A list of Kannada language films produced in the Kannada film industry in India in 2018.
A list of Kannada language films produced in the Kannada film industry in India in 2018.
The highest-grossing Kannada films released in 2018, by worldwide box office gross revenue, are as follows.
The rank of the films in the following depends on the worldwide gross. The budget is only for knowledgeable purpose.
| * | Denotes films still running in cinemas worldwide |
| Rank | Title | Production Company | Worldwide gross | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KGF: Chapter 1 | Hombale Films | ₹250 crore (US$29 million) | [1] |
| 2 | The Villain | Tanvi Shanvi Films | ₹60 crore (US$7.0 million) | [2] |
| 3 | Raambo 2 | Ladoo Cinema House De Arte Studios | ₹27 crore (US$3.2 million) | [3] |
| 4 | Tagaru | Venus Entertainers | ₹11.5 crore (US$1.3 million) | [4] |
| Opening | Title | Director | Cast | Notes | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J A N U A R Y | 5 | Brihaspathi | Nanda Kishore | Manoranjan Ravichandran, Mishti Chakraborthy, Saikumar, Sithara | Remake of Tamil film Velaiilla Pattadhari (2014) Produced by Rockline Entertainments | [5] |
| Nammavaru | Purushottam Omkarswamy | Srinivasa Murthy, Ramesh Bhat, Ganesh Rao, Jayalakshmi | Produced by Ataveshwara Films | [6] | ||
| Punararambha | Vijaya Kumar | Vijaya Kumar, Aishwarya Dinesh, Shankar Ashwath, Ganesh Rao | Produced by Vibhin Creations | [7] | ||
| Punarapi | Lingaraj P. Bellary | Raj Charan, Pallavi, Ritesh Nagaraj, Sudhiksha Ramesh | [8] | |||
| 12 | Humble Politician Nograj | Saad Khan | Danish Sait, Vijay Chendoor, Sumukhi Suresh, Roger Narayan, Sruthi Hariharan | Produced by Paramvah Studios, Pushkar Films & Lost and Found Films | [9] | |
| Mari Tiger | P. N. Sathya | Vinod Prabhakar, Teju, Neethu, Bullet Prakash | Produced by Simhadri Productions | [10] | ||
| 19 | 3 Gante 30 Dina 30 Second | G. K. Madhusudhan | Aru Gowda, Kavya Shetty, Devaraj, Sudharani, Yamuna Srinidhi, Sundar | Produced by Brain Share Creations Private Limited | [11] | |
| Neenillada Male | Amosh | R. Janardhan, Vallery Maravi, Girish Karnad, Tabla Nani | Produced by Laxmi Movies and Maas Movies | [12] | ||
| Raju Kannada Medium | Naresh Kumar | Gurunandan, Avantika Shetty, Ashika Ranganath, Achyuth Kumar, Anjelina Desdena, Sudeep (cameo role) | Produced by Suresh Arts | [13] | ||
| 26 | Churikatte | Raghu Shivamogga | Praveen Tej, Prerana Kambam, Achyuth Kumar, Sharath Lohitashwa, Balaji Manohar, Manjunath Hegde | Produced by Morning Star Pictures | [14] | |
| I Dash You | Keshav Chandu | Pramod, Lucky, Suvarna, Kalyani | Produced by Kavi Hrudaya Talkies | [15] | ||
| Kanaka | R. Chandru | Duniya Vijay, Hariprriya, Manvitha Harish, Rangayana Raghu, Sadhu Kokila | [16] | |||
| F E B R U A R Y | 2 | Aa Ondu Dina | Sanjay | Badami, Vijay Desai, Raj Bahaddur, Simran Mishra Koti, Alisha | Produced by Kumar Samarth Creations | [17] |
| Devrantha Manushya | Kiran Shetty | Pratham, Shruthi, Vaishnavi Menon, Suchendra Prasad, Tabla Nani | Produced by Suravi Combines and Sahith Films | [18] | ||
| Jantar Mantar | Govinde Gowda | Shivaraj K.R.Pete, Nayana, Divyasri, Hitesh, Sambrama, Master Anand, V. Manohar | Produced by Sri Huliyamma Movie Makers | [18] | ||
| Java | Abhay Chandra Gowda | Saikumar, Dileep Raj, Bhavani Prakash, Nagini Bharana | Produced by Blue Aubrey Entertainment Pvt Ltd. | [19] | ||
| Manjari | Vishruth Naik | Roopika, Amith, Prabhu Mandukar, Vijay Chendoor | Produced by Shankara Combines | [20] | ||
| Rajasimha | Ravi Ram | Aniruddha Jatkar, Nikita Thukral, Sanjjanaa, Bharathi Vishnuvardhan, Sharath Lohitashwa, Bullet Prakash | Produced by Veer Maasti Films | [21] | ||
| Sanjeeva | Sri Panchami Cine Creations | Chethan Gandharva, Lekha Chandra, Achyuth Kumar, Chikkanna, Sadhu Kokila | Produced by Sri Panchami Cine Creations | [22] | ||
| 9 | Amalu | L. Ravi Kumar | Bhanu Prakash, M. D. Kowshik | Produced by | [23] | |
| Naanu L/O Jaanu | Suresh. G | Vishal Dantha, Manjula Gangappa, Chikkanna, Suchendra Prasad | Produced by Shri Kalathapasvi Creations | [24] | ||
