A list of Kannada language films produced in theKannada cinema in India in the year 2021.[1]
| Rank | Title | Gross | Production company | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roberrt | ₹78 crore (equivalent to₹88 crore or US$10 million in 2023) | Umapathy Films | [1] |
| 2 | Kotigobba 3 | ₹45.32 crore (equivalent to₹51 crore or US$6.0 million in 2023) | Rambabu Productions | |
| 3 | Pogaru | ₹45 crore (equivalent to₹50 crore or US$6.0 million in 2023) | Sri Jagadguru Movies | |
| 4 | Yuvarathnaa | ₹32.41 crore (equivalent to₹36 crore or US$4.3 million in 2023) | Hombale Films | |
| 5 | Madhagaja | ₹25.7 crore (equivalent to₹29 crore or US$3.4 million in 2023) | Umapathy Films | [2] |
| 6 | Salaga | ₹25 crore (equivalent to₹28 crore or US$3.3 million in 2023) | Venus Enterrtainer | [3] |
| 7 | Badava Rascal | ₹16 crore (equivalent to₹18 crore or US$2.1 million in 2023) | Daali Pictures | [4] |
| Opening | Title | Director | Cast | Studio | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J A N U A R Y | 1 | Rajatantra | PVR Swamy | Raghavendra Rajkumar,Bhavya,Doddanna,Srinivasa Murthy, Shankar Ashwath, Ranjan Hassan | Produced by Wishvam Digital Media | [5] |
| 8 | Amruthavahini | K. Narendra Babu | H. S. Venkateshamurthy, Vaidya Shimogga, Jagadish, Tyagaraju | Produced by Sampath Kumar and Akshay Rao | [6] | |
| Mahishasura | Uday Prasanna | Raj Manju, Arjun Rao, Bindhu Shree, Thushhar. M | Produced by Melekote Touring Talkies | [7] | ||
| 15 | Vikky | S. Ramesh | Aryan Gowda, Ridhi Rao | Produced by Sri Banashankari Movie Creations | [8] | |
| 22 | Kathle Kaadu | Raju Devasandra | Sanjeev, Shivajinagara Lal, Kiran, Samhitha Shah, Sindhu Rao, Sinchana | Produced by Sagar King Production | [9] | |
| Laddu | R. Ramanand | Sameer Nagarad, Bindhushree, Harshith, Rockline Sudhakar, Pavithra | Produced by Sri Madhamma Creations | [10] | ||
| Pantru | Milaan Dhanu | Prashanth Siddhi, Shivamogga Santhosh, Sunil Kumar, Meghashree, Rockline Sudhakar | Produced by SNLNS Entertainers | [11] | ||
| Talaq Talaq Talaq | Milaan Dhanu | Suchethan Vaidyanath, RJ Nethra, Shamanth Vaidya, Ravi Bhat,Srinivasa Murthy | Produced by Suchethana Enterprises | [12] | ||
| 29 | Naanu Nan Jaanu | Shri Hari | Manu Basavaraj, Ruthvika Shetty,Srujan Lokesh, 'Majabharatha' JK | Produced by Charlie Studio's | [13] | |
| Ramarjuna | Anish Tejeshwar | Anish Tejeshwar,Nishvika Naidu,Rangayana Raghu,Bala Rajwadi,Ravi Kale,Sharath Lohitashwa | Produced by Winkwhistle Productions | [14] | ||
| F E B R U A R Y | 5 | Gattu | Firoz H. Khan | Govind Rathod, Sahana,Ayub Khan | Produced by N. N. R. Productions | [15] |
| Inspector Vikram | Sri Narasimha | Prajwal Devaraj,Bhavana Menon,Raghu Mukherjee,Harish Raj,Rangayana Raghu,Darshan | Produced by Vikhyath Chithra Production | [16] | ||
| Mangalavara Rajaadina | Yuvin | Chandan Achar,Lasya Nagaraj, Gopalakrishna Deshpande, Harini Shreekanth, M S Jahangir | Produced by Trivarga Films | [17] | ||
| Manjra | Mutthuraj Reddy | Ranjeet Singh, Nithya Raj, Ranjan Pangutti, Jai Krishna Sarja | Produced by Sri Durgaparameshwari Cine Productions | [18] | ||
| Shadow | Ravi Gowda | Vinod Prabhakar, Shobhita Rana,Sharath Lohitashwa, Satya Dev, Giresham | Remake ofNapoleon[19] Produced by Sri Kanakadurga Chalana Chitra | [20] | ||
