| Rank | Year | Title | Collection | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1949 | Nagakannika | ₹10 lakh (₹36.5 crore in 2025) | |
| 2. | 1943 | Satya Harishchandra | ₹8 lakh (₹70.97 crore in 2025) | |
| 3. | 1941 | Vasantasena | ₹6 lakh (₹23.22 crore in 2025) | |
| 4. | 1947 | Mahatma Kabir | ₹5 lakh (₹6.8 crore in 2025) | |
| 5. | Krishna Leela | ₹3 lakh (₹4.08 crore in 2025) |
The list ofKannada feature films released by theKannada film Industry located inBangalore,Karnataka in the 1940s.
| Year | Title | Director(s) | Cast | Production House |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | Subhadra[1] | C. Pullaiah | Gubbi Veeranna,Honnappa Bhagavathar,B. Jayamma, Vasudeva Girimaji, B. Raghavendra Rao | Veeranna, Aacharya |
| 1941 | Vasantasena[2] | Ramayyar Shirur | Lakshmi Bai,Subbaiah Naidu,R. Nagendra Rao, Kamala Bai,P. Kalinga Rao, Padma Devi | Pragathi Pictures |
| 1942 | Bhakta Prahalada[3] | K. Subramanyam, C. S. V. Iyer | M. V. Rajamma, Chandramma, A.N. Sheshachar | Kalaivani Films |
| 1942 | Jeevana Nataka[4] | Wahab Kashmiri | Gubbi Veeranna,Kemparaj Urs,B. Jayamma, Shantha Hublikar | Gubbi & C S Films |
| 1943 | Satya Harishchandra[5][6] | R. Nagendra Rao | Subbaiah Naidu,R. Nagendra Rao, Lakshmibai, J. V. Krishnamurthy Rao, M. G. Marirao | Saraswathi Cine Film Laboratory Ltd SSS Nataka Mandali |
| 1943 | Krishna Sudhaama[7] | K. Subramanyam | Bellave Narahari Sastry,S. D. Subbulakshmi | Kalaivani Films |
| 1944 | Vani[8] | K. Hirannaiah M. N. Gopal | Tirumakudalu Chowdiah, Bellary Lalitha,Pandari Bai, Bellary Rathnamala,Musuri Krishnamurthy, K. V. Achutharao, K. Hirannaiah | HRGC Sri Pictures |
| 1944 | Radha Ramana[9] | Jyothi Sinha | B. R. Panthulu,M. V. Rajamma,G. V. Iyer,Balakrishna,Bhanumathi, Srinivasarao | Sri Vijaya Films |
| 1946 | Hemareddy Mallamma[10] | S. Soundarya Rajan | Gubbi Veeranna,Honnappa Bhagavathar, C. B. Mallappa,B. Jayamma,Ku. Ra. Seetharama Sastry | Gubbi Sri Chennabasaveshwara Films |
| 1947 | Chandrahasa[11] | Shanthesh Patel | Handiganoor Siddaramappa,Amirbai Karnataki, Vikas, B. Sharada | Pampa Pictures |
| 1947 | Krishnaleela[12] | C. V. Raju | Kemparaj Urs, Marirao, Usha, Bellary Lalitha, Rathnamala, Nagarathna | Mahatma Pictures |
| 1947 | Mahananda[13] | T. Janakiram | Kemparaj Urs, Sumathi, Kashinath, Vedaantham, Padmanabhan, Rajakumari, Prathimadevi | Thriveni Films, Nehru Pictures |
| 1947 | Mahathma Kabir[14] | R. Nagendra Rao | Subbaiah Naidu,R. Nagendra Rao, Lakshmibai, Kamalabai | Ganesh Pictures, Pragathi Pictures |
| 1947 | Rajasuya Yaga[15] | T. Dwarkanath | K. R. Seetharam, K. V. Achyutha Rao, T. Jayamma, T. Chandrashekar | Maskat Pictures |
| 1948 | Bhakta Ramdas | Kemparaj Urs | Kemparaj Urs, Vimalananda Das, Sumathi | Mahatma Pictures |
| 1948 | Bhakta Kumbara[16] | Bomman D. Irani | Honnappa Bhagavathar, Lakshimibai, Vimalanandadas,Pandari Bai | Surabhi Pictures |
| 1948 | Bharathi[17] | R. M. Veerabadraiah | Tanguturi Suryakumari,Sampath, M. V. Krishnaswamy | Raghavendra Pictures |
| 1949 | Dasara[18] | B. Y. Ramdas | Shridhar, Saraswathi, Leela, K S Simha | Shanthiram Productions |
| 1949 | Kalaavida[19] | Krishnan Suryanarayana | B. Sohanlal, Kantha, Shantha | Viswakalaasthan Production |
| 1949 | Nagakannika[20] | G. Vishwanthan | Jayashri, Bellary Rathnamala, B. Raghavendrarao, S. M. Veerabadrappa, U. Mahabalarao | Mahatma Pictures |
| 1949 | Sathi Thulasi[21] | M. V. N. Iyengar | Vimalananda Das, Sushiladevi | Iyengar Productions |
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