# List of Kannada films of 1985

The following is a list of films produced in the Kannada film industry in India in 1985, presented in alphabetical order.
| Title | Director | Cast | Music |
| Aahuti | T. S. Nagabharana | Ambareesh, Sumalatha, Dheerendra Gopal, Sundar Krishna Urs | M. Ranga Rao |
| Ade Kannu | Chi. Dattaraj | Rajkumar, Gayathri, Thoogudeepa Srinivas | G. K. Venkatesh |
| Ajeya | Siddalingaiah | Murali, Sandhya, Leelavathi, Vijay Kashi | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Amara Jyothi | B. Subba Rao | Ambareesh, Jai Jagadish, Madhavi | Satyam |
| Balondu Uyyale | Amrutham | Srinath, Shanthi, Dwarakish, Srinivasa Murthy, Pallavi | M. S. Viswanathan |
| Bettada Hoovu | M. Lakshminarayanan | Padma Vasanthi, Puneeth Rajkumar, Roopa Devi, Balakrishna | Rajan–Nagendra |
| Bhayankara Bhasmasura | C. S. Rao | Udayakumar, Ashok, Manjula | M. Ranga Rao |
| Bidugadeya Bedi | Dorai-Bhagavan | Ananth Nag, Lakshmi, K. S. Ashwath | Rajan–Nagendra |
| Brahma Gantu | B. Subba Rao | Sridhar, Saritha, Dwarakish, Lokanath | Vijay Anand |
| Chaduranga | V. Somashekhar | Ambareesh, Ambika, Vajramuni, Mukhyamantri Chandru | G. K. Venkatesh |
| Devara Mane | A. T. Raghu | Ambareesh, Jai Jagadish, Rajesh, Pallavi | K. J. Joy |
| Devarelliddane | V. Somashekhar | Ambareesh, Kalyan Kumar, Geetha, Pallavi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam |
| Dharma | Vijay Gujjar | Jai Jagadish, Vijayalakshmi Singh, Jayanthi | Satyam |
| Dhruva Thare | M. S. Rajashekar | Rajkumar, Geetha, Deepa, Balakrishna | Upendra Kumar |
| Giri Baale | B. Mallesh | Ambareesh, Geetha, Shobhana, K S Ashwath, Lokanath, Thoogudeepa Srinivas | Rajan–Nagendra |
| Goonda Guru | A. T. Raghu | Ambareesh, Geetha, Vajramuni, Sundar Krishna Urs | M. Ranga Rao |
| Guru Jagadguru | A. T. Raghu | Ambareesh, Deepa, Mukhyamantri Chandru, K. S. Ashwath | G. K. Venkatesh |
| Haavu Yeni Aata | V. K. K. Prasad | Ananth Nag, Aarathi, Suresh Heblikar | Vijaya Bhaskar |
| Jeevana Chakra | H. R. Bhargava | Vishnuvardhan, Radhika, Ramesh Bhat | Rajan–Nagendra |
| Jwaalamukhi | Singeetham Srinivasa Rao | Rajkumar, Gayathri, K. S. Ashwath, Thoogudeepa Srinivas | M. Ranga Rao |
| Kadina Raja | A. T. Raghu | Tiger Prabhakar, Deepa, Anuradha, Ramakrishna Hegde | Rajan–Nagendra |
| Kartavya | K. S. R. Das | Vishnuvardhan, Pavitra, R. N. Sudarshan, Lokanath | Satyam |
| Khiladi Aliya | Vijay | Shankar Nag, Gayathri, Kalyan Kumar, Udaya Chandrika | Satyam |
| Kumkuma Tanda Sowbhagya | A. V. Sheshgiri Rao | Srinath, Aarathi, Vajramuni, Charan Raj | M. Ranga Rao |
| Kuridoddi Kurukshetra | Vijay Gujjar | Aarathi, Sundar Krishna Urs, Sundar Raj, Lokanath | Satyam |
