# List of Kannada films of 2016

A list of Kannada language films produced in the Kannada film industry in India in 2016.

## Box office collection

The highest-grossing Kannada films released in 2016, by worldwide box office gross revenue, are as follows.
The rank of the films in the following depends on the worldwide gross. The budget is only for knowledgeable purpose.
The highest worldwide gross of 2016 :
| Rank | Title | Production Company | Worldwide gross |
| 1 | Kirik Party | Paramvah Studios Pushkar Films | ₹50 crore (US$5.8 million) |
| 2 | Doddmane Hudga | Ajay Pictures | ₹40 crore (US$4.6 million) |
| 3 | Kotigobba 2 | Rockline Entertainments | ₹35 crore (US$4.0 million)-₹38 crore (US$4.4 million) |
| 4 | Shivalinga | Jayanna Combines | ₹35 crore (US$4.0 million) |
| 5 | Jaggu Dada | R9 Entertainments RH Entertainments | ₹30 crore (US$3.5 million)-₹35 crore (US$4.0 million) |
| 6 | Santhu Straight Forward | Jayanna Combines Eros International | ₹30 crore (US$3.5 million) |
| 7 | Chakravyuha | Sunshine Creations | ₹25 crore (US$2.9 million) |
| 8 | Jaguar | Channambika Films | ₹20 crore (US$2.3 million) |
| 8 | Mungaru Male 2 | E. K. Pictures | ₹20 crore (US$2.3 million) |
| 10 | Neer Dose | C. K. Cine Creations | ₹15 crore (US$1.7 million) |
| 10 | Kalpana 2 | Rajendra Movies | ₹15 crore (US$1.7 million) |

## Film awards events

* 63rd National Film Awards
* Karnataka State Film Awards 2015
* 63rd Filmfare Awards South
* 5th South Indian International Movie Awards
* Suvarna Film Awards, by Suvarna channel.
* Udaya Film Awards, by Udaya Channel
* Bengaluru International Film Festival
* Bangalore Times Film Awards

## January–June

| Opening | Opening | Title | Director | Cast | Notes |
| J A N | 1 | Ishtartha | Pran | Vijay Subramanya, Sripriya Bopayya, Sujith, Killer Venkatesh, Ramesh Pandith, Bank Janardhan | Produced by Sri Keerthi Cine Productions |
| J A N | 1 | Kathe Chitrakathe Nirdeshana Puttanna | Srinivasa Raju | Komal Kumar, Priyamani, Pooja Gandhi, P. Ravi Shankar, Sadhu Kokila, Doddanna | Remake of Telugu film Geethanjali (2014) Produced by Apple Blossom Creations |
| J A N | 1 | Killing Veerappan | Ram Gopal Varma | Shiva Rajkumar, Parul Yadav, Yagna Shetty, Sanchari Vijay, Sandeep Bharadwaj | Produced by G. R. Pictures and ZED3 Pictures |
| J A N | 8 | Dynamic | Seetharam Bhat | Karthik Samag, Navya Rao, Vijay Jetty, Dushyanth Chakravarthi, Sushma, Alisha, Harish Kalal, Muni Shetty | Produced by Anagha Enterprises |
| J A N | 8 | Maduveya Mamatheya Kareyole | Kaviraj | Suraj Gowda, Amulya, Ananth Nag | Produced by Thoogudeepa Productions |
| J A N | 15 | Last Bus | S. D. Arvind | Avinash Narasimharaju, Meghashree Bhagavatar, Manasa Joshi, Samarth Narasimharaju, Deepak P. I | Produced by Goals and Dreams |
| J A N | 15 | Parapancha | Krish Joshi | Ragini Dwivedi, Diganth, Ananth Nag, Rangayana Raghu, Yogaraj Bhat, Bhavana Rao, Anitha Bhat, K. S. L. Swamy, H. G. Dattatreya, V. Manohar | Produced by Yogaraj Movies |
| J A N | 15 | Tharle Nan Maklu | Rakesh | Yathiraj, Nagashekar, Shubha Poonja | Produced by Sri Ranga Movies |
| J A N | 15 | Thili Neeru | Yogaraj | Yogaraj, Swathi, Lakshmiraj Shetty, Anusha | Produced by R S V Productions |
| J A N | 22 | Mast Mohabbat | Mohan Malagi | Prem Kumar, Poonam Bajwa, Chikkanna, Sadhu Kokila, Naveen Krishna | Produced by Manasa Movies |
| J A N | 22 | Ricky | Rishab Shetty | Rakshit Shetty, Hariprriya, Kishore, Achyuth Kumar | Produced by S V Productions |
| J A N | 29 | Viraat | H. Vasudeva | Darshan, Vidisha Srivastav, Chaithra Chandranath, Isha Chawla, P. Ravi Shankar, Suhasini Maniratnam, Sumalatha, Sadhu Kokila | Produced by Teja Cinemas |
| F E B | 5 | Bhagyaraj | Deepak Madhuvanahalli | Mahesh, Jahnavi Kamath, Sanketh Kashi, Nagendra Shah, Sudhakar, Mimicry Gopi, Roopesh Kumar | Produced by Sami Associates |
| F E B | 5 | Devara Naadalli | B. Suresha | Prakash Raj, Achyuth Kumar, Disha Ramesh, Mandya Ramesh, Manu Hegde, Sihi Kahi Chandru | Produced by Media House Studio |
| F E B | 5 | Gajapade | Seenu | Harsha, Arun, Siddesh, Thanmayi, Navya, Monisha, Victory Vasu, Master Anand | Produced by Kunchi Creations |
