. R. Bhat |
| Best Editing | Tabarana Kathe | M. N. Swamy |
| Best Sound Recording | Malaya Marutha | C. D. Vishwanath |
| Best Story Writer | Tabarana Kathe | K. P. Poornachandra Tejaswi |
| Best Screenplay | Anand | • Chi. Udaya Shankar
|
| Best Dialogue Writer | Tabarana Kathe | K. P. Poornachandra Tejaswi |
Jury's Special Award
|
N. S. Rao (As Best Comedy Actor) |