| Prema Baraha | Arjun Sarja | Chandan Kumar, Aishwarya Arjun, Prakash Raj, Suhasini Maniratnam, K. Vishwanath, Arjun Sarja | Simultaneously released in Tamil as Solli Vidava Produced by Sree Raam Films International | [25] | ||
| Raghuveera | Surya Sathish | Harsha, Dhenu Achappa, Swaminathan, Robo Ganesh, Mythri Jagadish | Produced by Achappa Movies | [26] | ||
| Real Real 2 | Kavi Rajesh | Prajwal, Kavya Gowda, Soujanya | Produced by Megha Varsha Movies | [27] | ||
| Samhaara | Guru Deshpande | Chiranjeevi Sarja, Hariprriya, Kavya Shetty, Chikkanna, Tabla Nani | Remake of Tamil film Adhe Kangal (2017) Produced by Manu Enterprises | [28] | ||
| 16 | Googal | V. Nagendra Prasad | V. Nagendra Prasad, Shubha Poonja, Amrutha Rao, Deepak | Produced by Utsav Movies | [29] | |
| Jana Gana Mana | Shashikanth Anekal | Ayesha Habib, Ravi Kale, Ramakrishna, Raghunath Yadav | Produced by VIP Cinemas | [30] | ||
| Kantri Boys | S. Raju Chatnally | Gaddappa, Aravind, Sumanth Surya, Darshan Raj, Sandhya, Shalini, Anakha, Vasanthi | Produced by Cherains Entertainment | [31] | ||
| Mr. LLB | Raghuvardhan Shravana | Shishir Shastry, Lekha Chandra, Sujay Hegde, Nandini, Kempegowda | Produced by RV Creations | [32] | ||
| Shankhanada | Vishwanatha Basappa Kalagi | Shanthareddy Patil, Nayana, Srinivasa, Sri Rashmitha | Produced by Sri Siddarameshwara Films | [33] | ||
| Tunturu | Mussanje Mahesh | Ramesh Aravind, Anu Prabhakar, Rishika Singh, Anil | Produced by Thibbadevi Enterprises | [34] | ||
| 23 | Dvaita | Sadashivachar | Prasad Vasishta, Shrithama, Chandrakala Mohan | Produced by | [35] | |
| Gande Oorige Hodaga | Sai Krishna | Sindhu Rao, Anu Gowda, Sapna | Produced by | [36] | ||
| Rangbirangi | Mallikarjun Muthalagerigenre | Tanvi Rao, Sreejith, Panchu, Charan, Kuri Pratap, Satyajith, Babu Hirannaiah, Rockline Sudhakar | Produced by SK Talkies | [37] | ||
| Rankal Raate | Gopi Kerur | Mana Advik, Ashriya, Ravi, Yashas | Produced by Cinema Krushi Movies | [38] | ||
| Tagaru | Duniya Soori | Shiva Rajkumar, Dhananjay, Manvitha, Bhavana, Vasishta N. Simha, Devaraj, Suhasini Maniratnam | Produced by Venus Entertainers | [39] | ||
| M A R C H | 2 | 3000 | Rabbuni Keerthi | Keerthi, M. D. Prasad, Clarence Allen Crasta, Ujala Baboria, Pallavi Sagar | Produced by Shankar & associates | [40] |
| Chinnada Gombe | Pankaj Baalan | Century Gowda, Gaddappa, Keerthi Krishna, Leena Kushi, Anji Shri | Produced by Sri Krishna Movie Makers | [41] | ||
| Preethiya Raayabhari | M. M. Muthu | Nakul Gowda, Sukruta Deshpande, Charan Raj, Sadhu Kokila, Suchendra Prasad | Produced by Naadakirana Pictures | [42] | ||
| Sarkaar | Manju Preetham | Jaguar Jaggi, Lekha Chandra | Produced by Sri Veerabhadreshwara Entertainment | [43] | ||
| 16 | Dandupalya 3 | Srinivasa Raju | Pooja Gandhi, Makarand Deshpande, P. Ravishankar, Sanjjanaa, Ravi Kale, Adi Lokesh, Petrol Prasanna | Produced by SRT Entertainments Pvt Ltd | [44] | |
| Idam Premam Jeevanam | Raghavanka Prabhu | Sanath, Shanaya Katwe, Siri Raju, Avinash | Produced by Riona Productions | [45] | ||
| Muttina Pallakki | M. D. Kaushik | Gauthami Gowda, Randhir Kamalakar, Sundar Raj | Produced by Global Man Productions | [46] | ||
| Nanagishta | Dinesh Babu | Ashwin Devang, Rachana, Rajesh Nataranga | Produced by Sri Lakshmivenkateshwara Visions | [47] | ||
| O Premave | Manoj Kumar | Manoj Kumar, Nikki Galrani, Sadhu Kokila, Rangayana Raghu, Huccha Venkat | Produced by M K Films | [47] | ||
| 23 | Athruptha | Nagesh Kyalanur | Arjun Yogesh Raj, Shruthi Raj, Sihi Kahi Chandru, Sihi Kahi Geetha | Produced by Jaithashri Pictures | [48] | |
| Mukhyamantri Kaldodnappo | Shivakumar Badriah | Bharath Badriah, Amulya Raj, Shivakumar Badriah | Produced by Bale Yele Film Productions | [49] | ||
| Rajaratha | Anup Bhandari | Nirup Bhandari, Arya, Avantika Shetty, P. Ravishankar | Produced by Jollyhits | [50] | ||
| Saakshi | Prasad P. J. | Nakul Govind, Sheela Rai | Produced by Master Frames | [51] | ||
| Yogi Duniya | Hari | Yogesh, Vasishta N. Simha, Hitha Chandrashekar | Produced by MY Film Factory & Balaji Cinema | [52] | ||
| 30 | Gultoo | Janardhan Chikkanna | Naveen Shankar, Sonu Gowda, Rangayana Raghu, Pawan Kumar, Avinash | Produced by Vivid Films | [53] | |
