# List of Kannada films of 1988

The following is a list of films produced in the Kannada film industry in India in 1988, presented in alphabetical order.
| Title | Director | Cast | Music |
| Aasphota | T. S. Nagabharana | Sridhar, Triveni, H. G. Dattatreya | C. Ashwath |
| Anjada Gandu | Renuka Sharma | V. Ravichandran, Khushbu, Srinivasa Murthy, Devaraj, Master Manjunath, Umashri | Hamsalekha |
| Arjun | A. T. Raghu | Ambareesh, Geetha, Kalyan Kumar, Devaraj, Mukhyamantri Chandru | Rajan–Nagendra |
| Avale Nanna Hendthi | K. Prabhakar S. Umesh | Kashinath, Bhavya, Tara, Mukhyamantri Chandru, N. S. Rao | Hamsalekha |
| Balondu Bhavageethe | Geethapriya | Ananth Nag, Srinath, Saritha, Ramesh Bhat | Hamsalekha |
| Bannada Vesha | Girish Kasaravalli | Sridhar, Charuhasan, Nalina Murthy | L. Vaidyanathan |
| Bharath | Joe Simon | Tiger Prabhakar, Jayanthi, Abhinaya, Mukhyamantri Chandru | Shankar–Ganesh |
| Bhoomi Thayane | Raj Kishor | Vinod Alva, Chi Guru Dutt, Bhavya, Jaggesh | Vijaya Bhaskar |
| Brahma Vishnu Maheshwara | Rajachandra | Ambareesh, V. Ravichandran, Ananth Nag, Kiran Juneja, Thulasi, Mahalakshmi | Vijay Anand |
| Chiranjeevi Sudhakar | Singeetham Srinivasa Rao | Raghavendra Rajkumar, Monisha Unni, Kanchana, Balaraj, Vanitha Vasu | Upendra Kumar |
| Daada | P. Vasu | Vishnuvardhan, Geetha, Sangeetha, Suparna, Devaraj | Vijay Anand |
| December 31 | Manobala | Vishnuvardhan, Urvashi, Jai Jagadish, Pavithra | Satyam |
| Devatha Manushya | Singeetham Srinivasa Rao | Rajkumar, Geetha, Sudharani. K. S. Ashwath | Upendra Kumar |
| Dharma Patni | M. S. Rajashekar | Vinod Alva, Tara, Lakshmi | Hamsalekha |
| Dharmathma | A. Jagannathan | Shankar Nag, Ambika, Tiger Prabhakar, Ramakrishna | Rajan–Nagendra |
| Elu Suttina Kote | B. C. Gowrishankar | Ambareesh, Gautami, Ramesh Aravind, Devaraj | L. Vaidyanathan |
| Ganda Mane Makkalu | T P Gajendra | Srinath, Vanisri, Dwarakish, Ramesh Aravind, Sudharani | Vijay Anand |
| Gudugu Sidilu | Shankar Nayyar | Jai Jagadish, Ramakrishna, Geetha, Anuradha, Vajramuni | Vijaya Bhaskar |
| Jana Nayaka | H. R. Bhargava | Vishnuvardhan, Bhavya, Devaraj, Doddanna, Mukhyamantri Chandru | Rajan–Nagendra |
| Kadina Benki | Suresh Heblikar | Suresh Heblikar, Vanitha Vasu, Mamta Rao, Girish Karnad | Vijaya Bhaskar |
| Kampana | Vemagal Jagannath Rao | Tiger Prabhakar, Pavithra, Sharath Babu, Tara | L. Vaidyanathan |
| Kankana Bhagya | Perala | Ramakrishna, Jeevitha, Shivakumar, Anand | Krishna - Chakra |
| Kote | Baraguru Ramachandrappa | Tara, Sundar Raj, Maanu, Pramila Joshai | Chandrashekhara Kambara |
| Krishna Rukmini | H. R. Bhargava | Vishnuvardhan, Ramya Krishna, Devaraj, Mukhyamantri Chandru, Umashree | K. V. Mahadevan |
| Kirathaka | V. Somashekhar | Tiger Prabhakar, Ambika, Vajramuni | Hamsalekha |
| Mahadasohi Sharana Basava | Shankaralinga Sugnalli | Srinivasa Murthy, Thriveni, K. S. Ashwath, Seetharam, Vaishali Kasaravalli | K. P. Sukhadev |
| Matrudevobhava | N. S. Dhananjaya | Jai Jagadish, Ramakrishna, Srinivasa Murthy, Jayanthi, Mahalakshmi, Tara | Hamsalekha |
| Matru Vatsalya | H. N. Shankar | Tiger Prabhakar, Srinath, Lakshmi | Shankar–Ganesh |
