# List of Kannada films of 1997
## Released films

The following is a list of films produced in the Kannada film industry in India in 1997, presented in alphabetical order.
| Title | Director | Cast | Music |
| Agni IPS | Anand P. Raju | Saikumar, Ranjitha, B. Saroja Devi, Umashree | Rama Chakravarthy |
| Akka | Raj Kishore | Arun Pandian, Malashri, Keerthi Raj | V. Manohar |
| Ammavra Ganda | Phani Ramachandra | Shiva Rajkumar, Bhagyashree Patwardhan, Sithara, Suman Nagarkar | Raaj |
| America! America!! | Nagathihalli Chandrashekar | Ramesh Aravind, Akshay Anand, Hema Panchamukhi | Mano Murthy |
| Anna Andre Nammanna | J. Balaram | Jaggesh, Kusuma, Usha, Rockline Venkatesh | V. Manohar |
| Amruthavarshini | Dinesh Baboo | Ramesh Aravind, Suhasini Maniratnam, Sharath Babu, Tara, Nivedita Jain | Deva |
| April Fool | A. N. Jayaramaiah | Ambareesh, Ramkumar, Srikanya, Srikrupa, Girish Karnad | Guna Singh |
| Baalida Mane | G. K. Mudduraj | Ambareesh, Shashikumar, Nivedita Jain, Vinaya Prasad | Rajan–Nagendra |
| Baduku Jatakabandi | S. Umesh | Kashinath, Shwetha, Abhijeeth, Bank Janardhan | V. Manohar |
| Bhanda Alla Bahadur | H. Vasu | Jaggesh, Ananth Nag, Kalyan Kumar, Subhashri, Doddanna | V. Manohar |
| Bhoomi Geetha | Kesari Haravu | Lokesh, Vinaya Prasad, Atul Kulkarni | Ilaiyaraaja |
| CBI Durga | Om Prakash Rao | Malashri, Charanraj, Ashok | Sadhu Kokila |
| Central Jail | V. Vasu | Arun Pandian, Charanraj, Sai Kumar | Sadhu Kokila |
| Cheluva | V. Ravichandran | V. Ravichandran, Meena, Gautami | Hamsalekha |
| Chikka | V. Umakanth | Kumar Govind, Shilpa, Shobhraj | V. Manohar |
| Choo Baana | Phani Ramachandra | Devaraj, Ravinder Mann, Swarna, Vajramuni | Rajan–Nagendra |
| Dhairya | H. S. Rajashekar | Sai Kumar, Jyothi, Dileep | Sadhu Kokila |
| Ee Hrudaya Ninagagi | Majji Krishna Prasad | Kumar Govind, Archana, Rasika, Lokesh | V. Manohar |
| Ellaranthalla Nanna Ganda | S. Umesh | Vishnuvardhan, Prema, Tara, B. C. Patil | Upendra Kumar |
| Enoondre | Relangi Narasimha Rao | Anil, Bhavya, Anjana, Dwarakish, Doddanna | Koti |
| Ganesha I Love You | Phani Ramachandra | Ananth Nag, Sithara, Ravinder Mann | Rajesh Ramanath |
| Ganga Yamuna | S. Mahendar | Shiva Rajkumar, Malashri, Ravinder Mann, Mukhyamantri Chandru | Vidhyasagar |
| Hai Bangalore | Anand P. Raju | Arun Pandian, Bhavyashree Rai | Sadhu Kokila |
| Halliyadarenu Shiva | V. Umakanth | Kumar Govind, Charulatha, Ramesh Bhat | Hamsalekha |
| Honeymoon | S. R. Raju | Charanraj, Dolly Minhas, Pournami | Sarang |
| Jackie Chan | Thriller Manju | Suman, Thriller Manju, Arun Pandian, Sithara | Sadhu Kokila |
| Janani Janmabhoomi | H. R. Bhargava | Vishnuvardhan, Srikanya, B. Saroja Devi, Ramesh Bhat | Rajan–Nagendra |
| Jenina Hole | Peraala | Ramkumar, Sumanth, Udaya Bhanu, Geetha | Rajesh Ramanath |
| Jodi Hakki | D. Rajendra Babu | Shiva Rajkumar, Vijayalakshmi, Charulatha, Harish Rai | V. Manohar |
| Kalavida | V. Ravichandran | V. Ravichandran, Roja, Heera Rajagopal | Hamsalekha |
| Kalyani | S. Narayan | Charanraj, Shilpa, Kumar Govind | K. Kalyan |
