1995 मायथाइयाव, बिथाङा कन्नड़ सावथुन मुलुगाव गावनि साबद्राय दान होनायनि थाखाय दादा साहब फाल्के बान्था मोनदों मोन।
In 1995, he received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for his outstanding contributions to the Kannada film industry.