On March 3 which has been Celebrated as Kannada Cinema Day, Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy will be honouring 15 Kannada Film Personalites.

The following are the awardee list:

J.K. Srinivasamurthy (R. Nagendra Rao Award, actor)

Adavani Lakshmidevi (M.V. Rajamma Award, actress)

M.S. Umesh (T.N. Balakrishna Award, comedian)

S. Doddanna (Thoogudeepa Srinivas Award, villain)

K.V. Raju (B.R. Pantulu Award, direction)

C. Jayaram (D. Shankar Singh Award, film production)

umar Shettar (B. Jayamma Award, exhibitor)

Pal S. Chandani (N. Veeraswamy Award, distribution)

B.K. Sumitra (G.V. Iyer Award, music/singer)

B.L. Venu (Hunasuru Krishnamurthy Award, script)

V.S. Srikanth (B.S. Ranga Award, photography)

B.V. Radha (Pandaribai Award, supporting character)

Devi (M.P. Shankar Award, technology)

N.L. Ramanna (Shankar Nag Award, film worker)

and Ram Shetty (K.N. Tailor Award, regional language film).

Minister for Housing M. Krishnappa and former Minister and actor M.H. Ambareesh will present the awards at a grand function to be held at Sir Puttannachetty Town Hall.