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List of Kannada films of 2012
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.
Released films edit
January–June edit
| Opening | Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J A N | 6th | Shakti | Anil Kumar | Malashri, Ashish Vidyarthi, P. Ravi Shankar, Shayaji Shinde, Vinaya Prasad | Action | Produced by Ramu Enterprises[2] |
| Prarthane | K. Sadashiva Shenoy | Ananth Nag, Prakash Raj, Sudha Murty, B. C. Patil, Master Manoj, Master Sachin | Drama | Last film of the acclaimed cinematographer S. Ramachandra[3] | ||
| Rana Pratap | G. K. Mudduraj | Thriller Manju, Priyadarshini Bopaiah | Action | [4] | ||
| 13th | Sidlingu | Vijaya Prasad | Yogesh, Ramya, Suman Ranganathan | Drama | Produced by Samy Associates[5] | |
| Ko Ko | R. Chandru | Srinagar Kitty, Priyamani, Srihari, Anu Prabhakar, Sadhu Kokila, Rangayana Raghu | Comedy, Drama | Produced by Bharani Minerals[5] | ||
| 20th | Tsunami | Makham Manohar | Raju Patil, Soniya, Rangayana Raghu, Tennis Krishna, Doddanna | Action | [6] | |
| 27th | Arakshaka | P. Vasu | Upendra, Ragini Dwivedi, Sadha, Seetha | Action- Thriller | Inspired by Hollywood film Shutter Island. Produced by Udaya Ravi Films[7] | |
| F E B | 3rd | Chingari | Harsha | Darshan, Deepika Kamaiah, Bhavana, Rangayana Raghu | Romance-Action | Inspired by Hollywood film Taken. Released by Samarth Ventures.[8] 100 days complete |
| 10th | Parijatha | Srinivas Prabhu | Diganth, Aindrita Ray, Mukhyamantri Chandru | Romance | Remake of Tamil film Boss Engira Bhaskaran. Produced by P2 Productions[9] | |
| AK 56 | Om Prakash Rao | Siddhanth, Sherin, Sumalatha, Atul Kulkarni | Action | Produced by Silver Screen Pictures[10] | ||
| Tuglak | Aravind Kaushik | Rakshit Shetty, Balu Nagendra, Rishab Shetty, Meghana Gaonkar, Bank Janardhan | Romance | Produced by White Ayre Entertainment[9] | ||
| 17th | Nammanna Don | Ramesh Aravind | Ramesh Aravind, Mona Parvaresh, Sanathini | Comedy | Produced by Ravi Joshi, Luv Kush Productions[11] | |
| Gavipura | Kumar | Suraj Sasnur, Soujanya, Tennis Krishna | Drama | Produced by Virat Enterprises[12] | ||
| 24th | Lucky | Dr. Soori | Yash, Ramya | Romance | Produced by Radhika Kumaraswamy[13] | |
| Saniha | Mahesh Chinmayi | Abhay, Divya Sridhar, Bimbica, Shobaraj | Romance | [13] | ||
| M A R | 2nd | Munjane | S. Narayan | Ganesh, Manjari Phadnis, Malavika Avinash, S. Narayan | Romance | Produced by Bhagyavathi Combines[14] |
| Sankranthi | Mahesh Babu | Gururaj Jaggesh, Roopashree, Skanda Ashok | Drama | [15] | ||
| Puneet | Neel Kamal | Dileep Pai, Nisha Shetty, Neethu | Romance | Produced by Creative Mind Productions[16] | ||
| 9th | Alemari | Mahesh Kumar | Yogesh, Radhika Pandit, Ramesh Bhat, Rangayana Raghu, Umashri | Romance | Produced by Gajendra.[17] | |
| Bhagavantha Kai Kotta | M. S. Umesh | Ravishankar Gowda, Madhuri, Roopashree, Tennis Krishna | Comedy | Produced by Sankeshwar Combines.[18] | ||
| 16th | Magadi | Suresh Goswami | Deepak, Rakshita | Crime, Romance | [19] | |
| 23rd | Narasimha | Mohan Shankar | V. Ravichandran, Nikesha Patel, Sanjjanaa | Action, Drama | Remake of Telugu film Simmarasi[20] | |
| Prasad | Manoj Sathi | Arjun Sarja, Madhuri Bhattacharya, Sankalp | Family Drama | Produced by AKK Entertainment Films[21] | ||
| Silence | Venugopal | Thriller Manju, Surekha Pallavi, Kumar | Suspense thriller | [21] | ||
| Aa Marma | Madhusudhan | Saikumar, Jackie Shroff, Rami Reddy, Thriller Manju, Satyaprakash | Suspense thriller | Produced by Nagarjuna Cine Creations[21] | ||
| 30th | Govindaya Namaha | Pawan Wadeyar | Komal Kumar, Parul Yadav, Madhulika Sharma, Anna Georgia, Rekha Vedavyas | Comedy, Drama | Produced by Suresh Arts[22] | |
| Shikari | Abhaya Simha | Mammootty, Poonam Bajwa, Auditya | Action | Produced by K. Manju Films[23] | ||
