India’s Radio City 91.1FM network announced Radio City Cine Awards Kannada 2017 to applaud exceptional artistes and technicians of the Kannada film fraternity.

Earlier, the network had organised Radio City Cine Awards Tamil2017 for patrons of Kollywood cinema which saw over 69,76,455 votes from listeners.

Its grand finale saw renowned artistes like Vijay Sethupathi, Keerthi Suresh and A.R. Rahman among others being crowned as the winners. 

The launch of the Kannada Cine Awards was attended by leading ladies of the Sandalwood industry – Shruti Hariharan, Suman Ranganathan, Radhika Chethan, Sharmila Mandre, Sangeeta Bhat, Neethu Shetty, Manvitha Harish, Sparsha Rekha, Karunya Raam and Hitha Chandrashekar and Actor Srinagar Kitty.

The event was hosted by Radio City RJs- Pradeepa and Nethra.

Nominees and winners will be determined based on public voting under 10 different categories – Favourite Actor, Favourite Actress, Favourite Director, Favourite Lyricist, Favourite Music Composer, Favourite Singer (Male), Favourite Singer (Female), Favourite Comedian, Favourite Cinematographer and Favourite Movie.

Abraham Thomas, CEO, Radio City said: “Very few award platforms aim to empower the consumer and recognize talent based on public opinion. We are certain that Radio City Cine Awards will not only be a platform for our listeners and the audience to choose their favourite artistes, but will also be a catalyst between Kannada stars and their fans.”