| 12 | Annthamma | K. Anbu Aras | Rakesh, Varsha Rajpurohit | Produced by Golden Dream Productions | [21] | |
| Kalavida | Shivananda H. D. | Pradeep Kumaar, Sambrama Gowda, Manjunath Hegde, Lokesh Gowda, Geetha Bhat | Produced by Padmaraj Films | [22] | ||
| Kanasu Maratakkide | Smitesh S. Barya | Prajnesh Shetty, Swasthika Poojary, Navya Poojary, K. S. Shridhar | Produced by Shree Pashana Murthy Cine Creations | [23] | ||
| Nimmuru | Vijay S. | Lucky Raam, Veena Gangaram | Produced by Hatavadi Films | [24] | ||
| Preethi Endarenu | Manju Sagar | Manju Sagar, Ramnitu Chaudhary,Sharath Lohitashwa, Dharma | Produced by Manju Movies | [25] | ||
| Ra? | Rajesh Gowda | Rajesh Gowda, Saana Naik, Sujith Nayak | Produced by Ra Film Factory | [26] | ||
| 19 | Pogaru | Nanda Kishore | Dhruva Sarja,Rashmika Mandanna,Dhananjay,Raghavendra Rajkumar,Mayuri Kyatari,Chikkanna | Produced by Sri Jagadguru Movies | [27] | |
| 26 | Ambani Putra | Dore Raj Teja | Supreem, Asha Bandary, Kavya, Preetham, Manje Gowda | Produced by VS-PS Movies | [28] | |
| Cyanide Mallika | Guru | Guru, Sanjana Prakash, Manjula, Sowmya, Swathi | Produced by Entertainment Guru Productions | [29] | ||
| Kartha | Durga Prasad | Venky, Deepthi Manne, Sarah Annaiah, Elena, Rajashekar Naidu | Produced by Sri Sapthagiri Entertainments | [30] | ||
| Kushka | Vikram Yoganand | Guruprasad, Chandu Gowda, Kailash Pai,Sanjana Anand, Madhuri B | Produced by Ira Films. Re-Releasing after pandemic | [citation needed] | ||
| Preman | Shivaraj Madhugiri | Vishnu Teja, Partha, Sunetra Pandit, Dhanika, Divyananda, Ramesh Pandit, Nagendra Shah | Produced by Sri Bhairaveshwara Combines | [31] | ||
| Salt | Bharath Nanda | Chandu Chatrapathi, Sateesh Malavalli, Bharath Nanda, Chethan Kumar, Vijayshree Kalburgi, Yashaswini Shetty | Produced by Rajarathna Studio | [32] | ||
| Scary Forest | Sanjay Abhir | Jayaprabhu Lingayath, Teena Ponnappa, Jeet Raidutt, Kalpana Saini,Yashpal Sharma | Produced by JP Entertainment World | [33] | ||
| M A R C H | 5 | Dheeram | URS Manjunath | Ajith Mani, Ramika | Produced by Shree Gurumurthy Creations | [34] |
| Hero | Bharath Murthy | Rishab Shetty,Pramod Shetty, Ganavi Laxman, Ugramm Manju | Produced by Rishab Shetty Films | [35] | ||
| MBA | HP | Puneeth Gowda, Kavya Gowda, Soumya Shanbogh, Gooli Soma | Produced by Public Pictures | [34] | ||
| Rakhta Gulabi | RaBi | Vikramadithya, Shivani, Bharath Raj, Maanikya G. N., Vinod Kumar | Produced by Machinekad Films | [34] | ||
| 11 | Roberrt | Tharun Sudhir | Darshan,Jagapathi Babu,Ravi Kishan,Asha Bhat,Devaraj,P. Ravi Shankar | Produced by Umapathy Films | [36] | |
| 19 | Munduvareda Adhyaya | Balu Chandrashekar | Adithya, Ashika Somashekar, Bhaskar Shetty,Jai Jagadish,Mukhyamantri Chandru | Produced by Kanaja Enterprises | [37] | |
| Ondu Ghanteya Kathe | Dwarki Raghava | Ajay Raj, Shanaya Katwe, Swathi Sharma, Prakash Thuminad, Nagendra Shah, Prashanth Siddhi | Produced by Realwealth Venture Productions | [38] | ||
| 26 | Anagha | Raju N. R. | Karan Aryan, Kiran Raj, Rohit R. Rangaswamy, Kushi Shetty, Nalin, Deepa Mohan, Srinivas Goudru | Produced by Deeksha Samuha Cinema | [39] | |
