Top-grossing films +RankTitleCollectionRef.1.Ranadheera₹8 crore (₹114.44 crore in 2025)2.Sangliyana₹5 crore (₹71.52 crore in 2025)3.Devatha Manushya₹4 crore (₹57.22 crore in 2025)4.Ranaranga₹2 crore (₹28.61 crore in 2025)5.Shiva Mecchida Kannappa₹1 crore (₹14.35 crore in 2025)
List The following is a list of films produced in the Kannada film industry in India in 1988, presented in alphabetical order.
Title Director Cast Music Reference Aasphota T. S. Nagabharana Sridhar, Triveni, H. G. Dattatreya C. Ashwath Anjada Gandu Renuka Sharma V. Ravichandran, Khushbu, Srinivasa Murthy, Devaraj, Master Manjunath, Umashri Hamsalekha Arjun A. T. Raghu Ambareesh, Geetha, Kalyan Kumar, Devaraj, Mukhyamantri Chandru Rajan–Nagendra Avale Nanna Hendthi K. PrabhakarS. Umesh Kashinath, Bhavya, Tara, Mukhyamantri Chandru, N. S. Rao Hamsalekha Balondu Bhavageethe Geethapriya Ananth Nag, Srinath, Saritha, Ramesh Bhat Hamsalekha Bannada Vesha Girish Kasaravalli Sridhar, Charuhasan, Nalina Murthy L. Vaidyanathan Bharath Joe Simon Tiger Prabhakar, Jayanthi, Abhinaya, Mukhyamantri Chandru Shankar–Ganesh Bhoomi Thayane Raj Kishor Vinod Kumar Alva, Chi Guru Dutt, Bhavya, Jaggesh Vijaya Bhaskar Brahma Vishnu Maheshwara Rajachandra Ambareesh, V. Ravichandran, Ananth Nag, Kiran Juneja, Thulasi, Mahalakshmi Vijay Anand Chiranjeevi Sudhakar Singeetham Srinivasa Rao Raghavendra Rajkumar, Monisha Unni, Shashikumar, Kanchana, Balaraj, Vanitha Vasu Upendra Kumar Daada P. Vasu Vishnuvardhan, Geetha, Sangeetha, Suparna, Devaraj Vijay Anand December 31 Manobala Vishnuvardhan, Urvashi, Jai Jagadish, Pavithra Satyam Devatha Manushya Singeetham Srinivasa Rao Rajkumar, Geetha, Sudharani. K. S. Ashwath Upendra Kumar Dharma Patni M. S. Rajashekar Vinod Alva, Tara, Lakshmi Hamsalekha Dharmathma A. Jagannathan Shankar Nag, Ambika, Tiger Prabhakar, Ramakrishna Rajan–Nagendra Elu Suttina Kote B. C. Gowrishankar Ambareesh, Gautami, Ramesh Aravind, Devaraj L. Vaidyanathan Ganda Mane Makkalu T. P. Gajendran Srinath, Dwarakish, Vanisri, Sudha Rani, Ramesh Aravind Vijay Anand Gudugu Sidilu Shankar Nayyar Jai Jagadish, Ramakrishna, Geetha, Anuradha, Vajramuni Vijaya Bhaskar Jana Nayaka H. R. Bhargava Vishnuvardhan, Bhavya, Devaraj, Doddanna, Mukhyamantri Chandru Rajan–Nagendra Kadina Benki Suresh Heblikar Suresh Heblikar, Vanitha Vasu, Mamta Rao, Girish Karnad Vijaya Bhaskar Kampana Vemagal Jagannath Rao Tiger Prabhakar, Pavithra, Sharath Babu, Tara L. Vaidyanathan Kankana Bhagya Perala Ramakrishna, Jeevitha, Shivakumar, Anand Krishna - Chakra Kote Baraguru Ramachandrappa Tara, Sundar Raj, Maanu, Pramila Joshai Chandrashekhara Kambara Krishna Rukmini H. R. Bhargava Vishnuvardhan, Ramya Krishna, Devaraj, Mukhyamantri Chandru, Umashree K. V. Mahadevan Kirathaka V. Somashekhar Tiger Prabhakar, Ambika, Vajramuni Hamsalekha Mahadasohi Sharana Basava Shankaralinga Sugnalli Srinivasa Murthy, Thriveni, K. S. Ashwath, Seetharam, Vaishali Kasaravalli K. P. Sukhadev Matrudevobhava N. S. Dhananjaya Jai Jagadish, Ramakrishna, Srinivasa Murthy, Jayanthi, Mahalakshmi, Tara Hamsalekha Matru