# List of Kannada films of 1978

The following is a list of films produced in the Kannada film industry in India in 1978, presented in alphabetical order.
| Title | Director | Cast | Music |
| Amarnath | K. Mani Murugan | Ambareesh, Srikala, Dheerendra Gopal, Leelavathi | Vijaya Bhaskar |
| Aparichita | Kashinath | Suresh Heblikar, Srilalitha, L. V. Sharada | L. Vaidyanathan |
| Balu Aparoopa Nam Jodi | K. Janakiram | Srinath, Aarathi, Dwarakish, Ambareesh | Ramlal Sehra |
| Bhale Huduga | T. R. Ramanna | Vishnuvardhan, Manjula, Dwarakish | G. K. Venkatesh |
| Chithegu Chinte | M. S. Sathyu | C. R. Simha, Manjula, Paula Lindsay, Shivaram | B. G. Ramanath, Prabhakar Bhadri |
| Devadaasi | C. V. Raju | Udaya Kumar, Master Hirannayya, Narasimharaju, Jayanthi, Pandari Bai | G. K. Venkatesh |
| Geejagana Goodu | T. S. Ranga | Hamju Imam, Aarathi Muddayya, M. K. Shankar, H. G. Somashekar Rao | B. V. Karanth |
| Havina Hejje | K. Mani Murugan | Srinath, Shivaram, Ambareesh, Roja Ramani, K. S. Ashwath | Vijaya Bhaskar |
| Hombisilu | Geethapriya | Vishnuvardhan, Aarathi, Shivaram | Rajan Nagendra |
| Hoysala | C. V. Shivashankar | Hoysala, Vijayakala, Balakrishna, Dinesh | Lakshminarayana Goochi |
| Huli Banthu Huli | C. Chandrashekar | M. V. Vasudeva Rao, Ramakrishna, Raaji | Rajeev Taranath |
| Kiladi Jodi | Rajendra Singh Babu | Srinath, Vishnuvardhan, Lakshmi | Rajan–Nagendra |
| Kiladi Kittu | K. S. R. Das | Rajinikanth, Vishnuvardhan, Kavita | Mohan Kumar |
| Kudure Mukha | Y. R. Swamy | Ananth Nag, Aarathi, Ambareesh | T. G. Lingappa |
| Maathu Tappada Maga | Peketi Sivaram | Rajinikanth, Ananth Nag, Sharada, Aarathi, Dwarakish, K. S. Ashwath | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Madhura Sangama | T. P. Venugopal | Srinath, Bharathi Vishnuvardhan, Vishnuvardhan, Ananth Nag, Dwarakish | Rajan–Nagendra |
| Muyyige Muyyi | Y. R. Swamy | Vishnuvardhan, Srinath, Manjula, Aarathi | Satyam |
| Mythri | M. R. K. Murthy | M. V. Vasudeva Rao, Baby Rekha, L. V. Sharada, | Satyam |
| Nanna Prayaschittha | Ugra Narasimha | Vishnuvardhan, Lokesh, Manjula | Sonic - Omi |
| Ondanondu Kaladalli | Girish Karnad | Shankar Nag, Akshata Rao, Sundar Krishna Urs | Bhaskar Chandavarkar |
| Ondu Oorina Kathe | Baraguru Ramachandrappa | M. V. Vasudeva Rao, Pramila, M. S. Umesh, Trishul | B. V. Karanth |
| Operation Diamond Racket | Dorai-Bhagavan | Rajkumar, Padmapriya, Raji, Chandralekha, Mamatha Shenoy, Vajramuni | G. K. Venkatesh |
| Paduvaaralli Pandavaru | Puttanna Kanagal | Ambareesh, Ramakrishna, Jai Jagadish, Srilalitha, Aarathi, Shubha | Vijaya Bhaskar |
| Parasangada Gendethimma | Maruti Shivram | Lokesh, Maanu, Reeta Anchan, Ramakrishna | Rajan–Nagendra |
| Phoenix | Ugranarasimha | Indrajith, Jayalakshmi, H P Saroja, Geetha | Rajan Nagendra |
| Prathima | Sudhir Menon | Vishnuvardhan, Bharathi, Ambareesh, Mamatha Shenoy | Khanu Ghosh |
| Premayana | Geethapriya | Ananth Nag, Aarathi, Vadiraj, Shivaram | Vijaya Bhaskar |
| Priya | S. P. Muthuraman | Rajinikanth, Sridevi, Ambareesh | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Sandharbha | Gauri Sundar | Bharathi, Ananth Nag, Gemini Ganesan | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam |
| Savalige Saval | Ramesh - Shivaram | Srikanth, Jayamala, Mamatha Shenoy, Jai Jagadish, Sundar Krishna Urs | T. G. Lingappa |
| Shankar Guru | V. Somashekar | Rajkumar, Jayamala, Kanchana, Padmapriya, Vajramuni, Thoogudeepa Srinivas | Upendra Kumar |
| Singapoorinalli Raja Kulla | C. V. Rajendran | Vishnuvardhan, Dwarakish, Manjula, Lokanath | Rajan–Nagendra |
| Siritanakke Savaal | T. R. Ramanna | Vishnuvardhan, Manjula Vijayakumar, K. S. Ashwath | Vijaya Bhaskar |
| Sneha Sedu | V. Madhusudhan Rao | Vishnuvardhan, Ambareesh, Manjula, Vajramuni | S. Rajeswara Rao |
| Spandana | Srinivas | Srinivas, Aparna Narang, Krishnaraj, Revathi | C. Ashwath |
| Sridevi | V. L. Acharya | Jayanthi, Shivaram, Hema Choudhary, K. S. Ashwath, Saikumar | M. Ranga Rao |
| Suli | B. S. Ranga | Lokesh, Ashok, Ramakrishna, Chandrakala, Susheela Naidu | Upendra Kumar |
| Sumangali | T. V. Singh Thakur | Ramesh, Ramgopal, Shivaram, Bhavani, Surekha | T. G. Lingappa |
| Thappida Thala | K. Balachander | Rajinikanth, Saritha, Kamal Hassan, Sundar Raj, Pramila Joshai | Vijaya Bhaskar |
| Thayige Thakka Maga | V. Somashekar | Rajkumar, Padmapriya, Sowcar Janaki, Savitri | T. G. Lingappa |
| Vamsha Jyothi | A. Bhimsingh | Vishnuvardhan, Kalpana, Rajesh, Lokesh, Bhavani | G. K. Venkatesh |
| Vasantha Lakshmi | A. V. Sheshagiri Rao | Srinath, Aarathi, Vishnuvardhan, Manjula, M. P. Shankar, Leelavathi, Pandari Bai, B. V. Radha, Jayamalini | Vijaya Bhaskar |