# List of Kannada films of 2009

A list of films produced by the Sandalwood (Kannada language film industry) based in Bangalore in the year 2009.
A not so great year for Kannada cinema, with 15% success rate, notable films that were successful include Veera Madakari, Thaakath, Junglee, Ambari, Love Guru, Manasaare, and Eddelu Manjunatha.
Raaj The Showman became the highest-grossing movie of this year marking Puneeth on the top. Duniya Vijay with 2 hits, Sudeep and Jaggesh back with their box office glory, Diganth, Yogesh and Ajay Rao also had their share of success.
Aindrita Ray scored 2 big hits with Junglee and Manasaare, Yagna Shetty and Radhika Pandit grabbed all the awards for their performances in Eddelu Manjunatha and Love Guru. Shubha Poonja for Thaakath, Pooja Gandhi for Gokula and Ragini Dwivedi for Veera Madakari had a decent year too.

## Box office collection

The highest-grossing Kannada films released in 2009, by worldwide box office gross revenue, are as follows.
The rank of the films in the following depends on the worldwide gross.
Highest worldwide gross of 2009 :
| Rank | Title | Production Company | Worldwide gross |
| 1 | Raaj – The Showman | Sri Seethabhaireshwara Productions | ₹25 crore (US$2.9 million) |
| 2 | Ee Shathamaanada Veera Madakari | S. S. Combines | ₹8 crore (US$920,000) |
| 3 | Junglee | Rockline Entertainments | ₹6.5 crore (US$750,000) |
| 4 | Manasaare | Rockline Entertainments | ₹6 crore (US$690,000) |
| 5 | Thaakath | — | ₹4.5 crore (US$520,000) |
| 6 | Ambari | Sri Lambodara Combines | ₹4 crore (US$460,000) |

## Released films

Films are listed based on release dates.
| Month | Title | Director | Cast | Music | Genre |
| January | Gulama | Tushar Ranganath | Prajwal Devaraj, Sonu, Bianca Desai | Gurukiran | Action Romantic |
| January | Anu | Shiva Ganapathy | Pooja Gandhi, Duniya Rashmi | Shekhar Chandra | Action Thriller |
| January | Chickpete Sachagalu | Nagendra Magadi | S. Narayan, Jaggesh, Ashwini, Manasi, Doddanna | S. Narayan | Comedy |
| January | Kempa | Jagadeesh | Santhosh, Sai Dhanshika | Gurukiran | Action |
| January | Taxi No-1 | Prabhakar | Prabhakar, Nikitha Rao | Nataraj Kanagodu | Drama |
| January | Circus | Dayal Padmanabhan | Ganesh, Archana Gupta | Emil Mohammed | Romantic Action |
| January | Shivamani | Amarnath SK | Sri Murali, Sharmiela Mandre | Veer Samarth | Action |
| January | Jolly Days | M. D. Sridhar | Pradeep, Praveen, Vishwas, Spoorthi, Ruthuva, Raghavendra, Aishwarya Nag, Keerthi, Kishori Ballal, Niranjan, Rahul | Mickey J Meyer | Romantic |
| January | Nanda | Anantha Raju | Shiva Rajkumar, Sandhya, Mythreya | V. Manohar | Action |
| January | Ambari | A. P. Arjun | Yogish, Supreeta | V. Harikrishna | Romantic |
| January | Meghave Meghave | V. Nagendra Prasad | Raam, Gracy Singh, Sudeep | V. Harikrishna | |
| February | Birugaali | Harsha | Chetan Kumar, Sitara Vaidya, Aakanksha Sontalia, Charisma Bharadwaj, Tara | Arjun Janya | Action |
| February | Yodha | Om Prakash Rao | Darshan, Nikita Thukral | Hamsalekha | Action |
| February | Idya Madyar Nagalikke | Yashwant Sardeshpande | Yashwant Sardeshpande, Malathi Sardeshpande, Sunetra Pandit, Poornachandra Tejaswi, Navyashree | Kiran Godkhindi | Comedy |