Vatsalya H. N. Shankar Tiger Prabhakar, Srinath, Lakshmi Shankar–Ganesh Meenakshi Mane Meshtru T. N. Narasimhan Devaraj, Tara, Raghunandan, Kalpana Reddy S. P. Venkatesh Mithileya Seetheyaru Lalitha Ravee Geetha, Akhila Thandur, B. V. Radha, Kalpana Iyer, Shankar Nag, Vishnuvardhan, Kashinath Vijaya Bhaskar Mutthaide Renuka Sharma Ananth Nag, Bhavya, Tara, Ramakrishna, Mukhyamantri Chandru M. Ranga Rao Nammoora Raja H. R. Bhargava Vishnuvardhan, Rajesh, Manjula Sharma, Jai Jagadish Rajan–Nagendra Nanna Avesha Jaganmohan Rao Lakshmi, Sundar Krishna Urs, Ramakrishna Hegde Satyam Nava Bharatha K. V. Raju Ambareesh, Mahalakshmi, Devaraj, Doddanna K. Chakravarthy Nee Nanna Daiva Sundaranath Suvarna Tiger Prabhakar, Mahalakshmi, Jayanthi, Sangeetha, Vajramuni, Devaraj Shankar–Ganesh New Delhi Joshi Ambareesh, Suresh Gopi, Sumalatha, Urvashi, Paresh Rawal, Thyagarajan, C. R. Simha Shyam Olavina Aasare K. V. Jayaram Vishnuvardhan, Rupini, Sudha Chandran M. Ranga Rao Oorigitta Kolli Kallesh Kalyan Kumar, Sudha Chandran, Vijayaraj, Balakrishna M. Ranga Rao Praja Prabhuthva D. Rajendra Babu Ambareesh, Mahalakshmi, Mukhyamantri Chandru, Umashree, Vajramuni Shankar–Ganesh Prema Tapaswi H. Ramesh Pramod Chakravarthy, Mohan, Abhinaya Hamsalekha Ramanna Shamanna B. Subba Rao Ambareesh, V. Ravichandran, Madhavi, Geetha, Devaraj, Umashree S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Ranadheera V. Ravichandran V. Ravichandran, Khushbu, Ananth Nag, Jayachitra, Lokesh, Jaggesh, Jai Jagadish Hamsalekha Ranaranga V. Somashekhar Shivarajkumar, Sudharani, Tara, Master Manjunath, Dheerendra Gopal, C. R. Simha Hamsalekha Sahasa Veera Om Sai Prakash Vinod Alva, Gautami, Ramakrishna, Aparna Satyam Sambhavami Yuge Yuge Siddalingaiah Murali, Sudharani, Padma Kumta, Dheerendra Gopal Rajan–Nagendra Samyuktha K. N. Chandrashekar Sharma Shivarajkumar, Veena, Balaraj, Chi Guru Dutt, Avinash Singeetham Srinivasa Rao Sangliyana P. Nanjundappa Shankar Nag, Ambareesh, Bhavya, Tara, Devaraj, Vajramuni, Master Manjunath Hamsalekha Shakthi Tiger Prabhakar Tiger Prabhakar, Shankar Nag, Sharath Babu, Ramya Krishna, Vanitha Vasu K. Chakravarthy Shanthi Nivasa H. R. Bhargava Ananth Nag, Bharathi, Vijay Kashi, Ramesh Bhat M. Ranga Rao Shiva Mecchida Kannappa Vijay Shivarajkumar, Master Puneeth, Geetha, Saraladevi T. G. Lingappa Sri Venkateshwara Mahime Anil Baindur Ananth Nag, Saritha, Pandari Bai, Somayajulu M. S. Viswanathan Suprabhatha Dinesh Babu Vishnuvardhan, Suhasini, Srividya, Maanu Rajan–Nagendra Tabarana Kathe Girish Kasaravalli Charuhasan, Nalina Murthy, Madhava Rao, Ha Sa Kru L. Vaidyanathan Thayi Karulu N. S. Dhananjaya Srinivasa Murthy, Jayanthi, Vinod Alva, Jai Jagadish, Tara, Vanitha Vasu Satyam Thayigobba Karna Raj Kishor Ambareesh, Sumalatha, Jai Jagadish, Tara Vijaya Bhaskar Thayiya Aase Raj Kishor Rajesh, Pramila Joshai, Bhavya, Vinod Alva Vijaya Bhaskar Vijaya Khadga V. Somashekar Ambareesh, Srinath, Ambika, M. P. Shankar Hamsalekha
See also Kannada films of 1987 Kannada films of 1989
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