| F E B | 5 | Jwalantham | Ambarish B M | Jwala, Deepthi Kapse, Deepa Gowda, Achyuth Kumar, Yashwanth Shetty, Chetan Poojari, Rohan Kidiyoor, Arasu, Pavan | Produced by Divine Movies |
| F E B | 5 | Nanilde Nee Irtheeya | Veeresh Buradi | Sampath, Kalpana | Produced by Shanthadevi Chithralaya |
| F E B | 5 | Priyanka | Dinesh Babu | Priyanka Upendra, Tejas, Prakash Raj, Shivadwaj, Avinash | Produced by Sai Sree Enterprises |
| F E B | 5 | Shivayogi Sri Puttayyajja | Hamsa Vijeth | Vijay Raghavendra, Shruthi, Anu Prabhakar, Abhijeeth, Shashikumar, Shankaralinga Sugnalli, Umesh Navale | Produced by Sri Thulaja Bhavani Combines |
| F E B | 12 | Banavasi | Dheeraj Surya | Lochan Barga, Sanathani, Sanjay Shivan, Ramesh Bhat, Dingri Nagaraj, Siddaraj Kalyankar | Produced by Sri Chandra Choodeshwara Movies |
| F E B | 12 | Preethiyalli Sahaja | Ratnaja | Surya, Aqsa Bhatt, Raghu Mukherjee, Avanthika Mohan, Devaraj, Suhasini Maniratnam, Avinash | Produced by GVK Cinemas |
| F E B | 12 | Shivalinga | P. Vasu | Shiva Rajkumar, Vedhika, Urvashi, Avinash, Vinaya Prasad, Ashok, Pradeep Rawat, Sadhu Kokila | Produced by Suresh Arts |
| F E B | 19 | Actor | Dayal Padmanabhan | Naveen Krishna, Sihikahi Geetha | Produced by Chitraloka Movies |
| F E B | 19 | Bhale Jodi | Sadhu Kokila | Sumanth Shailendra, Shanvi Srivastava, Harshika Poonacha, Ravi Shankar, Hariprriya, Sadhu Kokila | Remake of Telugu film Ala Modalaindi (2011) Produced by Sri Shailendra Productions |
| F E B | 19 | Madhura Swapna | Ravirathnam Karamala | Arjun Kapikad, Keerthana Podwal, Mahalakshmi, Avinash, Vinaya Prasad, Ashok, Mukhyamantri Chandru, Ramakrishna | Produced by ONS Creations |
| F E B | 19 | Nan Love Track | Kathir | Rakshit Gowda, Nidhi Kushalappa, Manoj Kumar, Achyuth Kumar, Sudha Belawadi | Produced by JK Enterprises |
| F E B | 19 | Raj Bahaddur | Alwin | Thriller Puneeth, Sri Shruthi, Saikumar, Thriller Manju, Anitha Bhat, Harish Roy | Produced by Megha Star Creations |
| F E B | 19 | U The End A | Nagendra Karanik | Nagendra, Kumuda Gowda, Yashaswini, Ananth Nag, Sadhu Kokila, Rangayana Raghu, Avinash, Raju Thalikote | Produced by Sri Thrayambike Devi Talkies |
| F E B | 26 | 400 | Prakash Kabettu | Prakash Kabettu, Rashmi, Raghavendra Rai, Jayaprakasha Mavinakuli, Lakshmi Swarajya, Sandeep Kumar | Produced by Opera Dream Movies |
| F E B | 26 | Game | A. M. R. Ramesh | Arjun Sarja, Shaam, Manisha Koirala, Aqsa Bhatt, Seetha | Simultaneously shot in Tamil as Oru Melliya Kodu Produced by Akshaya Creations |
| F E B | 26 | Krishna-Rukku | Anil Kumar | Ajay Rao, Amulya, Lekha Chandra, Girija Lokesh, Shobharaj | Produced by Vasavi Enterprises |
| F E B | 26 | Mareyalaare | Sharath Kadri | Thandav, Pavithra Belliyappa, Avinash, Mithra, Gunashekar, Malathishree | Produced by Surabhi Talkies Pvt. Ltd. |
| F E B | 26 | Preethi Kithabu | Vittal Bhat | Nihal, Duniya Rashmi, Poorvi Joshi, Sujay, Avinash, Ramesh Bhat | Produced by Rainbow Productions |
| F E B | 26 | Whatsapp Love | Raam | Jeeva, Aishwarya Sindhogi, Mamatha Rahuth, Chikkanna, Srikanth, Thilak, Srinagar Kitty, Shravya | Produced by JPR Groups |
| M A R | 4 | ...Re | Sunil Kumar Desai | Ramesh Aravind, Ananth Nag, Harshika Poonacha, Loknath, Sumana, Suman Nagarkar, Ramesh Bhat, Shivaram, Master Hirannaiah, Sharath Lohitashwa | Produced by Sujana Creations |
| M A R | 4 | Chadurida Karmoda | K. N. Krishnamurthy Rao | Gangadhar, Smitha Gowda, Dharani, Chandrahas Suvarna, Sathish Gowda | Produced by Suvarna Sai Productions |
| M A R | 4 | Dandu | Sanjeev Megoti | Neeraj Shyam, Saikumar, Neha Saxena, Disha Poovaiah, Thriller Manju, Thulasi Shivamani, Ramesh Bhat | Produced by Yashaswini Entertainments |
| M A R | 4 | Supari Surya | R Raghuraj | Virat, Madhurima Banerjee, Sadhu Kokila, Sharath Lohitashwa, Ugram Manju, Bhavya | Produced by Chamundi Cinemas |
| M A R | 4 | Tha | Giridhar P | Vinod, Bindu, Krishna, Roja, Deepesh, Bhanu Prasad, Ammu Prasad, Naveen, Rajesh | Produced by Gagan Geeth Arts |
| M A R | 4 | Tyson | K Ramnarayan | Vinod Prabhakar, Gayathri Iyer, Srinivasa Murthy, Vinaya Prasad, Chikkanna, Suman, Ravi Kale, Thriller Manju | Produced by Druvin Productions |