| Laali | Dinesh Babu | Vishnuvardhan, Mohini, Vinaya Prasad, Harish Rai | V. Manohar |
| Lady Commissioner | Naganna | Arun Pandian, Malashri, Srividya, Kota Srinivasa Rao | Hamsalekha |
| Lakshmi Mahalakshmi | Yogish Hunsur | Shashikumar, Shilpa, Shwetha | Hamsalekha |
| Maduve | V. Umakanth | Ramesh Aravind, Charulatha, Sujatha, Babloo Prithiveeraj | S. A. Rajkumar |
| Manava 2022 | C. Vasu | Devaraj, Shashikumar, Vanishree | Sadhu Kokila |
| Mangala Suthra | H. A. Rahman | B. Saroja Devi, Vinaya Prasad, Devaraj | Hamsalekha |
| Mahabharata | S. Narayan | Charanraj, Chaithali, Darshan Thoogudeep | Hamsalekha |
| Mavana Magalu | G. K. Mudduraj | Shashikumar, Subhashri, Shwetha | V. Manohar |
| Mommaga | V. Ravichandran | V. Ravichandran, Meena, Prakash Rai, Umashri | Hamsalekha |
| Muddina Kanmani | Ravi Kottarakara | Shiva Rajkumar, Saikumar, Suchitra, Shilpa | S. P. Venkatesh |
| Mungarina Minchu | Rajendra Singh Babu | Ramesh Aravind, Suman Nagarkar, Shilpa | V. Manohar |
| Nagamandala | T. S. Nagabharana | Prakash Raj, Vijayalakshmi, B. Jayashree, Vanitha Vasu, Mandya Ramesh | C. Ashwath |
| Nee Mudida Mallige | Kodlu Ramakrishna | Ramkumar, Kumar Govind, Nivedita Jain, Bhavana | Sadhu Kokila |
| Nodu Baa Nammoora | Nanjunde Gowda | Kumar Govind, Shwetha, Doddanna, Mukhyamantri Chandru | V. Manohar |
| O Mallige | V. Manohar | Ramesh Aravind, Charulatha, Zulfi Syed | V. Manohar |
| Police Bete | G. K. Mudduraj | Saikumar, Sithara, Rajashree, Ashok | Sadhu Kokila |
| Prema Geethe | Srikanth Nahata | Ambareesh, Jaya Prada, Yamuna, K. S. Ashwath | Hamsalekha |
| Prema Raga Haadu Gelathi | Sunil Kumar Desai | Shiva Rajkumar, Ramesh Aravind, Nivedita Jain, Srinath | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Raaja | Relangi Narasimha Rao | Shiva Rajkumar, Neena, Abhijeeth | Deva |
| Ranganna | H. Vasu | Jaggesh, Vijayalakshmi, Srinath | Rajesh Ramanath |
| Rangena Halliyage Rangada Rangegowda | V. Umakanth | Ambareesh, Ramesh Aravind, Ashwini Bhave, Bhavyashree Rai | V. Manohar |
| Sangliyana Part 3 | Ravindranath | Devaraj, Sithara, Srikanya, Ramesh Bhat, Shobaraj | Vaidi - Krishna |
| Shivaranjani | H. S. Rajashekar | Raghavendra Rajkumar, Nivedita Jain, Dheerendra Gopal, C. R. Simha | Hamsalekha |
| Shreemathi | Hariprasad | Sridhar, Madhavi, Janaki | Raj |
| Simhada Mari | Om Prakash Rao | Shiva Rajkumar, Simran, Ambika, Krishnam Raju | Hamsalekha |
| Thaayi Saheba | Girish Kasaravalli | Jayamala, Suresh Heblikar | C. Ashwath |
| Thavarina Theru | G. K. Mudduraj | Sridhar, Shruti, Doddanna | Rajesh Ramanath |
| Thayavva | V. Umakanth | Charanraj, Sudeep, Sindhu, Umashree | V. Manohar |
| Thayi Kotta Seere | S. Narayan | Kumar Govind, Shruti, Doddanna | K. Kalyan |
| Ulta Palta | N. S. Shankar | Ramesh Aravind, Sanketh Kashi, Sushma Veer, Pavitra Lokesh, Pooja Lokesh | V. Manohar |
| Vimochane | T. S. Nagabharana | Jayanthi, Vijayalakshmi, Sundar Raj | L. Vaidyanathan |
| Yuddha | K. V. Raju | Devaraj, Charanraj, Pooja Lokesh, Aahana | V. Manohar |
| Zindabad | Anand P. Raju | Suman, Malashri, Geetha | V. Manohar |