This is a list of films produced by the Sandalwood (Kannada language film industry) based in Bangalore in 2008.

This year sought good numbers for many movies, some of the top movies includes Gaalipata, Gaja, Gulabi Talkies, Moggina Manasu, Mussanje Maatu, Navagraha, Taj Mahal and Accident, however Buddhivanta became the highest grossing film of the year.

Umashree clinched the National Award for Best Actress this year. Pooja Gandhi became the golden girl with back to back superhits while Ganesh continued his success with Gaalipata. Sudeep, Darshan, Upendra, Ramya reprised their success streak as usual.

This year also witnessed a breakthrough for actors, Diganth, Shubha Poonja and Neethu and new talents like Radhika Pandit and Yash who went on becoming the biggest stars of the industry.

Highest grossing films +RankTitleCollectionRef.1.Buddhivantha₹21 crore (₹65.29 crore in 2025)2.Navagraha₹20 crore (₹62.18 crore in 2025)3.Gaalipata₹18 crore (₹55.96 crore in 2025)4.Mussanje Maatu₹17 crore (₹52.85 crore in 2025)5.Accident₹15 crore (₹46.63 crore in 2025)6.Gaja₹13 crore (₹40.41 crore in 2025)7.Moggina Manasu₹11 crore (₹34.19 crore in 2025)8.Taj Mahal₹10 crore (₹31.09 crore in 2025)9.Gulabi Talkies₹9 crore (₹27.98 crore in 2025)10.Bindaas₹8 crore (₹24.87 crore in 2025)