| M A R | 10 | Bullet Rani | Sajid Qureshi | Nisha Kothari, Ashish Vidyarthi, Avinash, Ravi Kale, Amith, Shafi | Produced by Focus On Pictures |
| M A R | 11 | Aham | Jayagaja Venkatesh | Naveen Krishna, Bhoomika, Archana, Jai Devaraj, Ramesh Bhat, Bhavya | Produced by Jaidevaraj Films |
| M A R | 11 | CBI Sathya | Y. Krishnam Raju | Thriller Manju, Abhijith, Archana, Gayathri, Tara, Doddanna, M. S. Umesh | Produced by Raviprasad Movie Makers |
| M A R | 11 | Chiravada Nenapu | Vincent Bernard | Gurunandan, Sharanya, Snehith Gowda, Thaniya, Ramakrishna, Jai Jagadish | Produced by Mayathere Combines |
| M A R | 11 | Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu | D. Sumana Kittur | Shwetha Srivatsav, Yogesh, Ajay Rao, Kishore, Sukrutha Wagle, Sonu Gowda, Karunya Ram, Achyuth Kumar, Sharath Lohitashwa, Sundar, S. Narayan, Girija Lokesh, Lakshmi Chandrashekar, Ravishankar Gowda | Produced by Megha Movies |
| M A R | 11 | Simpallag Innondh Love Story | Suni | Praveen Tej, Meghana Gaonkar, Master Hemanth | Produced by Ashu Bedra Venture |
| M A R | 11 | Sri Sathyanarayana | Harish Raj | Harish Raj, Ramya Barna, Chandrashekar, Jai Jagadish, Ramakrishna, Radha Ramchandra | Produced by Harish Raj Productions |
| M A R | 18 | Bheeshma | Raviraj | Kishore, Hardika Shetty, Nakul, Shobhraj, G Ramachandran, Bullet Prakash | Produced by G R Gold Films |
| M A R | 18 | Mahaveera Machideva | Nandi Kameshwara Reddy | Saikumar, Charulatha, B. C. Patil, M. S. Umesh, Vijayakashi, Ramesh Bhat, Suchithra | Produced by Sri Anjaneya Creations |
| M A R | 18 | Ranatantra | Aadiram | Vijay Raghavendra, Hariprriya, Sathyajith, Bhajarangi Madhu, Vishal Hegde, Aishwarya Sindhogi | Produced by R Manoj Kumar Yadav Productions |
| M A R | 25 | Byadagi Mirchi | B. S. Sanjay | Vishnuvardhana, Manisha Choudhary, Madhuchanda, Madhusudan, Alisha, Victory Vasu | Produced by Sneha Entertainers |
| M A R | 25 | Cinema My Darling | Gaurish Akki | Vihan Gowda, Sanjjana, Manojava Galagali, Shashi Deshpande, Sanchari Vijay | Produced by Gaurish Akki Cinemas |
| M A R | 25 | Jessie | Pawan Wadeyar | Dhananjay, Parul Yadav, Raghu Mukherjee, Sumalatha, Avinash, Ramakrishna | Produced by R S Productions |
| M A R | 25 | Kala Bhairava | Shiva Prabhu | Yogesh, Akhila Kishore, Sharath Lohitashwa, Rangayana Raghu, Mesthri Balu, Suchendra Prasad | Produced by Super Good Combines |
| M A R | 25 | Matthe Shhh | Wesley Brown | Vijay Chendoor, Shruthi Heera, Sushma, Ashok Kashyap, Ram, Shamitha Shah | Produced by S R Talkies |
| M A R | 25 | Nithya Jothe Sathya | Srinag | Manish Babu, Thejaswini, Devaraj, Kempegowda, Kuri Ranga, Mithra, Vishwa, Dinesh | Produced by Bhagyalakshmi Creations |
| A P R | 1 | Half Mentlu | Lakshmi Dinesh | Sandeep, Sonu Gowda, Mico Nagaraj, Lakshmidevamma, Tabla Nani, Achyuth Kumar | Produced by Sairam Cine Talkies |
| A P R | 1 | Kollegala | Venkatesh Deekshith | Venkatesh Deekshith, Deepa Gowda, Kiran Gowda, Dharma Thej, Suchendra Prasad, Karthik, Avani, Srinivas | Produced by A Frame to Frame Movies |
| A P R | 1 | Koudi | Ravindranath Sirivara | B. Jayashree, Manasa Joshi, Madhu, Sumathi Patil, Sridhar Kaveri, Chethan Kumar, Anupama, Venkataraju, Dwarakish Reddy | Produced by Kannada Circle |
| A P R | 1 | Sri Chakram | Govinde Gowda | Arav Surya, Teena Ponnappa, Sneha, Shobhraj, Jai Jagadish, Bank Janardhan | Produced by SLN Productions |
| A P R | 8 | Jai Maruthi 800 | A. Harsha | Sharan, Shruti Hariharan, Shubha Poonja, Sadhu Kokila, Arun Sagar | Produced by Jayanna Combines |
| A P R | 8 | Siganduru Chowdeshwari Mahime | Shashikumar | Sudharani, Harish Raj, Shubha Poonja, Shankar Bhat, Sanjana Naidu | Produced by Sri Chowdeshwari Devi Productions |
| A P R | 14 | Ramabai | M. Ranganath | Yagna Shetty, Dr. Sidram Karnik | Produced by Sri Parameshwari Arts |
| A P R | 15 | Raja Nanna Raja (Re-release) | A. V. Seshagiri Rao | Rajkumar, Aarathi, K. S. Ashwath, Chandrashekar, Thoogudeepa Srinivas | Re-release of the 1976 film Produced by Madhu Art Films |
| A P R | 15 | Red | Rajesh Murthy | Raj Aryan, Kamini, Rahul Somanna, M J Pruthvi, Panchami | Produced by Rajesh Murthy Productions |
