Top-grossing films +RankTitleCollectionRef.1.Amruthavarshini₹12 crore (₹65.17 crore in 2025)2.America! America!!₹10 crore (₹54.32 crore in 2025)3.Agni IPS₹8 crore (₹43.44 crore in 2025)4.O Mallige₹7 crore (₹38.01 crore in 2025)5.Simhada Mari₹5 crore (₹27.15 crore in 2025)
Released films The following is a list of films produced in the Kannada film industry in India in 1997, presented in alphabetical order.
Title Director Cast Music Agni IPS Anand P. Raju Sai Kumar, Ranjitha, B. Saroja Devi, Umashree Rama Chakravarthy Akka Raj Kishore Arun Pandian, Malashri, Pramod Chakravarthy, Keerthi Raj V. Manohar Aliya Alla Magala Ganda Y. Yesudas Jaggesh, Udaya Bhanu, Kalyan Kumar, Sundar Raj Rajesh Ramanath Ammavra Ganda Phani Ramachandra Shiva Rajkumar, Bhagyashree Patwardhan, Sithara, Suman Nagarkar, Balaraj Raaj America! America!! Nagathihalli Chandrashekar Ramesh Aravind, Akshay Anand, Hema Panchamukhi Mano Murthy Anna Andre Nammanna J. Balaram Jaggesh, Kusuma, Usha, Rockline Venkatesh V. Manohar Amruthavarshini Dinesh Baboo Ramesh Aravind, Suhasini Maniratnam, Sharath Babu, Tara, Nivedita Jain Deva April Fool A. N. Jayaramaiah Ambareesh, Ramkumar, Srikanya, Srikrupa, Girish Karnad Guna Singh Baalida Mane G. K. Mudduraj Ambareesh, Shashikumar, Nivedita Jain, Vinaya Prasad Rajan–Nagendra Baduku Jatakabandi S. Umesh Kashinath, Shwetha, Abhijeeth, Bank Janardhan V. Manohar Bhanda Alla Bahadur H. Vasu Jaggesh, Ananth Nag, Kalyan Kumar, Subhashri, Doddanna V. Manohar Bhoomi Geetha Kesari Haravu Lokesh, Vinaya Prasad, Atul Kulkarni Ilaiyaraaja CBI Durga Om Prakash Rao Malashri, Charanraj, Ashok Sadhu Kokila Central Jail V. Vasu Arun Pandian, Charanraj, Sai Kumar Sadhu Kokila Cheluva V. Ravichandran V. Ravichandran, Meena, Gautami, Tiger Prabhakar, Suman Hamsalekha Chikka V. Umakanth Kumar Govind, Shilpa, Shobhraj V. Manohar Choo Baana Phani Ramachandra Devaraj, Ravinder Mann, Swarna, Vajramuni Rajan–Nagendra Dhairya H. S. Rajashekar Sai Kumar, Jyothi, Dileep Sadhu Kokila Ee Hrudaya Ninagagi Majji Krishna Prasad Kumar Govind, Archana, Rasika, Lokesh V. ManoharEllaranthalla Nanna Ganda S. Umesh Vishnuvardhan, Prema, Tara, B. C. Patil Upendra Kumar Enoondre Relangi Narasimha Rao Anil, Bhavya, Anjana, Dwarakish, Doddanna Koti Ganesha I Love You Phani Ramachandra Ananth Nag, Sithara, Ravinder Mann Rajesh Ramanath Ganga Yamuna S. Mahendar Shiva Rajkumar, Malashri, Ravinder Mann, Mukhyamantri Chandru Vidyasagar Hai Bangalore Anand P. Raju Shashikumar, Krishnam Raju, Arun Pandian, Bhavyashree Rai, Padma Vasanthi Sadhu Kokila Halliyadarenu Shiva V. Umakanth Kumar Govind, Charulatha, Ramesh Bhat Hamsalekha Honeymoon S. R. Raju Charanraj, Dolly Minhas, Pournami Sarang Jackie Chan Thriller Manju Suman, Thriller Manju, Arun Pandian, Sithara Sadhu Kokila Janani Janmabhoomi H. R. Bhargava Vishnuvardhan, Srikanya, B. Saroja Devi, Ramesh Bhat Rajan–Nagendra Jenina Hole Peraala Ramkumar, Sumanth, Udaya Bhanu, Geetha Rajesh Ramanath Jodi Hakki D. Rajendra Babu Shiva Rajkumar, Vijayalakshmi, Charulatha, Harish Rai V. Manohar Kalavida V. Ravichandran V. Ravichandran, Roja, Heera Rajagopal, Raghuvaran, Dolly Minhas Hamsalekha Kalla Banda Kalla Y. Nanjundappa Kumar Govind, Vinaya Prasad, Doddanna, Tennis Krishna, Girija Lokesh, Mukhyamantri Chandru Guna Singh Kalyani S. Narayan Charanraj, Shilpa, Kumar Govind K. Kalyan Kandalli Gundu J. Bhavale Abhijeeth, Nagesh Mayya, Tara, Vanitha Vasu, Venki