| February | Junglee | Duniya Soori | Duniya Vijay, Aindrita Ray, Rangayana Raghu | V. Harikrishna | Action |
| February | Kurunadu | G. Murthy | Dattanna, Lakshmi Hegde | Pravin Godkhindi | Drama |
| February | KA-99 B-333 | G. Arunkumar | Sunil, Deepa Chari | S. Nagu | Action |
| February | Samskaravantha | K. Parthasarathi | Kashi, Ninasam Ashwat | Sadgunaraj | Drama |
| February | Swathanthra Palya | Huccha Venkat | Arjun, Damini, Huccha Venkat, Deepa, C. R. Simha | M. N. Krupakar | Action |
| February | Venkata in Sankata | Ramesh Arvind | Ramesh Arvind, Sharmiela Mandre, Umashree | Ricky Kej | Comedy |
| February | Ee Sambhashane | M. Rajashekar | Sandesh, Hariprriya | V. Manohar | Romantic |
| February | Thabbali | N. Loki | Aakash, Meghashri, Charulatha | A. M. Neel | Drama |
| February | Namyajamanru | T. S. Nagabharana | Vishnuvardhan, Vijay Raghavendra, Navya Nair, Lakshmi Gopalaswamy | Hamsalekha | Family drama |
| March | Rajakumari | S. Govindaraj | V. Ravichandran, Balaji, Ramanitu Chaudhary, Kanika, Nikita Thukral | V. Harikrishna | Romance |
| March | Ninnalle Nanna Hrudaya | Chandrashekar Reddy | Manoj, Chintana Krishna | Aryan Kiran | Romance |
| March | Shankara Punyakoti | G. Murthy | Sharath Babu, Vinaya Prasad | Pravin Godkhindi | Drama |
| March | Anjadiru | R. Janardhan | Prashant, Shubha Poonja | Sundar C. Babu | Drama |
| March | Baaji | S. Shidlaghatta Srinivas | Alok Kashinath, Rani | G. R. Shankar | |
| March | Veera Madakari | Sudeep | Sudeep, Ragini Dwivedi | M. M. Keeravani | Action |
| March | Ram Balaram | U. B. Ramamurthy | Adi Lokesh | S. P. Raj | Drama |
| March | Kannadadda Kiran Bedi | Om Prakash Rao | Malashri, Sayaji Shinde, Ashish Vidyarthi | Hamsalekha | Action |
| April | Ghauttham | K. Rajeev Prasad | Prem Kumar, Sara Alambara, Kausalya, Sudharani, Kokila Mohan, Vinaya Prasad | Gurukiran | Romantic drama |
| April | Jaaji Mallige | Anantha Raju | Ajay Rao, Gowri Munjal, Komal Kumar | Sadhu Kokila | Romance |
| April | Hrudayagala Vishaya | Vasanth | Prashanth Kumar, Madhupriya | Drums Deva | Romance |
| April | Josh | Shivamani | Rakesh Adiga, Alok, Sneha, Chetana, Poorna, Nithya Menen | Vardhan | Romance |
| April | Nishedhagne | Padmanabha | Adi Lokesh, Priyanka | M. S. Giridhar | Action |
| April | Savaari | Jacob Verghese | Srinagar Kitty, Raghu Mukherjee, Kamalinee Mukherjee, Suman Ranganathan | Manikanth Kadri E. S. Murthy | Drama |
| April | Uda | Shashank Raj | Yuvaraj, Sanchita Padukone | Bharanishree | Action |
| April | Yagna | Krishna Brahma | Sri Murali, Priyanka | Murali Krishna | Action |
| April | Auto | Mallikarjuna Muttalageri | Sathya, Roshani, Kruthika | Vijaykrishna Mysore | Action |
| April | Chellidaru Sampigeya | S. Narayan | Prashanth, Bianca Desai, Vishal Hegde, Shruthi | S. Narayan | Romance |
| May | Eshtu Nagthi Nagu | Chindodi Madhukesha | Mohan, Roshani | M. S. Maruti | Comedy |
| May | Machchaa | Dhananjaya Kundapura Datthu | Jeevan, Saritha Jain | Arjun Janya | Action |
| May | Minchu | Vishal Raj | Siddhanth, Archana | Rajesh Ramanath | Drama |
| May | Hatrick Hodi Maga | P. N. Sathya | Shiva Rajkumar, Nicolette Bird, Manju Bhargavi | Jassie Gift | Action |
| May | Seena | Basavaraja Bellary | Tarun Chandra, Priyanka Chandra, Antara Reddy | A. T. Raveesh | Romance |