| Meenakshi Mane Meshtru | T. N. Narasimhan | Devaraj, Tara, Raghunandan, Kalpana Reddy | S. P. Venkatesh |
| Mithileya Seetheyaru | Lalitha Ravee | Geetha, Akhila Thandur, B. V. Radha, Kalpana Iyer, Shankar Nag, Vishnuvardhan, Kashinath | Vijaya Bhaskar |
| Mutthaide | Renuka Sharma | Ananth Nag, Bhavya, Tara, Ramakrishna, Mukhyamantri Chandru | M. Ranga Rao |
| Nammoora Raja | H. R. Bhargava | Vishnuvardhan, Rajesh, Manjula Sharma, Jai Jagadish | Rajan–Nagendra |
| Nanna Avesha | Jaganmohan Rao | Lakshmi, Sundar Krishna Urs, Ramakrishna Hegde | Satyam |
| Nava Bharatha | K. V. Raju | Ambareesh, Mahalakshmi, Devaraj, Doddanna | K. Chakravarthy |
| Nee Nanna Daiva | Sundaranath Suvarna | Tiger Prabhakar, Mahalakshmi, Jayanthi, Sangeetha, Vajramuni, Devaraj | Shankar–Ganesh |
| New Delhi | Joshi | Ambareesh, Suresh Gopi, Sumalatha, Urvashi, Paresh Rawal, Thyagarajan, C. R. Simha | Shyam |
| Olavina Aasare | K. V. Jayaram | Vishnuvardhan, Rupini, Sudha Chandran | M. Ranga Rao |
| Oorigitta Kolli | Kallesh | Kalyan Kumar, Sudha Chandran, Vijayaraj, Balakrishna | M. Ranga Rao |
| Praja Prabhuthva | D. Rajendra Babu | Ambareesh, Mahalakshmi, Mukhyamantri Chandru, Umashree, Vajramuni | Shankar–Ganesh |
| Prema Tapaswi | H. Ramesh | Pramod Chakravarthy, Mohan, Abhinaya | Hamsalekha |
| Ramanna Shamanna | B. Subba Rao | Ambareesh, V. Ravichandran, Madhavi, Geetha, Devaraj, Umashree | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam |
| Ranadheera | V. Ravichandran | V. Ravichandran, Khushbu, Ananth Nag, Jayachitra, Lokesh, Jaggesh, Jai Jagadish | Hamsalekha |
| Ranaranga | V. Somashekhar | Shivarajkumar, Sudharani, Tara, Master Manjunath, Dheerendra Gopal, C. R. Simha | Hamsalekha |
| Sahasa Veera | Om Sai Prakash | Vinod Alva, Gautami, Ramakrishna, Aparna | Satyam |
| Sambhavami Yuge Yuge | Siddalingaiah | Murali, Sudharani, Padma Kumta, Dheerendra Gopal | Rajan–Nagendra |
| Samyuktha | K. N. Chandrashekar Sharma | Shivarajkumar, Veena, Balaraj, Chi Guru Dutt, Avinash | Singeetham Srinivasa Rao |
| Sangliyana | P. Nanjundappa | Shankar Nag, Ambareesh, Bhavya, Tara, Devaraj, Vajramuni, Master Manjunath | Hamsalekha |
| Shakthi | Tiger Prabhakar | Tiger Prabhakar, Shankar Nag, Sharath Babu, Ramya Krishna, Vanitha Vasu | K. Chakravarthy |
| Shanthi Nivasa | H. R. Bhargava | Ananth Nag, Bharathi, Vijay Kashi, Ramesh Bhat | M. Ranga Rao |
| Shiva Mecchida Kannappa | Vijay | Shivarajkumar, Master Puneeth, Geetha, Saraladevi | T. G. Lingappa |
| Sri Venkateshwara Mahime | Anil Baindur | Ananth Nag, Saritha, Pandari Bai, Somayajulu | M. S. Viswanathan |
| Suprabhatha | Dinesh Babu | Vishnuvardhan, Suhasini, Srividya, Maanu | Rajan–Nagendra |
| Tabarana Kathe | Girish Kasaravalli | Charuhasan, Nalina Murthy, Madhava Rao, Ha Sa Kru | L. Vaidyanathan |
| Thayi Karulu | N. S. Dhananjaya | Srinivasa Murthy, Jayanthi, Vinod Alva, Jai Jagadish, Tara, Vanitha Vasu | Satyam |
| Thayigobba Karna | Raj Kishor | Ambareesh, Sumalatha, Jai Jagadish, Tara | Vijaya Bhaskar |
| Thayiya Aase | Raj Kishor | Rajesh, Pramila Joshai, Bhavya, Vinod Alva | Vijaya Bhaskar |
| Vijaya Khadga | V. Somashekar | Ambareesh, Srinath, Ambika, M. P. Shankar | Hamsalekha |