This is a list of Kannada films that were releases, or scheduled to be released, in 2022. [1]
The highest-grossing Sandalwood films released in 2022, by worldwide box office gross revenue, are as follows:
* | Denotes films still running in cinemas worldwide |
Rank | Title | Production company | Gross | Ref. |
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1 | K.G.F: Chapter 2 | Hombale Films | ₹1,200 crore (equivalent to ₹13 billionorUS$150 million in 2023)–₹1,250 crore (equivalent to ₹13 billionorUS$160 million in 2023) | [2] |
2 | Kantara | ₹400.93 crore (US$48 million) | [a] | |
3 | Vikrant Rona | Kichcha Creations Shalini Arts Invenio Origin | ₹158.5 crore (US$19 million) - ₹210 crore (US$25 million) | [b] |
4 | James | Kishore Productions | ₹151 crore (US$18 million) | [26] |
5 | 777 Charlie | Paramvah Studios | ₹105 crore (US$13 million) | [27] |
6 | Gaalipata 2 | Suraj Production | ₹35 crore (US$4.2 million) | [28] |
7 | Gandhada Gudi | PRK Productions Mudskipper | ₹26.9 crore (US$3.2 million) | |
8 | Love Mocktail 2 | Krishna Talkies | ₹21 crore (US$2.5 million) | [29] |
9 | Vedha | Zee Studio Geeta Pictures | ₹19.8 crore (US$2.4 million) | [30] |
10 | Lucky Man | Parsa Pictures Pvt. Ltd. | ₹6.50 crore (US$780,000) |
Opening | Title | Director | Cast | Studio | Ref | |
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J A N U A R Y | 28 | Ombattane Dikku | Dayal Padmanabhan | Yogesh, Aditi Prabhudeva | D Pictures & G Cinemas | [31] |
F E B R U A R Y | 3 | One Cut Two Cut | Vamshidhar Bhograj | Danish Sait, Samyukta Hornad, Prakash Belawadi, Aruna Balraj | PRK Productions; Amazon Prime release | [32] |
11 | Oppanda | S.S.Sameer | Arjun Sarja, Radhika Kumaraswamy, J. D. Chakravarthy | FS Entertainments | [33] | |
Fourwalls | SS Sajjan | Achyuth Kumar | SV Pictures | [34] | ||
Love Mocktail 2 | Darling Krishna | Darling Krishna, Rachel David | Krishna Talkies | [35] | ||
Rowdy Baby | Epuru Krishna | Divya Suresh, Ravi Gowda | Warfoot Studios, Short Man Creations, Sumukha Entertainers | [36] | ||
17 | Family Pack | Arjun Kumar S | Likith Shetty, Rangayana Raghu, Amrutha Iyengar | PRK Productions; Amazon Prime release | [37] | |
18 | By Two Love | Hari Santhosh | Dhanveerah, Sree Leela | KVN Productions | [38] | |
Varada | Uday Prakash | Vinod Prabhakar, Amitha Ranganath | Tiger Talkies | [39] | ||
24 | Old Monk | MG Srinivas | MG Srinivas, Aditi Prabhudeva, Sudev Nair | Abhijit Enterprises | [40] | |
Ek Love Ya | Prem | Raana, Rachita Ram, Reeshma Nanaiah | Rakshitha's Film Factory | [41] | ||
25 | Stabiliti | Goutham Kanade | Kashyap Bhaskar, Sandeep TC, Lakshmi Ambuga, Srinidhi Talak | WinterSun Studios | [42] | |
M A R C H | 2 | Dear Sathya | Shiva Ganesh | Aryann Santosh, Arachana Kottige | Purple Rock Entertainers | [43] |
4 | Sold | Prerana Agarwal | Kavya Shetty, Danish Sait | Horn Ok Films | [44] | |