Dhina Kodagina Kaveri S. Mahendar Ramkumar, Shruti, Lokesh, Master Anand, Tennis Krishna Hamsalekha Laali Dinesh Babu Vishnuvardhan, Mohini, Vinaya Prasad, Harish V. Manohar Lady Commissioner Naganna Arun Pandian, Malashri, Srividya, Kota Srinivasa Rao Hamsalekha Lakshmi Mahalakshmi Yogish Hunsur Shashikumar, Shilpa, Shwetha Hamsalekha Maduve V. Umakanth Ramesh Aravind, Charulatha, Lakshmi, Kumar Govind S. A. Rajkumar Mahabharatha S. Narayan Vinod Raj, Charanraj, Chaithali, Darshan K. Kalyan Manava 2022 C. Vasu Devaraj, Vijay Adhiraj, Vineetha, Suman Nagarkar Nanda Mangala Suthra C. H. Balaji Singh Babu Vishnuvardhan, Vinaya Prasad, Priya Raman, Jai Jagadish Vidyasagar Mavana Magalu G. K. Mudduraj Shashikumar, Subhashri, Shwetha, Lokesh V. Manohar Mommaga V. Ravichandran V. Ravichandran, Meena, Prakash Rai, Umashri Hamsalekha Muddina Kanmani Ravi Kottarakara Shiva Rajkumar, Sai Kumar, Suchitra, Shilpa S. P. Venkatesh Mungarina Minchu Rajendra Singh Babu Ramesh Aravind, Suman Nagarkar, Shilpa V. Manohar Nagamandala T. S. Nagabharana Prakash Raj, Vijayalakshmi, B. Jayashree, Vanitha Vasu, Mandya Ramesh C. Ashwath Nagarika Y. Nanjundappa Krishne Gowda, G. V. Sharadha, Shankar Bhat, Master Anand Sadguna Raj Nee Mudida Mallige Kodlu Ramakrishna Ramkumar, Kumar Govind, Nivedita Jain, Bhavana Sadhu Kokila Nodu Baa Nammoora Nanjunde Gowda Kumar Govind, Shwetha, Doddanna, Mukhyamantri Chandru V. Manohar O Mallige V. Manohar Ramesh Aravind, Charulatha, Amar Mayur, Chaithali V. Manohar Police Bete G. K. Mudduraj Sai Kumar, Sithara, Rajashree, Ashok Sadhu Kokila Prema Geethe Srikanth Nahata Ambareesh, Jaya Prada, Yamuna, K. S. Ashwath Hamsalekha Prema Raga Haadu Gelathi Sunil Kumar Desai Shiva Rajkumar, Ramesh Aravind, Nivedita Jain, Srinath Ilaiyaraaja Raaja Relangi Narasimha Rao Shiva Rajkumar, Neena, Abhijeeth Deva Ranganna H. Vasu Jaggesh, Vijayalakshmi, Srinath Rajesh Ramanath Rangena Halliyage Rangada Rangegowda V. Umakanth Ambareesh, Ramesh Aravind, Ashwini Bhave, Bhavyashree Rai V. Manohar Rough and Tough H. S. Rajashekar Vinod Alva, Thriller Manju, Madhubala, Thyagarajan, Devan Sadhu Kokila Sangliyana Part 3 Ravindranath Devaraj, Sithara, Srikanya, Ramesh Bhat, Shobaraj Vaidi - Krishna Shivaranjani H. S. Rajashekar Raghavendra Rajkumar, Nivedita Jain, Dheerendra Gopal, C. R. Simha Hamsalekha Shreemathi Hariprasad Sridhar, Madhavi, Janaki Raj Shruthi Haakida Hejje Dwarakish Kumar Govind, Shruti, Dwarakish, Vishnuvardhan, Manya Ramani Bharadwaj Simhada Mari Om Prakash Rao Shiva Rajkumar, Simran, Ambika, Krishnam Raju Hamsalekha Thaayi Saheba Girish Kasaravalli Jayamala, Suresh Heblikar C. Ashwath Thavarina Theru G. K. Mudduraj Sridhar, Shruti, Doddanna Rajesh Ramanath Thayavva V. Umakanth Charanraj, Sudeep, Sindhu, Umashree V. Manohar Thayi Kotta Seere S. Narayan Kumar Govind, Shruti, Doddanna K. Kalyan Ulta Palta N. S. Shankar Ramesh Aravind, Sanketh Kashi, Sushma Veer, Pavitra Lokesh, Pooja Lokesh V. Manohar Vimochane T. S. Nagabharana Jayanthi, Vijayalakshmi, Sundar Raj L. Vaidyanathan Yuddha K. V. Raju Devaraj, Charanraj, Pooja Lokesh, Aahana V. Manohar Yuva Shakti Joe Simon Arun Pandian, Bob Anthony, Anjum Sait, Mansoor Ali Khan, Vinaya Prasad Sadhu Kokila Zindabad Anand P. Raju Suman, Malashri, Geetha, Shobhraj V. Manohar
See also
Kannada films of 1996 Kannada films of 1998
References
External links Kannada Movies of 1997 at the Internet Movie Database