| Heegondhu Dina | Vikram Yoganand | Sindhu Lokanath, Praveen Tej, Guruprasad, Shobaraj | Produced by Smart Screen Productions | [54] | ||
| Ideega Banda Suddhi | S. R. Patil | Maadhav, Kaavya, Shivakumar, Balaram Kannadiga | Produced by Basava Combines | [55] | ||
| Johnny Johnny Yes Papa | Preetham Gubbi | Duniya Vijay, Rachita Ram, Rangayana Raghu, Sadhu Kokila, Achyuth Kumar | Produced by Duniya Talkies | [56] | ||
| A P R I L | 6 | Andhagaara | Jayakumar | Naveen Theerthahalli, Sowmya Gowda, Nandish, Jithendra Kumar | Produced by Sri Kuppamma Devi Movies, ARK Media | [57] |
| Huccha 2 | Om Prakash Rao | Darling Krishna, Shravya Rao, Saikumar, Malavika Avinash, Sadhu Kokila | Remake of Raam (2005) Produced by Sri Renuka Movie Makers | [58] | ||
| Jayamahal | Hrudaya Shiva | Shubha Poonja, Neenasam Ashwath, Kausalya, Hrudaya Shiva | Produced by S S Creations | [59] | ||
| Maduve Dibbana | S. Umesh | Abhishek, Sonal Monteiro, Shivaraj KR Pete | Produced by BNR Films | [60] | ||
| Nanjundi Kalyana | Rajendra Karanth | Thanush Shivanna, Shravya Rao, Kuri Prathap, Padmaja Rao | Produced by Srirama Talkies | [61] | ||
| UN2 | Nithesh G. R. | Nithesh G. R., Anitha Bhat, Manoj Mishra | Produced by SSD Movies | [62] | ||
| Varthamana | Umesh Amshi | Sanchari Vijay, Sanjana Prakash | Produced by Ultimate Movies | [63] | ||
| 13 | Dalapathi | Prashant Raj | Prem Kumar, Kriti Kharbanda, Krishi Thapanda, Chikkanna, Sharath Lohitashwa | Produced by Nimma Cinema | [64] | |
| Mercury | Karthik Subbaraj | Prabhu Deva, Sananth Reddy, Remya Nambeesan, Deepak Paramesh, Shashank Purushotham, Anish Padmanabhan, Indhuja | Produced by Stone Bench Films | [65] | ||
| Seizer | Vinay Krishna | Chiranjeevi Sarja, V. Ravichandran, Parul Yadav, Prakash Rai, Nagineedu, Sadhu Kokila | Produced by Sree Kadari Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Productions | [66] | ||
| 20 | 6 to 6 | Shidlughatta Srinivas | Tarak Ponnappa, Aarohi, Swaroopini, Suresh Heblikar | Produced by Annapoorneshwari Arts | [67] | |
| Attempt to Murder | Amar Gowda | Chandu Gowda, Soorya, Shobitha, Hemalatha. V, Vinay H. S. | Produced by Renukamba Digital Theater | [68] | ||
| Krishna Tulasi | Sukhesh Nayak | Sanchari Vijay, Meghashree, Tabla Nani, Ramesh Bhat | Produced by Annapoorneshwari Cine Creations | [69] | ||
| Nagavalli Vs Apthamithraru | Shankar Arun | Vikram Karthik, Vaishnavi Menon | Produced by Prabhik Media Works | [70] | ||
| Rukku | Basavaraj Bellary | Shreyas, Vega Ramya | Produced by | [71] | ||
| Saaguva Daariyalli | Shiv Kumar Gowda | Anup SaRa Govind, Pavithra Gowda, Devaraj, Sharath Lohitashwa, Rangayana Raghu | Produced by Shiva Shakti Movie Dreams | [72] | ||
| 27 | Buckasura | Navaneeth Kumar | RJ Rohith, Kavya Gowda, V. Ravichandran, Shashikumar, Makarand Deshpande, Sithara | Produced by Padmavathi Pictures | [73] | |
| Days of Borapura | Aditya Kunigal | Prashanth C. M., Anitha Bhat, Surya Siddhartha, Suchendra Prasad | Produced by | [74] | ||
| Dhwaja | Ashok Cashyap | Ravi Gowda, Priyamani, T. N. Seetharam, Tabla Nani, Divya Uruduga | Remake of Tamil film Kodi (2016) Produced by C. B. G Production | [74] | ||
| Hebbet Ramakka | N. R. Nanjunde Gowda | Tara, Devaraj, Hanumanthe Gowda | Produced by Saviraj Cinemas | [75] | ||
| Kanoorayana | T. S. Nagabharana | Skanda Ashok, Sonu Gowda, Doddanna, Kaddipudi Chandru | Produced by Shruthalaya Films | [76] | ||
| M A Y | 4 | Bhootayyana Mommaga Ayyu | Nagaraj Peenya | Chikkanna, Sruthi Hariharan, Bullet Prakash, Tabla Nani, Honnavalli Krishna | Produced by Sri Vaishnavi Cine Creations | [77] |
| Kicchu | Pradeep Raj | Dhruva Sharma, Ragini Dwivedi, Abhinaya, Suchendra Prasad, Saikumar, Sudeep | Produced by Indirajal Advertisement Solutions | [78] | ||
| 11 | Edakallu Guddada Mele | Vivin Surya | Nakul Sharma, Swathi Sharma, Pragathi Hemakala, Bharathi Vishnuvardhan, Sihi Kahi Chandru, Sumithra | Produced by Sri Sai Siddhi Productions | [79] | |
| Hello Mama | Mohan Shankar | Mohan Shankar, Bhumika A. K. | Produced by Pragathi Cine Creations | [80] | ||
| 18 | Parthasarathi | Robert Navaraj | Renukumar, Akshatha Sreedhar Shastry | Produced by Digital Pixll | [81] | |