17 | James | Chethan Kumar | Puneeth Rajkumar, Priya Anand | Kishore Productions | [45] | |
Opening | Title | Director | Cast | Studio | Ref | |
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A P R I L | 1 | Home Minister | Sujay K Shrihari | Upendra, Vedhika, Tanya Hope, Suman, Avinash | Sreeyas Chitra Poorna Naidu Production | [46] |
Taledanda | Praveen Krupakar | Sanchari Vijay, Mangala, Ramesh Pandit, Mandya Ramesh, Chaitra Achar, Bhavani Prakash | Kripanidhi Kreations | [47] | ||
Local Train | T N Rudramani | Krishna, Meenakshi Dixit, Ester Noronha, Saurav Lokesh | Sanjana Cine Arts | [48] | ||
Body God | Prabhu Srinivas | Manoj Kumaraswamy Guruprasad | Alpha and Omega Productions | [49] | ||
8 | Trikona | Chandrakantha | Lakshmi, Suresh Heblikar, Achyuth Kumar, Sudha Rani, Mandeep Roy, Sadhu Kokila | Police Praki Production | [50] | |
14 | K.G.F: Chapter 2 | Prashanth Neel | Yash, Sanjay Dutt, Srinidhi Shetty, Prakash Raj, Raveena Tandon, Malavika Avinash | Hombale Films | [51] | |
29 | Shokiwala | Jocky | Ajay Rao, Sanjana Anand | Crystal Park Cinemas | [52] | |
Kshamisi Nimma Khaatheyalli Hanavilla | Vinayaka Kodsara | Diganth Manchale, Ranjani Raghavan, Aindrita Ray | Uppi Entertainers | [53] | ||
M A Y | 5 | Man of the Match | D Satya Prakash | Vasuki Vaibhav, Dharmanna Kadooru, Nataraj S Bhat | PRK Productions;Amazon Prime release | [54] |
6 | Avatara Purusha | Simple Suni | Sharan, Ashika Ranganath, Sai Kumar, Sudha Rani | Pushkar Films | [55] | |
Takkar | Nagesh Kogilu | Manoj Kumar, Ranjani Raghavan, Saurav Lokesh. | SLN Creations | [56] | ||
13 | Selfie Mummy Googl Daddy | Madhuchandra R | Srujan Lokesh, Meghana Raj | Aakasha Butti Cinemas | [57] | |
Critical Keerthanegalu | Kumaar | Tabla Nani, Suchendra Prasad, Aruna Balraj | Kesari Films Capture | [58] | ||
20 | Cutting Shop | Pavan Bhat | K. B. Praveen, Archana Kottige, Naveen Krishna, S. K. Bhagavan | Young Thinkers films | [59] | |
Garuda | Dhana Kumar. K | Srinagar Kitty, Siddharth Mahesh, Aindrita Ray, Ashika Ranganath | Orange Pixels film factory | [60] | ||
Kandhidi Nodona | S K Nagendra Urs | Pranava Surya, S K Nagendra Urs, Vijay Chendoor, Priyanka Malali | The Manleo Creations | [61] | ||
Prarambha | Manu Kalyadi | Manoranjan Ravichandran, Keerti Kalakeri | Jenusri Tanusha Productions | [62] | ||
Saara Vajra | Aarna Saadya | Anu Prabhakar, Rahman Hassan, Ramesh Bhat, Sudha Belawadi | Sambrama Dream House | [63] | ||
Sakutumba Sametha | Rahul PK | Bharath GB, Siri Ravikumar | Paramvah Studios | [64] | ||
Twenty One Hours | Jaishankar Pandit | Dhananjay, Rahul Madhav, Durga Krishna, Sudev Nair | Aham Conceptam Pvt. Ltd, Entertainment LLP | [65] | ||
27 | Anjan | R. Sagar | Anjan, Josita Anola | Pradeep Sagar Movies | [66] | |
