Actor Achyuth Kumar and actress Shruthi Hariharan has bagged the best actor and actress award for the year 2016, while 'Amaravathi', 'Railway Children' and 'Antharjala' have bagged the first, second and third best film awards.

Apart from this, Tulu film 'Madipu' has been adjudged as best regional film, while 'Kirik Party' has been adjudged as the best entertainment film for the year 2016.

List of other state award winners for 2016 are as follows 

Best First Film: Amaravathi 

Best Second Film: Railway Children

Best Third Film: Antarjala

Best social awareness movie - Modla Seemeyalli

Best Entertainer film - Kirik Parthy

Best Childrens Film: Jir jimbe

Best First time director movie - Rama Ram Re

Best Regional movie - Mudupu (Tulu)

Best Actor:  Achutha Kumar (Amaravati)

Best Actress: Sruthi Hariharan (beautiful Manasugalu)

Best supporting actor: Naveen D Padki (kodla cafe)

Best supporting actress: Akshatha Pandavapura (pallata)

Best Story: Nanditha Yadav (Raju Edeghe Bidda Akshara)

Best screenplay: Aravind Shastri (Kahi )

Best Dialogues: B M Giriraj (Amaravathi)

Best Cameraman: Satya Shekar chandra (Mungaru Male 2)

Best Music Director: M R. Charan Raj (Mummy)

Best Editing: C Ravichandran (Mummy)

Best child actor: Master Manohar K (Railway Children)

Best child actress: Baby Revathi (Beti)

Best Art Director: Shashidhar Adapa (Uppina Kagada)

Best lyrics: Karthik Sagaguru (jir jimbhe)

Best play back singer (Male): Vijay Prakash (Beautiful Manasugalu)

Best Female playback singer (Female): Sangeetha Ravichandranath (Jalsa)

Jury Special award - Chinmaie (Santheyalli Nintha Kabira)

Best Production Manager - KV Manjaiah (Mungaru Male 2)