| A P R | ||||||
| 6th | Bheema Theeradalli | Om Prakash Rao | Duniya Vijay, Pranitha, Umashree | Action, Drama | Presented by Sammarth Ventures[24] | |
| Dev Son of Mudde Gowda | Indrajith Lankesh | Diganth, Charmee Kaur, Ananth Nag | Romance | Produced by Jade Plants[24] | ||
| Lady Boss | Sharan | Ayesha, Thriller Manju | Action | [24] | ||
| 13th | Dashamukha | Ravi Srivatsa | V. Ravichandran, Ananth Nag, Devaraj, Saritha, Chetan Kumar, Avinash | Action | Based on Hollywood film 12 Angry Men[25] | |
| 20th | Toofan | Smile Seenu | Yashas, Nakshatra, Chandan | Romance | [26] | |
| 27th | Parie | Sudhir Attavar | Rakesh Adiga, Smitha, Usha Uthup, Harshika Poonacha, Naga Kiran | Romance | Premiered at Bollywood on 15 April | |
| M A Y | ||||||
| 1st | Anna Bond | Duniya Soori | Puneeth Rajkumar, Priyamani, Nidhi Subbaiah, Ananth Nag, Jackie Shroff | Action | Produced by Poornima Enterprises[27] | |
| 10th | Katari Veera Surasundarangi (3D) | Suresh Krishna | Upendra, Ambareesh, Ramya, Doddanna | Romantic fantasy | Produced by Vrushabhadri Productions[28] | |
| 18th | Breaking News | Nagathihalli Chandrashekar | Ajay Rao, Radhika Pandit, Ananth Nag, Rangayana Raghu | Satirical comedy | Produced by Nagathihalli Cine Creations[29] | |
| Kiladi Kitty | R. Anantha Raju | Srinagar Kitty, Hariprriya, Nivedhitha | Comedy | Remake of Telugu film Blade Babji Produced by Sangam Films[29] | ||
| Gandhi Smiles | Raghavendra Kamath | C. R. Simha, Umashri, Pavitra Lokesh, Suchendra Prasad, Mukhyamantri Chandru | Drama | [29] | ||
| 25th | Villain | M. S. Ramesh | Auditya, Ragini Dwivedi, Avinash, Rangayana Raghu | Action | Produced by Saraswathi Entertainers[30] | |
| J U N | ||||||
| 1st | Jaanu | Preetham Gubbi | Yash, Deepa Sannidhi, Rangayana Raghu | Romance/ Action | Produced by Jayanna Combines[31] | |
| 8th | Crazy Loka | Kavita Lankesh | V. Ravichandran, Daisy Bopanna, Harshika Poonacha, Bharathi Vishnuvardhan | Romance | Produced by Confident Group[32] | |
| Bhagirathi | Baraguru Ramachandrappa | Tara, Bhavana, Kishore, Shivadwaj, Srinath | Drama | Based on the novel "Kerege Haara"[32] | ||
| Rana | Srinivasa Murthy | Pankaj Narayan, Ambareesh, Supritha, Spoorthi, Archana, Sonia Gowda | Action | Produced by Shivananda Madashetty[32] | ||
| Devanahalli | Pallakki Radhakrishna | Rahul, Shravani, Sriraghav, Jagadish, Uday, Sugriv, Vali Vidyarthi | Drama | [32] | ||
| 15th | Addhuri | A. P. Arjun | Dhruv Sarja, Radhika Pandit | Romance | Produced by CMR Productions[33] | |
| Indina Satya | Aditya Chikkanna | Bharath, Sudharani | Action | [34] | ||
| 22nd | Paper Dhoni | R. K. Nayak | Naveen Krishna, Shanthala, Vinaya Prasad, Avinash | Drama | Produced by Raja Rajeshwari Creators[35] | |
| Nagavalli | Kumar | Madhu Shalini, Karthik, Venu, Thriller Manju | Horror/ Thriller | Produced by Keshava and Narasimha[35] | ||
| 29th | Dandupalya | Srinivasa Raju | Raghu Mukherjee, Pooja Gandhi, Priyanka Kothari, Sudharani, Makarand Deshpande, Bhavya | Crime drama | Produced by Apple Blossom Creations[36] | |
| Hai Krishna | Roy Kollegala | Krishna Supriya, Shruti Raj, Vijayalakshmi, Shankar Narayan | Romance | Produced by SK Productions[37] | ||
July–December edit
Notable deaths edit
| Month | Date | Name | Age | Profession | Notable films |
| January | 5 | CVL Shastry | 82 | Producer | Malaya Marutha, Malgudi Days, Kittu Puttu, Aathanka |
| February | 3 | Kari Basavaiah | 53 | Actor | 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 | Actor, Producer | 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 | Actress | Abbaa Aa Hudugi, Bhakta Vijaya, Rayara Sose, Hari Bhakta, Anuradha, Amma, Muthaide Bhagya |
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External links edit
- Kannada Movies of 2012 at the Internet Movie Database