| Nanna Guri Warrant - The Mission | Nagendra Urs | Karthik Jayaram, Thandav Ram, Manisha Waigankar | Produced by Aangels Production | [40] | ||
| Paaru | Hanamanthu Poojar | Baby Hithaishi Poojar, Master Mailari Poojar, Master Atchuth, Master Prasad | Produced by Durga Cine Creations | [41] | ||
| Ranam | V. Samudra | Chiranjeevi Sarja,Chethan Kumar,Varalaxmi Sarathkumar,Deepti Sati,Rahul Dev,Sadhu Kokila | Produced by R. S. Productions | [42] | ||
| Opening | Title | Director | Cast | Studio | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A P R I L | 1 | Yuvarathnaa | Santhosh Ananddram | Puneeth Rajkumar,Sayyeshaa Saigal,Dhananjay,Prakash Raj | Hombale Films | [43] |
| 9 | Kode Muruga | Subramanya Prasad | Muni Krishna, Subramanya Prasad, Pallavi Gowda,Yogesh,Dattanna,Kuri Prathap | KRK Productions | [44] | |
| Brungada Benneri | Manju Pandavapura | Chetan Chaman, Narayana Swamy, | Checha Creations Producer Chetan Chaman | [45] | ||
| rowspan="2" 16 | Krishna Talkies | Vijay Anand | Ajay Rao, Apoorva,Sindhu Lokanath,Chikkanna,Pramod Shetty | Gokula Entertainers | [46] | |
| Rewind | Thej | Thej, Chandana Raghavendra, Dharma, Sundar Raj | Panoramic Studio | [46] | ||
| Opening | Title | Director | Cast | Note | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J U L Y | 12 | SHE | Lohit Ravi | Barath Gowda, Rishika Naik | Released onMX Player | |
| 20 | Ikkat | Esham Khan Haseen Khan | Nagabhushana N S,Bhoomi Shetty | Released onAmazon Prime Video | [47] | |
| A U G U S T | 6 | Kaliveera | Avinash Bhusan | Ekalavyaa, Umesh Punga, Rockline Sudhakar, Renu Sri Gowda | First Kannada movie to be released in Theatres afterCorona 2nd Wave. | [48] |
| 16 | Seetharam Benoy | Devi Prasad Shetty | Vijay Raghavendra, Sreeharsha Gobhatt, Devi Prakash, Satwik Hebbar, Nagaraj Shimoga | First Kannada film to premiere in television before theatrical release | [49] | |
| 19 | Jeevnane Natka Samy | Raju Bhandari Rajavartha | Kiran Raj, Shree Harsha, Pavithra Kotian, Anika Ramya | Produced by Arya Entertainment | [50] | |
| 20 | Groufie | Ravi Arjun D. | Aryan S. G., Padmashree C. Jain, Gagan Gowda, Uma Mayuri, Prajwal Ranesinghe, Sandhya Gowda | Produced by Lia Global Media | [51] | |
| Shardula | Aravind Kaushik | Chethan Chandra, Raviteja,Kruttika Ravindra, Aishwarya Prasad | Produced by Bhairava Cinemas and CVR Cinemas | [52] | ||
| S E P T E M B E R | 10 | Lanke | Ram Prasad | Yogesh,Kavya Shetty,Sanchari Vijay,Gayatri Jayaraman,Ester Noronha,Krishi Thapanda | Produced by The Great Entertainment | [53] |
| Osho | Ziaullah Khan | Anand Itagi, Deepa Shree Gowda | Produced by A. R. Motion Pictures. | [54] | ||
| Ascharya | D. K. Shindhe | Prabhuraj, Sunitha Gowda, Ramesh Pandit | Produced by Sri Chamundeshwari Productions | [citation needed] | ||
| 17 | Chaddi Dost Kaddi Alladusbutta | Oscar Krishna | Oscar Krishna, Gouri Nair, Sevenraj, Lokendra Surya | Produced by Sevenraj Arts | [55] | |
| Jigiri Dost | S Mohan | Chethan Surya, Sushma,Skanda Ashok | Produced by A.N.S Productions | [56] | ||
| 24 | Puksatte Lifu | Aravind Kuplikar | Sanchari Vijay, Matangi Prasann,Achyuth Kumar,Rangayana Raghu, Aravind Kuplikar, Lokesh Achar, Kiran Nayak | Produced by Sarvasva Productions | [57] | |
