The following is a list of films produced in the Kannada film industry in India in 1988, presented in alphabetical order.
| Title | Director | Cast | Music | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aasphota | [1] | ||||
| Anjada Gandu | |||||
| Arjun | |||||
| Avale Nanna Hendthi | K. Prabhakar S. Umesh | Kashinath, Bhavya, Tara, Mukhyamantri Chandru, N. S. Rao | Hamsalekha | ||
| Balondu Bhavageethe | |||||
| Bannada Vesha | Sridhar, Charuhasan, Nalina Murthy | ||||
| Bharath | |||||
| Bhoomi Thayane | Raj Kishor | ||||
| Brahma Vishnu Maheshwara | Rajachandra | Vijay Anand | |||
| Chiranjeevi Sudhakar | |||||
| Daada | Vijay Anand | ||||
| December 31 | Vishnuvardhan, Urvashi, Jai Jagadish, Pavithra | ||||
| Devatha Manushya | |||||
| Dharma Patni | |||||
| Dharmathma | A. Jagannathan | ||||
| Elu Suttina Kote | |||||
| Ganda Mane Makkalu | T P Gajendra | Vijayanand | |||
| Gudugu Sidilu | Shankar Nayyar | ||||
| Jana Nayaka | |||||
| Kadina Benki | |||||
| Kampana | Vemagal Jagannath Rao | ||||
| Kankana Bhagya | Perala | Ramakrishna, Jeevitha, Shivakumar, Anand | Krishna - Chakra | ||
| Kote | |||||
| Krishna Rukmini | |||||
| Kirathaka | |||||
| Mahadasohi Sharana Basava | Shankaralinga Sugnalli | K. P. Sukhadev | |||
| Matrudevobhava | N. S. Dhananjaya | ||||
| Matru Vatsalya | H. N. Shankar | ||||
| Meenakshi Mane Meshtru | T. N. Narasimhan | Devaraj, Tara, Raghunandan, Kalpana Reddy | |||
| Mithileya Seetheyaru | |||||
| Mutthaide | Renuka Sharma | ||||
| Nammoora Raja | Vishnuvardhan, Rajesh, Manjula Sharma, Jai Jagadish | Rajan–Nagendra | |||
| Nanna Avesha | Jaganmohan Rao | ||||
| Nava Bharatha | K. V. Raju | ||||
| Nee Nanna Daiva | Sundaranath Suvarna | ||||
| New Delhi | Joshi | ||||
| Olavina Aasare | K. V. Jayaram | ||||
| Oorigitta Kolli | Kallesh | ||||
| Praja Prabhuthva | |||||
| Prema Tapaswi | H. Ramesh | Pramod Chakravarthy, Mohan, Abhinaya | |||
| Ramanna Shamanna | |||||
| Ranadheera | |||||
| Ranaranga | |||||
| Sahasa Veera | Vinod Alva, Gautami, Ramakrishna, Aparna | ||||
| Sambhavami Yuge Yuge | |||||
| Samyuktha | K. N. Chandrashekar Sharma | ||||
| Sangliyana | P. Nanjundappa | ||||
| Shakthi | |||||
| Shanthi Nivasa | |||||
| Shiva Mecchida Kannappa | Vijay | Shivarajkumar, Master Puneeth, Geetha, Saraladevi | |||
| Sri Venkateshwara Mahime | Anil Baindur | ||||
| Suprabhatha | |||||
| Tabarana Kathe | Charuhasan, Nalina Murthy, Madhava Rao, Ha Sa Kru | ||||
| Thayi Karulu | N. S. Dhananjaya | ||||
| Thayigobba Karna | Raj Kishor | ||||
| Thayiya Aase | Raj Kishor | Rajesh, Pramila Joshai, Bhavya, Vinod Alva | |||
| Vijaya Khadga |