Shivaram

Gowtham, a cheerful young lad, hails from a well-to-do family. Unfortunately, he is often misunderstood by his father but his life changes when he falls in love.

Rajanna is confined to a luxurious lifestyle and his routine of work is managed by his caretaker. But Rajanna wants to lead a normal life and tries to break free from his way of living.

Ganesha lives happily in a complex owned by Ramanamurthy. Things take a turn when he falls in love with Adilakshmi, the youngest daughter of Ramanamurthy who sings under the pseudonym Shruti.

Shankar sacrifices his own interests and refuses to marry in order to support and educate his younger brothers. However, his life changes when a girl falls in love with him.

Vicky, a careless and disrespectful youth, goes out on a picnic with his family to Bisile ghat. There, he falls in love with Anu after they both get lost in the forest and spend three days together.

Ravi loves Vatsala, his sister's step-daughter. However, his sister wants him to marry her own daughter, Nagaveni, and fixes Vatsala's marriage to another man against her wish.

Dr Roopa and Dr Nataraj get married and being both egoistic, and little arrogant, differences come up in their personal and Professional life where they run a Nursing home. Roopa suspects her husband of having an affair with another Doctor Vasanthi...Suspicions and neglect and duty conflict with each other and will their wedding stand this acid test?

In her effort to show the world the true colours of a few corrupt politicians, Dr Maheshwari is murdered. An enraged Bharath, her son, vows to exact revenge from the culprits.

Mohan and his wife, Leela, are the leading lawyers. Trouble brews in their marital life and careers when Mohan defends his past lover who murdered her husband.

A tantric terrorizes a village called Ramadurga. A man comes to the village to know the mystery of his birth. He learns that his grandfather was killed trying to save the village from the tantrik and he defeats him.

The love story of the hero, taking care of his now-orphaned brother's children and the heroine, taking care of her now-orphaned sister's children. The children, who are always at loggerheads, makes their marriage an impossibility until they are forced to join forces

Mugila Mallige (1985) starring Srinath, Saritha, Ashok, Ramakrishna, Pavithra, Shivaram, Rama Hariharan, Jayashree, Baby Lakshmi, Master Senthil, Baby Seetha and others. Directed by K Balachandar. Music by V S Narasimhan, Lyrics by R N Jayagopal. Saritha won Best Actress Filmfare South Awards in 1985 for this movie.

Eradu Rekhegalu is a 1984 Indian Kannada language drama film directed by K. Balachander. The film stars Srinath, Geetha and Saritha in the lead roles. Produced by Chandulal Jain, the film is a remake of 1969 Tamil hit Iru Kodugal starring Gemini Ganesan, Sowcar Janaki and Jayanthi. The music is composed by M. S. Viswanathan. The story revolves around a man who circumstantially gets to marry two women and undergoes emotional roller-coaster. The film was made in Telugu as Collector Janaki and in Hindi as Sanjog.

When he was just a baby, Appu got separated from his family following a gruesome road accident. He was then adopted and raised by a kind villager named Ranganna, who became a father figure to Appu. Years later, following Ranganna`s death, Appu sets out on a journey to find his real parents, even as he tries to reconcile with the loss of his foster father.

It is a tragicomedy film directed by Singeetham Srinivasa Rao, starring Rajkumar, Madhavi and Roopa Devi. The movie is famous for its evergreen songs, which were composed by G. K. Venkatesh. The movie was remade in Telugu in 1985 as Illale Devata.

A young man falls in love with a girl and will go to any extent to prove his love for her. However, things take a turn when he is challenged to stay in a haunted house. This was the 6th movie of Shivarajkumar as a lead hero. The movie is based on the novel Samyuktha authored by Kakolu Saroja Rao. Originally, the movie was supposed to star Chi Gurudutt and Balaraj in lead roles, however, Shivarajkumar was later brought on board as one of the leads of the movie to garner recognition amongst the audience. The soundtracks for the movie were composed by director Singeetam Srinivasa Rao and background score was composed by Shankar-Ganesh. This was also the first horror thriller movie of Shivarajkumar.

A man falls in love with an older woman who is separated from her husband. As he struggles between the demands of a relationship and those of society, he also tries to find the definition of love.

Hema and her friends lead a happy life with her father in a small town. Unfortunately, Hema's father passes away and she is forced to live with her cousin in a city.

Based on the Kannada novel Bara by eminent writer U. R. Ananthamurthy, the story deals with the politics of famine in Karnataka. An idealistic officer eventually succumbs to bureaucratic apathy - famine relief arrives, but too late. Simultaneously shot in Hindi as Sookha; that version was released in 1983.

