# List of Kannada films of 1979

The following is a list of films produced in the Kannada film industry in India in 1979, presented in alphabetical order.
| Title | Director | Cast | Music |
| Adalu Badalu | C. V. Rajendran | Srinath, Aarathi, Dwarakish, M. P. Shankar | Vijaya Bhaskar |
| Akramana | Girish Kasaravalli | Vijay Kashi, Vaishali Kasaravalli, Srinath, Padmashri | B. V. Karanth |
| Arivu | Katte Ramachandra | Sampaturu Shivaram, N. Madhusudhan, P. N. Vijayakumar | B. V. Karanth |
| Asadhya Aliya | H. R. Bhargava | Vishnuvardhan, Padmapriya, Maanu, Dwarakish | G. K. Venkatesh |
| Atthege Thakka Sose | Y. R. Swamy | Leelavathi, Maanu, Rekha Rao, Gangadhar | M. Ranga Rao |
| Balina Guri | K. S. Prakash Rao | Srinivasa Murthy, Jayanthi, Balakrishna | Chakravarthy |
| Bhoolokadalli Yamaraja | Siddalingaiah | Lokesh, Jai Jagadish, Anjali, Vijayalalitha, Lokanath | C. Ashwath |
| Chandanada Gombe | Dorai-Bhagavan | Ananth Nag, Lakshmi, Lokesh, Uma Shivakumar, K. S. Ashwath | Rajan–Nagendra |
| Daaha | D. V. Krishnamurthy | Lokesh, Girija Lokesh, Vijayakumar | Ramlal Sehra |
| Dharmasere | Puttanna Kanagal | Srinath, Aarathi, Sathyapriya | Upendra Kumar |
| Huliya Haalina Mevu | Vijay | Rajkumar, Jaya Pradha, Jayachitra, M. P. Shankar | G. K. Venkatesh |
| I Love You | Vaayu Nandana Rao | Shankar Nag, Suvarna, Mamatha Shenoy, Srinivasa Murthy, Seetharam | Satyam |
| Kaadu Kudure | Chandrashekhara Kambara | Maanu, Sundarashri, Maithili, Shashikala, Swarnamma | Chandrashekhara Kambara |
| Kamala | C. V. Rajendran | Ambareesh, Lokesh, Roopa Devi, Ramakrishna | G. K. Venkatesh |
| Khandavideko Mamsavideko | P. Lankesh | Suresh Heblikar, Jayamala, Roopa, Kantharaj | Rajeev Taranath |
| Madhu Chandra | Ramesh - Shivaram | Shankar Nag, Jayamala, Ramakrishna, Mamatha Shenoy | T. G. Lingappa |
| Mallige Sampige | K. Mani Murugan | Lokesh, Jayanthi, Ashok, Manjula | Vijaya Bhaskar |
| Mangala | M N Prasad N T Jayaram Reddy | Leelavathi, Ramgopal, Dinesh, Dheerendra Gopal | Upendra Kumar |
| Manini | K. S. Sethumadhavan | Lokesh, Aarathi, Bharathi, Vishnuvardhan | K. V. Mahadevan |
| Maralu Sarapani | K. V. Jayaram | Ashok, Padmapriya, Sundar Krishna Urs, Sundar Raj, Musuri Krishnamurthy | Rajan–Nagendra |
| Mutthu Ondu Mutthu | R. N. Jayagopal | Ananth Nag, Roopa Chakravarthy, Sundar Krishna Urs | G. K. Venkatesh |
| Muyyi | M Lakshminarayan | Lokesh, K. S. Ashwath, Bhargavi Narayan, Mukhyamantri Chandru | Vijaya Bhaskar |
| Naa Ninna Bidalaare | Vijay | Ananth Nag, Lakshmi, K. Vijaya, Leelavathi, K. S. Ashwath | Rajan–Nagendra |
| Naniruvude Ninagagi | A. V. Sheshagiri Rao | Vishnuvardhan, Aarathi, Balakrishna, Dwarakish | Rajan–Nagendra |
| Nanobba Kalla | Dorai-Bhagavan | Rajkumar, Lakshmi, Kanchana, thoogudeepa Srinivas, Tiger Prabhakar | Rajan–Nagendra |
| Nentaro Gantu Kallaro | A. V. Sheshagiri Rao | Vishnuvardhan, Aarathi, Balakrishna | G. K. Venkatesh |
| Pakka Kalla | Y. R. Swamy | Srinath, Ambareesh, Manjula, Tiger Prabhakar | Satyam |
| Preethi Madu Thamashe Nodu | C. V. Rajendran | Srinath, Shankar Nag, Manjula, Padmapriya, Dwarakish | Rajan–Nagendra |
| Putani Agent 123 | Geethapriya | Master Ramakrishna Hegde, Baby Indira, Master Bhanuprakash, Srinath, Manjula, Ambareesh, Udaya Kumar, Shakthi Prasad, Sundar Krishna Urs | Rajan–Nagendra |
| Savathiya Neralu | Y. R. Swamy | Srinath, Manjula, Ambareesh, Leelavathi | Satyam |
| Savithri | T. S. Ranga | Somashekar Rao, Anil Thakkar, Ashwini, Vasantha Kumar | Guna Singh |
| Seetharamu | V. Somashekar | Shankar Nag, Manjula, Rajanand | Satyam |
| Udugore | Mahesha Swamy | Kalyan Kumar, Udayachandrika, Shakthi Prasad | Chandrashekhara Kambara |
| Urvashi Neene Nanna Preyasi | C. V. Sridhar | Srinath, Dwarakish, Ramakrishna, Shivaram | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Vijay Vikram | V. Somashekar | Vishnuvardhan, Jayanthi, Deepa, Pramila Joshai | Satyam |