The following is a list of films produced in the Kannada film industry in India in 1971, presented in alphabetical order.
| Title | Director | Cast | Music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aadi Manava | G. K. Murthy | Prabhakar, Halum | |
| Aidu Beralu | S. R. Raajan | S. R. Raajan, Renuka, Indrani | R. Ratna |
| Aliya Geleya | T. G. Lingappa | ||
| Amarabharati | B. Krishna | M. Purnachandra | |
| Anugraha | H. L. N. Simha | Rajan–Nagendra | |
| Baala Bandana | |||
| Bhale Adrushtavo Adrushta | Vijaya Bhaskar | ||
| Bhale Bhaskar | Satyam | ||
| Bhethala Gudda | B. A. Arasu | Vijaya Bhaskar | |
| Hennu Honnu Mannu | Basavaraj Kestur | Rajesh, Udaya Chandrika, B. R. Jayaram | Upendra Kumar |
| Hu Bisilu | T. V. Singh | T. G. Lingappa | |
| Jatakaratna Gundaajoisa | B. Padmanabhan | S. P. Kodandapani | |
| Kasidre Kailasa | K. Janakiram | Satyam | |
| Kalyani | Jayanthi, Gangadhar, Ranga | Vijaya Bhaskar | |
| Kasturi Nivasa | B. Dorairaj | G. K. Venkatesh | |
| Kula Gourava | T. G. Lingappa | ||
| Malati Madhava | T. G. Lingappa | ||
| Mukthi | N. Lakshminarayana | Vijaya Bhaskar | |
| Naguva Hoovu | R. N. K. Prasad | R. N. Sudarshan, Shylashri, B. V. Radha, Ranga | G. K. Venkatesh |
| Namma Samsara | M. Ranga Rao | ||
| Namma Baduku | M. N. Aaradya | Rajesh, K. S. Ashwath, Balakrishna, Pandari Bai, Poornima | M. Ranga Rao |
| Nyayave Devaru | |||
| Onde Kula Onde Daiva | D. Shankar | Rajesh, Srinath, Kalpana | |
| Paapa Punya | M. V. Krishnaswamy | Padmacharan | |
| Poornima | R. Dayananda | R. Ratna | |
| Pratidwani | B. Dorairaj | ||
| Sakshatkara | M. Ranga Rao | ||
| Sedina Kidi | B. Krishan | M. Purnachandra | |
| Samshaya Phala | A. M. Samiulla | Salil Chowdhary | |
| Sharapanjara | |||
| Sidila Mari | S. Rajeshwar Rao | ||
| Signalman Sidappa | Tekkatte | ||
| Sotu Geddavalu | S. K. A. Chari | ||
| Sri Krishna Rukmini Satyabhama | R. Sudarshanam | ||
| Thayi Devaru | G. K. Venkatesh | ||
| Tande Makkalu | Srikanth | G. K. Venkatesh | |