List of Kannada films released Month Title Director Cast Music Notes January Gaja K. Madhesh Darshan, Navya Nair, Devaraj V. Harikrishna Gaalipata Yogaraj Bhat Ganesh, Daisy Bopanna, Rajesh Krishnan, Bhavana Rao, Diganth, Neethu, Ananth Nag V. Harikrishna Honganasu Ratnaja Prem Kumar, Anuradha Mehta, Anjali, Ananth Nag Hamsalekha Singapuradali Shambulinga B. R. Keshav Chidananda, Jahangir M. S. Maruthi February Beladingalagi Baa M. S. Ramesh Chandrashekhara Kambara, Vijay Raghavendra, Ramnitu Chaudari, Rangayana RaghuGurukiranNavashakti Vaibava Om Sai Prakash Shruthi, Radhika Kumaraswamy, Ramkumar HamsalekhaHani Hani Sharan Tarun Chandra, Pooja Gandhi, Bhavya, Rangayana Raghu S. Chinna Avva Kavita Lankesh Shruthi, Duniya Vijay, Smitha Isaac Thomas Kottukapally Bindaas D. Rajendra Babu Puneeth Rajkumar, Hansika Motwani, Nassar Gurukiran Yuga Yugagale Saagali Shashank Raj Yashas Surya, Megha Ghosh, Alisha, Ananth Nag HamsalekhaHogi Baa Magale U. H. Rajanna Athin, Deepa Chari L. N. Shastri Inthi Ninna Preethiya Duniya Soori Srinagar Kitty, Sonu, BhavanaSadhu KokilaShivaniVishal RajSuraj, ShivaniJamesh Sakaleshpur March Marujanma A. R. Babu Naga Kiran, Priyanka, Dimple Chopade Sri Murali Manasugula Mathu Madhura Manju Maskal Matti Anand, Hariprriya K. Kalyan Varasdhaara Guru Deshpande Sandeep, Ashwini, Sanjjana, Ravi Belagere Rajesh Ramanath Nanda Loves Nanditha B. N. Vijayakumar Yogesh, Shwetha Emil Mohammed Gooli P. N. Sathya Sudeep, Mamta Mohandas Anoop Seelin Ondu Koleya Sutha Om Prakash Nayak Om Prakash Nayak, Lalitha Nayak, Lakshmishree, Rekha Das, Mandeep Roy Om Prakash Nayak Satya In Love Raghava Loki Shiva Rajkumar, Genelia, Ramanitu Choudhari, Komal Kumar Gurukiran April Accident Ramesh Aravind Ramesh Aravind, Pooja Gandhi, Mohan Shankar, Rekha Vedavyas, Thilak Shekar, Pathi Iyer Ricky Kej Happy New Year 00:45PM Gunakumar Patnayak Vikram, Harshitha, Chandru, Kamal A. T. Raveesh Chili Pili Hakkigalu Kodlu Ramakrishna Girish Karnad, Diganth V. Manohar Mr. Garagasa Dinesh Baboo Komal Kumar, Ananth Nag, Aishwarya, Sudharani Manikanth Kadri Malenada Mallige Hanchhilli Shivkumar Nitin, Daksha Maruthi Moggina Jade P. R. Ramadas Naidu Baby Shreesha, Master Anirudh, Pavitra Lokesh, Rajesh Nataranga L. Vaidyanathan Released in film festivalsSatya Harischandra (color) Hunsur Krishnamurthy Dr. Rajkumar, Udaykumar, Pandari Bai Pendyala Re-releasedAramane Nagashekar Ganesh, Roma, Ananth Nag Gurukiran May Gange Baare Thunge Baare Sadhu Kokila Prajwal Devaraj, Gayathri, Sunaina, Sadhu Kokila Sadhu Kokila Jnanajyothi Sri Siddaganga Omkar Sridhar, Srinivasa Murthy, Tara K. Yuvaraj Thaayi Baraguru Ramachandrappa Pramila Joshai, Kumar Govind, Sunder Raj Hamsalekha Baba Trishul Karthick, Pragnya Arjun Janya Super Jodi B. Sathyanarayana Ananth Nag, Chidananda, Jahangir, Dharma M. S. Maruthi Mussanje Maathu Mahesh Sudeepa, Ramya, Anu Prabhakar Sridhar V. Sambhram Chellatada Hudugaru Jyotish, Ram Chandra Sandeep, Jyothi AT Raveesh Prachanda Ravana Srinivas Prasad Devaraj, Bharat Bhagavathar, Sudharani Gopi Krishna Sundari Ganda Sadananda V. Umakanth Sharan, Apoorva, Sanjana Rao, Sanket Kashi Abbas Rafeeq Athmeeya Govindaraj Akul Balaji, Smitha, Rangayana Raghu, C. R. Simha Manoj George Indra H. Vasu Darshan, Namitha, Sanghavi V. Harikrishna June Bandhu Balaga Naganna Shiva Rajkumar, Shashikumar, Tejaswini Prakash, Poonam Kaur Hamsalekha Neene Neene Shivadwaj Dhyan, Aishwarya Nag Srimurali Darode Uday Jadugar Vinod Kamat, Aishwarya Nag Hamsalekha Channa S. Umesh Deepak, Raj Bahaddur, Ponnambalam Venkat-Narayan Akasha Gange Dinesh Baboo Mithun Tejaswi, Chaya Singh, Jayanthi, Smitha Deva Huttidare Kannada Nadali Huttabeku Mahadev Ajay Rao, Master Anand, Ramakrishna, Deepa, Vinaya Prasad K. M. Indra Kaamannana Makkalu Chi Guru Dutt Sudeep, Deepu, Vaibhavi, Doddanna, Rockline Venkatesh Vidyasagar Vasanthakala V. Srinivas Hariprriya, Naga Kiran, Sharan V. Manohar Nee Tata Naa Birla Nagendra Magadi V. Ravichandran, Jaggesh, Jennifer Kotwal, Pooja Gandhi, Keerthi Chawla, Urvashi, Nikita Thukral Gurukiran Meravanige Mahesh Babu Prajwal Devraj, Aindrita Ray V. Manohar July Minchina Ota A. M. R. Ramesh Vijay Raghavendra, Sri Murali, Lakshmi