# List of Kannada films of 2020

A list of Kannada language films produced in the Kannada film industry in India in the year 2020.

## Box office collection

The highest-grossing Sandalwood films released in 2023, by worldwide box office gross revenue, are as follows:
Highest worldwide gross of 2023 :
| Rank | Title | Production company | Gross | Ref. |
| 1 | Popcorn Monkey Tiger | Studio 18 | ₹6 crore (US$700,000) | |

## January–June

| Opening | Opening | Title | Director | Cast | Notes |
| J A N U A R Y | 3 | Rajeeva | Flying King Manju | Mayur Patel, Akshatha Sreedhar Shastry, Madan Patel, Shankar Ashwath | Produced by RK Cine Creations |
| J A N U A R Y | 3 | Veshadhari | Shivanand Bhushi | Aryan, Shruthi Rajendra, Sonam Rai, Micheal Madhu | Produced by Sri Sai Bhagavan Combines |
| J A N U A R Y | 17 | Gudumana Avathara | Muniraju | Raj Goutham, Sannidhi, Century Gowda, Gaddappa, Alisha Shankarappa, M. S. Umesh, Dingri Nagaraj | Produced by Sri Bharani Movie Makers |
| J A N U A R Y | 17 | Jan Dhan | T. Nagachandra | Sunil Shashi, Rachana Dasharath, Sai Lakshman, Suman Sharma, Master Lakshman | Produced by Sri Siddhi Vinayaka Films |
| J A N U A R Y | 17 | Sri Bharatha Baahubali | Manju Mandavya | Manju Mandavya, Chikkanna, Sarah Harish, Shreya Shetty, Shruti Prakash | Produced by Shivaprakash T |
| J A N U A R Y | 24 | Gadinadu | Nag Hunasond | Prabhu Surya, Sanchita Padukone, Charan Raj, Shobharaj, Raghu Raj, Deepak Shetty | Produced by Akshay Film Makers |
| J A N U A R Y | 24 | India vs England | Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar | Vasishta Simha, Manvitha Harish, Ananth Nag, Sumalatha Ambareesh | Produced by Y.N.Shankregowda & Friends |
| J A N U A R Y | 24 | Khaki | Naveen Reddy B | Chiranjeevi Sarja, Tanya Hope, Shivamani, Chaya Singh, Dev Gill | Produced by Tarun Shivappa |
| J A N U A R Y | 24 | Krutha | Uppari Ramesh | Vijayendra, Meghana Gowda, Rashika | Produced by VK Groups Production |
| J A N U A R Y | 24 | Naanu Matthu Gunda | Srinivas Thimmaiah | Shivaraj KR Pete, Samyukta Hornad, Govinde Gowda, Rockline Sudhakar | Produced by Raghu Hassan |
| J A N U A R Y | 24 | Navelru... Half Boiled | B Shivaraj Venkattachcha | Sunil Kumar, Matangi Prasanna, Tabla Nani, Devadas Kapikad | Produced by Ameer Ahmad |
| J A N U A R Y | 31 | Kaanadante Maayavadanu | Raj Pathipati | Vikas, Sindhu Loknath, Achyuth Kumar, Suchendra Prasad, Raghava Uday, Bhajarangi Loki | Produced by Chandrashekar Naidu, Som Singh & Pushpa Somsingh |
| J A N U A R Y | 31 | Love Mocktail | Krishna | Krishna, Milana Nagaraj, Amrutha Iyengar, Rachana Inder | Produced by Krishna Talkies |
| J A N U A R Y | 31 | Dinga | Abhishek Jain | Aarva Gowda, Anusha Rodrigues, Abhishek Jain, Vijay Eshwar | Produced by Sri Mayakara Productions First Kannada film shot in smart phone* |
| J A N U A R Y | 31 | Namo | Puttaraj Swamy | Puttaraj Swamy, Rashmitha Gowda, Mahesh Raj, Bhairava | Produced by Sneha Sparsha Entertainment |
| J A N U A R Y | 31 | Nigarva | Jayasimha Musuri | Bullet Vinu, Aryan Suryaa, Bharathi Hegde, Krishne Gowda | Produced by Musuri Krishnamurthy Films. |
| J A N U A R Y | 31 | Ramana Savari | K Shivarudraiah | Master Aaron, Rajesh Nataranga, Sonu Gowda, Sudha Belawadi, Master Ayush | Produced by Sudha Creations |
