Top-grossing films +RankTitleCollectionRef.1.Nee Bareda Kadambari₹3 crore (₹48.49 crore in 2025)2.Dhruva Thare₹2 crore (₹32.32 crore in 2025)3.Bettada Hoovu₹1 crore (₹16.16 crore in 2025)
List The following is a list of films produced in the Kannada film industry in India in 1985, presented in alphabetical order.
Title Director Cast Music Reference Aahuti T. S. Nagabharana Ambareesh, Sumalatha, Dheerendra Gopal, Sundar Krishna Urs M. Ranga Rao Ade Kannu Chi. Dattaraj Rajkumar, Gayathri, Thoogudeepa Srinivas G. K. Venkatesh Ajeya Siddalingaiah Murali, Sandhya, Leelavathi, Vijay Kashi Ilaiyaraaja Amara Jyothi B. Subba Rao Ambareesh, Jai Jagadish, Madhavi, Samyuktha Satyam Balondu Uyyale Amrutham Srinath, Shanthi, Soumya, Dwarakish, Srinivasa Murthy, Pallavi M. S. Viswanathan Bengalooru Rathriyalli Mohamed Fakruddin Srinath, Roopa Devi, Shivaram, Lokanath Prabhakar Badri Bettada Hoovu N. Lakshminarayan Padma Vasanthi, Puneeth Rajkumar, Roopa Devi, Balakrishna Rajan–Nagendra Bhayankara Bhasmasura C. S. Rao Udayakumar, Ashok, Manjula M. Ranga Rao Bidugadeya Bedi Dorai-Bhagavan Ananth Nag, Lakshmi, K. S. Ashwath Rajan–Nagendra Brahma Gantu B. Subba Rao Sridhar, Saritha, Sadhana, Dwarakish, Lokanath Vijay Anand Chaduranga V. Somashekhar Ambareesh, Ambika, Vajramuni, Mukhyamantri Chandru G. K. Venkatesh Devara Mane A. T. Raghu Ambareesh, Jai Jagadish, Rajesh, Pallavi K. J. Joy Devarelliddane V. Somashekhar Ambareesh, Kalyan Kumar, Geetha, Pallavi S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Dharma Vijay Gujjar Jai Jagadish, Vijayalakshmi Singh, Jayanthi Satyam Dhruva Thare M. S. Rajashekar Rajkumar, Geetha, Deepa, Balakrishna Upendra Kumar Giri Baale B. Mallesh Ambareesh, Geetha, Shobhana, K S Ashwath, Lokanath, Thoogudeepa Srinivas Rajan–Nagendra Goonda Guru A. T. Raghu Ambareesh, Geetha, Vajramuni, Sundar Krishna Urs M. Ranga Rao Guru Jagadguru A. T. Raghu Ambareesh, Deepa, Mukhyamantri Chandru, K. S. Ashwath G. K. Venkatesh Haavu Yeni Aata V. K. K. Prasad Ananth Nag, Aarathi, Suresh Heblikar Vijaya Bhaskar Jeevana Chakra H. R. Bhargava Vishnuvardhan, Radhika, Ramesh Bhat Rajan–Nagendra Jwaalamukhi Singeetham Srinivasa Rao Rajkumar, Gayathri, K. S. Ashwath, Thoogudeepa Srinivas M. Ranga Rao Kadina Raja A. T. Raghu Tiger Prabhakar, Deepa, Anuradha, Ramakrishna Hegde Rajan–Nagendra Kartavya K. S. R. Das Vishnuvardhan, Pavitra, R. N. Sudarshan, Lokanath Satyam Khiladi Aliya Vijay Shankar Nag, Gayathri, Kalyan Kumar, Udaya Chandrika Satyam Kumkuma Tanda Sowbhagya A. V. Sheshgiri Rao Srinath, Aarathi, Vajramuni, Charan Raj M. Ranga Rao Kuridoddi Kurukshetra Vijay Gujjar