Benkiyalli Aralida Hoovu is a 1983 Indian Kannada language film directed by K. Balachander and produced by Chandulal Jain. It revolves around Kavitha (Suhasini) who wonders when she will have time to live her own life, as she is too busy taking care of her mother, siblings, and her alcoholic brother's family. It was also the official Kannada debut of South Indian refining star of the 80s & 90s eras, Suhasini.
School Master is a 1958 Indian Kannada-language film produced and directed by B. R. Panthulu. The film stars Panthulu himself in the lead role along with Dikki Madhava Rao, M. V. Rajamma, Udaykumar, Sivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan and B. Saroja Devi in important roles. This was the first Kannada film to complete a silver jubilee. The film had its children's dance drama in Gevacolor, taken by cinematographer W. R. Subba Rao. It was later remade in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi in spite of it being dubbed in Tamil and Telugu as Engal Kudumbam Perisu and Badi Pantulu respectively.
Gajapathi Garvabhanga is a 1989 Indian comedy film in Kannada language directed by M. S. Rajashekar and produced by the actor Rajkumar's production company Purnima Enterprise.The movie stars his second son Raghavendra Rajkumar and Malashri. The cast included Dheerendra Gopal, Srinath and Honnavalli Krishna. The film was a box office success, and it ran in theatres for 365 days. Raghavendra Rajkumar's previous movie Nanjundi Kalyanawas also a comedy with involving many of the same cast and crew.
Gadibidi Ganda is a 1993 Kannada comedy film directed by V. S. Reddy. This film stars Ravichandran, Ramya Krishnan and Roja, amongst others. Music and lyrics was composed by Hamsalekha. The film was produced by K. Krishna Mohana Rao. It was a remake of Telugu film Allari Mogudu, starring Mohan Babu.
Bhale Huchcha is a 1972 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Y. R. Swamy and produced by Gopal Lakshman. It stars Rajkumar and Aarathi. This film was dubbed into Telugu as Dasara Picchodu and released in 1973. This was the only Kannada movie of actress Helen.
Idu Saadhya is a 1989 Indian Kannada-language slasher film directed by Dinesh Babu and produced by Chandulal Jain under Chamundeshwari Studios. The film stars Shankar Nag, Anant Nag, Srinath, Revathi, Devaraj, Kavya, Disco Shanti, Mahalakshmi, Ramesh Aravind, Tiger Prabhakar and Bheeman Raghu. It is inspired from the 1987 Italian film Stage Fright. The music was composed by Vijayanand, while cinematography and editing were handled by Dinesh Babu and Suresh Urs.
Ratha Sapthami is a 1986 Indian Kannada-language romantic musical film directed by M. S. Rajashekar and produced by S. A. Govindaraj. It stars Shiva Rajkumar in his second venture after Anand. Debutant actress Asha Rani and playwright Parvathavani star. The musical score was composed by Upendra Kumar, while the lyrics, screenplay and dialogues were written by Chi. Udaya Shankar. P. Vasu was the co-screen play writer of this movie. The story is based on a Kannada novel of the same name by Vidyullatha Sasanoor. Ratha Sapthami opened on 12 December 1986 and was declared a musical blockbuster.
Digvijaya is a 1987 Indian Kannada film, directed by Somu and produced by Geetha Srinath, Somu, and M. S. Karanth. The film stars Ambareesh, Srinath, Shankar Nag, and Ambika. The film has a musical score by Hamsalekha.
Police Matthu Dada is a 1991 Indian Kannada-language action film, directed by Thulasi-Shyam and produced by R. F. Manik Chand and K. Nithyanand. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Sangeeta Bijlani, Roopa Ganguly and Srinath. The film has musical score by Bappi Lahiri. The film was simultaneously made in Hindi as Inspector Dhanush with slightly different supporting cast. While the Kannada version made fair buck, the Hindi version was a major dud at box office.
Rudra Tandava is a 2015 Indian Kannada-language action film directed by Guru Deshpande, and is a remake of the 2013 Tamil film Pandiya Naadu. It stars Chiranjeevi Sarja and Radhika Kumaraswamy in the lead roles. P. Ravi Shankar, Girish Karnad and Krishna feature in supporting roles. The film tells the story about how Shivaraj (Sarja), a regular man avenges the killing of his brother by the local mafia. The film upon theatrical release on 27 February 2015 received mixed reviews from critics.
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.
Annavra Makkalu is a 1996 Indian Kannada-language action drama film directed by Phani Ramachandra and produced by Y. R. Jayaraj. The film stars Shiva Rajkumar, in triple roles for the first time in his career, along with Maheswari, Reman Singh and Suneha, all making their debuts. The film's score and the soundtrack were scored by Rajesh Ramanath.
Bangarada Kalasha is a 1995 Indian Kannada film, directed by H. R. Bhargava and produced by S. Shankar. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Sithara, Anjana and Dheerendra Gopal in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Rajan–Nagendra.
Atthege Thakka Sose is a 1979 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by Y. R. Swamy and produced by S. D. Ankalagi, B. H. Chandannavar, Surendra Ingale and M. G. Hublikar. The film stars Maanu, Rekha Rao, Gangadhar and Srilalitha. The film has musical score by M. Ranga Rao.
Aahuti is a 1985 Indian Kannada-language action drama film, directed by T. S. Nagabharana and produced by U. S. N. Babu. The film stars Ambareesh, Sumalatha and Roopadevi. The film's story and dialogues were written by Somu. The film's score and the soundtrack were scored by M. Ranga Rao and the cinematography was by Vijay.
Puttintiki Raa Chelli is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by Kodi Ramakrishna and produced by R. S. Goud and Basavraj. It stars Arjun, Meena and Madhumitha. It was released on 14 April 2004, became a super hit at the box office and was dubbed and released in Tamil as Anbu Sagotharan with comedy track reshot with Manivannan, Senthil and Shakeela. The movie is a remake of the 2002 Kannada film Thavarige Baa Thangi. The movie became super hit at the box-office.
Rupayi Raja also spelled as Roopayi Raja is a 1993 Indian Kannada drama film written and directed by B. Mallesh starring Jaggesh, Abhijith and Shruti in the lead roles.
Mari Kannu Hori Myage also spelled as Maari Kannu Hori Myaage is a 1998 Indian Kannada-language comedy film starring Jaggesh, Archana, Utthara and Dheerendra Gopal. The film written and directed by Kumar was named after a famous track from the Kannada film A released in the same year. The movie humorously deals with the troubles of a man from a middle-class family who becomes the victim of a slight misunderstanding. The film edited by T. Shashikumar has soundtrack scored by Rajesh Ramanath and cinematography handled by Sundarnath Suvarna. The film upon release met with positive reception.
Jaidev is a 1998 Indian Kannada language action drama film directed by H. Vasu who also wrote the screenplay for a story by M. D. Hasham. It film has musical score by Rajesh Ramanath. The film stars Jaggesh in the title role alongside an ensemble cast which includes Charulatha, Srinath, Doddanna, Ashok, Sumithra and Gurudatt. The film was produced by Sa Ra Govindu in the banner of Thanu Chithra.
Boregowda Bangalorige Banda is a 1970 Indian Kannada-language film written and directed by B. A. Arasu Kumar, and produced by S. Shivashankarappa, Kalleshappa, Devaramuni Shanmukappa, H. M. Jayanna and S. D. Umapathi under the banner Sri Mallikarjuna Enterprises. It stars Rajesh and Leelavathi; B. Vijayalakshmi and Srinath feature in supporting roles. The title of the film is based on an adage which describes the predicament of a small town man struck by the glamour and glitz of the city.