| F E B R U A R Y | 7 | Gentleman | Jadesh Kumar Hampi | Prajwal Devaraj, Nishvika Naidu, Sanchari Vijay, Tabla Nani, Bharath Kalyan | Produced by G Cinemas |
| F E B R U A R Y | 7 | Malgudi Days | Kishore Moodbidri | Vijay Raghavendra, Greeshma Sridhar, Arjun Kapikad, Dhanraj CM | Produced by Swayam Prabha Entertainment & Productions |
| F E B R U A R Y | 7 | Dia | K S Ashoka | Dheekshith Shetty, Pruthvi Ambaar, Kushee Ravi, Pavithra Lokesh | Produced by Sri Swarnalatha Productions |
| F E B R U A R Y | 7 | Matte Udbhava | Kodlu Ramakrishna | Pramod, Milana Nagaraj, Rangayana Raghu, Sudha Belawadi, Avinash, Mohan Shankar | Produced by White Panthers Creatives, Infinity Films Sequel to the film Udbhava |
| F E B R U A R Y | 7 | Bill Gates | Srinivasa C Mandya | Shishir Shastry, Chikkanna, Kuri Prathap, Priyanka Chincholi, Rajshekar, Akshara Reddy, Rashmitha Roja, Girish Shivanna | Produced by Sri Panchajanya Cine Creations |
| F E B R U A R Y | 7 | Jiilka | Kaveesh Shetty | Kaveesh Shetty, Priya Hegde, Prathik Shetty, Laksha Shetty | Produced by Kaveesha Shetty Production |
| F E B R U A R Y | 7 | 3rd Class | Ashok Dev | Jagadish Pawar, Roopika, Divya Rao, Avinash | Produced by 7 Hills Studio |
| F E B R U A R Y | 7 | Ojas | C J Vardhan | Neha Saxena, Bhavya, Mohan, Yathiraj, Dingri Nagaraj | Produced by Rajath Raghunath Productions |
| F E B R U A R Y | 14 | Navarathna | Prathap Raj | Prathap Raj, Moksha Kushal, Sharath Lohitashwa, Amith V Raj | Produced by PR Film Studios |
| F E B R U A R Y | 14 | Benkiyalli Aralida Hoovu | Devishree Prasad | Anupama Gowda, Vishu E Achar, Lakshman Gowda, Mimicry Gopi | Produced by Haa-Cine Creations |
| F E B R U A R Y | 14 | Demo Piece | Vivek A | Bharath Bopanna, Sparsha Rekha, Sonal Monteiro | Produced by Rekha Movies |
| F E B R U A R Y | 14 | Gadappana Circle | B R Keshav | Gaddappa, Century Gowda, Abhishek H N, Sukanya | Produced by Bangalore Cinemas |
| F E B R U A R Y | 14 | Gift Box | Raghu S P | Ritvvikk Mathad, Ameeta Kulal, Deepti Mohan, Murali Gundanna | Produced by Halli Chithra Productions |
| F E B R U A R Y | 14 | Prema Swara | SLN | SLN, Amrutha Gowda, Nirosha, Vijaya Ranjini | Produced by CSI Filmy World |
| F E B R U A R Y | 14 | Saagutha Doora Doora | Ravi Theja | Apeksha Purohit, Mahesh Siddu, Naveen Kumar, Ashik Arya | Produced by Khushi Kanasu Creations |
| F E B R U A R Y | 14 | Saavu in Love | K T Santhosh | Govinde Gowda, Santhosh, Sanvi Ponnamma, Veda | Produced by Hassan Movies |
| F E B R U A R Y | 14 | Thund Haikla Savasa | B M Giriraj | Kishore Kumar G, Abhay Surya, Vidarsha, Shakeela, Sadhu Kokila, Abhinayashree | Produced by Sri Shiradi Sai Entertainers |
| F E B R U A R Y | 21 | Popcorn Monkey Tiger | Duniya Soori | Dhananjay, Niveditha, Amrutha Iyengar, Sapthami Gowda | Produced by Studio 18 |
| F E B R U A R Y | 21 | Aadyaa | Chaitanya KM | Chiranjeevi Sarja, Shruthi Hariharan, Sangeetha Bhat, Pramod Shetty, Ravishankar Gowda | Remake of Telugu film Kshanam (2016) Produced by People Media Factory & STF Entertainments |
| F E B R U A R Y | 21 | Shivaji Surathkal - The Case of Ranagiri Rahasya | Akash Srivatsa | Ramesh Aravind, Radhika Narayan, Aarohi Narayan, Avinash | Produced by Anjanadri Cine Creations |
