Bhagyada Lakshmi Baramma is a 1986 Indian Kannada-language comedy film. The title of the film was borrowed from a devaranama written by 12th century Haridasa Purandara Dasa. This film was written and directed Singeetham Srinivasa Rao who also composed and scored the film's soundtrack. The film stars Rajkumar, Madhavi and K. S. Ashwath in the pivotal roles.
Chakravyuha is a 1983 Kannada-language political action thriller film directed by V. Somashekhar. The film stars Ambareesh and Ambika. This film marked the entry of popular actor Mukhyamantri Chandru into films. Produced by N. Veeraswamy for Eshwari Productions, this film also starred his son V. Ravichandran in a small role. Actor Tiger Prabhakar also featured in an extended cameo role. The film obtained an 'A' certificate without cuts from the CBFC.
Devatha Manushya is a 1988 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by Singeetham Srinivasa Rao. The film stars Rajkumar, Geetha, K. S. Ashwath and Sudharani. The movie is famous for its evergreen songs, which were composed by Upendra Kumar.
Sneha Sedu is a 1978 Indian Kannada-language film directed by V. Madhusudhana Rao starring Vishnuvardhan, Ambareesh, Manjula and Anupama Mohan. The supporting cast features Vajramuni, Narasimharaju, Balakrishna and Chindodi Leela. The movie was remade in Malayalam in 1979 as Angakkuri starring Jayan, Sukumaran, Jayabharathi and Seema.
Odahuttidavaru (transl. Siblings) is a 1994 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by Dorai–Bhagavan and was jointly written by S. K Bhagavan and Chi. Udaya Shankar. The film stars veteran actors Rajkumar and Ambareesh in lead roles, along with Madhavi, Srishanti, Vajramuni and K. S. Ashwath in supporting roles. The film revolves around the two farmer brothers who undergo many traumas in their relationships due to external forces and fight them to reunite again.
Raja Nanna Raja is a 1976 Kannada-language romantic thriller film, written by Salim–Javed, and the screenplay was created by Chi. Udaya Shankar. The film was directed by A. V. Sheshagiri Rao, and produced by A. L. Abbaiah Naidu. The film starred Rajkumar, Aarathi and Chandrashekhar. The songs composed by G. K. Venkatesh were received extremely well and considered as evergreen hits.
Saptapadi is a 1992 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by H. R. Bhargava and based on the novel of the same name by Saisuthe The film stars Ambareesh, Rupini, Sudharani and Anjali Sudhakar. The film, produced by S. A. Srinivas, was widely appreciated for its songs tuned by Upendra Kumar and lead actors performances upon release.
Inspector Vikram is a 1989 Indian Kannada-language comedy thriller film directed and filmed by Dinesh Baboo, written by Chi. Udaya Shankar and produced by Raghavendra Rajkumar under the banner of Nikhileshwari Cine Combines.The film stars Shivarajkumar in the title role with Kavya, Chi Guru Dutt, Aparna and K. S. Ashwath in other supporting roles. It revolves around an undisciplined, but intelligent police inspector, Vikram. It is regarded as the first Kannada film of the comedy thriller genre and the first cop-comedy movie of Kannada cinema.
Kula Gourava is a 1971 Indian Kannada language romantic drama film directed by Peketi Sivaram and written by G. Balasubramanyam. It stars Rajkumar in triple roles along with Bharathi and Jayanthi. The film was produced under Sri Eswari Productions of N. Veeraswamy. It had a very successful soundtrack composed by T. G. Lingappa. Popular actor-director V. Ravichandran, son of the film producer Veerasamy, appeared in the film as a child artist. The film swept 5 awards at the 1970-71 Karnataka State Film Awards including the best film, best actor, and best editor categories.
Namma Samsara is a 1971 Indian Kannada language drama film written and directed by Siddalingaiah. It stars Rajkumar and Bharathi. The film was released under Srikanth & Srikanth Enterprises banner and produced by Srikanth Nahata and Srikanth Patel.
Premigala Saval is a 1984 Indian Kannada-language film directed by V. Somashekhar. The film stars Tiger Prabhakar, V. Ravichandran and Archana. It is a remake of the Tamil film Uyirullavarai Usha. The soundtrack and score composition was by Rajan–Nagendra and the dialogues and lyrics were written by Chi. Udaya Shankar.
