Anupama Gowda adjudged the best actress at the Karnataka State Film Awards for 2019

Anupama clinched the honour for her dual role in the thriller Trayambakam. The award carries Rs 20,000 cash and 100 grams of silver.
An overwhelmed Anupama Gowda shares, “When I heard the news, I was shaking and was actually feeling uneasy. I am yet to take it all in. For the first time in my life, I have received over 200 calls in a span of 2 hours! Winning a state award is no small thing, and I think I will know the weightage of this award only when I receive it on the stage. To see my name in the list of people that includes national award winners like Tara itself is an honour.”

“I thought I would get an award for Aa Karaala Ratri, and was expecting a lot would change for me professionally. But nothing of that sort happened and most scripts I received were stereotypical and repetitive. I had lost all hopes, and I haven’t acted in a single film in 6 years. Hopefully this (the award) will change things for me, and will help filmmakers see me in a fresh light,” she adds.