| F E B R U A R Y | 21 | Mounam | Raj Pandith | Avinash, Balaji Sharma, Mayuri Kyatari, Hanumanthe Gowda | Produced by Niharika Movies |
| F E B R U A R Y | 21 | Seethamma Bandalu Sirimallige Thottu | Ashok K Kadaba | Nandish Kumar, Samhitha Vinya, Vinny Fernandes | Produced by Kavana Pictures |
| F E B R U A R Y | 21 | Jnana Gange | L Vinod Kumar | Srinivasa Prabhu, Aravind, Andan Gowda, Roopesh Kumar | Produced by Jnanagange Creations |
| F E B R U A R Y | 21 | Om Shanti Om | Achala S Promod | P. Sharath Kumar, Rekha Pandit, Shobaraj | Produced by Jai Bhuvaneshwari Productions |
| F E B R U A R Y | 28 | Mayabazar 2016 | Radhakrishna Reddy | Raj B. Shetty, Vasishta Simha, Achyuth Kumar, Prakash Raj, Sadhu Kokila, Sudha Rani, Chaithra Rao | Produced by PRK Productions |
| F E B R U A R Y | 28 | Bicchugatti Chapter −1 Dalvayi Dange | Hari Santhosh | Rajvardhan, Hariprriya, Prabhakar | Based on novel Bichhugathi Baramanna Nayaka by Dr.B.L.Venu Produced by Om Sai Krishna Productions |
| F E B R U A R Y | 28 | Aanebala | Soonagahalli Raju | Sagar Gowda, Rakshitha Ravindar | Produced by Janatha Talkies |
| F E B R U A R Y | 28 | Maya Kannadi | Vinod Poojary | Prabhu Mundkur, KS Sridhar, Kaajal Kunder | Produced by Siforia Pictures & King of Hearts Entertainment |
| F E B R U A R Y | 28 | Jaggi Jagannath | Om Sai Prakash. | Likhit Raj, Duniya Rashmi, Sai Kumar, Tabla Nani | Produced by Jai Mylara Lingeshwara Movies & L R Productions |
| F E B R U A R Y | 28 | Asura Samhara | Pradeep S. | Hari Prasad, Harshala Honey, Shivu Balaji | Produced by Sri Chandikeshwari Creations |
| M A R C H | 6 | Maduve Madri Sari Hogthane | Gopi Kerur | Shiva Chandra Kumar, Aradhya, Srilakshmi Desai, Aruna Balraj, Ramesh Bhat | Produced by SLD Productions |
| M A R C H | 6 | My Name is Raja | Ashwin Krishna | Raaj Suriyan, Nasreen, Aakarshika, Prabhu Surya | Produced by Amogh Enterprises |
| M A R C H | 6 | Ondu Shikariya Kathe | Sachin Shetty | Pramod Shetty, Siri Prahalad, Sripriya, Prasad Cherkady | Produced by Shetty’s Film Factory |
| M A R C H | 6 | Preethi Endarenu | Manju Sagar | Manju Sagar, Ramanitu Chaudhary, Jeevan, Sharath Lohitashwa | Produced by Manju Movies |
| M A R C H | 6 | Wrong Turn | Anand .D.K | Uday.I.H, Ravi Sagar, Sandhya Gowda | Produced by Sri Thayi Yallammadevi Cine Combines |
| M A R C H | 6 | Drona | Pramod Chakravorty | Shiva Rajkumar, Ravi Kishan, Ineya, Rangayana Raghu | Remake of Tamil film Saattai (2012) Produced by Dolphin Media House |
| M A R C H | 12 | Shivarjuna | Shiva Thejas | Chiranjeevi Sarja, Akshatha Srinivas, Amrutha Iyengar, Kishore, Ravi Kishan | Remake of Tamil film Giri Produced by Nischitha Combines |
| M A R C H | 13 | Nam Kathe Nim Jothe | Deepak B. C | Deepak B C, Anjali K.E, Narada Muni, Santosh Kumar | Produced by Keshava Dreams Cine Combines |
| M A R C H | 13 | Naragunda Bandaya | Nagendra Magadi | Shubha Poonja, Raksh, Avinash, Bhavya, Sadhu Kokila | Produced by Omkara Films |
| M A R C H | 13 | 5 Adi 7 Angula | Nandalike Nityananda Prabhu | Rasik Kumar, Bhuvan Narayan, Adithi Acharya | Produced by BeyonDreams Creation Pvt Ltd |
| M A R C H | 13 | Kushka | Vikram Yoganand | Guruprasad, Chandu Gowda, Kailash Pal, Sanjana Anand | Produced by Smart Screen Productions |

