# List of Kannada films of 2001

The following is a list of films produced in the Kannada film industry in India in 2001, presented in alphabetical order.

## List of released films

| Title | Director | Cast | Music director | Notes |
| Amma | D. Rajendra Babu | Ananth Nag, Lakshmi, Jai Jagadish | M. M. Keeravani | |
| Amma Nagamma | C. H. Balaji Singh Babu | Charan Raj, Damini, Ragasudha, Kumar Govind | Gopi Krishna | 19 October release |
| Amma Ninna Tholinalli | Naganna | Ramesh Aravind, Shruti, Preethi, Bhavya, Avinash | Chaitanya | 14 September release |
| Anjali Geethanjali | S. Narayan | S. Narayan, Anu Prabhakar, Prema, K. S. Ashwath | Prashanth Raj | 20 April release |
| Asura | S. Mahendar | Shivarajkumar, Damini, Ananth Nag, Raghuvaran, Doddanna | Gurukiran | Remake of Tamil film Amarkalam 23 March release |
| Aunty Preethse | H. Vasu | Ananth Nag, Kushboo, Ramkumar, Anu Prabhakar, Balaraj, Master Anand | Chaitanya | Remake of Telugu film Aunty 25 May release |
| Baanallu Neene Bhuviyallu Neene | S. Narayan | S. Narayan, Shashikumar, Divya Unni, Rekha Vedavyas | Prashanth Raj | Remake of Tamil film Veetla Visheshanga |
| Baava Baamaida | Kishore Sarja | Shivarajkumar, Rambha, Vinaya Prasad, Prakash Raj | Hamsalekha | Remake of Telugu film Bava Bavamaridi 23 August release |
| Bahala Chennagide | M.S.Rajshekar | Shivarajkumar, Jaya Seal, Ruchita Prasad, Shashikumar | Koti | Remake of Telugu film Chala Bagundi 25 July release |
| Chandana Chiguru | Rehman Pasha | Kumar Govind, Sudharani, H. G. Dattatreya, B. V. Radha | S. P. Chandrakanth | 1 July release |
| Chitra | Dinesh Baboo | Nagendra Prasad, Rekha Vedavyas, Ananth Nag | Gurukiran | Remake of Telugu film Chitram |
| Chitte | Dinesh Baboo | Aniruddh, Chaya Singh, Ananth Nag, Dwarakish, Damini | V. Manohar | |
| Diggajaru | D. Rajendra Babu | Vishnuvardhan, Ambareesh, Tara, Sanghavi, Lakshmi, Mansoor Ali Khan | Hamsalekha | Remake of Tamil film Natpukkaga 26 January release |
| Ellara Mane Dosenu | H. S. Prakash | Ramkumar, Shruti, Mohan, Bhavana, Kashi, Suhasini, Darshan, Srinivasa Murthy | Hamsalekha | Remake of Tamil film Kaalam Maari Pochu 30 March release |
| Gatti Mela | S. Mahendar | S. Mahendar, Shruti, Abhishek, Sharan, Bhavana, Doddanna | Hamsalekha | 2 March release |
| Grama Devathe | Om Sai Prakash | Sai Kumar, Prema, Meena, Sridhar, Roja | Dhina | 30 November release |
| Haalu Sakkare | Yogish Hunsur | Devaraj, Shashikumar, Jaggesh, S. Narayan, Suhasini, Archana, Damini | L. N. Shastry | |
| Hoo Anthiya Uhoo Anthiya | Praveen Kumar | Ramesh Aravind, Isha Koppikar, Anu Prabhakar | Karthik Raja | |
| Huchcha | Om Prakash Rao | Sudeep, Rekha Vedavyas, Bhavya, Avinash | Rajesh Ramnath | Remake of Tamil film Sethu... 6 July release |
| Jenu Goodu | S. Umesh | Devaraj, Kumar Govind, Shruti, Sithara, Umashree, Karibasavaiah | Prashanth Raj | Remake of Tamil film Koodi Vazhnthal Kodi Nanmai 10 August release |
