The list of Tulu films that are scheduled to be released in 2016.
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Sl No | Opening | Name | Genre | Cast | Director | Source |
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1 | 15 January | Jai Tulunadu | Action | Avinash Shetty, Sonal Monthero, Shreya Anchal, Bhavya | Praveen Thokottu | [1] |
2 | 5 February | Pavitra | Drama | Shravanth, Chirashree, Naveen D Padil, Bhojaraj Vamanjur, Aravind Bolar | Nagavenkatesh | |
3 | 12 February | Kudla Cafe | Comedy | Naveen D Padil, Jyothish Shetty, Raghu Pandeshwar, Shine Shetty, Aahana Kumra | Surya Menon | |
4 | 1 April | Rambarooti | Action | Vj Vineeth,Chirashri Anchan, Shruthi Kotyan | Prajwal Kumar Attavar | |
5 | 8 April | Namma Kudla | Action | Prakash Shetty Dharmanagara, Ashwini Harish Nayak | Ashwini Harish Nayak | [5] |
6 | 29 April | Bollilu | Drama | Shravan Kumar, Prateeksha,Peetambar Heraje, Saujanya Hegde | Sharatchandra Kumar Kadri | |
7 | 27 May | Shutterdulai | Drama | Jai Jagadish, Anita Bhat | Shashikanth Gatti | |
8 | 17 June | Dostilu | horror/Comedy | Action star Santhosh kumar, Vidya, Vignesh, Deepak, Chaithra, Priyaaka, Rathan shetty, Shreya, | Santhosh kumar |
Sl No | Opening | Name | Genre | Cast | Director | Source |
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9 | 5 August | Dabak Daba Aisa | Comedy | Devadas Kapikad, Naveen D. Padil, Bhojaraj Vamanjoor | Prakash Pandeshwar | |
10 | 15 September | Dombaraata | Drama | Ammith Rao | Ranjith Suvarna | |
11 | 13 October | Barsa | Comedy | Arjun Kapikad, Kshama Shetty, Naveen D Padil | Devadas Kapikad | |
12 | 18 November | Panoda Bodcha | Comedy | Shivadhvaj | Madhu Surathkal | |
13 | 9 December | Pilibail Yamunakka | Drama | Pruthvi Ambar, Sonal Monteiro, Naveen D Padil | K Sooraj Shetty |
Konkani cinema is an Indian film industry, where films are made in the Konkani language, which is spoken mainly in the Indian states of Goa, Maharashtra and Karnataka and to a smaller extent in Kerala. The films have been produced in Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Kerala.
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