The following is a list of films produced in the Kannada film industry in India in 1997, presented in alphabetical order.[1]
| Title | Director | Cast | Music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agni IPS | Anand P. Raju | Rama Chakravarthy | |
| Akka | Raj Kishore | Arun Pandian, Malashri, Keerthi Raj | V. Manohar |
| Ammavra Ganda | Raaj | ||
| America! America!! | Mano Murthy | ||
| Anna Andre Nammanna | J. Balaram | V. Manohar | |
| Amruthavarshini | Deva | ||
| April Fool | A. N. Jayaramaiah | Guna Singh | |
| Baalida Mane | G. K. Mudduraj | Rajan–Nagendra | |
| Baduku Jatakabandi | S. Umesh | V. Manohar | |
| Bhanda Alla Bahadur | H. Vasu | V. Manohar | |
| Bhoomi Geetha | Kesari Haravu | Ilaiyaraaja | |
| CBI Durga | Malashri, Charanraj, Ashok | Sadhu Kokila | |
| Central Jail | V. Vasu | Sadhu Kokila | |
| Cheluva | Hamsalekha | ||
| Chikka | V. Umakanth | V. Manohar | |
| Choo Baana | Rajan–Nagendra | ||
| Dhairya | H. S. Rajashekar | Sai Kumar, Jyothi, Dileep | Sadhu Kokila |
| Ee Hrudaya Ninagagi | Majji Krishna Prasad | Kumar Govind, Archana, Rashika | V. Manohar |
| Ellaranthalla Nanna Ganda | Umesh | Upendra Kumar | |
| Enoondre | Relangi Narasimha Rao | Koti | |
| Ganesha I Love You | Ananth Nag, Sithara, Ravinder Mann | Rajesh Ramanath | |
| Ganga Yamuna | Vidhyasagar | ||
| Hai Bangalore | Anand P. Raju | Arun Pandian, Bhawyasri Rai | Sadhu Kokila |
| Halliyadarenu Shiva | V. Umakanth | Hamsalekha | |
| Honeymoon | S. R. Raju | Charanraj, Dolly Minhas, Pournami | Sarang |
| Jackie Chan | Sadhu Kokila | ||
| Janani Janmabhoomi | Rajan–Nagendra | ||
| Jenina Hole | Peraala | Rajesh Ramanath | |
| Jodi Hakki | Shiva Rajkumar, Vijayalakshmi, Charulatha, Harish Rai | V. Manohar | |
| Kalavida | Hamsalekha | ||
| Kalyani | K. Kalyan | ||
| Laali | Vishnuvardhan, Mohini, Vinaya Prasad, Harish Rai | V. Manohar | |
| Lady Commissioner | Hamsalekha | ||
| Lakshmi Mahalakshmi | Yogish Hunsur | Hamsalekha | |
| Maduve | Umakanth | Ramesh Aravind, Charulatha, Sujatha, Pruthviraj | S. A. Rajkumar |
| Manava 2022 | C. Vasu | ||
| Mangala Suthra | H. A. Rahman | Hamsalekha | |
| Mahabharata | Hamsalekha | ||
| Mavana Magalu | G. K. Mudduraj | V. Manohar | |
| Mommaga | Hamsalekha | ||
| Muddina Kanmani | Ravi Kottarakara | S. P. Venkatesh | |
| Mungarina Minchu | V. Manohar | ||
| Nagamandala | C. Ashwath | ||
| Nee Mudida Mallige | Sadhu Kokila | ||
| Nodu Baa Nammoora | Nanjunde Gowda | V. Manohar | |
| O Mallige | V. Manohar | ||
| Police Bete | G. K. Mudduraj | Sadhu Kokila | |
| Prema Geethe | Srikanth Nahata | Hamsalekha | |
| Prema Raga Haadu Gelathi | Ilaiyaraaja | ||
| Raaja | Relangi Narasimha Rao | Deva | |
| Ranganna | H. Vasu | Rajesh Ramanath | |
| Rangena Halliyage Rangada Rangegowda | V. Umakanth | Ambareesh, Ramesh Aravind, Ashwini Bhave, Bhawyashri Rai | V. Manohar |
| Sangliyana Part 3 | Ravindranath | Vaidi - Krishna | |
| Shivaranjani | |||
| Shreemathi | Hariprasad | Sridhar, Madhavi, Janaki | Raj |
| Simhada Mari | Hamsalekha | ||
| Thaayi Saheba | C. Ashwath | ||
| Thavarina Theru | G. K. Mudduraj | Rajesh Ramanath | |
| Thayavva | V. Umakanth | V. Manohar | |
| Thayi Kotta Seere | K. Kalyan | ||
| Ulta Palta | Shankar | Ramesh Aravind, Sushma Veer, Pavitra Lokesh, Pooja Lokesh | V. Manohar |
| Vimochane | Jayanthi, Vijayalakshmi, Sundarraj | L. Vaidyanathan | |
| Yuddha | K. V. Raju | V. Manohar | |
| Zindabad | Anand P. Raju | V. Manohar | |