Dheeran | Swamy Y B N | Swamy Y B N, Laksha Shetty, Pramod Shetty, B V Bhaskar | DIOXE Entertainments | [67] | ||
Kaaneyaadavara Bagge Prakatane | Anilkumar T. M. | P. Ravi Shankar, Rangayana Raghu, Tabla Nani, Ashika Ranganath | AJ Talkies | [68] | ||
Kirik Shankar | R. Anantha Raju | Yogesh, Advika, Ashalatha | MNK Movies | [69] | ||
Physics Teacher | Sumukha | Sumukha, Prerana Kambam, Rajesh Nataranga, Mandya Ramesh | Passing Shots Films | [70] | ||
Koli Taal | Abhilash Shetty | Radha Ramachandra, Prabhakar Kunder, Ganesh Mogaveera | Gubbi Cinema | [71] | ||
Wheelchair Romeo | G. Nataraj | Ram Chethan, Mayuri Kyatari, Rangayana Raghu | Agasthya Creations | [72] | ||
Seethayana | Prabhakar Aaripaka | Akshith Shashikumar, Anahitha Bhooshan, Vikram Shankar | Color Clouds Entertainments | [73] | ||
J U N E | 3 | Gajanana And Gang | Abhishek Shetty | Shri Mahadev, Aditi Prabhudeva | Brindavan Enterprises | [74] |
10 | 777 Charlie | Kiran Raj K | Rakshit Shetty, Sangeetha Sringeri | Paramvah Studios | [75] | |
17 | Made in China | Preetham Tegginamane | Nagabhushana, Priyanka Thimmesh | NK Studios | [76] | |
23 | Harikathe Alla Girikathe | Karan Ananth, Anirudh Mahesh | Rishab Shetty, Pramod Shetty, Rachana Inder | Rishab Shetty Films | [77] | |
24 | Thurthu Nirgamana | Hemanth Kumar L | Suneel Rao, Samyuktha Hegde, Hitha Chandrashekar | Prime Focus Ltd | [78] | |
Trivikrama | Sahana Murthy S | Vikram Ravichandran, Akansha Sharma, Akshara Gowda | Gowri Entertainers | [79] | ||
Buddies | Gurutej Shetty | Kiran Raj, Siri Prahlad, Arvind Bolar | Bharti Shetty Films | [80] | ||
30 | Dear Vikram | K. S. Nandheesh | Sathish Ninasam, Shraddha Srinath, Vasishta N. Simha, Sonu Gowda | Backgate Productions | [81] | |
Opening | Title | Director | Cast | Studio | Ref. | |
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J u L Y | 1 | Window Seat | Sheetal Shetty | Nirup Bhandari, Sanjana Anand, Amrutha Iyengar | KSK Show Reel | [82] |
Bairagee | SD Vijay Milton | Shiva Rajkumar, Dhananjaya, Pruthvi Ambaar, Anjali | Krishna Creations | [83] | ||
8 | Sugarless | K. M. Shashidhar | Pruthvi Ambaar, Priyanka Thimmesh, Dharmanna Kadur | Shashidhar Studios Productions | [84] | |
Hope | Amabarish.M | Shwetha Srivatsav, Sumalatha Ambareesh, Prakash Belawadi, Pramod Shetty | Goldie Productions | [85] | ||
15 | Petromax | Vijay Prasad | Sathish Ninasam, Hariprriya, Karunya Ram | Satish Picture House | [86] | |
22 | Nodi Swamy Ivanu Irode Heege | Islahuddin NS | Rishi, Dhanya Balakrishna, Apoorva Bharadwaj | Starfab Production | [87] | |
28 | Vikrant Rona | Anup Bhandari | Sudeepa, Jacqueline Fernandez, Nirup Bhandari, Neetha Ashok | Kichcha Creations Shalini Arts Invenio Origin | [88] | |
A U G U S T | 12 | Ravi Bopanna | V. Ravichandran | V. Ravichandran, Radhika Kumaraswamy, Kavya Shetty | Eshwari Productions | [89] |
