A list of Kannada-language films produced in the Kannada film industry in India in 2012.
This year marked a spike in profits with the biggest numbers raking in for the historical multistarrer Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna and the highest footfalls for Pooja Gandhi's Dandupalya that also became the highest grossing female-led movie till date.
Rambo, Sidlingu, Kalpana, Govindaya Namaha, Chingari, Adhoori and Drama were some of the successful movies of this year.[1]
Radhika Pandit and Yash had a decent year with 2 hits, Drama in common, along with Adhoori and Lucky respectively.
The highest-grossing Kannada films released in 2012, by worldwide box office gross revenue, are as follows.
The rank of the films in the following depends on the worldwide gross. The budget is only for knowledgeable purpose.
Denotes films still running in cinemas worldwide |
Rank | Title | Production Company | Worldwide gross | References |
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1 | Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna | |||
Dandupalya | Apple Blossom Creations | |||
3 | Drama | Jayanna Combines | [2] | |
4 | Anna Bond | Poornima Enterprises | [3] | |
5 | Govindaya Namaha | Suresh Arts | [4] | |
6 | Chingari | Mahashaila Cine Sankula | ||
7 | Katari Veera Surasundarangi | Rockline Productions | ||
8 | Rambo | Laddoo Cinema House | [5] | |
9 | Jaanu | Jayanna Combines | [6] | |
10 | Aarakshaka | Udaya Ravi Films |
Opening | Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | ||
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J A N | 6th | Shakti | Anil Kumar | Produced by Ramu Enterprises[7] | |||
Prarthane | K. Sadashiva Shenoy | Ananth Nag, Prakash Raj, Sudha Murty, B. C. Patil, Master Manoj, Master Sachin | Last film of the acclaimed cinematographer S. Ramachandra[8] | ||||
Rana Pratap | G. K. Mudduraj | Thriller Manju, Priyadarshini Bopaiah | [9] | ||||
13th | Sidlingu | Yogesh, Ramya, Suman Ranganathan | Produced by Samy Associates[10] | ||||
Ko Ko | Produced by Bharani Minerals | ||||||
20th | Tsunami | Makham Manohar | Raju Patil, Soniya, Rangayana Raghu, Tennis Krishna, Doddanna | [11] | |||
27th | Arakshaka | Inspired by Hollywood film Shutter Island. Produced by Udaya Ravi Films[12] | |||||
F E B | 3rd | Chingari | Darshan, Deepika Kamaiah, Bhavana, Rangayana Raghu | Inspired by Hollywood film Taken. Released by Samarth Ventures.[13] 100 days complete | |||
10th | Parijatha | Srinivas Prabhu | Remake of Tamil film Boss Engira Bhaskaran. Produced by P2 Productions[14] | ||||
AK 56 | Produced by Silver Screen Pictures[15] | ||||||
Tuglak | Produced by White Ayre Entertainment | ||||||
17th | Nammanna Don | Ramesh Aravind, Mona Parvaresh, Sanathini | Produced by Ravi Joshi, Luv Kush Productions[16] | ||||
Gavipura | Kumar | Produced by Virat Enterprises[17] | |||||
24th | Lucky | Dr. Soori | Produced by Radhika Kumaraswamy[18] | ||||
Saniha | Mahesh Chinmayi | ||||||
M A R | 2nd | Munjane | Produced by Bhagyavathi Combines[19] | ||||
Sankranthi | Mahesh Babu | [20] | |||||
Puneet | Neel Kamal | Produced by Creative Mind Productions[21] | |||||
9th | Alemari | Mahesh Kumar | Produced by Gajendra.[22] | ||||
Bhagavantha Kai Kotta | M. S. Umesh | Produced by Sankeshwar Combines.[23] | |||||
16th | Magadi | Suresh Goswami | Deepak, Rakshita | [24] | |||
23rd | Narasimha | Remake of Telugu film Simmarasi[25] | |||||
Prasad | Manoj Sathi | Arjun Sarja, Madhuri Bhattacharya, Sankalp | Produced by AKK Entertainment Films[26] | ||||
