Kichcha Sudeep declines Karnataka State Film award for Pailwaan: ‘There are many deserving actors…’

Sudeep wrote a agelong enactment connected societal media to explicit his gratitude to each subordinate of the assemblage for their consideration, and the authorities of Karnataka, and besides expressed the reasons down his determination to fto spell of this honour. He wrote, “I indispensable explicit that I person chosen to halt receiving awards for respective years now, a determination made for assorted idiosyncratic reasons that I mean to uphold.”

Here’s the post:

Respected Government of Karnataka and Members of the Jury,

It is genuinely a privilege to person received the authorities grant nether the champion histrion category, and I widen my heartfelt acknowledgment to the respected assemblage for this honor. However, I indispensable explicit that I person chosen to halt receiving…

— Kichcha Sudeepa (@KicchaSudeep) January 23, 2025

The Max histrion besides extended his designation of the endowment excavation successful Karnataka, and said, “There are galore deserving actors who person poured their hearts into their trade and would admit this prestigious designation acold much than I would. It volition lone marque maine happier to spot 1 of them receiving it. My dedication to entertaining radical has ever been without the anticipation of awards, and this acknowledgement from the assemblage unsocial serves arsenic a important boost for maine to proceed striving for excellence”.

While remaining steadfast astir his decision, Sudeep besides apologised to the assemblage and the authorities authorities for his idiosyncratic decision. “This designation is, successful itself, my reward. I sincerely apologise to the assemblage members and the authorities authorities for immoderate disappointment my determination whitethorn cause, and I spot you volition respect my prime and enactment maine connected the way I person chosen. Once again, I convey the honourable members of the assemblage and the authorities authorities for recognising my enactment and considering maine for this award”.

The Karnataka State Film awards for 2019 is being announced present due to the fact that of a five-year hold owed to the pandemic. Some of the winners announced for 2019, see Anupama Gowda (Best Actress), V Harikrishna (Best Music), Raghu Dixit (Best Singer-Male), Krishna (Best Screenplay), P Seshadri (Best Film – Mohandas), Nagathihalli Chandrasekhar (Best Popular Film – India vs England), GS Bhaskar (Best Cinematography), Anusha Krishna (Best Supporting Actress), Tabla Nani (Best Supporting Actor), and Jayadevi Jangamashetty (Best Singer-Female).

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On the movie front, Sudeep is connected a precocious aft the blockbuster occurrence of his Christmas release, Max, and has an absorbing lineup of films, including Anup Bhandari’s Billa Ranga Basha.