| A P R | 15 | The Great Story of Sodabuddi | Jyothirao Mohith | Uthpal Gowda, Anusha Ranganath, Kushee Ravi, Rangayana Raghu, Achyuth Kumar, Master Hemanth | Produced by UG Perfect Pictures |
| A P R | 22 | Apsare | Sarathi | Mamatha Rahuth, Kalla Police Rajendra, Ashok Kheny, Yash Kanodia, Nagendra Urs, Sanjeev, Prasad | Produced by Sarathi's Cinema |
| A P R | 22 | Babruvahana (Re-release) | Hunsur Krishnamurthy | Rajkumar, B. Sarojadevi, Kanchana, Jayamala, Vajramuni, Ramakrishna, Thoogudeepa Srinivas | Re-release of the 1977 film Produced by Rajkamal Arts |
| A P R | 22 | Bilindar | Ravi Basrur | Ravi Basrur, Sheeja Shetty | Produced by Inkfinite Pictures Chilri Shooki – sung by Puneeth Rajkumar |
| A P R | 22 | Yashogathe | Vinod J. Raj | Manasa Joshi, Pavithra Belliyappa, Lohith Surya, Tvisha Adappa Tandur | Produced by Moksh Films & Eidikos Productions |
| A P R | 29 | Chakravyuha | M. Saravanan | Puneeth Rajkumar, Rachita Ram, Arun Vijay, Abhimanyu Singh, Bhavya, Rangayana Raghu, Sadhu Kokila | Produced by Sunshine Productions |
| A P R | 29 | Ooty | Mahesh Kumar | Avinash Narasimharaju, Naina Sarwar, Guruprasad, Nikhil, Giriraj | Produced by Parivarthana Productions |
| M A Y | 6 | Akira | G. Naveen Reddy | Anish Tejeshwar, Aditi Rao, Krishi Tapanda, Rangayana Raghu, Avinash | Produced by S2 Entertainment |
| M A Y | 6 | Mangaata | M. Lohithraj | Roopesh, Mamatha Rahuth, Pooja, R. N. Sudarshan, Achyuth Kumar, Narayana Swamy | Produced by 3A Cine Productions |
| M A Y | 6 | Thale Bachkolli Powder Hakkolli | A. Venugopal | Vikram Arya, Chikkanna, Nikita Thukral, Aman Grewal, Bullet Prakash, M. S. Umesh | Produced by Dyamamma Devi Creations |
| M A Y | 6 | Thithi | Raam Reddy | Thammegowda, Channegowda, Abhishek H.N., Singri Gowda | Winner of National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada Produced by Prspctvs Productions |
| M A Y | 13 | Ishtakamya | Nagathihalli Chandrashekar | Vijay Suriya, Kavya Shetty, Mayuri Kyatari, Rangayana Raghu, Chikkanna, B. Jayashree, Suman Nagarkar | Based on Dodderi Venkatagiri Rao's novel Ishtakamya Produced by Nagathihalli Cine Creations |
| M A Y | 13 | Sakkath Risk | M. G. Raj | Harish, Raju, Shivu, Nagarjun, Susaikumar, Ria Devadiga, Kavya, Anu, Ravikrishna, Jaisurya, Shivu, Rohith, Nataraj, Aruna, Ugram Ravi | Produced by Sai Leela Media Dreams & Sri Durga Huliyuramma Enterprises |
| M A Y | 13 | Style King | P. C. Shekar | Ganesh, Remya Nambeesan, Rajendran, Rangayana Raghu, Sadhu Kokila | Produced by Maruthi Enterprises |
| M A Y | 20 | Daksha Yagna | Siddegowda GBS | Somu, Niharika, Priyanka, Shwetha, Shiva, Niranjan, Sachin, Sathish Ponnayya, Nagendra Prasad | Produced by Jeevitha Creations |
| M A Y | 20 | Thandava | Gopal | Vasanth, Chandini, Dharma, Mico Nagaraj, Srinivasa Prabhu, Swathi Ambarish, Ashwin | Produced by Kakarappa Gowda Films |
| M A Y | 20 | U Turn | Pawan Kumar | Shraddha Srinath, Roger Narayan, Radhika Chetan, Dileep Raj, Skanda Ashok, Krishna Hebbale, Sudha Belawadi, Aarna Kulkarni | Produced by Pawan Kumar Studios |
| M A Y | 27 | Apoorva | V. Ravichandran | V. Ravichandran, Apoorva, Vijay Raghavendra, Sudeep, P. Ravi Shankar, Suchendra Prasad | Produced by Sri Eshwari Productions |
| M A Y | 27 | Coma | Ravi, Chethan | Karthik Kumar, Shruthi Nandish, Guruprasad, S. K. Bhagavan, Ranjan Mishra, Suchendra Prasad, Shille Manju, Ajith | Produced by Soundarya Creations |
| M A Y | 27 | Karvva | Navaneeth | Thilak, Devaraj, Anisha Ambrose, RJ Rohith, Anu Poovamma, Poonam Singar, Vijay Chendoor, Srinivas Prabhu | Produced by Sri Swarnalatha Productions |
| M A Y | 27 | Lehya Ajji Lehya | Devaraj | Lakshmiraj Shetty, Nayana Krishna, Smruthi Gowda Sowbhagya, Anitha | Produced by Darshan Gowda Productions |
| M A Y | 27 | Mr. Mommaga | N. Raghavan | S S Ravi, Oviya, Rangayana Raghu, Avinash, Kuri Prathap, Bullet Prakash, Girish, M. N. Lakshmi Devi | Remake of Tamil film Manjapai (2014) Produced by Sumukha Entertainers |
| M A Y | 27 | Shalini | C. Mallikarjun | Santhosh, Prema Kanchan, Puneeth, Aravind, Anvitha, Kavya Gowda, Shobhraj | Produced by SLV Cinemas |
