The following is a list of films produced in the Kannada film industry in India in 2001, presented in alphabetical order.[1]
| Title | Director | Cast | Music director | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amma | |||||
| Amma Nagamma | C. H. Balaji Singh Babu | Gopi Krishna | 19 October release | ||
| Amma Ninna Tholinalli | Chaitanya | 14 September release | |||
| Anjali Geethanjali | Prashanth Raj | 20 April release | |||
| Asura | Remake of Tamil film Amarkalam 23 March release | ||||
| Aunty Preethse | H. Vasu | Chaitanya | Remake of Telugu film Aunty 25 May release | ||
| Baanallu Neene Bhuviyallu Neene | Prashanth Raj | Remake of Tamil film Veetla Visheshanga | |||
| Baava Baamaida | Remake of Telugu film Bava Bavamaridi 23 August release | ||||
| Bahala Chennagide | Remake of Telugu film Chala Bagundi 25 July release | ||||
| Chandana Chiguru | Rehman Pasha | S. P. Chandrakanth | 1 July release | ||
| Chitra | Remake of Telugu film Chitram | ||||
| Chitte | Aniruddh, Chaya Singh, Ananth Nag, Dwarakish, Damini | ||||
| Diggajaru | Remake of Tamil film Natpukkaga 26 January release | ||||
| Ellara Mane Dosenu | H. S. Prakash | Remake of Tamil film Kaalam Maari Pochu 30 March release | |||
| Gatti Mela | 2 March release | ||||
| Grama Devathe | 30 November release | ||||
| Haalu Sakkare | Yogish Hunsur | Devaraj, Shashikumar, Jaggesh, S. Narayan, Suhasini, Archana, Damini | L. N. Shastry | ||
| Hoo Anthiya Uhoo Anthiya | Praveen Kumar | ||||
| Huchcha | Sudeep, Rekha Vedavyas, Bhavya, Avinash | Remake of Tamil film Sethu... 6 July release | |||
| Jenu Goodu | S. Umesh | Prashanth Raj | Remake of Tamil film Koodi Vazhnthal Kodi Nanmai 10 August release | ||
| Jipuna Nanna Ganda | J. G. Krishna | Remake of Tamil film Budget Padmanabhan 11 May release | |||
| Jithendra | Vishwanath | 13 April release | |||
| Jodi | Remake of Malayalam film Darling Darling (2000 film) 7 December release | ||||
| Kalla Police | Prashanth Raj | ||||
| Kanasugara | Karan | Remake of Tamil film Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen 3 August release | |||
| Kanoonu | J G Krishna | Devaraj, Charan Raj, B. C. Patil, Jayanthi, Anusha, Swarna | 14 September release | ||
| Kothigalu Saar Kothigalu | 28 December release | ||||
| Kotigobba | Remake of Tamil film Baashha 16 November release | ||||
| Kurigalu Saar Kurigalu | 23 March release | ||||
| Lankesha | 23 Feb release | ||||
| Maduve Aagona Baa | V. S. Reddy | Remake of Telugu film Pellichesukundam 9 Feb release | |||
| Mafia | Anand P Raju | Vinod Alva, Thriller Manju, Charan Raj, Abhijeeth, Ragasudha, Srilalitha | Gopi Krishna | ||
| Mahalakshmi | Karthik Raghunath | N. Govardhan | 16 Feb release | ||
| Majnu | Remake of Tamil film Love Today 31 August release | ||||
| Mathadana | Based on S. L. Bhyrappa's novel 12 January release | ||||
| Maya Jinke | G K Purushottam | Naveen - Praveen | 12 January release | ||
| Mr. Harishchandra | R. C. Ranga | S. Narayan, Anu Prabhakar, Mohan Shankar, Darshan, Daamini | 31 August release | ||
| Mysore Huli | 21 September release | ||||
| Namma Samsara Ananda Sagara | J G Krishna | Shashikumar, Kumar Govind, Vinod Raj, Shwetha, Tara, Umashree, Archana | Prashanth Raj | 26 October release | |
| Nanna Preethiya Hudugi | Dhyan, Deepali, Bhavya, Suresh Heblikar, Lokesh, Vijayalakshmi Singh | 6 April release | |||
| Narahanthaka | B R Keshav | Kumar Govind, Thriller Manju, Anusha, Abhishek | Maruthi Meerajkar | 7 September release | |
| Neela | |||||
| Neelambari | Surya | ||||
| Prema Rajya | |||||
| Premakke Sai | Remake of Telugu film Chiru Navvutho 5 October release | ||||
| Premi No.1 | Remake of Tamil film Darling, Darling, Darling 4 May release | ||||
| Rashtrageethe | K. V. Raju | Sai Kumar, Vinod Raj, Bhavana, Manjula Sharma, Swarna | 2 March release | ||
| Rusthum | 19 October release | ||||
| Satyameva Jayathe | H. Vasu | Gandharva | 12 September release | ||
| Shaapa | Ashok Patil | 4 May release | |||
| Shivappa Nayaka | 12 October release | ||||
| Shukradeshe | Vimal - Kathir | Vijay Anand | 5 January release | ||
| Sri Manjunatha | 22 June release | ||||
| Sundara Kanda | Remake of Tamil film Sundara Kandam 12 October release | ||||
| Supari | S. S. David | Charan Raj, Thriller Manju, Shobaraj, Hamsa, Lakshman | Shivamaya | ||
| Usire | Remake of Tamil film Bharathi Kannamma 6 April release | ||||
| Vaalee | Remake of Tamil film Vaali 19 October release | ||||
| Vishalakshmanna Ganda | Raj Kishore | Prashanth Raj | Remake of Tamil film Vaettiya Madichu Kattu 26 October release | ||
| Vande Matharam | |||||
| Yarige Beda Duddu | Abhijeeth, K. Shivaram, Tennis Krishna, Archana, Akhila | M N Krupakar | |||
| Yuvaraja | Remake of Telugu film Thammudu 2 November release |