| Raambo 2 | Anil Kumar | Sharan, Ashika Ranganath, Chikkanna, Tabla Nani, P. Ravishankar | Produced by Laddoo Cinemas | [82] | ||
| Saddu | Arun | Bharath, Nikitha Swamy, Bhagya | Produced by Tasha Productions | [83] | ||
| 25 | Hottegagi Genu Battegagi | Narendra Babu | Ananth Nag, Radhika Chetan | Produced by Acme Movies International | [84] | |
| Raja Loves Radhe | Rajashekar | Vijay Raghavendra, Ritiksha, Rakesh Adiga, Shubha Poonja, Bhavya, P. Ravishankar, Mithra, Tabla Nani | Produced by H.L.N. Raj Entertainer | [85] | ||
| Rama Dhanya | T. N. Nagesh | Yashas Surya, Nimika Ratnakar, Mandya Ramesh, Yash Ninasam, Ramesh Pandit | Produced by Dashamukha Ventures | [85] | ||
| Yar Yaro Gori Mele | L. V. Raghuchand | Raaj, Abhi, Varsha | Produced by Mathru Krupa Communication | [86] | ||
| J U N E | 1 | 2nd Half | Yogi Devagange | Priyanka Upendra, Sharath Lohitashwa, Niranjan Sudhindra, Surabhi Santhosh | Produced by Brindavan Enterprises | [87] |
| Adarsha | Sai Prabhakar | Naga Kiran, Prajju Poovaiah, Taranga Vishwanath | Produced by SBR Pictures | [88] | ||
| Bicycle Boys | Naveena S. Kumar | Abhishek Acharya, Navitha Jain | Produced by Sreekara Creations | [89] | ||
| J | K. Harish | K. Harish, Veena | Produced by KP Company | [90] | ||
| Navila Kinnari | Venky Challa | Himansee Katragadda, Hulikal Nataraj, Srinivas Prabhu, Baby Deekshitha | Produced by Hulikal Entertainment Studios | [91] | ||
| Vanilla | Jayatheertha | Avinash J, Swathi Konde, Pavana | Produced by Akhila Combines | [92] | ||
| 8 | Shathaya Gathaya | Sandeep Gowda | Raghu Ramappa, Sonika Gowda, Kuri Prathap, Govinde Gowda, M. S. Umesh | Produced by Alphaa Pictures | [93] | |
| Shivu Paru | America Suresh | America Suresh, Disha Poovaiah, Chitra Shenoy, Ramesh Bhat, Honnavalli Krishna, Tharanga Vishwa | Produced by Suri Film | [94] | ||
| 15 | Amma I Love You | K. M. Chaitanya | Chiranjeevi Sarja, Nishvika Naidu, Sithara, Chikkanna, Prakash Belawadi | Remake of Tamil film Pichaikkaran (2016) Produced by Dwarakish Chitra | [95] | |
| Kattu Kathe | Raj Praveen | Surya, Swathi Konde, Rajesh Nataranga, Mithra | Produced by Anagha Productions | [96] | ||
| Megha Alias Maggi | Vishal Puttanna | Tej Gowda, Sukrutha Wagle, Neethu Bala | Produced by Vinni Creations | [97] | ||
| 22 | 1098 | N. A. Shwetha | Preetham, Ayush, Thoshith, Gowri, Milana, Sharadamma, Punish, Pavan | Produced by Lakshmi Narasimha Film Factory & Sambrama Dream House | [98] | |
| Aranyakanda | Raghunandan. S | Amar, Archana Kottige, Gururaj Shetty, Pawan Damodar, Ayush | Produced by Lakshmi Narasimha Film Factory & Sambrama Dream House | [99] | ||
| Kelavu Dinagala Nanthara | Sri Ni | Shubha Poonja, Dravya Shetty, Lokesh, Pawan | Produced by Sri Kalpavruksha Combines | [100] | ||
| Mast Kalandar | Rajkumar Aditthyaa | Nithin, Aarohi | Produced by Swamy Film Productions | [101] | ||
| Mr. Cheater Ramachari | Ramachari | Ramachari, Shalini Bhat, Ramanjaneyulu, Vijay Chowdhary | Produced by Runway Reel | [102] | ||
| Surya Eva Vrukshamitra | Annaiah. P | Abdul Salmaan, Chandrakala Mohan, Ramesh Pandit, Ramesh Bhat | [103] | |||
| 29 | *121# | Dosti V Anand | Vinay Chandar, Vidya Virsh, Naveen Kumar Gowda, Ugramm Manju | Produced by Nekara Cine Enterprises | [104] | |
| Chitte | M. L. Prasanna | Yashas Surya, Harshika Poonacha, B. M. Giriraj | Produced by Sri Vagdevi Creations and S. Nalige Productions | [105] | ||
| Hyper | Ganesh Vinayak | Arjun Aarya, Sheela, Rangayana Raghu, Bullet Prakash | Produced by M Big Pictures | [106] | ||
| Kulfi | Manju Hassan | Dilip, Sinol | Produced by AMS Productions | [107] | ||
| V2 | Bhayanaka Naga Krishna Nag | Bhayanaka Naga, Krishna Nag | Produced by Kiran Creations | |||
| Opening | Title | Director | Cast | Notes | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J U L Y | 6 | 6ne Maili | Seeni | Sanchari Vijay, Krishna Hebbale, Mythri Jaggi, Dr. Janvi Jyothi, RJ Nethra, RJ Sudhesh | Produced by Sri Nagabrahma Creations | [108] |
| Asathoma Sadgamaya | Rajesh Venoor | Radhika Chetan, Kiran Raj, Lasya Nagaraj, Deepak Shetty | Produced by ICare Movies | [109] | ||
| Dhangadi | Sidram Karnik | Surendra Ugare, Kanaka Lakshmi | Produced by Parameshwari Arts | [110] | ||