| M A Y | 27 | Suli | P. H. Vishwanath | Srinath, Pragathi A S, Jayaram Ninasam, Susheelamma, Advithi, Ashwithi, Chennakeshava, Lingaraju | Produced by Diya Communications Pvt Ltd |
| J U N | 3 | Birth | Shivu Holalu | Srikanth, Duniya Rashmi, Disha Poovaiah, Madhusudan, Chandrashekar, Dhanush, Thejas | Produced by Dhanush & Thejas Creations |
| J U N | 3 | Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu | Hemanth M. Rao | Ananth Nag, Rakshith Shetty, Shruthi Hariharan, Achyuth Kumar, Vasishta N. Simha, Ravikiran | Produced by Pushkar Films, Lost & Found Films |
| J U N | 10 | Brahma Vishnu Maheshwara | Swaroop Swara | Santhosh MH, Anjan Dev, Sunil, Preetham Puneeth, Keerthi Lakshmi, Aishwarya, Jeevitha, Chikkanna, Rangayana Raghu, Bullet Prakash, Sadhu Kokila | Produced by HRP Cine Max |
| J U N | 10 | Dress Code | Shivu Kumar | Pruthvi, Hema, Divya, Kanchana, Shivu Balaji, Harish | Produced by Golden Eye Movie |
| J U N | 10 | Jaggu Dada | Raghavendra Hegde | Darshan, Deeksha Seth, Ananth Nag, P. Ravi Shankar, Urvashi, Srujan Lokesh, Sharath Lohitashwa, Vishal Hegde, Rajat Bedi, Achyuth Kumar, Sadhu Kokila, Bullet Prakash, Rachita Ram, Deepika Kamaiah, Pranitha Subhash | Produced by R9 Entertainment & RH Entertainment |
| J U N | 17 | Beat | Ghanashyam | Patre Ajith, Harshika Poonacha, Shilpa, Shankar Ashwath, Joe Simon, Amith | Produced by Yashas Films |
| J U N | 17 | Jothegathi | K. Shashidhar | Lakshmi Hegde, Manjunath Hegde, Prashanth Malur, Thanuja Mohan | Produced by Sapthagiri Movie Makers |
| J U N | 17 | Mandya Star | Parva MRK | Lokesh, Archana, Ranjitha, Puttainiah, Jai Jagadish, Om Prakash Rao, Padmaja Rao | Produced by Hidden Frames |
| J U N | 24 | Home Stay | Santhosh Kodenkeri | Ashok Balakrishnan, Sayali Bhagat, Shruti, Ravi Kale, Rishab Shetty, H. G. Dattatreya | Also released in Tamil and Hindi Produced by Miracle Movie Makers & Sahana Pictures |
| J U N | 24 | Jigarthanda | Shiva Ganesh | Raahul, P. Ravi Shankar, Samyukta Hornad, Chikkanna, Sadhu Kokila, H. G. Dattatreya | Remake of Tamil film Jigarthanda (2014) Produced by SRV Productions |
| J U N | 24 | Lakshmana | R. Chandru | Anup Revanna, Meghana Raj, V. Ravichandran, Baahubali Prabhakar, Chikkanna, Pradeep Rawat, Sadhu Kokila, Sridevi Vijayakumar | Remake of Telugu film Athanokkade (2005) Produced by Sairanga Cinemas Pvt Ltd |
| J U N | 24 | Raktha Shasana | V. Manju | Shivu, Rashmitha, Shobhraj | Produced by NGB Enterprises |
| J U N | 24 | Sahasa Simha (Re-release) | Joe Simon | Vishnuvardhan, Kajal Kiran, Rajyalakshmi, Vajramuni, Dheerendra Gopal, Thoogudeepa Srinivas | Re-release of the 1982 film Produced by Sri Lakshmi Cine Productions |

## July–December

| Opening | Opening | Title | Director | Cast | Notes |
| J U L | 1 | Naani | Sumanth | Manish Arya, Priyanka Rao, Baby Suhasini, Suhasini Maniratnam, Jai Jagadish, Kishori Ballal, Ramesh Pandith, Ramesh Bhat | Produced by Tulsi Films |
| J U L | 1 | Zoom | Prashant Raj | Ganesh, Radhika Pandit, Kashinath, Dev Gill, Sadhu Kokila, Nurse Jayalakshmi | Adapted from Hollywood film Lover Come Back (1961) Produced by Nimma Cinema & Pride Films |
| J U L | 8 | Mathu Kathe | Lucky | Krishna Kumar, Gouthami Gowda, Harsha, Rachana | Produced by Lucky Movies |
| J U L | 8 | Run Antony | V. Raghu Shastry | Vinay, Rukshar Mir, Sushmitha Joshi, Devaraj, Saikumar, Bullet Prakash, K. S. Sridhar, Shivajirao Jadhav, H. G. Dattatreya | Produced by Sri Vajreshwari Hospitalitis |
| J U L | 15 | Bhujanga | Jeeva | Prajwal Devaraj, Meghana Raj, Sadhu Kokila, Jai Jagadish, Bullet Prakash | Produced by Nagamale Movies |
| J U L | 15 | Kalpana 2 | R. Anantha Raju | Upendra, Priyamani, Avantika Shetty, Vinaya Prasad, Ramesh Bhat, Prakash Heggodu, Thulasi Shivamani | Remake of Tamil film Kanchana 2 Produced by Rajendra Movies |
| J U L | 15 | Nanna Ninna Prema Kathe | Shivu Jamakhandi | Vijay Raghavendra, Nidhi Subbaiah, Thilak Shekar, Chikkanna, Sudha Belawadi, Sangeetha | Produced by AB Cinema Creations |
| J U L | 22 | Akshathe | Raju Devasandra | Kartik Shetty, Mythreya Gowda, Raaj Surya, Vinaya Prasad, Avinash, Chithra Shenoy, Nurse Jayalakshmi, Raju Thalikote | Produced by Sri Gurumanthralaya Productions |