Aarathi, Sundar Krishna Urs, Sundar Raj, Lokanath Satyam Lakshmi Kataksha B. Subba Rao Aarathi, Kalyan Kumar, Rajeev, Pramila Joshai, Srinivasa Murthy Satyam Maha Purusha Joe Simon Vishnuvardhan, Gayatrhi, Jai Jagadish, Roopa Devi Satyam Mamatheya Madilu Eeranki Sharma Ambareesh, Geetha, Sandhya, Srinivasa Murthy M. S. Viswanathan Mareyada Manikya Vijay Vishnuvardhan, Geetha, K. R. Vijaya, Dheerendra Gopal Shankar–Ganesh Maruthi Mahime Perala Charan Raj, Bhavya, Vajramuni, Dinesh Satyam Mugila Mallige K. Balachander Ashok, Srinath, Saritha V. S. Narasimhan Nanna Prathigne K. S. R. Das Vishnuvardhan, Ahalya, Vajramuni Satyam Naanu Nanna Hendthi Rajendra Babu V. Ravichandran, Urvashi, Leelavathi, Mukhyamantri Chandru Shankar–Ganesh Nee Bareda Kadambari Dwarakish Vishnuvardhan, Bhavya, C. R. Simha Vijay Anand Nee Nakkaga C. S. Manju Aarathi, Sundar Krishna Urs, Dinesh, Dingri Nagaraj Upendra Kumar Nee Thanda Kanike Dwarakish Vishnuvardhan, Jayasudha, Girish Karnad Vijay Anand Nyayada Kannu Sridhar Raj Ashok, Vanithasri, Pandari Bai Anto-Balu Parameshi Prema Prasanga Ramesh Bhat Shankar Nag, Ananth Nag, Ramesh Bhat, Arundhati Nag G. K. Venkatesh Pithamaha K. S. L. Swamy Udaykumar, Rajesh, V. Ravichandran, Vijayalakshmi Singh, Jai Jagadish M. Ranga Rao Pralaya Rudra P S Prakash Tiger Prabhakar, Jayamala, Charan Raj, Pramila Joshai Satyam Savira Sullu B. Subba Rao V. Ravichandran, Radha, Lokesh Shankar–Ganesh Sati Sakkubai N. S. Dhananjay Aarathi, Srinath, Uma Shivakumar Shankar–Ganesh Sedina Hakki Dorai-Bhagavan Ananth Nag, Lakshmi, Tiger Prabhakar Rajan–Nagendra Shabhash Vikram Renuka Sharma Ambareesh, Urvashi, Sathyaraj G. K. Venkatesh Shiva Kotta Sowbhagya Hunsur Krishnamurthy Lokesh, Aarathi, Jayanthi T. G. Lingappa Swabhimana D. Rajendra Babu V. Ravichandran, Mahalakshmi, Tiger Prabhakar, Aarathi Shankar–Ganesh Thayi Kanasu Vijay Shankar Nag, Charan Raj, Sumalatha, Deepa, Doddanna Satyam Thayi Mamathe B. Subba Rao Tiger Prabhakar, Sumalatha, Urvashi Satyam Thayi Thande V. Satya Narayana Kalyan Kumar, B. Saroja Devi, Indira T. Chalapathi Rao Thayiya Hone Vijay Ashok, Charan Raj, Sumalatha, Jayanthi Satyam Thrishula Narasimhan P. Nanjundappa Sundar Raj, Roopa Devi, Devaraj, Avinash Kalyan - Venkatesh Thulasidala Vemagal Jagannath Rao Sharat Babu, Aarathi, Tara, Baby Rekha, Sundar Krishna Urs Upendra Kumar Vajra Mushti H. R. Bhargava Shankar Nag, Gayathri, M. P. Shankar, Aarathi Satyam Veeradhi Veera Vijay Vishnuvardhan, Geetha, Vajramuni, Musuri Krishnamurthy M. Ranga Rao
See also Kannada films of 1984 Kannada films of 1986
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