| Kannadakkaagi Ondannu Otti | Kushal Gowda | Avinash Shatamarshana, Krishi Thapanda, Chikkanna, Rangayana Raghu, Suchendra Prasad | Produced by Edabidangi Talkies | [111] | ||
| Kuchiku Kuchiku | D. Rajendra Babu | Jayram Karthik, Praveen Tej, Nakshatra, Bhuvan Ponnanna | Produced by Cheluvarayaswami Movies | [112] | ||
| 13 | Aa Karaala Ratri | Dayal Padmanabhan | Jayram Karthik, Anupama Gowda, Rangayana Raghu, Veena Sunder | Produced by D Pictures | [113] | |
| Atharva | Arun | Pavan Teja, Sanam Shetty, Yash Shetty, Rangayana Raghu | Produced by Mahasimha Movies | [114] | ||
| Double Engine | Chandra Mohan | Chikkanna, Suman Ranganathan, H. G. Dattatreya, Sadhu Kokila, Prabhu Mundkur, Priyanka Malnad, Achyuth Kumar | Produced by SRS Group | [115] | ||
| Hasiru Ribbon | H. S. Venkateshamurthy | B. Jayashree, Girija Lokesh, Nikhil Manju, Supriya, Chaitra | Produced by Nisarga Creations | [116] | ||
| Love U2 | Just BK | Pavan Kumar, Raghu Bhat, Keerthi Lakshmi, Kempegowda | [117] | |||
| MMCH | Mussanje Mahesh | Ragini Dwivedi, Meghana Raj, Samyukta Hornad, Prathama Prasad, Nakshatra, Yuvaraj, Raghu Bhat | Produced by Aishwarya Film Productions | [118] | ||
| Trunk | Rishika Sharma | Nihal Rajput, Vaishali Deepak, Aruna Balraj | Produced by Anvitha Creations | [119] | ||
| 20 | Keechakaru | Shivamani. G | Shivamani G., Sheela, Ugram Reddy | Produced by Sheetal Cine Creations | [120] | |
| Naagarahaavu (Re-released) | Puttanna Kanagal | Vishnuvardhan, Aarathi, Ambareesh, K. S. Ashwath, Shubha, Leelavathi, Jayanthi, Shivaram | Produced by Eshwari Productions | [121] | ||
| Navodaya Dayzz | Jaikumar Manju | Gaurish Akki, Chandrika Awasthi, Hemanth Srinivas, Sagar, Karthik Vaibhav | Produced by Sri Nandi Film Factory, Srinandi, Raghukumar, Deepak | [122] | ||
| Nee Nanna Usiru | Sunil Anil | Ajay Kumar, Pallavi Lokesh | Produced by Kannada Creations | [123] | ||
| Samartha | K. S. Govinda Raju | Ravi Siror, Rachana Dashrath | Produced by Sarva Creations | [124] | ||
| 27 | Ayyo Rama | R. Vinod Kumar | Sheshan Padmanabhan, Priyanka Suresh, M. S. Jahangir, Rockline Sudhakar | Produced by SK Films | [125] | |
| Mogambo | Alankar | Arjun Mahadev, Rishita Malnad, Radhika, Mandya Jayaram | Produced by Amma Venus Films | [126] | ||
| Prayanikara Gamanakke | Manohar | Bharath Sarja, Lokesh, Amitha Ranganath, Deepak Shetty, Girish | Produced by Srushti Enterprises | [127] | ||
| Sankashtakara Ganapathi | Arjun Kumar S | Likhith Shetty, Shruthi Goradia, Achyuth Kumar, Manjunath Hegde | Produced by Dynamite Films | [128] | ||
| A U G U S T | 3 | Katheyondu Shuruvagide | Senna Hegde | Diganth, Pooja Devariya, Shreya Anchan, Babu Hirannaiah | Produced by Paramvah Studios | [129] |
| Kumari 21F | Sriman Vemula | Pranam Devaraj, Nidhi Kushalappa, Apoorva Gowda, Ravi Kale | Remake of Telugu film Kumari 21F (2015) Produced by Shri Hayagriva Kala Chitra | [130] | ||
| Statement | Appi Prasad | Ramachandran Nair, Manoj. G, Karthik Vaibhav, Radha Ramachandra | [131] | |||
| Theory | Pavan Shankar | Deepak Gowda, Tejaswini, Yadushreshtha | [132] | |||
| Vaasu Naan Pakka Commercial | Ajithvasan Uggina | Anish Tejeshwar, Nishvika Naidu, Avinash, Aruna Balraj, Manjunath Hegde | Produced by Winkwhistle Productions | [133] | ||
| 10 | Abhisarike | A. S. Madhusudhan | Tej, Sonal Monteiro, Yash Shetty, Chandrakala Mohan, Ashok Raj | Produced by Bhagyalakshmi Productions & Vision Cinemas | [134] | |
| Arkavath | Hemanth Kumar | Ramesh Pandit, Asha Shetty, Shivakumar Aradhya, Nataraj, Abhijith Shetty | Produced by Hemanth Productions | [135] | ||
| Hosa Climax | Dr. Shally | Naresh Gandhi, Anitha Bhat, Dr. Shally, M. D. Kaushik | Produced by Shally Konark International | [136] | ||
| Kathale Kone | Sandesh Shetty Ajri | Sandesh Shetty Ajri, Hanika Rao, Vaishak Amin, Rithik Murudeshwar, Ashwath Acharya, Chithrakala Rajesh | Produced by Thasmay Productions | [137] | ||
| Loud Speaker | Shiva Tejas | Ninasam Bhaskar, Kavya Shah, Sumanth Bhat, Disha Dinakar, Rangayana Raghu, H. G. Dattatreya | Produced by Raj Production | [138] | ||
| Padarasa | Hrishikesh Jambagi | Sanchari Vijay, Vaishnavi Menon, Manasvini, Niranjan Deshpande, Jai Jagadish, Chi. Guru Dutt | Produced by Art N Soul Media Services | [139] | ||