| J U L | 22 | Haaro Hakki | Nagaraj Arehole | Master Shruthidhar, Baby Shreya, Ashok B. A., Prabhakar, Kuladeep, Ramesh Babu | Produced by Sri Nimishamba Communications & Brain Centre |
| J U L | 29 | Deal Raja | Raj Gopisurya | Komal, Bhanu Sri Mehra, Ithi Acharya, Suman Ranganathan, Bullet Prakash, Jai Jagadish, Sadhu Kokila, Tabla Nani | Produced by Meghadooth Movies |
| J U L | 29 | Puta Thirugisi Nodi | Suneel Raghavendra | Kailash TV, Adithi Kalkunte, Sudha Belawadi, Sharath Bhagavan, Anirudh Acharya | Produced by Talents Day Films |
| J U L | 29 | Santheyalli Nintha Kabira | Indra Babu | Shiva Rajkumar, Sanusha, R. Sarath Kumar, Ananth Nag, H. G. Dattatreya, Avinash, Sharath Lohitashwa, Sanjjana | Adapted from Bhisham Sahni's Hindi play "Kabira Khada Bazaar Mein" Produced by Subrahmanya Productions |
| A U G | 5 | 1944 | S. Badarinath | Naveen Krishna, Shivani, Shruti, Bhavya, Suchendra Prasad, Bank Janardhan | Adapted from N. S. Rao's drama "Rotti Runa" Produced by Jai Bharathambhe Movie Makers |
| A U G | 12 | 22 July 1947 | Vishal Raj | Suchendra Prasad, Sudharani, Achyuth Kumar, Shobhraj | Adapted from Saraju Katkar's novel Produced by Sri Muneshwara Movie Makers |
| A U G | 12 | Kotigobba 2 | K. S. Ravikumar | Sudeep, Nithya Menen, Prakash Raj, Devaraj, P. Ravi Shankar, Sadhu Kokila, Nassar, Chikkanna | Produced by Rambabu Productions Releasing simultaneously in Tamil Mudinja Ivana Pudi |
| A U G | 19 | Asthitva | Nuthan Umesh | Yuvaraj, Prajwal Poovayya, Madhusudhan, Duniya Rashmi, Sonu Gowda, Shain Shetty | Remake of Tamil film Naan (2012) Produced by Vsan Infrastructure Pvt Ltd |
| A U G | 19 | Crazy Boy | Mahesh Babu | Dilip Prakash, Ashika Ranganath, P. Ravi Shankar, Rangayana Raghu, Sadhu Kokila, Ananth Nag | Produced by Durga Parameshwari Amma Films |
| A U G | 19 | Madamakki | Vinay Preetham | Thanush, Nikitha Narayan, Saikumar, Tara, Rajendra Karanth | Produced by Sri Rama Talkies |
| A U G | 26 | Chadurida Karmoda | K. N. Krishnamurthy Rao | Gangadhar, Smitha Gowda, Dharani, Chandrahas Suvarna, Sathish Gowda, Rathnamala | Produced by Suvarna Sai Productions |
| A U G | 26 | Happy Birthday | K. Mahesh Sukhadhare | Sachin, Samskruthy Shenoy, Achyuth Kumar, Ravi Kale, Ninasam Ashwath, Prashanth Siddi, Rajesh Nataranga, Sadhu Kokila, Chikkanna, Bullet Prakash, H. G. Dattatreya, Ambareesh, Srinagar Kitty | Produced by Swarnambika Pictures |
| A U G | 26 | Lifeu Super | Vinod Kumar. R | Likhith Surya, Meghana Appayya, Niranth, Anu Chinnappa, Rangayana Raghu, Achyuth Kumar, Rockline Sudhakar | Produced by Sri Guru Creations |
| A U G | 26 | Naada Rakshaka | Aman Kannadiga | Aman Kannadiga, Mythriya Gowda, T. A. Narayana Gowda, Sameer Kannadiga, Bullet Prakash, Ramesh Bhat, Mohan Juneja, Bhavya | Produced by AA** Productions |
| A U G | 26 | Sa | Hemanth Hegde | Jayram Karthik (JK), Vijay Suriya, Samyukta Hornad, Hemanth Hegde, Anuradha Mukherjee, Doddanna, Ramesh Bhat | Produced by Srihari Enterprises |
| S E P | 2 | Avadhi | Saikiran Mukkamala | Ranjith, Archana, Ramesh Bhat, Manjunath Gowda, Jai Jagadish, Srinivasa Prabhu, Suchithra | Produced by Maantrix Media Works |
| S E P | 2 | Bablusha | Venkat Bharadhwaj | Harsh Arjun, Mrudhula Bhaskar, Mani Shetty, Baby Shama, Paramesh, Avinash, Shobhraj | Produced by Amrutha Film Center |
| S E P | 2 | Jil Jil | A. Madhu | Dhananjay, Puvisha Manoharan, Sumathi Patil, Ravikumar Dasarahalli | Produced by Sri Belaguli Honnammadevi Productions |
| S E P | 2 | Kempammana Court Case | Cudavalli Chandrashekar | Ninasam Siddarth, Vishveshwar, Thaniya Chandrashekar, Hitha Chandrashekar, Jai Jagadish, Srinath, Radha Ramachandra, Asha Jois | Produced by Masuvi Productions |
| S E P | 2 | Neer Dose | Vijaya Prasad | Jaggesh, Hariprriya, Suman Ranganathan, H. G. Dattatreya | Produced by Skkandda Entertainment |
| S E P | 2 | Prema Geema Jaane Do | Kenja Chethan Kumar | Gowtham Ghatke, Pallavi Gowda, Shruthi Thimmaiah, Pallavi Gowda, Sheethal Shetty, Ramesh Bhat | Produced by Horizon Movies |
| S E P | 2 | Selfie | Phani Kotaprolu | Thrilok Shroff, Deepa Gowda, Pooja Kamath, Namratha Gaurakar, Rajendra Raj, Navin Kaipu, Narmada Guddu, Kiran Kumar | Produced by Weekend Movie Makers |
