List of Kannada films of 2006

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The following is a list of films produced in the Kannada film industry in India in 2006, presented in alphabetical order.

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This year started with a major blow with the demise of icon and legend of Kannada Cinema, Dr Rajkumar.

Slowly, later cinemas like Naayi Neralu and Care of footpath made waves across the country for its meaningful themes and messages. Commercially, My Autograph became one of top grossers, only to be surpassed by industry-hit and legacy movie, Mungaru Male by the end of the year. Mungaru Male became the first South Indian movie to cross 50 crores, grossing nearly 75 crores at the box office. [1]

This movie turned the fate of director, Yograj Bhat and actors Ganesh and Pooja Gandhi to become one of the leading stars in the industry for several years.

Sudeep, Ganesh, Pavitra Lokesh, Ramya, Pooja Gandhi and Master Kishan were recognised for their performances and contribution for this year majorly.

Highest grossing films

RankTitleCollectionRef.
1. Mungaru Male ₹70-80 crore (₹247.97-283.82 crore in 2025)
2. My Autograph ₹20 crore (₹70.2 crore in 2025)
3. Mandya ₹17 crore (₹59.67 crore in 2025)
4. Ajay ₹14 crore (₹50.14 crore in 2025)
5. Thandege Thakka Maga ₹10 crore (₹35.81 crore in 2025)

List of released films in 2006

January–June

OpeningTitleDirectorCastMusic DirectorGenreNotes
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7th Mandya Om Prakash Rao Darshan, Rakshita, Radhika Kumaraswamy, Avinash Gurukiran Action [1]
13thO PriyathamaShivaprabhu Ajay Rao, Sanchana, Geetha, Sharat Babu, Sudharani Valisha - SandeepRomance [2]
19th Shree Prakash Vijay Raghavendra, Jennifer Kotwal, Rahul Roy, Ananth Nag, Vinaya Prasad, Avinash Valisha - SandeepAction / Drama
27thVeeru S. Narayan Pankaj, Umashree, Prakash Heggodu S. Narayan Drama [3]
Mithayi Mane Aarathi Aditi, Surabhi J. Herur, Hanumantha RajuN. S. PrasadDrama [4]
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E
B
3rd Uppi Dada M.B.B.S. D. Rajendra Babu Upendra, Uma, Ananth Nag, Chi. Guru Dutt, Naveen Mayur, Rohini Hattangadi R. P. Patnaik Romance / Comedy / DramaRemake of Hindi film Munnabhai M.B.B.S.
EeshaK. A. Rahman MustafaDheeraj, Neethu, Tara, Chitra Shenoy TejaDrama
BharathiR. M. VeerabhadraiahSadhana, DaminiAbhimanyuDrama
10th Mata Guruprasad Jaggesh, Pari, Doddanna, R. N. Sudarshan, Tabla Nani, V. Biradar, Mandya Ramesh V. Manohar Satirical Comedy
Seven O' Clock Santosh Rai Pathaje Mithun Tejaswi, Pooja Kanwal, Sneha, Nithya, Komal Kumar, Sharan M. S. MadhukarRomance [5]
17th My Autograph Sudeep Sudeep, Meena, Srinivasa Murthy, Sridevika, Deepu, Rashmi Kulkarni Bharadwaj DramaRemake of Tamil film Autograph