Chatrigalu Sir Chatrigalu is a 2013 Kannada film directed by S. Narayan and produced by S. Narayan. The film stars S. Narayan, Mohan Shankar, Ramesh Aravind and Bullet Prakash in lead roles. Music was composed by S. Narayan.

The film is based on the life of Bengali, Hindu monk Narendra Nath Datta aka Vivekananda from his birth (1863) to his returned to India from the west (1887). It is spiritual take on Vivekananda life. Movie's focus is on Vivekananda's internal struggles and questions about the meaning and truth of life.

Shivaraj is a rich business man who has no feelings towards relationship. Nayana falls for him and joins his company. But he never reprocates her. He reveals to her that he hates relations and the word 'tomorrow' because one day his father said tomorrow he will return but never didn't. He learns from Nayana's father that his father (Dr.Rajkumar) had dedicated his life for farmers. He also does the same and succeeds. But he falls unconscious on his self created 'Farmers Day'. He tells that the day he was talking to Nayana he had a small accident and discovered that he had cancer which cannot be treated. As the film ends, everybody cry including Nayana who says that she knew about his cancer.

Kaveri and Sathish fall in love and get married and have a perfect life. However, Sathish's behaviour towards Kaveri changes when he finds out she was molested as a kid. The film revolves around the issues of a woman's chastity, the acceptance of mentally ill by society and unfaithful spouses.

It is a story of two brothers who've been indoctrinated by their father into remaining bachelors until they achieve their professional goals. This film also tries to convey a message to both men and women, not to paint all members of the opposite gender with the same brush.

A minor thug, Raghu, and a pickpocket, Maria, fall in love. To find proof, Raghu joins a gang that killed Maria's father but soon realises that they are planning to kill Maria to bury any evidence.

A 1978 Kannada movie.

Namma Makkalu (which translates to "Our Children") is a film advocating the necessity of inculcating in the children — who hold the limelight in this film — a sense of responsibility, in the family and in society.

Shyam, younger brother of Sridhar dies while falling from a boat and S.P ( Superintendent of Police) Bhaskar is investigating the case. Sridhar and other of his family members receives a huge shock when Shyam appears home one day alive.

The plot of the movie is based on the popular novel The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain. Puneeth Rajkumar played a double role in the movie and till 2020 remains his only double-role movie in which both the characters appear together on-screen.

When Urmila, an actress, is murdered in cold blood, her lookalike, Usha, and Raju, an assistant director, fall in love as they set out to find the culprit.

Shraddha is a music enthusiast. She is determined to pursue a career in classical music but faces several obstacles.

1976 Indian Kannada film.

The story of a Brahmin family during the pre independence and post independence periods of India. Based on the novel of same name written by Ranganath Shyamrao Lokapura.

Dudde Doddappa is a 1966 Indian Kannada-language film, directed and produced by B. R. Panthulu. The film stars B. R. Panthulu, M. V. Rajamma, Ramesh and Narasimharaju. It was remade in Tamil as Namma Veettu Lakshmi (1966) and in Telugu as Lakshmi Nivasam (1968).

Lagnapathrike is a 1967 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by K. S. L. Swamy and produced by A. M. Sameevulla. The film stars Rajkumar and Jayanthi. The film has musical score by Vijaya Bhaskar. This is the only movie in entire career of Rajkumar whose title starts with the letter "L".

Sipayi Ramu is a 1972 Indian Kannada language film directed by Y. R. Swamy, based on the novel Barale Innu Yamune? by Nuggehalli Pankaja. The 2012 Hindi movie Paan Singh Tomar, based on the life of an Indian soldier turned dacoit Paan Singh Tomar had a similar storyline. This was also the first Kannada colour movie which was based on a novel.

Although Ramachari falls madly in love with Alamelu, her parents forbid their marriage and force her to marry another man. But Ramachari can't stand idly by when he discovers his sweetheart's husband has become her pimp. Quietly aiding Ramachari on his quest to save Alamelu is Chamayya, a childless woman who loves him as much as if he were her own son.

Based on the novel of same name by Bharathi Suta which was an adaptation of the English novel Lady Chatterley's Lover by D. H. Lawrence. Madhavi leads an unfulfilled married life with her husband, a former soldier. She ends up getting into a physical relationship with their friendly neighbour, a younger man.