| May | Dubai Babu | Naganna | Upendra, Nikita Thukral, Saloni Aswani, Kumar Govind | Sridhar V. Sambhram | Comedy |
| May | Thaakath | M. S. Ramesh | Duniya Vijay, Shubha Poonja | Gurukiran | Action |
| May | Jodi No. 1 | Abhijeeth | Abhijeeth, Ram Kumar, Amrutha, Sangeetha Shetty | M. N. Krupakar | Drama |
| May | Abhimani | Praveen | Rahul Salanke, Nidhi Subbaiah | Dharmateja | Romance |
| May | Kalaakaar | Harish Raj | Harish Raj, Suman Ranganathan, Radhika Gandhi | Giridhar Diwan | Romance |
| May | Nannedeya Haadu | Guruvendra | Anand, Ramya Barna | A. T. Raveesh | Romance |
| June | Yuvah | Narendra Babu | Kartik Shetty, Madhu Sharma | Gurukiran | Action |
| June | Kaaranji | M. D. Sridhar | Vijay Raghavendra, Gauri Karnik | Veer Samarth | Drama |
| June | Olave Jeevana Lekkachaara | Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar | Radhika Pandit, Srinagar Kitty | Mano Murthy | Comedy drama |
| June | Black | Mahendra | Kishore, Manasi | C. R. Bobby | Action |
| June | Chaitanya | D. K. Shivraj | Master Sachin, Baby Nikshita | Gopikrishna | Drama |
| June | Bande Barthale | Devadas | Surya, Supreetha | Devadas | Romance |
| June | Preethse Preethse | K. Madesh | Yogesh, Udhayathara | Anoop Seelin | Romance |
| July | Eddelu Manjunatha | Guruprasad | Jaggesh, Yagna Shetty | Anoop Seelin | Comedy |
| July | Chamkaisi Chindi Udaysi | A. R. Babu | Komal Kumar, Nidhi Subbaiah, Umashree, | P. B. Balaji | Comedy |
| July | Kabaddi | Narendra Babu | Praveen, Priyanka | Hamsalekha | Sports |
| July | Kencha | P. N. Sathya | Prajwal Devaraj, Pragna Shetty | Anoop Seelin | Romance |
| July | Love Guru | Shashank | Tarun Chandra, Radhika Pandit, Dileep Raj | Joshua Sridhar | Romance |
| July | Mr. Painter | Dinesh Babu | Yogesh, Ramnitu Chaudhary, Rangayana Raghu | G. R. Shankar | Romance |
| July | House Full | Hemanth Hegde | Diganth, Hemanth Hegde, Girija Oak, Vishaka Singh | Kiran | Comedy |
| July | Muniya | T. Nagachandra | Mayur Patel, Sahitya | Abhimann Roy | Action |
| July | Male Barali Manju Irali | Vijayalakshmi Singh | Srinagar Kitty, Parvathy, Hariprriya Umashree, Naga Kiran | Mano Murthy | Romance |
| July | Venki | S. Madhav | Prashanth, Rashmi | A. M. Neel | Romance |
| August | Cheluvina Chilipili | S. Narayan | Pankaj Narayan, Roopika, Ananth Nag, Sumalatha | Mickey J. Meyer | Romance |
| August | Raaj the Showman | Prem | Puneeth Rajkumar, Priyanka Kothari | V. Harikrishna | Romance, Action |
| August | Iniya | Mahesh | Balaji, Pooja Gandhi | Sridhar V. Sambhram | Romance |
| September | Mussanjeya Gelathi | B P Srinivas | B P Srinivas, Shalini Srinivas | A M Neel | Romance |
| September | Rajani | Thriller Manju | Upendra, Aarthi Chhabria, Mukul Dev, Rangayana Raghu | Hamsalekha | Action comedy |
| September | Manasaare | Yogaraj Bhat | Diganth, Aindrita Ray | Mano Murthy | Romance |
| September | Vayuputra | Kishore Sarja | Chiranjeevi Sarja, Aindrita Ray, Ambareesh | V. Harikrishna | Action |
| September | Hushaar | Adarsh | Adarsh, Mallika Kapoor | Adarsh | Thriller |
| September | Bhagyada Balegara | Om Sai Prakash | Shivarajkumar, Navya Nair | Ilaiyaraaja | Drama |
| September | Prem Kahani | R. Chandru | Ajay Rao, Sheela | Ilaiyaraaja | Romance |
