The Karnataka Chief Minister Dr B S Yediyurappa will be presenting the State Film Awards for 2007-2008 in his home town Shimoga that is 350 kilometers away from Bangalore on Sunday evening at Nehru Playground.

The state film awards announced for 2007-2008 in 2009 beginning is given in 2010 April 4th Sunday. Shimoga the green belt and exotic for rivers and mountain ranges will be witnessing the state film awards for the second time.

The state award is for the first time to power house of Kannada cinema Puneeth Rajakumar who is already national award winner for his best performance as child actor in ‘Bettada Hoovu’, dubbing artists Sudarshan, Champa Shetty, Baby Prakruthi, Master Likith, supporting actor Rajesh, actress Smitha, Agni Sridhar for dialogues in Aa Dinagalu, playback singer Vaani, sound recorder N Kumar, Tulu film maker and director Srinivas Kaushik, lyricist Gollahalli Shivaprasad.

A massive stage has been erected now and 30000 people are expected to witness the awards presentation. This is the second time the state film awards are presented in Shimoga. The last time a decade ago presented irked the media persons from Bangalore that had to go on a strike for lack of arrangements.

The awards evening is memorable because mother and son – Smt Parvathamma Rajakumar for Life Time Achievement and power star Puneeth Rajakumar for best actor for ‘Milana’ are receiving the awards. Veteran Renuka Sharma receives the Puttanna Kanagal award.

In the demise of Dr Vishnuvardhana on last year December end who was declared Dr Rajakumar award, his wife Smt Bharathi Vishnuvardhana will be receiving the award. It will be complete for best actress award winner Smt Umasri as she has received the national and international awards already and this state award is prestigious for her.