Suntaragaali Sadhu Kokila Darshan, Rakshita, Ashish Vidyarthi, Manya, Rangayana Raghu, Umashree Sadhu Kokila Action
24thRamya Chaitra Kala Sunil Kumar Desai Sandeep, Manasi Parashar, Nanditha, Rahul InapurShyam SundarDrama
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3rd Gopi G. K. Mudduraj Sri Murali, Gowri Munjal, Doddanna, Tennis Krishna Mani Sharma Drama / RomanceRemake of Telugu film Murari [6]
ShishyaVasuDeepak, Chaitra, Rangayana Raghu V. Nagendra Prasad Action
10thHettavara Kanasu Om Sai Prakash Mayoor Patel, Radhika Kumaraswamy, Sunder Raj, Pramila Joshai Vandemataram Srinivas Drama
17th Ashoka Shivamani Shivrajkumar, Sunitha Varma, Vinaya Prasad, Srinivasa Murthy Sadhu Kokila Action
NidhiRadhakrishnaArjun, Devaraj Rajesh Ramanath Action
24th Hatavadi V. Ravichandran V. Ravichandran, Radhika Kumaraswamy, Doddanna, Avinash V. Ravichandran Drama
31st Thandege Thakka Maga S. Mahendar Upendra, Ambareesh, Laila Mehdin, Sakshi Shivanand S. A. Rajkumar Action / DramaRemake of Tamil film Thevar Magan [7]
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R
7th Shubham Ravi GaraniShivadwaj, Sanjitha, Loknath, Kishore Gurukiran Action
14th Sevanthi Sevanthi S. Narayan Vijay Raghavendra, Ramya, Doddanna, Komal Kumar S. A. Rajkumar Romance
NaagaY. YesudossShivaram, PoonamVenkat NarayanAction
21st Chellata M. D. Sridhar Ganesh, Rekha Vedavyas, Devaraj, Avinash, Umashree, Rangayana Raghu, Komal Kumar Gurukiran Romance
28th Ambi V. Nagendra Prasad Auditya, Manya, Shobharaj, Kishore V. Nagendra Prasad Action / Romance
Nanna Hendthi KoleB. R. KeshavNaveen Mayur, RohiniM. S. MaruthiThriller
M
A
Y
4th Ajay Meher Ramesh Puneeth Rajkumar, Anuradha Mehta, Prakash Rai, Doddanna Mani Sharma Action
13th Julie Poornima Mohan Dino Morea, Ramya, Sihi Kahi Chandru, Chitra Shenoy Rajesh Ramanath RomanceRemake of Hindi film Julie
Belli BettaShivaraj Hoskere Sunil Raoh, Manya, ShivamaniA. T. RaveeshDrama
Thutturi P. Sheshadri H. G. Dattatreya, Dharma Hamsalekha Drama
19th Thavarina Siri Om Sai Prakash Shiva Rajkumar, Daisy Bopanna, Ashitha, Ashwini, Mukhyamantri Chandru, Doddanna Hamsalekha Drama
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2nd Miss California Kodlu Ramakrishna Diganth, Jhanavi, Soumya, Sharath Babu, Jayanthi, Bhavya Ravi DattatreyaDramaBased on the novel by C. N. Muktha
8th Dattha Chi Guru Dutt Darshan, Ramya, Keerthi Chawla, Vinaya Prasad, Srinath R. P. Patnaik Action
15th Honeymoon Express Nagendra Magadi Jaggesh, S. Narayan, Deepu, Santhoshi R. P. Patnaik Comedy
23rd Good Luck S. Nandakumar Anirudh, Radhika, Naveen Krishna, Damini Rajesh Ramanath Romance
30th Tirupathi Shivamani Sudeep, Pooja Kanwal, Charanraj, P. N. Sathya Rajesh Ramanath Action