## July - December

| Opening | Opening | Title | Director | Cast | Notes |
| J U L Y | 17 | Law | Raghu Samarth | Ragini Chandran, Siri Prahlad, Mukhyamantri Chandru, Sudharani, Achyuth Kumar | Produced by PRK Productions Released on Amazon Prime Video |
| J U L Y | 24 | French Biriyani | Pannaga Bharana | Danish Sait, Sal Yusuf, Disha Madan, Rangayana Raghu, Nagabhushana | Produced by PRK Productions Released on Amazon Prime Video |
| O C T O B E R | 29 | Bheemasena Nalamaharaja | Karthik Saragur | Aravinnd Iyer, Arohi Narayan, Priyanka Thimmesh, Achyuth Kumar, Vijay Chendur | Paramvah Studios Pushkar Films Lost and Found Films Released on Amazon Prime Video |
| N O V E M B E R | 19 | Manne Number 13 | Vivy Kathiresan | Ramana, Sanjeev, Varsha Bollamma, Aishwarya Gowda | Produced by Sri Swarnalatha Productions Released on Amazon Prime Video |
| N O V E M B E R | 20 | ACT 1978 | Manso Re | Yagna Shetty, B. Suresha, Shruti, Vijay, Pramod Shetty | Produced by D Creations |
| N O V E M B E R | 27 | Arishadvarga | Arvind Kamath | Avinash, Samyukta Hornad, Sudha Belawadi, Anju Alva Naik, Mahesh Bung, Nandagopal | Produced by Kanasu Talkies |
| D E C E M B E R | 11 | Pursoth Rama | Saru | Hrithik Saru, Ravishankar Gowda, Shivaraj K. R. Pete, Kuri Prathap, Bank Janardhan, Manasa, Sahana | Produced by Manasa Devi Productions |
| D E C E M B E R | 11 | Sadhane Shikara | Eeranna N. Madhugiri | Vijanath Biradar, Doddarange Gowda, Shankanada Anjanappa, Apoorva | Produced by Sri Jaganmathe Enterprises |
| D E C E M B E R | 17 | Kiladigalu | Hariharan B. P. | Mahendra Munoth, Sheshagiri, Hariharan B. P., Gunavathi, Gururaj Hoskote | Produced by Anand Cinemas & Purvika Amrutha Creations |
| D E C E M B E R | 18 | Nanonthara | Ramesh Kaggalu | Taarak Shekarappa, Rakshika, Devaraj, Rockline Sudhakar | Produced by JJ Movies |
| D E C E M B E R | 18 | RH 100 | Mahesh M. C. | Ganesh D. S., Chitra, Harish Kumar. L, Kavya, Somashekara | Produced by SLS Productions |
| D E C E M B E R | 18 | Thanike | Kali Gowda | Anil Kumar, Gulshan Samiullah, Chandana Janaki, Muni Raju, Nikhil Raj | Produced by Kali Cinemas |
| D E C E M B E R | 25 | Avanalli Ivalilli | Sandesh Krishnamoorthy | Prabhu Mundkur, Duniya Rashmi, Jaanvi Jyothi, Hanumanthe Gowda | Produced by LNR Productions |
| D E C E M B E R | 25 | Prathibimba | R. Sagar | Pradeep Soans, Harsh, Sagar, Shobha, Mahalakshmi | Produced by Pradeep Sagar Movies |