Gaalipata 2 | Yogaraj Bhat | Ganesh, Diganth, Pawan Kumar, Anant Nag | Suraj Productions | [90] | ||
19 | Love 360 | Shashank | Praveen, Rachana Inder | Shashank Cinemass | [91] | |
26 | Shiva 143 | Anil Kumar | Dheeren Ramkumar, Manvitha Kamath | Jayanna Films | ||
S E P T E M B E R | 2 | Fantasy | Pavan Kumar R | Priyanka Shivvanna, Bala Rajwadi, Harini Srikanth, Hemanth Srinivas | Pavan Dream Films | |
Dhamaka | Lakshmi Ramesh | Shivraj K.R. Pete, Nayana | SR Media Productions | |||
9 | Lucky Man | S. Nagendra Prasad | Darling Krishna, Sangeetha Sringeri, Roshini Prakash, Puneeth Rajkumar | Parsa Pictures | ||
16 | Kapala | Vinay Yadunandan | Abhimanyu prajwal, Prateeksha gowda, Giriraj BM, Yamuna Srinidhi | SKAR Productions. Soumya K Shetty | ||
Monsoon Raaga | S. Ravindranath | Dhananjaya, Rachita Ram | Vikhyath Chitra Productions | [92] | ||
Pampa Panchalli Parashivamurthy | S. Mahendar | Keerthi Banu, Sangeetha Sringeri | KEE Creations | |||
23 | Guru Shishyaru | Jadeshaa K Hampi | Sharan, Nishvika Naidu | Laddu Cinema House | [93] | |
30 | Kantara | Rishab Shetty | Rishab Shetty, Sapthami Gowda, Kishore, Achyuth Kumar, Pramod Shetty | Hombale Films | [94] | |
Totapuri | Vijayaprasad | Dhananjaya, Jaggesh, Aditi Prabhudeva, Suman Ranganath | Moniflix Studios | [95] | ||
Opening | Title | Director | Cast | Studio | Ref. | |
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O C T O B E R | 14 | Champion | Shahuraja Sindhe | Sachin Dhanpal, Aditi Prabhudeva, Pradeep Rawat | Shivanand S Neelannavar | [96] |
21 | Head Bush | Shoonya | Dhananjaya, Payal Rajput, Shruthi Hariharan, Devaraj, Yogesh, Vasishta N. Simha, Raghu Mukherjee | Daali Pictures, Somanna Talkies | [97] | |
28 | Gandhada Gudi | Amoghavarsha JS | Puneeth Rajkumar, Amoghavarsha JS, Ashwini Puneeth Rajkumar | PRK Productions | [98] | |
N O V E M B E R | 4 | Banaras | Jayathirtha | Zaid Khan, Sonal Monteiro | Tilakraj Ballal | [99] |
11 | O | Mahesha C. Ammalidoddy | Milana Nagaraj, Amrutha Iyengar, Siddu Moolimani, Suchendra Prasad | Ekaakshara Films | [100] | |
Raana | Nanda Kishore | Shreyas Manju, Reeshma Nanaiah | Gujjal Talkies | [101] | ||
Dilpasand | Shiva Tejass | Darling Krishna, Nishvika Naidu, Megha Shetty | Rashmi Films | [102] | ||
18 | Abbara | K Ramnarayan | Prajwal Devaraj, Rajshri Ponnappa, Lekha Chandra, Nimika Ratnakar | C and M Movies | [103] | |
Mata | Ravindra Venshi | Santhosh Davanagere, Guruprasad, Sadhu Kokila, Mandya Ramesh | VR Combines | [104] | ||
25 | Raymo | Pavan Wadeyar | Ishan, Ashika Ranganath | Jayaditya Films | ||
Triple Riding | Mahesh Gowda | Ganesh, Aditi Prabhudeva, Megha Shetty, Rachana Inder | Krupalu Entertainments | |||
D E C E M B E R | 2 | 2nd Life | Raju Devasandra | Adarsh Gunduraj, Sindhu Rao, Naveen Shakti, Shiv Pradeep | Jayanna Films | [105] |