| S E P | 2 | Sikkapatte Ishtapatte | P. Harirajan | Namitha, Shravanth, Kiran Rathod, Ravindranath, Meghana Naidu, Aneesh, Maneesh, Keerthi Chawla | Produced by Sri Preyam Creations |
| S E P | 10 | Golisoda | Raghujaya | Vikram, Priyanka Jain, Divya Rangayana, Hemanth, Chandan, Manju, Raghu, Tara, Shobhraj, Ragini Dwivedi | Remake of Tamil film Goli Soda (2014) Produced by Kolla Entertainments |
| S E P | 10 | Mungaru Male 2 | Shashank | Ganesh, V. Ravichandran, Neha Shetty, Aindrita Ray, P. Ravi Shankar, Sadhu Kokila, Tabla Nani | Produced by E K Pictures |
| S E P | 16 | Ananthana Chellata | S. Chandru | Sushil Mokashi, Mamatha Rahuth, Bullet Prakash, Shankar Bhat, Ganesh Rao, Suresh Hegde, Rathnamala | Produced by Sri Lakshmi Vasudevaya Enterprises |
| S E P | 16 | Just Aakasmika | Himayath Khan | Vinod Patil, Sanjjana, Thilak Shekar, Sachin Suvarna, Ramesh Bhat, Mukhyamantri Chandru | Produced by Eye Spice Productions Pvt Ltd |
| S E P | 23 | Adbhutha | K. Anbu Urs | Ravindra, Deepa Gowda, Anjali, Srinivas, Ramesh Bhat | Produced by Chandragiri Creations |
| S E P | 23 | Danger Zone | Devraj Kumar | Roop Shetty, Ramya, Raghav Uday, Rithesh, Abishek, Abhay, Nanditha, Kavya | Produced by Kambadri Enterprises |
| S E P | 23 | Possible | Raaj | Surya, Shravya, Shobhraj, Mohan Juneja, Ramakrishna, Padma Vasanthi | Produced by Aakara Creations |
| S E P | 23 | Sipaayi | Rajath Mayee | Siddharth Mahesh, Sruthi Hariharan, Achyuth Kumar, Sanchari Vijay, Gaurish Akki | Produced by Orange Pixels |
| S E P | 30 | Doddmane Hudga | Duniya Soori | Puneeth Rajkumar, Ambareesh, Radhika Pandit, Sumalatha, Bharathi Vishnuvardhan, 'Madarangi' Krishna, P. Ravi Shankar, Rangayana Raghu, Chikkanna | Produced by Ajay Pictures |
| S E P | 30 | Yuva Samrat | Yashwanth Kumar | Kiran Kumar, Snizhana, Srinivasa Murthy, M. S. Umesh, Bharathi Vishnuvardhan | Produced by Sri Varalakshmi Films |
| O C T | 6 | Jaguar | Mahadev | Nikhil Gowda, Deepti Sati, Ramya Krishnan, Jagapati Babu, Sadhu Kokila | Produced by Chennambika Films Simultaneously released in Telugu |
| O C T | 7 | Dana Kayonu | Yogaraj Bhat | Duniya Vijay, Priyamani, Rangayana Raghu, Suchendra Prasad, Veena Sunder | Produced by R. S. Productions |
| O C T | 7 | Idolle Ramayana | Prakash Rai | Prakash Rai, Priyamani, Achyuth Kumar, Rangayana Raghu, Sanchari Vijay, Aravind Kuplikar | Remake of Malayalam film Shutter (2012) Simultaneously released in Telugu (Mana Oori Ramayanam) Produced by Prakash Raj Production & First Copy Pictures |
| O C T | 14 | Nagarahavu | Kodi Ramakrishna | Vishnuvardhan (VFX Creation), Ramya, Diganth, Saikumar, Rangayana Raghu, Mukul Dev, Darshan | Simultaneously released in Tamil (Sivanaagam) and Telugu (Nagabharanam) Produced by Pen Movies, Inbox Pictures & Blockbuster Studio |
| O C T | 21 | Rama Rama Re | D. Satya Prakash | K. Jayaram, Nataraj S. Bhat, Dharmanna Kaduru, Sridhar, Bimbashree Ninasam | Produced by Kannada Kolor Cinemas |
| O C T | 21 | Seetha Nadhi | K. Sharath | Shreya, Vishnu Vallabha, Honnavalli Krishna, Thanuja, Kuldeep | Produced by Rathi Cine Creations |
| O C T | 28 | Mukunda Murari | Nanda Kishore | Upendra, Sudeep, Nikita Thukral, P. Ravi Shankar, Ishita Vyas, Devaraj, Avinash, Malavika Avinash, Bhavana (Malayalam actress), Rachita Ram | Remake of Hindi film OMG: Oh My God! (2012) Produced by MNK Movies |
| O C T | 28 | Santhu Straight Forward | Mahesh Rao | Yash, Radhika Pandit, Shaam, Devaraj, Ananth Nag, Saikumar | Produced by K Manju Cinemas |
| N O V | 6 | Kahi | Aravind Shastry | Harisharva, Krishi Thapanda, Mathangi Prasan, Suraj Gowda, Ramesh Bhat | Produced by Boiled Beans Picture |
| N O V | 11 | Leela | L M Gowda | Rohith, Almas, Aashik, Adi Lokesh, Shobhraj, Santhosh, Shafi | Produced by Bhavyashree Films |
| N O V | 17 | Nataraja Service | Pawan Wadeyar | Sharan, Mayuri Kyatari, Rockline Venkatesh, P. Ravi Shankar | Produced by Omkar Movies |
| N O V | 18 | Badmaash | Akash Srivatsa | Dhananjay, Sanchita Shetty, Achyuth Kumar, Suchendra Prasad, Ramesh Bhat, Prakash Belawadi, Ithi Acharya | Produced by Vibha Kashyap Productions |
