The following is a list of films produced in the Kannada film industry in India in 1996, presented in alphabetical order.[1]
| Title | Director | Cast | Music | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aadithya | K. N. Lokachandran | Shivrajkumar, Rubainaa, Madhu Bangarappa, Neelam Kothari | Rajesh Ramanath | |
| Aayudha | Ayyappa P. Sharma | Ram Chakravarthy | ||
| Annavra Makkalu | Rajesh Ramanath | |||
| Anuraga Devathe | Bhaskar | Shankar | ||
| Anuraga Spandana | Ananth Nag, Vinaya Prasad, Abhishek, Rajashree | Pampa | ||
| Appaji | M. M. Keeravani | |||
| Arishina Kumkuma | G. K. Mudduraj | Sridhar, Malashri, Dileep | V. Manohar | |
| Balina Jyothi | T. Kranthikumar | |||
| Bangarada Mane | Rajan–Nagendra | |||
| Boss | K. P. Bhavani Shankar | Tiger Prabhakar, Ramesh Aravind, Sharanya, Sindhu Rao | Sadhu Kokila | |
| Circle Inspector | A. Mohan Gandhi | Hamsalekha | ||
| Dhani | Sadhu Kokila | |||
| Gaaya | Vemagal Jagannath Rao | M. M. Keeravani | ||
| Gajanura Gandu | Anand P. Raju | Sadhu Kokila | ||
| Geluvina Saradara | Hamsalekha | |||
| God Father | G. K. Mudduraj | |||
| Gulaabi | Ilaiyaraaja | |||
| Hello Daddy | Vishnuvardhan, Sonakshi, Surabhi, Master Nithin | Hamsalekha | ||
| Hettavaru | Kalyan Kumar, Lakshmi, Abhijeeth, Sai Kumar, Shwetha, Srishanti | Hamsalekha | ||
| Huliya | K. V. Raju | Sadhu Kokila | ||
| Ibbara Naduve Muddina Aata | Relangi Narasimha Rao | Raghavendra Rajkumar, Shivarajkumar, Tara, Kasturi, Swarna | Sadhu Kokila | |
| Janumada Jodi | V. Manohar | |||
| Jeevanadhi | Koti | |||
| Karnataka Suputra | M. M. Keeravani | |||
| Karpoorada Gombe | Ramesh Aravind, Shruti, Shwetha | Hamsalekha | ||
| Minugu Thare | Shivamani | Rajesh Ramanath | ||
| Mouna Raga | Hamsalekha | |||
| Muddina Aliya | H. Vasu | V. Manohar | ||
| Nammoora Mandara Hoove | Ilayaraja | |||
| Nirbandha | H. S. Rajashekar | Ananth Nag, Shashikumar, Kumar Bangarappa, Jayamala, Ujwala, Renuka | Rajesh Ramanath | |
| Palegara | Hamsalekha | |||
| Pattanakke Banda Putta | J. Balaram | V. Manohar | ||
| Police Story | Sadhu Kokila | |||
| Pooja | Bharathi Shankar | Hamsalekha | ||
| Rambha Rajyadalli Rowdy | B. S. Lakshman | Vinod Raj, Abhijeeth, Shruti, Nisha | ||
| Rambo Raja Revolver Rani | Charan Raj, Dolly, Srishanti, Sudheer | Upendra Kumar | ||
| Rangoli | Sumanth, Ruchita Prasad, Ramesh Bhat, Rekha Das | V. Manohar | ||
| Saakida Gini | Jaikumar | Sai Kumar, Tara, Madhuri, Ravikiran | R Govardhan | |
| Satya Sangharsha | B. M. Shivaraju | Dhananjay, Vinaya Prasad, Vasudeva Rao | Sadhu Kokila | |
| Shiva Leele | V. Swaminathan | Kalyan Kumar, Sithara, Lokesh, Sanjay | T. G. Lingappa | |
| Shiva Sainya | Shivamani | Ilaiyaraaja | ||
| Shreemathi Kalyana | C. H. Balaji Singh | Raghavendra Rajkumar, Subhashri, Surabhi | Sadhu Kokila | |
| Simhadri | Rajkishor | Sadhu Kokila | ||
| Sipayi | Hamsalekha | |||
| Soma | Y. Yesudas | Sadhu Kokila | ||
| Soothradhara | Raghavendra Rajkumar, Nivedita Jain, Panchami, Ravinder Mann | Hamsalekha | ||
| Sowbhagya Devate | M. M. Srilekha | |||
| Stunt Master | V. Chandrahans | Hamsalekha | ||
| Surya Puthra | Gurupriya | Ramkumar, Gulshan Kumar, Rajesh, Sangeetha | Rajan–Nagendra | |
| Thavarina Thottilu | Rajesh Ramanath | |||
| Thali Pooje | V. Chandrahans | Hamsalekha | ||
| Vasantha Kavya | Rajesh Ramanath | |||
| Veera Bhadra | N. R. Nanjunde Gowda | Hamsalekha |