| Puttaraju Lover of Shashikala | Sahadev | Amith Gowda, Sushmitha Siddappa, Jayashree Aradhya, Dingri Naresh | Produced by Sri Hanuman Talkies | [140] | ||
| Ramarajya | Neel Kengapura | Master Ekanth Prem, Master Hemanth, Master Karthik, Master Sohib, Ashwini Gowda | Produced by Bhuvi Creations | [141] | ||
| Savitribai Phule | Vishal Raj | Tara, Suchendra Prasad | Produced by Sri Amogha Siddeshwara Creations | [142] | ||
| Vandana | Vijetha | Arun Kumar, Shobhitha Shivanna, Baby Sindhu, Spandana | Produced by Nishma Creations | [143] | ||
| Beti | P. Sheshadri | Drama | ||||
| 17 | Amavase | K. Prashanth | Rajiv Pillai, Dharani | Produced by JC Combines | [144] | |
| Ayogya | S. Mahesh Kumar | Sathish Ninasam, Rachita Ram, Sadhu Kokila, P. Ravishankar | Produced by Crystal Park Cinemas | [145] | ||
| Divangatha Manjunathana Geleyaru | Arun N. D. | Rudra Prayag, Sheetal Pandya, Shankar Murthy, Ravi Poojary, Mohan Dass | Produced by 807 Productions | [146] | ||
| Onthara Bannagalu | Sunil Bhimrao | Kiran Srinivas, Hitha Chandrashekar, Sonu Gowda, Praveen Pugalia, Sharath Lohitashwa | Produced by SKY Films | [147] | ||
| 24 | Dhoolipata | Rashmi | Yogesh, Rupesh G. Raj, Archana, Aishwarya | Produced by Director Dream Creation | [148] | |
| Kavi | M. S. Thyagaraj | Punith Gowda, Shobhitha Shivanna | [149] | |||
| Life Jothe Ondh Selfie | Dinakar Thoogudeepa | Prem Kumar, Prajwal Devaraj, Hariprriya, Sudharani | Produced by Virat Sai Creations | [150] | ||
| May 1st | Nagendra Urs | Jayram Karthik, Rohiet Nair, Raksha Somashekar, Purvi Joshi | Produced by Sri Sai Lakshmi Creations | [151] | ||
| Ondalla Eradalla | D. Sathya Prakash | Master P. V. Rohith, Sai Krishna Kudla, Anand Neenasam, M. K. Mutt, Prabhudeva Hosadurga | Produced by D. N. Cinemas | [152] | ||
| Sarkari Hi. Pra. Shaale, Kasaragodu, Koduge: Ramanna Rai | Rishab Shetty | Ananth Nag, Ranjan, Sampath, Pramod Shetty | Produced by KRG Studios | [152] | ||
| 31 | Aarohana | Sridhar Shetty | Sushil Kumar, Rohit Shetty, Preethi, Sridhar Shetty, Umesh Punga | Produced by Sri Mallikarjuna Productions | [153] | |
| Abhaya Hastha | Naveen B. P. | Ranjan, Manju, Mandya Sridhar, Saru, Khushi Gowda, Pooja, Aishwarya, Fakirappa Doddamani | Produced by SRS Productions, Navilugari Cinemas | [154] | ||
| Chowkur Gate | RGM Dinesh | Rakshith Urs Gopal, Pavithra, Aravind, Gaddappa, Archana, Kuri Ranga, Basavaraj Kumar | Produced by S K Movies | |||
| Mesthri | S. Rajkiran | Balu, Raani, Sangeetha Shetty, Chemban, Tharanga Vishwa, Mohan Juneja | Produced by Sun Light Pictures | [155] | ||
| Trataka | Shiva Ganesh | Rahul Ainapura, Hrudaya Avanthi, Akshatha, Bhavani Prakash, Ajith Jairaj, Chitra Shenoy | Produced by Aastha Cinemas | [156] | ||
| Uddishya | Hemanth Gowda K | Hemanth, Archana Gayakwad, Akshatha, Ananthavelu, Ashwath Narayan, Vijay Kaundinya | Produced by Chersonese Entertainment, Arch Films | |||
| S E P T E M B E R | 7 | Bindaas Googly | Santhosh Kumar R. S. | Aakash Anvekar, Shilpa Laddimath, Mamatha Rahuth, Ramakrishna | Produced by Vijaykumar Star Productions | [157] |
| Manoratha | Prasanna Kumar | Raj Charan, Anjali, Chandru Obaiah, Raghu Ramankoppa | Produced by Shree Venkateshwara Maramma Creations | [158] | ||
| Pathibeku.com | Rakesh | Sheethal Shetty, Krishna Adiga, Harini Shrikanth | Produced by Jai Maruthi Pictures | [159] | ||
| 14 | Kaarni | Vinod Kumar | Duniya Rashmi, Niranth, Rajesh Ramakrishna | Produced by Gokul Entertainers, Vini Studio | [160] | |
| 21 | Gaddappana Duniya | Anil Reddy Sunil Reddy | Gaddappa, Century Gowda, Raghu Achar, Murali | Produced by SJM Films | [161] | |
| Iruvudellava Bittu | Kantha Kannalli | Thilak Shekar, Meghana Raj, Achyuth Kumar, Shri Mahadev | Produced by Bilwa Creations | [162] | ||
| Mane No.67 | Jaya Kumar | Sathya Ajith, Vasanthi | [163] | |||
| 27 | Ambi Ning Vayassaytho | Gurudath Ganiga | Ambareesh, Sudeep, Sruthi Hariharan, Suhasini Maniratnam, Dileep Raj, Rockline Venkatesh, Avinash | Remake of Tamil film Pa Paandi (2017) Produced by KSK Showreel Productions | ||
| 28 | Avanobbane | Vivek Chakari | Chandrakanth, Akshara, Shivakumar Aradhya, Mysore Ramanand | Produced by SS 12 Years Ripined Production | ||