Rai, Umashree V. Manohar / Dharma Vish (background score)Citizen Om Sai Prakash Saikumar, Ashish Vidyarthi, Vaibhavi Vandemataram Srinivas Apaharana B. R. Keshava Meghana, Dharma, Thriller Manju Maruti Moggina Manasu Shashank Raj Shubha Poonja, Radhika Pandit, Yash, Sangeetha Shetty, Manasi Mano Murthy Zindagi Mugil Rajeev, Kishore, Priyanka Mysore Mohan Taj Mahal R. Chandru Ajay Rao, Pooja Gandhi, Ananth Nag Abhimann Roy Hrudaya I Miss U Sathya Maithreyi, Shivani, Shreyas Ram Shankar August Nandadeepa Shivu Hiremata Shruthi, Devaraj Gururaja Hoskote Namma Preethi Shashwatha Kitti Sathya, Jyothika, Shobhraj Mahesh Patel Belura Baale Halkere Naganna Rajeshkumar, Kalpanasri Bombaat D. Rajendra Babu Ganesh, Ramya Mano Murthy Arjun Shahuraj Shinde Darshan, Meera Chopra V. Harikrishna Anthu Inthu Preethi Banthu Veera Shankar Aditya Babu, Ramya Yuvan Shankar RajaGurukiran Kalleshi Malleshi Mastan Chidananda (3 roles), Meghana, Dharma Kodagana Koli Nungitha Vaasu Jaggesh, Pooja Gandhi Sadhu Kokila Madesha Ravi Srivatsa Shiva Rajkumar, Sonam Bhatia, Ravi Belagere Mano Murthy September Chaitrada Chandrama S. Narayan Pankaj Narayan, Amoolya S. Narayan Ganesha Matte Banda HS Phani Ramachandra Vijay Raghavendra, Pragnya, Vishal, Neethu, Ananth Nag, Vinaya Prasad V. Manohar Gulabi Talkies Girish Kasaravalli Umashree, M. D. Pallavi Arun Isaac Thomas Kottukapally Released in film festivalsDheemaku Magesh Kumar G. Naveen Krishna, Pavani, Flora Saini Arjun Janya Patre Loves Padma Chandrashekar Srivatsav Patre Ajith, Kruthika, Deepika, Pavitra, Supritha Arjun Janya Buddhivanta Ramnath Rigvedhi Upendra, Pooja Gandhi, Natanya Singh, Saloni Aswani, Suman Ranganathan, Brinda Vijay Antony Remake of Tamil film Naan Avan Illai October Vamshi Prakash Puneeth Rajkumar, Nikita Thukral, Lakshmi R. P. Patnaik PUC SR Brothers Chetan Chandra, Harshika Poonacha, Charishma J. Raviraj Chikkamagaloora Chikka Mallige Channagangappa E. Shravanth, Jagadish, Radhika Gandhi K. Kalyan Baa Bega Chandamama H. G. Murali Deepak, Suhasini H. G. Murali Manmatharu B. Ramamurthy Adi Lokesh, Shobhraj, Yashwanth, Chidananda M S Maruthi Mandakini Ramesh Surve Rashmi, Chetan, Jayanthi, Sudharani K. Kalyan Payana Kiran Govi Ravishankar Gowda, Ramanitu Chaudhary V. HarikrishnaPremigagi Naa Snehapriya Shankar, Vandhana Rajesh Ramanath Sangaathi Nandini Srinivasa Raju Chethan, Aishwarya Hamsalekha Heegu Unte Madan Patel Madan Patel, Jai Akash, Susheelkumar, Madhu Gomathi, Harshita Aadi Mahesh Patel Sangama Sanjay V. Babu Ganesh, Vedhika Devi Sri PrasadPsycho Devadutta Dhanush, Anita Raghu Dixit Nannusire Santosh-Velupriyan Rahul, Keerthi Premji Amaran November Navagraha Dinakar Thoogudeepa Darshan, Tarun Chandra, Varsha, Sharmila Mandre, Vinod Prabhakar, Srujan Lokesh, Nagendra Urs, Dharma, Giri Dinesh V. Harikrishna Slum Bala D. Sumana Kittur Duniya Vijay, Shubha Poonja, Umashree Arjun Janya Naanu Gandhi Nanjunde Gowda Master Likith, Sundar Raj, Pramila Joshai V. Manohar Maharshi Krishna Brahma Prashanth, Pooja Gandhi Srimurli Bidda D. Vishwa Adi Lokesh, Yamini Sharma, Vanitha, Jai Jagadish, Umashree Venkat-Narayan Ganga Kaveri Vishnukant Akshay, Mallika Kapoor, Mahhi Vij, Tara K. Kalyan December Akka Thangi S. Mahendar Shruthi, Rashmi, Mohan Shankar, Kishore V. Manohar Janumada Gelathi Dinesh Baboo Srinagar Kitty, Pooja Gandhi V. Manohar Paramesha Panwala Mahesh Babu Shiva Rajkumar, Surveen Chawla, Sonu V. Harikrishna Pallavi Illada Charana Shivaprabhu Naga Kiran, Charulatha Babji-Sandeep Sanchu M. D. Kaushik Charan Raj, Veda Prada Raveesh A. T. Mast Maja Maadi Anantha Raju Sudeep, Jennifer Kotwal, Vijay Raghavendra, Komal Kumar, Diganth, Naga Kiran, Nagashekar P. B. Balaji Murane Class Manja B.Com Bhagya Sai Sagar Arya, Archana, Ananth Nag Venkat-Narayan Neenyare Sindesh Suraj, Ramya Barna V. Manohar Rocky S. K. Nagendra Urs Yash, Bianca Desai, Santhosh, Jai Jagadish Venkat-Narayan Haage Summane Preetam Gubbi Kiran Srinivas, Suhaasi Mano Murthy

References

External links Kannada Movies of 2008 at the Internet Movie Database

See also Kannada films of 2005 Kannada films of 2006 Kannada films of 2007 Kannada films of 2009 Kannada films of 2010 Cinema of Karnataka