| Lakshmi Kataksha | B. Subba Rao | Aarathi, Kalyan Kumar, Rajeev, Pramila Joshai, Srinivasa Murthy | Satyam |
| Maha Purusha | Joe Simon | Vishnuvardhan, Gayatrhi, Jai Jagadish, Roopa Devi | Satyam |
| Mamatheya Madilu | Eeranki Sharma | Ambareesh, Geetha, Sandhya, Srinivasa Murthy | M. S. Viswanathan |
| Mareyada Manikya | Vijay | Vishnuvardhan, Geetha, K. R. Vijaya, Dheerendra Gopal | Shankar–Ganesh |
| Maruthi Mahime | Perala | Charan Raj, Bhavya, Vajramuni, Dinesh | Satyam |
| Mugila Mallige | K. Balachander | Ashok, Srinath, Saritha | V. S. Narasimhan |
| Nanna Prathigne | K. S. R. Das | Vishnuvardhan, Ahalya, Vajramuni | Satyam |
| Naanu Nanna Hendthi | Rajendra Babu | V. Ravichandran, Urvashi, Leelavathi, Mukhyamantri Chandru | Shankar–Ganesh |
| Nee Bareda Kadambari | Dwarakish | Vishnuvardhan, Bhavya, C. R. Simha | Vijay Anand |
| Nee Nakkaga | C. S. Manju | Aarathi, Sundar Krishna Urs, Dinesh, Dingri Nagaraj | Upendra Kumar |
| Nee Thanda Kanike | Dwarakish | Vishnuvardhan, Jayasudha, Girish Karnad | Vijay Anand |
| Nyayada Kannu | Sridhar Raj | Ashok, Vanithasri, Pandari Bai | Anto-Balu |
| Parameshi Prema Prasanga | Ramesh Bhat | Shankar Nag, Ananth Nag, Ramesh Bhat, Arundhati Nag | G. K. Venkatesh |
| Pithamaha | K. S. L. Swamy | Udaykumar, Rajesh, V. Ravichandran, Vijayalakshmi Singh, Jai Jagadish | M. Ranga Rao |
| Pralaya Rudra | P S Prakash | Tiger Prabhakar, Jayamala, Charan Raj, Pramila Joshai | Satyam |
| Savira Sullu | B. Subba Rao | V. Ravichandran, Radha, Lokesh | Shankar–Ganesh |
| Sati Sakkubai | N. S. Dhananjay | Aarathi, Srinath, Uma Shivakumar | Shankar–Ganesh |
| Sedina Hakki | Dorai-Bhagavan | Ananth Nag, Lakshmi, Tiger Prabhakar | Rajan–Nagendra |
| Shabhash Vikram | Renuka Sharma | Ambareesh, Urvashi, Sathyaraj | G. K. Venkatesh |
| Shiva Kotta Sowbhagya | Hunsur Krishnamurthy | Lokesh, Aarathi, Jayanthi | T. G. Lingappa |
| Swabhimana | D. Rajendra Babu | V. Ravichandran, Mahalakshmi, Tiger Prabhakar, Aarathi | Shankar–Ganesh |
| Thayi Kanasu | Vijay | Shankar Nag, Charan Raj, Sumalatha, Deepa, Doddanna | Satyam |
| Thayi Mamathe | B. Subba Rao | Tiger Prabhakar, Sumalatha, Urvashi | Satyam |
| Thayi Thande | V. Satya Narayana | Kalyan Kumar, B. Saroja Devi, Indira | T. Chalapathi Rao |
| Thayiya Hone | Vijay | Ashok, Charan Raj, Sumalatha, Jayanthi | Satyam |
| Thrishula | Narasimhan P. Nanjundappa | Sundar Raj, Roopa Devi, Devaraj, Avinash | Kalyan - Venkatesh |
| Thulasidala | Yandamuri Veerendranath | Sharat Babu, Aarathi, Tara | Upendra Kumar |
| Vajra Mushti | H. R. Bhargava | Shankar Nag, Gayathri, M. P. Shankar, Aarathi | Satyam |
| Veeradhi Veera | Vijay | Vishnuvardhan, Geetha, Vajramuni, Musuri Krishnamurthy | M. Ranga Rao |