List of Kannada films of the 1930s

This is a list of Kannada feature films released by the Kannada film Industry located in Bangalore, Karnataka in the 1930s.

Top-grossing films +RankYearTitleCollectionRef.1.1936Samsara Nauka₹4 lakh (₹46.2 crore in 2025)2.1935Sadarame₹2 lakh (₹33.09 crore in 2025)3.1934Sati Sulochana₹1.5 lakh (₹32.94 crore in 2025)4.1932Hari Maya₹75 thousand (₹2.5 crore in 2025)5.1937Purandaradasa₹50 thousand (₹10.98 crore in 2025)

Silent films +YearTitleDirectorCastProducerBanner1924VasantasenaMohan Dayaram BhavnaniKamaladevi Chattopadhyay, TP KailasamTP KailasamMysore Films1927Sri Kanyaka ParameshwariM SuryaSubbaiah Naidu, R Nagendra Rao, Tripuramba, Lakshmi BaiM SuryaSurya Films1928RaavanaR Nagendra RaoSubbaiah Naidu, Singanalluru Puttaswamayya, Lakshmi Bai, R Nagendra RaoSubbaiah NaiduSahitya Samrajya Nataka Mandali1929Sri Rama PattabhishekaH GowrishankarAN Sheshachar, TN Balakrishna, Singanalluru PuttaswamayyaH GowrishankarLakshmasana Drama Company1929Bhakta AmbareeshaR Nagendra RaoSubbaiah Naidu, R Nagendra Rao, Kamaladevi ChattopadhyaySubbaiah NaiduSahitya Samrajya Nataka Mandali1930Pandava NirvanaYV RaoTS Mani, Devaki, Subbaiah NaiduGubbi VeerannaGubbi Film Company1930Pandava AjnaatavaasaYV RaoTara, TS Mani, Dhan Singh, Subbaiah NaiduSubbaiah NaiduSahitya Samrajya Nataka Mandali1930Song of Life (Jeevana Gaana)GB PawarGubbi Veeranna, Lalitha PawarGubbi VeerannaGubbi Film Company1931MrcchakkatikaMohan Dayaram BhavnaniKamaladevi Chattopadhyay, Y Rama RaoMohan Dayaram BhavnaniMysore Films1931Prameela ArjunaS GopalanTara, Vilochana, TS ManiGubbi VeerannaGubbi Film Company1931His Love Affair (Vichitra Prema)Raphael AlgoetGubbi Veeranna, B Jayamma, Subbaiah Naidu, HLN SimhaGubbi VeerannaGubbi Film Company1932DevadasiMohan Dayaram BhavnaniR Nagendra Rao, TripurambaMohan Dayaram BhavnaniMysore Films1932Hari MayaYV RaoGubbi Veeranna, B Jayamma, MV Rajamma, S RajamGubbi VeerannaGubbi Film Company1933Dhruva CharitraGubbi VeerannaTN Balakrishna, BR Panthulu, R Nagendra Rao, Gubbi Veeranna, Subbaiah NaiduGubbi VeerannaGubbi Film

Talkies YearTitleDirectorCastMusic directorProducerBanner 1934 Sati Sulochana Y. V. Rao R. Nagendra Rao, Tripuramba, Subbaiah Naidu, Lakshmi Bai, C. T. Sheshachalam R. Nagendra Rao H. R. Padmanabha Shastry Chamanlal Doongaji South India Movietone 1934 Bhakta Dhruva Parshwanatha Altekar Master Muthu, G. Nagesha Rao, T. Kanakalakshmamma, H. S. Krishnaswamy Iyengar Harmonium Sheshagirirao U. L. Narayana Rao Jayavani Talkies 1935 Sadaarame Raja Chandrashekar Gubbi Veeranna, K.Ashwathamma, Muraaraachaar, Shakunthala, Swaranamma Venkataramaiah (Papanna) Gubbi Veeranna Shakuntala Films 1936 Samsara Nauka H. L. N. Simha B. R. Panthulu, M. V. Rajamma, S. K. Padma Devi, M. S. Madhava Rao, Dikki Madhava Rao M. Madhavarao K. Nanjappa Devi Films 1936 Chiranjeevi K. P. Bhave Devudu Narasimha Sastri, Sharada, Master Narayan, Malavalli Sundaramma, Basavaraju Mansoor, R. S. Murthy, Amirbai Karnataki Harmonium Sheshagirirao Canarese Talkies 1937 Purandaradasa B. Chawan G. Krishnaswamy Iyengar, Tripuraamba, J. T. Balakrishnarao, Devi Films 1937 Rajasuya Yaaga T.Dwarakanath S. R. Vasudevarao, T. K. Ramamurhty, K. R. Seetharam, T. Jayamma, T. Chandrashekar, Saroja Padmanabha Shashtri Mysore Sound Studios

See also

Kannada cinema

References

External links Kannada Movies of 1930s at the Internet Movie Database