| Kinaare | Devaraj Poojari | Sathish Raj, Gouthami Jadav, Apeksha Purohith, Veena Sundar, Shamanth | Produced by Red Apple Movies, Adithi Film Factory | [164] | ||
| O C T O B E R | 5 | A+ | Vijay Surya | Anil Siddhu, Sangeetha Sringeri, Madhusudhan Rao, Lakshmi Hegde | Produced by BR Cinemas | [165] |
| Aadi Purana | Mohan Kamakshi | Shashank. K, Ahalya Suresh, Moksha Kushal | Produced by Rainbow Productions | [166] | ||
| Kotti Paise | Kiran R. K. | Ram Chethan, Sahana Y. G., Rachika, M. V. Vasudeva Rao | [167] | |||
| Naduve Antaravirali | Raveen Kumaara | Prakhyath Paramesh, Aishani Shetty, Chikkanna, Thulasi Shivamani | Remake of Tamil film Aadhalal Kadhal Seiveer (2013) Produced by Brunda Productions | [168] | ||
| Snehave Preethi | GLB Srinivas | Suraj Gowda, Sonia Fara, Chitra Shenoy, Sadhu Kokila, Ramesh Bhat | Produced by Ananthalakshmi Creations | [169] | ||
| 18 | The Terrorist | P. C. Shekar | Ragini Dwivedi, Giri Shivanna, Manu Hegde, Sameeksha | Produced by Invenio Films | [170] | |
| The Villain | Prem | Shiva Rajkumar, Sudeep, Amy Jackson, Mithun Chakraborthy, Thilak Shekar | Produced by Tanvi Shanvi Films | |||
| 26 | -3+1 | Ramesh Yadav | Abhishek, Sasya, Century Gowda, Ramakrishna, Padma Vasanthi | Produced by Sri Jaganmathe Enterprises | [171] | |
| Rudrakshipura | Eshwar Polanki | Arjun Chauhan, Roopika, Ravi Chethan | Produced by Sri Chowdeshwari Cine Art Creations | [172] | ||
| N O V E M B E R | 1 | Ammachi Yemba Nenapu | Champa P Shetty | Raj B. Shetty, Vyjayanthi Adiga, Diya Palakkal, Radhakrishna Urala. K, Deepika Aradhya | Produced by Apron Productions | [173] |
| Gvana Yajna | Shivu Saralebettu | Shine Shetty, Manoj Puttur, B. Jayashree, Ramesh Bhat, Anvitha Sagar, Mata Koppala | Produced by KRS Kudla Combines | [174] | ||
| Kannada Deshadol | Aviram Kanteerava | Suchendra Prasad, Tharak Ponnappa, Jane Volkova, Nazar Ali, Harish Arasu | Produced by JSM Productions | [175] | ||
| Preethi Keli Sneha Kaledukollabedi | Dinesh Baboo | Raj, Deepa Hiremath, Chaitra, Darshan | Produced by Raj Movie House | [176] | ||
| Victory 2 | Hari Santhosh | Sharan, Asmita Sood, Apoorva, P. Ravi Shankar, Sadhu Kokila, Tabla Nani | Produced by Tarun Talkies | |||
| 2 | Saahasi Makkalu | Susheel Mukashi | M. Madhusudhan, M. Sushmith, Baby Punya, Bank Janardhan, Dingri Nagaraj, Rekha Das, Honnavalli Krishna, Ramesh Bhat | Produced by Sri Lakshmi Narayana Combines | [177] | |
| 9 | Galli Bakery | V. R. K. Radhakrishna | Santhosh, Prajju Poovaiah, Yamuna Srinidhi, Ramesh Bhat, Avinash, Suchendra Prasad | Produced by Twin Tower Entertainment Ltd. | [178] | |
| Jagath Kiladi | Arav Dheerendra | Niranjan Shetty, Ameeta Kulal, Rangayana Raghu, Suchendra Prasad, Jai Jagadish | Remake of Tamil film Sathuranga Vettai (2014) Produced by Lions Cine Creations | [179] | ||
| MLA | Manju Maurya | Pratham, Sonal Monteiro, Naveen D. Padil, Kuri Prathap, Sparsha Rekha | Produced by Triveni 24 Crafts | [180] | ||
| Manasina Mareyali | Oscar Krishna | Kishore Yadav, Divya Gowda, Vardhan Thirthahalli, Nandagopal | Produced by Paanchajanya Combines | [181] | ||
| 16 | 8MM Bullet | Harikrishna. S | Jaggesh, Vasishta N. Simha, Mayuri Kyatari, Rockline Venkatesh, Adi Lokesh | Remake of Tamil film 8 Thottakkal (2017) Produced by Haricharan Arts | [182] | |
| Jeerjimbe | Karthik Saragur | Siri Vanalli, Lavanya Natana, Suman Nagarkar, Pallavi D. H., Chitra Venkataraju, Gowtham Natana | Produced by Pushkar Films | [183] | ||
| Puta 109 | Dayal Padmanabhan | Jayram Karthik, Naveen Krishna, Vaishnavi Menon, Victory Vasu | Produced by D Pictures and Om Production House | [184] | ||
| Sur Sur Batthi | Mugil. M | Aarva, Vaishnavi Menon, Urvashi, Sadhu Kokila | Produced by PS Films | [185] | ||
| Thayige Thakka Maga | Shashank | Krishna Ajai Rao, Ashika Ranganath, Sumalatha, Achyuth Kumar, Sadhu Kokila | Produced by Shashank Cinemass | [185] | ||
| 23 | Apple Cake | Ranjith Kumar Gowda | Ranjith, Aravind, Vijay Shankar, Krishna Anagi, Shubha Raksha, Chaithra Shetty | Produced by Mastermind Inc Entertainment | [186] | |
