| 2000–01 Karnataka State Film Awards | |
| Presenter: | V. S. Ramadevi |
| Date: | 16 December 2001 |
| Location: | Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Bhavan, Bengaluru |
| Country: | India |
| Previous: | 1999–2000 |
| Main: | Karnataka Film Awards |
| Next: | 2001–02 |
The 2000–01 Karnataka State Film Awards were presented by Government of Karnataka to felicitate the best of Kannada Cinema released in the year 2000.[1]
The awards were announced by the Minister of State for Information B. K. Chandrashekar, and M. S. Sathyu, the Chairman of the Film Awards Committee on 28 May 2001.[2] Sathyu criticized the films of the year in that "most of the films were substandard and were marked by sex and violence. Women were depicted lowly, and most of the films had no message to convey leave alone being educative", while adding that the films also had "fascist tendency" in them.[1] The winners were announced on 28 May 2001, and awards were given out on 16 December.[3]
| Name of Award | Awardee(s) | Awarded As | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Rajkumar Award | Vijaya Bhaskar | Music Director | |
| Puttanna Kanagal Award | K. V. Jayaram | Director | |
| Lifetime Contribution to Kannada Cinema Award | T. S. Narasimhan | Film and TV series producer |
| Name of Award | Film | Producer | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Best Film | Mussanje | Beerappa P. R. Ramadas Naidu | P.R. Ramdas Naidu |
| Second Best Film | Shaapa | Channabasavanagowda Patil Vanaja Patil | Ashok Patil |
| Third Best Film | Kurigalu Saar Kurigalu | Jai Jagadish Vijayalakshmi Singh Dushyanth Singh | Rajendra Singh Babu |
| Best Film Of Social Concern | Munnudi | Navyachithra | P. Sheshadri |
| Best Regional Film | Thudar (Tulu language) | Kodlu Ramakrishna | |
| Name of Award | Film | Awardee(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Best Direction | Mussanje | P. R. Ramadas Naidu |
| Best Actor | Munnudi | H. G. Dattatreya |
| Best Actress | Shaapa | Anu Prabhakar |
| Best Supporting Actor | Mathadana | Avinash |
| Best Supporting Actress | Kurigalu Saar Kurigalu | Umashree |
| Best Child Actor | Mussanje | Rohit Bhat |
| Best Music Direction | Mahalakshmi | N. Govardhan |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Munnudi ("Kadala Theregalu") | Ramesh Chandra |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Gatti Mela ("Navileno Kunibeku") | |
| Best Cinematography | Shaapa | Ashok Kashyap |
| Best Editing | Mussanje | Anil Naidu |
| Best Lyrics | Sparsha ("Chandakinta Chanda") | Itagi Eeranna |
| Best Sound Recording | Munnudi | S. Mahendran |
| Best Story Writer | Munnudi | Bolwar Mahammad Kunhi |
| Best Screenplay | Shaapa | Ashok Patil |
| Best Dialogue Writer | Mussanje | P. R. Ramadas Naidu |
| Jury's Special Award | Munnudi ("Costume Designer") | Jubeda Anupama Sheshadri |
Committee not announce any recipients in following category