The following is a list of films produced in the Kannada film industry in India in 1980, presented in alphabetical order.
| Title | Director | Cast | Music Director | Producer | Cinematographer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aarada Gaaya | Gowramma Somasekhar | P. S. Prakash | |||
| Akramana | Sharat Kumar | S. Ramachandra | |||
| Akhanda Bramhacharigalu | Vishukumar | Vishukumar, Vamanaraj, Damayanthi | B. Damodar | Nimoy Ghosh | |
| Anurakthe | Maruthi Shivaram | Annadanappa Shivaram | K. Mallik | ||
| Auto Raja | Vijay | C. Jayaram | S. V. Srikanth | ||
| Bangarada Jinke | T. S. Nagabharana | Vijaya Bhaskar | B. S. Somasundar | B. S. Somasundar | |
| Bhakta Siriyala | Chandulal Jain | R. Madhusudhan | |||
| Biligiriya Banadalli | Vishnuvardhan, Supriya, M. P. Shankar, Srinivas Murthy | Smt. Jayadevi | R. Chittibabu | ||
| Chitrakoota | Gowri Sundar | Vipin Mohan | |||
| Dhairya Lakshmi | Gopu | Ananth Nag, Lakshmi, Nagesh, Ambareesh | K. S. Ashok | M. G. Benjamin | |
| Doddamane Estate | C. Chandrashekar | Maanu, Pramila Joshai, Lokanath, Srilalitha | |||
| Driver Hanumanthu | |||||
| Ellindalo Bandavaru | Lokesh, Suresh Heblikar, Vimala Naidu | Navashakthi | S. R. Bhat | ||
| Guru Sarvabhowma Sri Raghavendra Karune | Rajesh, B. Saroja Devi, Gangadhar | B. J. Lakshmidevi | B. N. Haridas | ||
| Haddina Kannu | P. Krishna Rao | V. K. Kannan | |||
| Hanthakana Sanchu | B. Kishan | K. S. Jagannath | N. G. Rao | ||
| Hrudaya Deepa | C. S. Subramanya | Sukumar, Roopa Chakravarthy | Surekha | C. S. Subramanya | |
| Hunnimeya Rathriyalli | Rajashekar | Lokesh, Ashok, Roopa Chakravarthy | Smt. Jalaja | Logayya | |
| Irulu Hagalu | K. V. Rajmohan | Hemachandra, Haridas Chowta, Rohini, Vishwanath | Vijay Kumar | Flame cine | S. D. Keerthi |
| Janma Janmada Anubandha | N. Bhaktavatsalam | B. C. Gowri Shankar | |||
| Jari Bidda Jana | R. Madhusudhan | ||||
| Kaalinga | S. V. Srikanth | ||||
| Kappu Kola | K. Nagesh | Ashok, Jayamala, Maanu, Rekha Rao | T. G. R. Aradhya | N. G. Rao | |
| Kulla Kulli | D. V. Jayaram | ||||
| Makkala Sainya | Lakshmi | Vishnuvardhan, Sumithra, Shivaram, Baby Indira | P. R. Govindraj | Balakrishnan | |
| Manjina There | Bangalore Murthy | K. R. Narayana | R. Madhu | ||
| Manku Thimma | Dwarakish, Srinath, Manjula, Padma Priya | D. V. Jayaram | |||
| Maria My Darling | Durai | Smt. S. Madhu | Ranga | ||
| Mayeya Musuku | B. Y. Ramdas | T. A. Mothi | Kalashree Cine | D. V. Rajaram Meenakshi Sundaram | |
| Minchina Ota | Prabhakar Bhadri | Anantnag | B. C. Gowri Shankar | ||
| Mithuna | Mavinakere Ranganathan | T. Yallappa | |||
| Moogana Sedu | P. Devaraj | ||||
| Nanna Rosha Nooru Varusha | P. Dhoondi | H. C. Raju | |||
| Narada Vijaya | Ananth Nag, Padma Priya, K. S. Ashwath, Hema Chowdhary | N. Veeraswamy, Chandulal Jain, Siddalingaiah | R. Madhusudan | ||
| Nyaya Neethi Dharma | V. K. Ramesh | Babulnath | |||
| Ondu Hennu Aaru Kannu | Shankar Nag, Ananth Nag, Ambareesh, Jayalakshmi, Vijayalakshmi | C. H. Prakash Rao | S. S. Lal | ||
| Pattanakke Banda Pathniyaru | S. D. Ankalagi | Annayya | |||
| Point Parimala | |||||
| Prema Anuraga | Veeresh | Ramakrishna, Sarala, Renuka, Gracy | Veeresh | ||
| Prema Jwala | Ananth Nag, Shantha Prakash, Asha Devi, Dheerendra Gopal | Annayya | |||
| Rahasya Rathri | M. S. Kumar | Annayya | Annayya, Mallik, Murugesh | ||
| Rama Lakshmana | Ravee - Shankar | Chittibabu | |||
| Rama Parushurama | Vijay | Gowramma | P. Devaraj | ||
| Ravichandra | Purnima | ||||
| Rusthum Jodi | K. Vijayan | N. V. Ramaswamy | Ishan Arya | ||
| Savithri | T. S. Ranga | Somashekar Rao, Anil Thakkar, Ashwini, Vasantha Kumar | Guna Singh | T. S. Ranga | Barun Mukherji |
| Simha Jodi | Joe Simon | A. R. Raju | H. G. Raju | ||
| Subbi Subbakka Suvvalaali | N. S. Dhananjaya | Amrish Puri, Srilalitha, Jai Jagadish, Shanthala | |||
| Swamijee | Basavaraj Kesthur | Sukhadev | Basavaraj Kesthur | K. A. Jyothi | |
| Usha Swayamvara | |||||
| Vajrada Jalapatha | B. Giribabu | Ramesh Naidu | Janakiram | ||
| Vasantha Geetha | Dorai - Bhagwan | S. A. Govindaraju | R.Chittibabu | ||
| Vathsalya Patha | A. S. R. Rao | Suresh Heblikar, L. V. Sharadha, Meenakshi, Devadas | B. V. Karanth, Guna Singh | A. S. N. Sharma | S. Ramachandra |