| Friendly Baby | R. Mutthu Kumar | Arjun Sundaram, Jyothi, Keerthiraj, Pavan, Yathiraj, Tennis Krishna | Produced by R Productions | [187] | ||
| Karshanam | Sharavana | Dhananjay Athre, Anusha Rai, Srinivas Murthy, Vijay Chendoor, HMT Vijay, Chirag | Produced by DJ Entertainments | [188] | ||
| King of Bidar | Vivek Sajjan | Savan Sagar, Vidyashree P, Sapna Raj, Nagesh Chalva, Ramesh Halli, Nagraj Jogi | Produced by Lakshmi Sagar Creations | [189] | ||
| Kismath | Vijay Raghavendra | Vijay Raghavendra, Sangeetha Bhat, Saikumar, Nanda Gopal, Dileep Raj, Naveen Krishna, Chikkanna, Honnavalli Krishna | Remake of Tamil film Neram (2013) Produced by Spandana Srushti | [190] | ||
| Neevu Kare Madida Chandadararu | Monish. C | Dileep Raj, Shilpa Manjunath, Sharath K P, Adarsh H S, Santhosh Reddy, Aishwarya Rangarajan | Produced by Sukruthi Chithralaya | [191] | ||
| Ondu Sanna Breakna Nantara | Abhilash Gowda | Hithan Hassan, Ammani, Dosthi Surya, Chaithra Mallikarjuna, Kiran Kudlipete | Produced by Colorful Crystal Combines | [192] | ||
| Raahee | Mahanth M Aski | Shiva Girish, Nandini, Ashwini, Chethan M G, Saligrama Chandru, Stanly, Rank Raghu | Produced by Sri Siddarameshwara Combines | [193] | ||
| Tharakaasura | Chandrashekar Bandiyappa | Vaibhav, Manvitha Harish, Danny Sapani, Sadhu Kokila, Kari Subbu, Jai Jagadish | Produced by Om Balaji Enterprises | [194] | ||
| Varnamaya | Ravindra Vemshi | Raj, Shakthi S Shetty, Sunitha Maria Pinto, Aradhya Attavara, Mandya Jaga | Produced by Riddhi Entertainments, Ravindra Talkies | [195] | ||
| 30 | Gaanchali | K. N. Ashok | Adarsh, Akhila Prakash, Ajay, Sharath Lohitashwa, Mithra | Produced by Jai Maruthi Productions | [196] | |
| Looty | Girish Kamplapur | Isha Koppikar, Dhruva Sharma, Shwetha Pandit, Kaddipudi Chandru, Dileep Raj, Sadhu Kokila, B. Jayashree | Produced by Studio Focus Entertainment Pvt Ltd. | [197] | ||
| D E C E M B E R | 7 | Bhairava Geetha | Siddhartha | Dhananjay, Irra Mor, Raj Balwadi | Produced by Abhishek Pictures | [198] |
| Charanti | Mahesh Raval | Parashuram Raval, Madhu, Rekha Das | Produced by Raval Cini Focus | [199] | ||
| Mundina Badalaavane | Praveen Bhushan | Praveen Bhushan, Sangeetha V | Produced by Sirap Creations | [200] | ||
| Orange | Prashant Raj | Ganesh, Priya Anand, Dev Gill, Ravishankar Gowda, Sadhu Kokila, Rangayana Raghu, Avinash | Produced by Nimma Cinemas | [201] | ||
| 14 | Aranyani | Bharath Kumar | Anjan Gowda, Theju Ponnappa, Mayur M, Keerthi, Santhosh Arabavi | Produced by Sri Gangadhareshwara Cine Creations | [202] | |
| Rangada Hudugaru | Thejesh Kumar | Sagar, Prakyath, Manu Hegde, Amitha Kulal, Shahan Ponnamma, Girish, M. S. Umesh | Produced by Ugama Cine Creations | [203] | ||
| Sed | J. S. Mahesh | Vijay Karthik, Sulaksha, Yuvaraj Singh, Srinidhi Bhat, Lakshmish Nayak, Yathish, Bhavya | Produced by G-Films Production | [204] | ||
| Viraj | Nagesh Naradasi | Vidyabharan, Shirin Kunchawala, Nikhitha, Devaraj, Vinaya Prasad, Jai Jagadish, Swathi, Kaddipudi Chandru, Tennis Krishna | Produced by Herambha Combines | [205] | ||
| 21 | Amrutha Ghalige | Ashok Kadaba | Rajashekar, Neethu, H. G. Dattatreya, Padma Vasanthi, Samhitha Vinya | Produced by Shree Banashankari Films | [206] | |
| K.G.F: Chapter 1 | Prashanth Neel | Yash, Srinidhi Shetty, Ananth Nag, Achyuth Kumar, Vasishta N. Simha, Malavika Avinash, Mita Vashisht | Produced by Hombale Films Also released in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam | [207] | ||
| 28 | Ajja | Vemagal Jagannath Rao | H. G. Dattatreya, Raj praveen | Produced by Abhishek Films | [208] | |
| Ananthu vs Nusrath | Sudheer Shanbhogue | Vinay Rajkumar, Latha Hegde, P. Ravishankar, Guruprasad, H. G. Dattatreya | Produced by Manyatha Productions | [209] | ||
| Nathicharami | Mansore | Sanchari Vijay, Sruthi Hariharan, Sharanya, Balaji Manohar | Produced by Tejaswini Enterprises | [210] | ||
| Paradesi C/o London | M. Rajashekar | Vijay Raghavendra, Sneha, Pooja, Rangayana Raghu, Tabla Nani, Danny Kuttappa | Produced by B. V. S. Movies | [211] | ||
| Swartharatna | Ashwin Kodange | Adarsh Gunduraj, Ishitha Varsha, Ramesh Bhat, Sadhu Kokila | Produced by Running Horse Creations | [212] | ||
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