| Jipuna Nanna Ganda | J. G. Krishna | Jaggesh, Ravali, Umashree, Komal Kumar | Sadhu Kokila | Remake of Tamil film Budget Padmanabhan 11 May release |
| Jithendra | Vishwanath | Jaggesh, Swarna, Shilpi, Deepa, Ramesh Bhat | Deva | 13 April release |
| Jodi | Kishore Sarja | Shivarajkumar, Jaggesh, Poonam Singar, Doddanna, Mukhyamantri Chandru | S. A. Rajkumar | Remake of Malayalam film Darling Darling (2000 film) 7 December release |
| Kalla Police | | Rajendra, Ruchita Prasad, Doddanna | Prashanth Raj | |
| Kanasugara | Karan | V. Ravichandran, Prema, Mandya Ramesh, Shashikumar, Doddanna, Srinath | Rajesh Ramnath | Remake of Tamil film Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen 3 August release |
| Kanoonu | J G Krishna | Devaraj, Charan Raj, B. C. Patil, Jayanthi, Anusha, Swarna | Sadhu Kokila | 14 September release |
| Kothigalu Saar Kothigalu | Rajendra Singh Babu | Ramesh Aravind, S. Narayan, Mohan Shankar, Urvashi, Tara, Prema | Hamsalekha | 28 December release |
| Kotigobba | Naganna | Vishnuvardhan, Priyanka Trivedi, Ashish Vidyarthi, Devaraj, Abhijeeth, Ramesh Bhat | Deva | Remake of Tamil film Baashha 16 November release |
| Kurigalu Saar Kurigalu | Rajendra Singh Babu | Ramesh Aravind, S. Narayan, Mohan Shankar, Ruchita Prasad, Bhavana, Ananth Nag, Umashree | Hamsalekha | 23 March release |
| Lankesha | B. C. Patil | B. C. Patil, Bhavana, Sheetal, Rami Reddy | Hamsalekha | 23 Jan release |
| Maduve Aagona Baa | V. S. Reddy | Shivarajkumar, Laya, Shilpi, Sadhu Kokila, Sharan | Koti - M. M. Srilekha | Remake of Telugu film Pellichesukundam 9 Feb release |
| Mafia | Anand P Raju | Vinod Alva, Thriller Manju, Charan Raj, Abhijeeth, Ragasudha, Srilalitha | Gopi Krishna | |
| Mahalakshmi | Karthik Raghunath | Ramesh Aravind, Kumar Govind, Shruti, Srinivasa Murthy | N. Govardhan | 16 Feb release |
| Majnu | Dwarakish | Giri Dwarakish, Raga, Prakash Rai, Sharath Babu | Gurukiran | Remake of Tamil film Love Today 31 August release |
| Mathadana | T. N. Seetharam | Ananth Nag, Tara, Devaraj, Avinash | C. Ashwath, V. Manohar | Based on S. L. Bhyrappa's novel 12 January release |
| Maya Jinke | G K Purushottam | Shobaraj, Soujanya Hegde, Bank Janardhan | Naveen - Praveen | 12 January release |
| Mr. Harishchandra | R. C. Ranga | S. Narayan, Anu Prabhakar, Mohan Shankar, Darshan, Daamini | Hamsalekha | 31 August release |
| Mussanje | P. R. Ramadas Naidu | Dattatreya, Master Hirannaiah, Renukamma Murgod, Pavitra Lokesh | L. Vaidyanathan | |
| Mysore Huli | Tiger Prabhakar | Tiger Prabhakar, Ragasudha, Joe Simon, Sathyajith | Tiger Prabhakar | 21 September release |
| Namma Samsara Ananda Sagara | J G Krishna | Shashikumar, Kumar Govind, Vinod Raj, Shwetha, Tara, Umashree, Archana | Prashanth Raj | 26 October release |