| September | Bettapurada Ditta Makkalu | Kodlu Ramakrishna | Srinivasa Murthy, Master Shashank | C. R. Bobby | Drama |
| September | Dhanush | Jayanth | Prashanth, Ramanithu Chaudhary | M. S. Maruthi | Romance |
| October | Abhay | Mahesh Babu | Darshan, Aarthi Thakur, Pradeep Rawat | V. Harikrishna | Action |
| October | Jaala | Naghanath M. Joshi | Chetan Gowda, Deepu, Padmini | Madhan Mohan | Romance |
| October | Salute | B. C. Patil | B. C. Patil, Ashwini | Sai Karthik | Action |
| October | Bellary Naga | Dinesh Babu | Vishnuvardhan, Manasi, Rajesh Nataranga, Avinash | L. N. Shastry | Drama |
| October | Huchchi | Venkatesh Panchangam | Pooja Gandhi, Anant Nag, Soundaraya | Raj Bhaskar | Drama |
| October | Gilli | Raghava Loki | Gururaj Jaggesh, Rakul Preet Singh | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Romance |
| October | Ninagaagi Kaadiruve | Jolly Bastin | Vishal Hegde, Pooja Gandhi | Robin Gurang | Romance |
| October | Mad Love | Teja G | Ramu, Raveena | L. N. Goochi | Romance |
| October | Yaaradu | Srinivas Kaushik | Vinod Raj, Ashwini | Akhil G | Thriller |
| October | Ajantha | Raajpa Ravishankar | Venkatesh, Honey Rose, Sai Kiran | Ilaiyaraaja | Drama |
| October | Artha | B. Suresha | Raghunath, Kiran Barkoor | Hamsalekha | Drama |
| October | Banada Neralu | Umashanker Swamy | B. Jayashree, Harish Raj | Pichchalli Srinivas | Drama |
| October | Daatu | K. Shivarudraiah | Roopa Iyer, Dattanna | Hamsalekha | Drama |
| October | Gubbachchigalu | Abhaya Simha | Abhilash, Prakruthi | Anmol Bhave | Drama |
| October | Yogi | Udaya Prakash | Yogish, Biyanka Desai | Emil Mohammed | Action |
| November | 10th Class A Sec | Dil Satya | Naveen, Priyanka | R. N. Abhilash | Drama |
| November | Ivnu Thumbaane Orata | Jyotish | | | |
| November | Mooru Guttu Ondu Sullu Ondu Nija | Dinesh Babu | Ramesh Arvind, Komal Kumar, Nancy, Sharan | Suma Shastry | Comedy |
| November | Parichaya | K. Sanjay | Tarun Chandra, Rekha Vedavyas, Sindhu Lokanath | Jassie Gift | Romance |
| November | Devaru Kotta Thangi | Om Sai Prakash | Shiva Rajkumar, Meera Jasmine, Monica | Hamsalekha | Family drama |
| November | IPC Section 300 | Shashikanth | Vijay Raghavendra, Priyanka Chandra | Veer Samarth | Crime |
| November | Devru | Sadhu Kokila | Duniya Vijay, Pragna Shetty | Sadhu Kokila | Action |
| November | Gokula | Prakash | Vijay Raghavendra, Yash, Pooja Gandhi, Nakshatra | Mano Murthy | Romance |
| November | Jeeva | Prabhu Srinivas | Prajwal Devraj, Ruthuva | Gurukiran | Romance |
| December | Male Bille | Mahesh Sukhadhare | Diganth, Akshay, Pragna Shetty | Manikanth Kadri | Romance |
| December | Nirudyogi | Nag Hunasod | Chandrakanth, Pushpalatha | A. T. Raveesh | Drama |
| December | Ravana | Yogish Hunsur | Yogesh, Sanchita Padukone | G. Abhiman Roy | Drama |
| December | Maleyali Jotheyali | Preetham Gubbi | Ganesh, Anjana Sukhani, Sudharani | V. Harikrishna | Romance |
| December | Kallara Santhe | D. Sumana Kittur | Yash, Hariprriya | V. Manohar | Political drama |
| December | Raam | K. Madesh | Puneeth Rajkumar, Priyamani | V. Harikrishna | Romance |
| December | Shishira | Manju Swaraj | Yashas Surya, Meghana, Prema | B. Ajaneesh Loknath | Drama |
| December | Putaani Party | P. N. Ramchandra | Ranjita Jadhav, Sharad Anchatgiri | Vijay Prakash | Drama |