Bangarada Gudi is a 1976 Indian Kannada film, directed by K. S. R. Das and produced by C. H. Prakash Rao. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Manjula, Ambareesh and Padmapriya in the lead roles. The film has musical score by G. K. Venkatesh. The director remade the movie in Telugu in 1979 as Bangaru Gudi.

Muyyige Muyyi is a 1978 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by Y. R. Swamy and produced by P. Krishna Raj. The multi-starrer is led by Srinath, Vishnuvardhan, Aarathi, Manjula, Roja Ramani and Chandrashekhar.

Vasantha Lakshmi is a 1978 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by A. V. Seshagiri Rao and produced by K. Vittala Kumar, K. V. Honnappa and K. V. Gurunath. The film stars Srinath, Vishnuvardhan, Aarathi, and Manjula. The film has musical score by Vijaya Bhaskar. The movie is a remake of the 1974 Tamil movie Engamma Sapatham.

A boy gets separated from his parents and grows up to become a thief. When he finds his parents and tries to return to them, his father who is a police officer refuses to accept him.

Sachidananda, a popular student, wins the collegiate elections through influence and violence. Simultaneously, he makes some enemies and ends up falling in love with a conservative girl.

Frightened of being punished by his master, an orphaned boy runs away to the city. There, he faces many challenges but later earns an opportunity to become a runner after meeting an athletics coach.

Based on a novel by Mangala Satyan, this movie is a mirror to society's take on the caste system.

Vijay is a rich man who has no interest in looking after his father's business. He falls in love with Vani, an intelligent woman, who tries to bring about a change in him.

A young man sets out on a treasure hunt to capture a golden deer with magical powers. However, he soon learns secrets from his past life which shock him.

Ganesh arranges his sister Gauri's marriage but faces humiliation by her in-laws. His misunderstanding with his childhood friend and neighbour, Raja, makes matters worse.

Murali, a struggling singer, starts liking Priya, after bonding with her over the telephone. While he finds various ways to meet her, her marriage gets fixed with another man, Darshan.

Karna, an unemployed graduate, is always at fault for everything he does. Karna tries to win his father's heart, but circumstances turn against him.

Narayana Murthy wages a courageous battle to withstand all pressures and fight against corruption to retain the values he has cherished.

Somanna, an aspiring actor who works as a waiter gets a break in the film industry with the help of his friend. However, stardom takes away his happiness, forcing him to take a tough decision.

Vijay and Vinod are two lookalikes who are unhappy with their routine lives. When they cross paths, they decide to break the monotony by exchanging places.

The movie portrays Sai Baba as a child abandoned by his Hindu parents and raised by a Muslim couple, who later returns to Shirdi, preaches communal harmony, and performs miracles. The film also depicts the transition from Shirdi Sai Baba to Sathya Sai Baba, considered his reincarnation.

Ramachandra's friends try to set him up with a girl in his wife's absence. But their plan goes awry due to an unfortunate turn of events.

Twins Srirama and Chandra are separated after their parents' divorce. When Srirama is killed by his greedy manager, he returns as a ghost and possesses his twin to exact revenge.

Krishna is a loving father who dotes on his daughter, Anju. Things take an ugly turn when Anju decides to get him remarried, thereby bringing him face to face with his ex-wife.

The daughter of a rich businessman falls in love with a man she presumes is a landlord. Things change when she learns his true identity.

Though Mahalakshmi is about to get engaged to an NRI, she falls in love with Raja Narasimha, and the two plan on getting married. However, everything changes when Soundarya enters their lives.

Vishnu, a poor man, loves his sister and helps her become a doctor. However, Anu is suspicious about her brother's source of income and decides to investigate.

The sudden death of a rich woman's son paves way for her relatives to exploit her. However, when a young man enters her life, she finds a ray of hope as he vows to protect her.

After several years of marriage, a couple becomes parents. However, after a childless couple finds their infant boy, they take him away and try to raise him as their own son.

Nagraj, an orphan raised by a poor woman, grows up to become the protector of his village. Nagaraj's life changes when he meets Uma, the new teacher in the village.

An inspector uses the lookalike of a police officer named Dhanush, who was brutally murdered, to catch a dangerous drug lord.

Inspector Dhanush, an honest police officer, brings criminals to justice. When he stumbles upon a case involving Commissioner Avinash, he is killed and replaced by his lookalike.

Ravivarma is an artist with a special talent. His life turns upside down when he helps a police officer trace a notorious criminal through his artistic skills.

A good-hearted man looks after a few orphans. He faces several challenges when a gangster tries to evict them.

