Bengaluru, Jan. 24 -- Actor Kichcha Sudeep has declined the Karnataka State Award for Best Actor for his role in the 2019 sports drama 'Pailwaan'.

Taking to his X account on Thursday, the actor shared his reasons for turning down the honor and stated that he had stopped accepting awards years ago due to personal reasons.

"Respected Government of Karnataka and Members of the Jury, it is truly a privilege to have received the state award in the Best Actor category, and I extend my heartfelt thanks to the respected jury for this honor. However, I must express that I have chosen to stop receiving awards for several years now, a decision made for various personal reasons that I intend to uphold," he wrote.

Sudeep further added that he wante...