Dharani Mandala Madhyadolage | Sridhar Shanmukha | Naveen Shankar, Aishani Shetty, Yash Shetty, Bala Rajwadi, Omkar Aryaa | Hyperlink Cinemas | [106] | ||
Dushtakoota | Shadakshari Neelakantaiah | Shadakshari Neelakantaiah, J. Suraj, Akash Akki | Yes 26 Studios | [107] | ||
Flat #9 | Kishor M C | Skanda Ashok, Chandu Gowda, Thejaswini Sharma | Kishore Creations | [108] | ||
Thimayya & Thimayya | Sanjay Sharma | Ananth Nag, Diganth, Shubra Aiyappa, Aindrita Ray, Vineet Beep Kumar | Garuda Motion Pictures | [109] | ||
Vasanthi Nalidaga | Venshi Ravindra | Rohit Sridhar, Jeevitha Vasishta, Bhavana Srinivas, Sudharani, Saikumar, Sadhu Kokila | Jenugudu Films | [110] | ||
9 | Dr.56 | Rajesh Anandaleela | Priyamani, Praveen Reddy, Raj Deepak Shetty, Ramesh Bhat | Hari Hara Pictures | [111] | |
Pankhuri | Dosti V. Anand | P. Shivakumar, Kundhana Reddy, Sasi Sekhar, Pavan Putra | Prakruthi Pictures | [112] | ||
Prayashaha | Ranjith Rao | Rahul Amin, Krishnaa Bhat, Vineeth Kumar, Shine Shetty, Shanil Guru | Prakruthi Pictures | [113] | ||
Vijayanand | Rishika Sharma | Nihal Rajput, Bharat Bopanna, Siri Prahlad, Anant Nag, Ravichandran, Vinaya Prasad, Shine Shetty | VRL Film Productions | [114] | ||
16 | 10 | Karm Chawla | Vinay Rajkumar, Anusha Ranganath, Gopal Krishna Deshpande, Suvin Hegde | Pushkar Films | [115] | |
Ninga | Bhairava. S | Arjeeth, Supritha, Kavya, Ramesh Bhat, Sudha Belawadi | Arjeeth Productions | [116] | ||
Temper | Manju Kavi | Aryan Surya, Kaashima Rafi, Tabla Nani, Tennis Krishna, Mithra | Shree Balaji Enterprises | [117] | ||
23 | Aihole | Ravindranath Sirivara | Revanth Malige, Pragathi Soorve | Sirivara Creations | [118] | |
Hosa Dinachari | Keerthi Shekhar | Deepak Subramanya, Sripriya, Chethan Vicky, Babu Hirannaiah, Aruna Balraj | Dees Films | [119] | ||
Vedha | Harsha | Shiva Rajkumar, Shwetha Chengappa, Aditi Sagar, Ganavi Laxman, Veena Ponnappa, Umashri | Geetha Pictures & Zee Studios | [120] | ||
30 | Alpha | Chirantha Kumar | Chirantha Kumar, Jagadeesh. D, Shama Taj | Shree Dharmashastha Movies | [121] | |
Jordan | Vinod Dayalan | Mahendra Prasad, Sampath Kumar, Gauri Lankesh, Manju Pavagada | No Nonsense Creations | [122] | ||
Once Upon a Time in Jamaligudda | Kushal Gowda | Dhananjay, Aditi Prabhudeva, Bhavana, Prakash Belawadi, Triveni Rao | Niharika Movies | [123] | ||
Made in Bengaluru | Pradeep K. Shastry | Madhusudhan Govind, Ananth Nag, Saikumar, Puneeth Manjunath, Prakash Belawadi, Sudha Belawadi | Rajani Thursday Stories | [124] | ||
Naanu Adu Mattu Saroja | Vinay Pritham | Yogesh, Apoorva Bharadwaj, H. G. Dattatreya, Prerana Kambam, Prasanna Shetty | UK Productions | [125] | ||
Padavipoorva | Hariprasad Jayanna | Pruthvi Shamanur, Anjali Anish, Yasha Shivakumar, Shri Mahadev, Aditi Prabhudeva, Divya Uruduga | Ravi Shamanur Films Yograj Cinemas | [126] | ||
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