| Janumada Jaathre | Auto Anandh | Madan Kumar, Chaitra S., Mandya Kempa | Produced by Sri Manikuppe Anjaneya Swamy Productions | [58] | ||
| Opening | Title | Director | Cast | Note | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O C T O B E R | 1 | Kaage Motte | B. K. Chandrahas | Gururaj Jaggesh, Thanuja, Madesha, Hemantha, Sathyajith | Produced by Skyline Studios Red Chilli Cinemas | [59] |
| Mohandas | P. Sheshadri | Samarth Hombal,Shruthi,Ananth Mahadevan,H. G. Dattatreya | Produced by Mitra Chitra | [60] | ||
| 8 | Ninna Sanihake | Suraj Gowda | Suraj Gowda, Dhanya Ramkumar,Aruna Balraj, Manjunath Hegde | Produced by White and Grey Pictures | [61] | |
| Idu Akashavani Bengaluru Nilaya | M Hari Krishna | Ranvir Patil, Nikitha Swamy, Vinod Patil,Suchendra Prasad, Nagendra Shah, Narayan Swamy, Divya Shree,Tennis Krishna | Produced by Kamalananda Chitralaya Production Company | [62] | ||
| Babu Marley | Mahi GYK | Meenakshi Dixit, Killer Venkatesh, Avinash Sampath | Produced by Jagan Mohan Productions | [63] | ||
| Thirugso Meese | Krishna Vijay L | Sree Vishnu,Nikki Tamboli, Rohini Molleti | Produced by Krishna Vijay L Productions | [64] | ||
| 14 | Salaga | Duniya Vijay | Duniya Vijay,Sanjana Anand,Dhananjay | Produced by Venus Enterrtainer | [65] | |
| 15 | Kotigobba 3 | Shiva Karthik | Sudeep,Madonna Sebastian,Shraddha Das,Aftab Shivdasani,P. Ravi Shankar,Nawab Shah | Produced by Rambabu Production. | [citation needed] | |
| SriKrishna@gmail.com | Nagashekar | Darling Krishna,Bhavana,Dattanna | Produced by Sandesh Productions | [66] | ||
| 1980 | Rajkiran J | Priyanka Upendra, Sharanya Shetty | Produced by RK Productions Direct OTT release – Namma Filx | [67] | ||
| 22 | Rathnan Prapancha | Rohit Padaki | Dhananjay,Reba John,Umashree,Shruti,Ravishankar Gowda,Pramod Panju, Vainidhi Jagadish,Anu Prabhakar,Achyuth Kumar | Produced by KRG Studios Direct OTT Release –Amazon Prime | [68] | |
| Real Estate | Sanjeev Gavandi | R Gururaj,Sushma Raj, Kempegowda, Mohan Juneja, Bhagyashree, Girish Jatti | Produced by N.R.K. Cinemas | [69] | ||
| 29 | Bhajarangi 2 | A. Harsha | Shiva Rajkumar,Bhavana,Shruti,Saurav Lokesh | Produced by Jayanna Films | [70] | |
| N O V E M B E R | 5 | Gulal.com | Shivu Jamakhandi | Tabla Nani, Bigboss Divakar, Nethra Gagan, Sadanand Kali,Shobharaj, Shankar Ambiger, Mallu Jamkhandi, Sonu Patil | Produced by JJ Cinemas Presents in association with DJ Cinema Creations. | [71] |
| Auto Ramanna | Auto Ramanna | Honnavalli Krishna,Mandeep Roy,Abinaya | Produced by Divya Sushma Creations. | [72] | ||
| 12 | Premam Poojyam | Raghavendra B. S. | Prem Kumar, Brinda Acharya,Aindrita Ray,Master Anand | Produced by Kedambaadi Creations | [73] | |
| Tom and Jerry | Raaghav Vinay Shivagange | Nischith Korodi, Chaithra Rao,Tara,Jai Jagadish, Rockline Sudhakar, Kaddipudi Chandru,Padmaja Rao | Produced by Riddhi Siddhi Films | [74] | ||
| Hitler | Kinnal Raj | Lohith Nagaraj, Sasya, Manmohan Rai,Bala Rajwadi, Ganesh Rao | Produced by Gaanashiva Movies. | [75] | ||
| Buy 1 Get 1 Free | Harish Anilgod | Kishore, Rishitha Malnad, Madhu Mithun,Roshini Prakash | Produced by SBSC Creations. | [76] | ||