| N O V | 18 | Mareyadiru Endendu | Mahesh Thejas | Adithya Raj, Gamya, Shashikumar, Bhavya, Srinivas Bali, NGF Ramamurthy, Mohan Juneja | Produced by Sadguru Sri Sridharananda Creations |
| N O V | 25 | Madha Mathu Manasi | Sathish Pradhan | Prajwal Devaraj, Shruti Hariharan, Rangayana Raghu, Bullet Prakash, Anushree | Produced by Rajesh & Devi Films |
| N O V | 25 | Mandyada Hudugaru | J J Srinivas | J J Srinivas, Rekhashree, Ram Sagar, Ashika Gowda, Venkatesh, Krishnaveni, Basavaraj | Produced by Harshitha Chithralaya |
| D E C | 2 | Mummy | Lohith H | Priyanka Upendra, Yuvina Parthavi, Aishwarya Sindhogi, Vathsala Mohan, K S Sridhar, Madhusudan, Sandeep | Produced by KRK Productions |
| D E C | 2 | No Entry | Yashas A | Ajay Ninasam, Anika Theja, M. S. Umesh, Aravind Rao, Sunil, Vidvan, Pradhumna | Produced by Saurabha Creations |
| D E C | 9 | Dieyana House | Bharath Nanda | Raghav Nag, Thejaswini, Sardar Sathya, Vardhan Thirthahalli | Produced by Mahakaya Team Works |
| D E C | 9 | Jagruthi | Anantha Rayappa | Mandya Jayaram, Stamp Venkatesh, Anantha Rayappa, Ramarao, Hanumantharaju, Raghavendra, Ashwin Kumar, Jayashree N Srinivas, Motamma | Based on the stage play ‘Jagruthi’ Produced by Modern Films |
| D E C | 9 | John Jani Janardhan | Guru Deshpande | Ajay Rao, Yogesh, Madarangi Krishna, Malashri, Kamna Ranauth, M. S. Umesh, Girija Lokesh | Remake of Malayalam film Amar Akbar Anthony (2015) Produced by M R Pictures |
| D E C | 9 | Sojiga | Dinesh Kampli | Vikranth Hegde, Akhila Prakash, Prashanth Siddi, Harini, Yash Shetty, Vishal | Produced by Shravana Enterprises |
| D E C | 16 | One Time | Raaj | Thejas, Neha Saxena, K. S. L. Swamy, T. S. Nagabharana, S. K. Bhagavan, Om Sai Prakash, P. N. Sathya, Vijayalakshmi Singh, Gadda Viji, Malavalli Saikrishna | Produced by Dioxe Entertainment |
| D E C | 16 | Tharle Village | K. M. Raghu | Channegowda, Singri Gowda, Thammegowda S, Abhishek H. N., Harshitha, Bhagyashree, Somu, Real Kencha | Produced by Jeevitha Creations & Audio-Video Research Centre |
| D E C | 23 | Avalucky | Ashok Nittur | Ashok Nittur, Narayana Swamy, Suman Nazre, Divyashree, Master Srikrishna, V B Srisathya, Manjunath Bhat, Suresh | Produced by Sankula Creative Arts |
| D E C | 23 | Naanu Mattu Varalakshmi | Preetham Gubbi | Pruthvi, Malavika Mohanan, Prakash Rai, Madhoo, Rangayana Raghu, Sadhu Kokila, Achyuth Kumar | Produced by Kollur Mookambika Creations |
| D E C | 23 | NH7 | T. Yugandhar | Praveen Tej, Chaithra, Kiran, Honnavalli Krishna, Vijanath Biradar | Produced by Prakul Productions |
| D E C | 23 | Niruttara | Apoorva Kasaravalli | Rahul Bose, Kiran Srinivas, Bhavana, Aindrita Ray | Produced by Hometown Productions & Lexicon Motion Pictures Pvt Ltd |
| D E C | 23 | Sundaranga Jaana | Ramesh Aravind | Ganesh, Shanvi Srivastav, Devaraj, Rangayana Raghu, Ravishankar Gowda, Vasishta N. Simha | Remake of Telugu film Bhale Bhale Magadivoy (2015) Produced by Rockline Entertainments Pvt Ltd & GA2 Pictures |
| D E C | 30 | A Happy Married Life | Anand Vatar | Vardhan, Thejaswini, Sumana | Produced by RK Cine Combines |
| D E C | 30 | Ballari Darbar | Smile Seenu | Pola Srinivas Babu, Sampath Kumar, Haji Baba Khan, Arun Kumar, Mamatha Rahuth, Shubharaksha | Produced by Smile Johar Talkies |
| D E C | 30 | Kirik Party | Rishab Shetty | Rakshit Shetty, Rashmika Mandanna, Samyuktha Hegde, Aravinnd Iyer, Dhananjay Ranjan, Chandan Achar | Produced by Paramvah Studios |
| D E C | 30 | Mandya to Mumbai | Rajashekar Vardhik Joseph | Rakesh Adiga, Amrutha Rao, Sanjjana, Madhuri, Naveen Krishna, Thilak Shekar, Thippatti Ganesh, Chandan | Remake of Tamil film Renigunta (2009) Produced by Sri Neeladurga Parameshwari Combines |
| D E C | 30 | NH 37 | Harshavardhan | Padmaja Rao, Chethan Raj, Vikram, Rathan, Pradeep, Devaraj | Produced by Sahana Creations |
| D E C | 30 | Sri Omkara Ayyappane | Om Sai Prakash | Disha Poovaiah, Roja, Ravi Chethan, Naveen Krishna, Ramesh Bhat, Shivaram, Srinivasa Murthy, M. S. Umesh | Produced by Sri Sadguru Sai Creations |
| D E C | 30 | Zero | Giridev Hassan | Nataraj, Master Madhusudan, Kamal Kumar, Aadya, Suchithra, Laya Kokila | Produced by DCL Productions |