Pithamaha is a 1985 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by K. S. L. Swamy (Ravi) and produced by Singh Brothers. The film stars Rajesh, Udaykumar, V. Ravichandran and Vijayalakshmi Singh. While M. Ranga Rao composed the music, the lyrics and dialogues were written by Chi. Udaya Shankar. The film was a remake of the 1982 Hindi film Vidhaata.
Nagarahole is a 1977 Indian Kannada-language children's film written by H. V. Subba Rao, with screenplay and direction by S. V. Rajendra Singh Babu, starring Vishnuvardhan, Bharathi and Ambareesh. The film was dubbed in Malayalam as Kaadu Njangalude Veedu and in Hindi as Bahadur Bachhe. Director Babu had revealed that the base plotline was inspired by the books of Enid Blyton. He had also revealed that the movie was dubbed in 11 languages including Russian, Japanese & French.
Brahma Vishnu Maheshwara is a 1988 Indian Kannada-language action drama film, written and directed by Rajachandra and produced by Rohini Pictures. The film had an ensemble cast including Ambareesh, Ananth Nag, V. Ravichandran, Thulasi, Kiran Juneja and Mahalakshmi, while many other prominent actors featured in supporting roles. The soundtrack and score composition were by Vijayanand, and the lyrics along with the dialogues were written by Chi. Udaya Shankar. The film was a remake of 1977 Tamil film Chakravarthy which was also remade in Telugu as Mugguru Mithrulu (1985) and in Hindi as Dosti Dushmani (1986).
Shivanaga is a 1992 Indian Kannada film, directed by K. S. R. Das and produced by K. Sukumar. The film stars Arjun Sarja, Malashree, Mukhyamantri Chandru and Doddanna in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Rajan–Nagendra.
Ondu Hennu Aaru Kannu is a 1980 Indian Kannada-language film directed by V. Madhusudhana Rao, produced by C. H. Prakash Rao and written by M. D. Sundar. The film has an ensemble cast including Ananth Nag, Shankar Nag, Ambareesh, Fatafat Jayalaxmi and Balakrishna. The film had a musical score by S. Rajeswara Rao.
Huli Hebbuli is a 1987 Kannada-language action film directed by Vijay and written by Shanmuga Sundaram. The film starred Shankar Nag, Tiger Prabhakar, Sumalatha and Bhavya and Anant Nag in an extended special appearance. The film was produced by B. Nagi Reddy. The film's score and songs were composed by Vijaya Bhaskar to the lyrics of Chi. Udaya Shankar. The cinematography was by S. Ramachandra. The director remade the movie in Hindi in 1988 as Ganga Tere Desh Mein.
Shruthi (ಶೃತಿ) is a 1990 Indian Kannada-language musical-drama film directed and produced by Dwarakish. The story is a remake of the successful Tamil film Pudhu Vasantham (1990) directed and written by Vikraman. The film starred Sunil, Indudhar, Honnavalli Krishna, Srivatsa, Dileep and Shruti. It was through this film Shruti got her screen name which became her identity throughout her career. The music was composed by S. A. Rajkumar to the lyrics of Chi. Udaya Shankar, M. N. Vyasa Rao and R. N. Jayagopal.
Prema Sangama is a 1992 Indian Kannada-language romance film directed by Bhargava and written by Karaikudi Narayanan. The film stars Ambareesh and Malashri. The film had cinematography by R. Madhusudhan and the dialogues and lyrics are written by Chi. Udaya Shankar.
Belliyappa Bangarappa is a 1992 Indian Kannada-language comedy drama film directed by Poorna Pragnya, written by Singeetham Srinivasa Rao and produced by Madhu Bangarappa. The film stars Kumar Bangarappa and Amala, whilst a large number of popular actors including Vishnuvardhan, Shiva Rajkumar, V. Ravichandran, Tiger Prabhakar, Malashri and Sudharani appear in guest roles as themselves. Kumar Bangarappa played a dual role for the only time in his career. The film's music was composed by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and cinematographer is B. C. Gowrishankar.