Silence | Venugopal | Thriller Manju, Surekha Pallavi, Kumar | |||||
Aa Marma | Madhusudhan | Saikumar, Jackie Shroff, Rami Reddy, Thriller Manju, Satyaprakash | Produced by Nagarjuna Cine Creations | ||||
30th | Govindaya Namaha | Produced by Suresh Arts[27] | |||||
Shikari | Produced by K. Manju Films[28] | ||||||
A P R | |||||||
6th | Bheema Theeradalli | Presented by Sammarth Ventures[29] | |||||
Dev Son of Mudde Gowda | Diganth, Charmee Kaur, Ananth Nag | Produced by Jade Plants | |||||
Lady Boss | Sharan | ||||||
13th | Dashamukha | Based on Hollywood film 12 Angry Men[30] | |||||
20th | Toofan | Smile Seenu | Yashas, Nakshatra, Chandan | [31] | |||
27th | Parie | Sudhir Attavar | Premiered at Bollywood on 15 April | ||||
M A Y | |||||||
1st | Anna Bond | Produced by Poornima Enterprises[32] | |||||
10th | Katari Veera Surasundarangi (3D) | Produced by Vrushabhadri Productions[33] | |||||
18th | Breaking News | Produced by Nagathihalli Cine Creations[34] | |||||
Kiladi Kitty | R. Anantha Raju | Remake of Telugu film Blade Babji Produced by Sangam Films | |||||
Gandhi Smiles | Raghavendra Kamath | ||||||
25th | Villain | M. S. Ramesh | Produced by Saraswathi Entertainers[35] | ||||
J U N | |||||||
1st | Jaanu | Produced by Jayanna Combines[36] | |||||
8th | Crazy Loka | Romance | Produced by Confident Group[37] | ||||
Bhagirathi | Based on the novel "Kerege Haara" | ||||||
Rana | Srinivasa Murthy | Pankaj Narayan, Ambareesh, Supritha, Spoorthi, Archana, Sonia Gowda | Produced by Shivananda Madashetty | ||||
Devanahalli | Pallakki Radhakrishna | Rahul, Shravani, Sriraghav, Jagadish, Uday, Sugriv, Vali Vidyarthi | |||||
15th | Addhuri | Produced by CMR Productions[38] | |||||
Indina Satya | Aditya Chikkanna | [39] | |||||
22nd | Paper Dhoni | R. K. Nayak | Produced by Raja Rajeshwari Creators[40] | ||||
Nagavalli | Kumar | Produced by Keshava and Narasimha | |||||
29th | Dandupalya | Srinivasa Raju | Produced by Apple Blossom Creations[41] | ||||
Hai Krishna | Roy Kollegala | Krishna Supriya, Shruti Raj, Vijayalakshmi, Shankar Narayan | Produced by SK Productions[42] |
Opening | Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | ||
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J U L | 6th | Romeo | P. C. Shekar | Produced by KS Pictures[43] | |||
Naagavalli | Kumar | ||||||
Modala Minchu | Wesley Brown | ||||||
Sri Kshetra Adi Chunchanagiri | Ambareesh, Sriimurali, Ramkumar, Shivakumar | [44] | |||||
13th | Preethiya Loka | Nandan Prabhu | Vinay, Archana, Ramesh Bhat, Nandan Prabhu | Produced by Ramakrishna Enterprisers[45] | |||
Aravinda | TPR Thimmaraju | Aravindraj, Aishwarya, Santhosh Kumar, Military Manju | Produced by Benaka Movies | ||||
20th | O Preethiye | Sangamesh | Ashwin Raj, Padmini | [46] | |||
27th | Godfather | Produced by K. Manju Films[47] | |||||
Gowri Putra | Manju M. Maskalmatti | Akshay, Nikita Thukral, Nivedhitha, Roopika, Nagashekar | [48] | ||||
A U G | 3rd | 18th Cross | Shankar | Deepak, Radhika Pandit, Vinaya Prasad, Jeeva, Ramakrishna | [49] | ||
10th | Sagar | Remake of Telugu film Chukkallo Chandrudu. Produced by Ramu Enterprises [50] | |||||
12AM Madhyarathri | Karthik | Abhimanyu, Divya Sridhar | [51] | ||||
17th | Challenge | Ganesh Kamarajan | Produced by Arubere Art Pvt Ltd.[52] | ||||
24th | Shiva | [53] | |||||
31st | Naavika | Sen Prakash | Produced by Binoculars Organisation [54] | ||||
S E P | 7th | Rambo | M. S. Sreenath | Produced by Atlanta Nagendra and Sharan [55] | |||