July – December

OpeningTitleDirectorCastMusic DirectorGenreNotes
J
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7th Cyanide A. M. R. Ramesh Ravi Kale, Tara, Avinash, Malavika Avinash, Nassar Sandeep Chowta Crime Thriller
14th Jackpot N. M. Niranjan Dhyan, Shubha Poonja, HarshaAlwynn Fernandes
M. N. Krupakar
Romance / Comedy
28th Ganda Hendathi Ravi Srivatsa Vishal Hegde, Sanjjana, Thilak Shekar, Manju Bhashini Gurukiran Romance / ThrillerRemake of Hindi film Murder
Neenello Naanalle Dinesh Babu Vishnuvardhan, Rakshita, Aniruddh, Avinash Ramesh KrishnaDramaRemake of Telugu film Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana
A
U
G
4th Gandugali Kumara Rama H. R. Bhargava Shiva Rajkumar, Laya, Anita Hassandani, Rambha, Avinash Gurukiran Period action
11th Mohini 9886788888 Rajendra Singh Babu Auditya, Nassar, Riyaz Khan, Suhasini, Anu Prabhakar, Aadhi Lokesh Hamsalekha Horror / Thriller
12thNanna Kanasina HooveS. M. Patil Vinayak Joshi, Harish Raj, Keerthana, PreethiN S PrasadRomance
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1st Odahuttidavalu Om Sai Prakash V. Ravichandran, Rakshita, Radhika Kumaraswamy, Komal Kumar, Rangayana Raghu R. P. Patnaik Romance / Drama
8thMaha NagaraEshwarVinod Prabhakar, ShilpaNaga MaheshAction
Kadala MagePraveen Kumar Diganth, Saritha JainS. P. ChandrakanthDrama Tulu film
Gatti Taali Bitti MelaRajesh Kumar Kashinath, Madhuri Rajesh Ramanath Romance / Comedy
15th Aishwarya Indrajit Lankesh Upendra, Deepika Padukone, Daisy Bopanna Rajesh Ramanath Romance [8]
21st Jothe Jotheyali Dinakar Thoogudeep Prem Kumar, Ramya, Komal Kumar V. Harikrishna Romance
22ndAutograph PleaseBharathi ShankarAakash Shetty, Sanjjana, Sangeetha Shetty, Dileep Raj, Naveen Krishna Arjun Janya Romance
28th Sirivantha S. Narayan Vishnuvardhan, Shruti, Doddanna S. A. Rajkumar DramaRemake of Telugu film Aa Naluguru [9]
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6th Ravi Shastri M. S. Rajashekar
M. R. Raghavendra
V. Ravichandran, Sneha, Ananth Nag Rajesh Ramanath Comedy DramaRemake of Tamil film Idhu Namma Aalu
20th Thangigagi P. N. Sathya Darshan, Poonam Bajwa, Shwetha Chengappa, Hemanth G Nag Rangayana Raghu Sadhu Kokila DramaRemake of Tamil film Thirupaachi
Avanandre AvneA. VenugopalNaveen Mayur, KanganaSangeet SagarRomance
RambhaB. RamamurthyChandrakanth, Nayana KrishnaGuru PrasadAdult romance
27thSaavira Mettilu Puttanna Kanagal
K. S. L. Swamy
Kalyan Kumar, Jayanthi, Pandari Bai, Vajramuni, B. V. Radha, Ambareesh, Doddanna, Mukhyamantri Chandru Vijaya Bhaskar
Pravin Godkhindi
DramaDelayed project [10]
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10th Hubli Om Prakash Rao Sudeep, Rakshita, Anantha Velu, Tarakesh PatelA. R. HemanthAction
Pandavaru K. V. Raju Ambareesh, Devaraj, Shashikumar, Ramkumar, Aishwarya, Gurleen Chopra, Tara Hamsalekha DramaRemake of Malayalam film Godfather
24th Tananam Tananam Kavita Lankesh Ramya, Rakshita, Shaam, Girish Karnad, Bharathi Vishnuvardhan K. Kalyan Romance [11]
Kannadada KandaB. N. Vijayakumar Vinod Raj, Daksha, Kishore, Leelavathi H. GurunathAction
Student M. D. Sridhar Mayoor Patel, Pooja Kanwal, Shraddha Arya, Komal Kumar, Avinash R. P. Patnaik Romance
Care of Footpath Master Kishan Master Kishan, Jackie Shroff, Tara, B. Jayashree Ravi DattatreyaDrama
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E
C
1st Madana Jai Jagadish Auditya, Samiksha, Saaniya, Ramesh Bhat Yuvan Shankar Raja Romance / ThrillerRemake of Tamil film Manmadhan
8th Tenali Rama Nagendra Magadi Jaggesh, Ramesh Aravind, Deepu, Rangayana Raghu, Srinath R. P. Patnaik Comedy
15thNage HabbaAdarshaAdarsha, Sunaina, Sadhu Kokila AdarshaComedy
22nd Kallarali Hoovagi T. S. Nagabharana Vijay Raghavendra, Uma, Ananth Nag, Bharathi Vishnuvardhan, Sumalatha Hamsalekha Drama
Neelakanta Om Sai Prakash V. Ravichandran, Namitha, Sridevika, Sadhu Kokila, Vijay Kashi, Sujatha V. Ravichandran Romance
29th Mungaru Male Yogaraj Bhat Ganesh, Pooja Gandhi, Ananth Nag, Diganth Mano Murthy Romance
A Aa E EeN. R. Nanjunde Gowda Ramesh Aravind, Prema V. Manohar Drama
Geeya GeeyaKrishna Reddy Naveen Krishna, Swarnamalya Bhavatharini Romance
Koti Chennaya Anand P. RajuBalakrishna, Shekar Kotyan V. Manohar Drama Tulu film

References

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  4. A sad, gentle tale
  5. 7'O Clock Movie Review
  6. Gopi review
  7. Thandege Thakka Maga review
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