Basappa, a notorious gangster, kills an incorruptible police officer, Alex Muthanna. His sons, Arun and John, try to avenge their father's death.

On Chandru's wedding day, he learns a shocking truth that Sowbhagya is not his biological mother. Later, his father, recalls his past to reveal the truth about his birth mother, Lakshmi.

A man goes against his father's wish and gets married to the woman he loves, Malashree. However, when his father tries to separate them, Malashree decides to teach him a lesson.

In order to resolve her sister's marital problems, a young woman decides to marry her sister's brother-in-law. Things take a turn when she marries him under the guise of a village belle.

Mala, a tomboy, sets out to get married to her lover. But everything turns upside down when her enemies spread rumours that she is pregnant, resulting in her expulsion from the village.

Kavya, an author, writes a weekly series named Killer Diary. However, things take a turn when someone starts murdering people close to her in the same way as depicted in her stories.

A young man lands a job by making his employer believe that he is a man of traditional values. However, when suspected of lying, he makes up a false story about having an ill-mannered twin.

A love story that goes wrong creates a rivalry between two villages. Years later, a couple from the warring villages, unaware of the past, sets out on the journey of love.

Jayasimha, a professor, exposes the forgery done by a mischief in the college. However, he is forced to resign after a biased probe indicts him.

A young woman loves a man, but the man dies in an accident and the woman becomes mentally unstable. However, her life changes forever when she is married off to another man.

An honest police officer investigates an organ trafficking racket. He soon discovers that it is operated by Daddy, a criminal, under the guise of an orphanage.

Two close friends get into trouble when another friend intrudes into their lives with a personal motive.

Two vengeful men unknowingly become best friends only to realise that they want to seek revenge on each other. But they are unaware that someone else is responsible for their loss and misery.

Madhu, a schoolteacher, goes on a trip to Nagarhole National Park with her son Chandru. But things go awry when Chandru and his friends decide to sneak out and visit the forest.

Vijay Kumar notices illegal activities taking place at the zoo where he works and fights against them in order to conserve wild animals.

A scheming young man hatches a sinister conspiracy to infiltrate his doppelganger's household and usurp the latter's family inheritance.

A rich woman hires a poor man to pose as her boyfriend in order to evade marriage. However, things get complicated when she falls in love with him.

When Chandru elopes with Priya who is an orphan and his father's employee, his father disowns the duo. Soon, the couple struggles to make a living while striving to reunite with his family.

Maagiya Kanasu is a 1977 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by K. S. L. Swamy and produced by K. A. Gopal and Lakshman. It is based on a novel by K. Saroja Rao.

The story centers on a doctor who discovers that the patient he is treating is the husband of his former lover.

The film is based on a Kannada novel of the same name by Mrs. S Mangala Satyan.

Goddess Banashankari comes down to Earth in the form of a human and helps her ardent devotees deal with the difficulties in their lives.

It is a remake of the 1973 Tamil film Pookkari.

1978 Kannada action and mystery film titled "Havina Hejje" starring Ambarish, Srinath, and Shivaram, directed by K. Mani Murugan.

When a corrupt politician orders Bulla to assassinate his competitor, he orders Kala Shetty to complete the task. But Shankar, a porter, stands in their way as an unexpected obstacle.

Vishwaroopa is a 1986 Kannada-language film directed by V. Somashekhar,

Raja is the son of a Police commissioner and admires his father very much. He falls in love with a singer, Asha, who performs at his birthday party. Asha rejects his approaches. A few days later, Raja goes to see Asha at her home to convey his feelings. Asha rejects him again and belittles him and his father. Hearing her rather rash words at his father, Raja gets enraged and slaps Asha. In a freak accident, she dies immediately. What follows next is a series of murders that Raja commits in his attempt at hiding the accidental death caused by him.

Mamatheya Madilu is a 1985 Indian Kannada film, directed by Eeranki Sharma and produced by J. Chandulal Jain

The film is a family drama about a man whose past love causes problems in his current relationship and leads to misunderstandings.

Sathkara is a 1986 Kannada action film.

1987 Kannada family drama film directed by C.V. Rajendran

A 1988 Kannada Drama movie by D Rajendra Babu.

Shraddha is a music enthusiast. She is determined to pursue a career in classical music but faces several obstacles.

Rajanna is confined to a luxurious lifestyle and his routine of work is managed by his caretaker. But Rajanna wants to lead a normal life and tries to break free from his way of living.

A boy gets separated from his parents and grows up to become a thief. When he finds his parents and tries to return to them, his father who is a police officer refuses to accept him.