14th | Manjunatha BA LLB | Remake of Malayalam film Hello Produced by Gowramma Productions [56] | |||||
Jaihind | Venugopal | Produced by Om Sai Productions | |||||
21st | Chaarulatha | Produced by Dwarakish Chitra Inspired by Thai film Alone Simultaneously released in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam [57] | |||||
Cyber Yugadol Nava Yuva Madhura Prema Kavyam | Madhuchandra | Produced by Ashwini Creations | |||||
28th | Kalpana | Produced by Thenandal Films Remake of Tamil film Kanchana[58] | |||||
Sidda Ganga | G. Murthy | Produced by Chiguru Samsthe | |||||
O C T | 5th | Ondu Kshanadalli | Dinesh Babu | Produced by Jai Jagadish and Vijayalakshmi Singh [59] | |||
Snehitaru | Produced by Soundarya Jagadish [60] | ||||||
12th | Kalaya Tasmai Namaha | Chandrashekar Shrivastav | Yogesh, Madhubala | Produced by Maruthi Enterprises [61] | |||
19th | Gokula Krishna | B. M. Jayakannan | Produced by Channigaraya Combines[62] | ||||
Mr. 420 | Pradeep Raj | Produced by Sandesh Combines [63] | |||||
26th | Samsaaradalli Golmaal | Remake of Telugu film Aadivaram Adavallaku Selavu [64] | |||||
Ball Pen | Shashikanth | Produced by Mahanadhi Creations[65] | |||||
N O V | 1st | Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna | Produced by Sri Sangolli Rayanna Films [66] | ||||
Dakota Picture | Rockline Venkatesh, Nikesha Patel, Om Prakash Rao, Doddanna, Mukhyamantri Chandru, Shashikumar, Bank Janardhan, Sneha | Remake of Hindi film Malamaal Weekly Produced by Rockline Productions[67] | |||||
9th | Super Shastri | Raviraj | Remake of Telugu film Seema Sastri Produced by G. R. Gold films [68] | ||||
Kamsale Kaisale | Master Snehith, Master Vasuki Vaibhav, Sridhar, T. S. Nagabharana, Shanthamma, Baby Amulya | [69] | |||||
16th | Guru | Gururaj Jaggesh, Rashmi Gautham, Sudharani, Srinivasa Murthy, Yathiraj | Remake of Tamil film Mouna Guru Produced by Sri Gururaja Movies [70] | ||||
23rd | Drama | Produced by Yogaraj Movies[71] | |||||
Edegarike | Auditya, Atul Kulkarni, Akanksha | Produced by Megha Movies[72] | |||||
See You | Durga Prasad | Vybhav, Aparna, Vijayalakshmi | [73] | ||||
30th | Olavina Ole | Teshi Venkatesh | Santhosh, Neha Patil, Shankar Ashwath | Drama | [74] | ||
Hosa Prema Purana | Shivakumar | Romance | Produced by Swamy Family Productions and Gajanana Arts [75] | ||||
Sri Chowdeshwari Devi Mahime | Ma. Ramanna | Produced by Saroja Ramanna [76] | |||||
D E C | 7th | Prem Adda | Mahesh Babu | Prem, Kriti Kharbanda, Murali Krishna | Remake of Tamil film Subramaniapuram Produced by Meka Films [77] | ||
20th | Yaare Koogadali | Remake of Tamil film Poraali Produced by Poornima Enterprises[78] | |||||
28th | Nandeesha | Remake of Malayalam film Thilakkam Produced by Soundarya Lahari Creations [79] |
Month | Date | Name | Age | Profession | Notable films | |
January | 5 | CVL Shastry | 82 | Malaya Marutha, Malgudi Days, Kittu Puttu, Aathanka | ||
February | 3 | Kari Basavaiah | 53 | Undu Hoda Kondu Hoda, Baa Nalle Madhuchandrake, Yaarige Saluthe Sambala, Nooru Janmaku | ||
June | 8 | K. S. R. Das | 75 | Director | Kalla Kulla, Sahodarara Savaal, Snehithara Savaal, Chinnadhantha Maga, Khaidi, Thirugu Baana | |
September | 13 | Rajesh Gundurao | 41 | Hoovu Hannu, Samara | ||
October | 4 | K.C.N. Gowda | 84 | Producer, Exhibitor, Financier and Distributor | Bhale Jodi, Bangarada Manushya, Sharapanjara, Kasturi Nivasa, Kaviratna Kalidasa, Babruvahana, Satya Harischandra | |
November | 10 | Mynavathi | 77 | Abbaa Aa Hudugi, Bhakta Vijaya, Rayara Sose, Hari Bhakta, Anuradha, Amma, Muthaide Bhagya |