| Nanna Preethiya Hudugi | Nagathihalli Chandrashekar | Dhyan, Deepali, Bhavya, Suresh Heblikar, Lokesh, Vijayalakshmi Singh | Mano Murthy | 6 April release |
| Narahanthaka | B R Keshav | Kumar Govind, Thriller Manju, Anusha, Abhishek | Maruthi Meerajkar | 7 September release |
| Neela | T. S. Nagabharana | Gayatri Jayaraman, Naveen Mayur, Ananth Nag | Vijaya Bhaskar | |
| Neelambari | Surya | Ramya Krishna, Suman, Prema, Charulatha, Devaraj | Rajesh Ramanath | |
| Prema Rajya | | | | |
| Premakke Sai | A. Kodandarami Reddy | V. Ravichandran, Shaheen Khan, Prakash Raj, Kasthuri | Mani Sharma | Remake of Telugu film Chiru Navvutho 5 October release |
| Premi No.1 | Kodlu Ramakrishna | Ramesh Aravind, Prema, Srinivasa Murthy, Srinath, Karibasavaiah | Gurukiran | Remake of Tamil film Darling, Darling, Darling 4 May release |
| Rashtrageethe | K. V. Raju | Sai Kumar, Vinod Raj, Bhavana, Manjula Sharma, Swarna | Sadhu Kokila | 2 March release |
| Rusthum | Om Sai Prakash | Jaggesh, Abhijeeth, Swathi, Lokesh, Komal Kumar | Sadhu Kokila | 19 October release |
| Satyameva Jayathe | H. Vasu | Devaraj, Archana, Shobaraj, Mukhyamantri Chandru | Gandharva | 12 September release |
| Shaapa | Ashok Patil | B. C. Patil, Ramesh Aravind, Anu Prabhakar, K. S. Ashwath, Jai Jagadish | Hamsalekha | 4 May release |
| Shivappa Nayaka | B. C. Patil | B. C. Patil, Anu Prabhakar, Yogeshwar, Jayanthi | Dhina | 12 October release |
| Shukradeshe | Vimal - Kathir | Jaggesh, Srilakshmi, Komal Kumar, Doddanna, Tennis Krishna | Vijay Anand | 5 January release |
| Sri Manjunatha | K. Raghavendra Rao | Arjun Sarja, Soundarya, Chiranjeevi, Meena, Ambareesh, Sumalatha, Vinod Raj, Kumar Govind, Abhijeeth, Sudharani, Dwarakish | Hamsalekha | 22 June release |
| Sundara Kanda | M.S.Rajshekar | Shivarajkumar, Roja, Sujeetha, Ramesh Bhat, Shivaram | M. M. Keeravani | Remake of Tamil film Sundara Kandam 12 October release |
| Supari | S. S. David | Charan Raj, Thriller Manju, Shobaraj, Hamsa, Lakshman | Shivamaya | |
| Usire | A. K. Prabhu | V. Ravichandran, Rachana Banerjee, Prakash Raj, Doddanna, Sadhu Kokila | Ilayaraja | Remake of Tamil film Bharathi Kannamma 6 April release |
| Vaalee | S. Mahendar | Sudeep, Poonam, Divyashree, Sadhu Kokila, Bank Janardhan | Rajesh Ramanath | Remake of Tamil film Vaali 19 October release |
| Vishalakshmanna Ganda | Raj Kishore | S. Narayan, Anu Prabhakar, Pankaj, Doddanna | Prashanth Raj | Remake of Tamil film Vaettiya Madichu Kattu 26 October release |
| Vande Matharam | Om Prakash Rao | Vijayashanti, Ambareesh, Girish Karnad, Ravi Teja | Deva | |
| Yarige Beda Duddu | Guruprasad | Abhijeeth, K. Shivaram, Tennis Krishna, Archana, Akhila | M N Krupakar | |
| Yuvaraja | Puri Jagannadh | Shivarajkumar, Lisa Ray, Bhavna Pani, Kumar Govind, Avinash | Ramana Gogula | Remake of Telugu film Thammudu 2 November release |