| Yarrabirri | Govind Dasar | Anjan, Sonu Patil | Produced by Das Cine Creations Pvt Ltd. | [77] | ||
| 18 | Lakshya | Ravi Sasanoor | Ramakrishna, Santhosh Raj Zavare, Sharmila Chandrashekar, Sathyanath, Nithinadvi, Sai Yashaswini | Produced by A Dream Pictures | [78] | |
| 19 | 100 | Ramesh Aravind | Ramesh Aravind,Rachita Ram,Poorna, Vishwa Karna,Prakash Belawadi,Shobaraj,Raju Talikote | Produced by Suraj Productions | [79] | |
| Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana | Raj B. Shetty | Raj B. Shetty,Rishab Shetty, Gopal Krishna Deshpande | Produced by KRG Studios | [80] | ||
| Mugilpete | Bharat S. Navunda | Manoranjan Ravichandran,Kayadu Lohar,Tara,Avinash,Sadhu Kokila,Rangayana Raghu | Produced by Moti Movie Makers | [81] | ||
| Nan Hesaru Kishora Yel Pass Yentu | Bharathi Shankar | H. G. Dattatreya,Tabla Nani, Pavan Teja | Produced by Pathi Films | [82] | ||
| Snehitha | Sangeeth Sagar | Dhanush, Sulaksha Kaira,Shivaram | Produced by Roja Films | [83] | ||
| Saidapura | Sri Ram | Bhanu Prakash, Gururaj Hoskote, Basavaraj Sagar | Produced by B Ashok and Abdul Raouff Siddiquy. | [84] | ||
| 26 | Amruth Apartments | Gururaj Kulkarni Nadagoud | Tarak Ponnappa, Urvashi H. V., Balaji Manohar, Manasa Joshi, Sampath Kumar, Seetha Kote | Produced by G9 Communication Media & Entertainment | [85] | |
| Gori Preethiya Samadhi | Gopal Krishna | Kiran Haveri, Smitha Haveri | Produced by Haveri Talkies | [86] | ||
| Govinda Govinda | Thilak | Sumanth Shailendra,Bhavana,Kavitha Gowda,Achyuth Kumar,Shobaraj,Roopesh Shetty, Sunetra Pandit,Ajay Ghosh | Produced by Shree Shailendra Productions | [87] | ||
| Sakath | Suni | Ganesh,Surbhi,Nishvika Naidu,Sadhu Kokila, Vihaan,Rangayana Raghu | Produced by KVN Productions | [88] | ||
| D E C E M B E R | 3 | Akshi | Manoj Kumar | Govinde Gowda, Ila Vitla, Srinivas, Mithun, Sowmya Prabhu, Nagaraj Rao | Produced by Kaladegula Studio | [89] |
| Madhagaja | S. Mahesh Kumar | Sriimurali,Jagapathi Babu,Ashika Ranganath,Devayani,Rangayana Raghu,Chikkanna | Produced by Umapathy Films | [90] | ||
| 10 | Drishya 2 | P. Vasu | Ravichandran,Navya Nair, Aarohi Narayan,Ananth Nag,Pramod Shetty,Asha Sharath,Prabhu | Produced byZee Studios | [91] | |
| 17 | Kannadiga | B.M.Giriraj | Ravichandran, Pavana Gowda,Achyuth Kumar | Produced by Omkar moviesZEE5 film | [92] | |
| 24 | Badava Rascal | Shankar Guru | Dhananjaya,Amrutha Iyengar, Nagabhushan, Poornachandra Mysore | Produced by Daali Pictures | [93] | |
| Rider | Vijay Kumar Konda | Nikhil Kumar,Kashmira Pardeshi, Sampada Hulivana,H. G. Dattatreya,Achyuth Kumar,Chikkanna, Shivaraj K. R. Pete, Rajesh Nataranga, Anusha Rai | Produced by Lahari Films | [94] | ||
| 31 | Arjun Gowda | Lucky Shankar | Prajwal Devaraj,Priyanka Thimmesh,Rahul Dev,Sadhu Kokila,Sparsha Rekha | Produced byRamu Films | [95] | |
| Huttu Habbada Shubhashayagalu | Nagaraj Bethur | Diganth,Kavitha Gowda, Chethan Gandharva, Madanur Manu, Sharanya Shetty | Produced by Crystal Paark Cinemas | [96] | ||
| Love You Rachchu | Shankar S. Raj | Ajay Rao,Rachita Ram,Achyuth Kumar, Raghu Shivamogga, Arun Gowda,B. Suresha | Produced by G Cinemas, Guru Deshpande Production | [97] | ||
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