The first recipient of the award was
S. R. Puttanna Kanagal. For six times, multiple writers were awarded for their work in a single film;
Shankar Nag and Mariam Jetpurwala for
Minchina Ota (1979),
Singeetam Srinivasa Rao and
Chi. Udayashankar for
Bhagyada Lakshmi Baramma (1985, first time) and
Anand (1986, second time),
S. V. Rajendra Singh Babu and Ramani for
Kothigalu Saar Kothigalu (2001),
Prakash and M. S. Abhishek for
Rishi (2004), and
Shashank and Raghu Kovi for
Krishna Leela (2015). The following is a complete list of award winners and the films for which they won. ==See also==