Top-grossing films +RankTitleCollectionRef.1.Shankar Guru₹4.5 crore (₹128 crore in 2025)2.Singaporenalli Raja Kulla₹4.25 crore (₹121 crore in 2025)3.Priya₹4 crore (₹113.8 crore in 2025)4.Operation Diamond Racket₹3.5 crore (₹100 crore in 2025)5.Thayige Thakka Maga₹3 crore (₹85.35 crore in 2025)6.Amarnath₹2 crore (₹56.9 crore in 2025)
List The following is a list of films produced in the Kannada film industry in India in 1978, presented in alphabetical order. Title Director Cast Music Aathma Shakti Raja M. V. Vasudeva Rao, Rajesh, Shakti Prasad, Prathima Upendra Kumar Aluku KSL Swamy Ramesh Bhat, C. R. Simha, A. S. Murthy, Sarvamangala Vijaya Bhaskar Amarnath K. Mani Murugan Ambareesh, Srikala, Dheerendra Gopal, Leelavathi Vijaya Bhaskar Anubandha V. L. Acharya Madhusudhan, Hema Chowdhary, Pramila Joshai, Saikumar, K. S. Ashwath M. Ranga Rao Anuraga Bandhana Geethapriya Basant Kumar Patil, Kalyan Kumar, Ambarish, Kalpana, Manjula, Aarathi Rajan-Nagendra Aparichita Kashinath Suresh Heblikar, Srilalitha, L. V. Sharada L. Vaidyanathan Balu Aparoopa Nam Jodi K. Janakiram Srinath, Aarathi, Dwarakish, Ambareesh Ramlal Sehra Bhale Huduga T. R. Ramanna Vishnuvardhan, Manjula, Dwarakish G. K. Venkatesh Chithegu Chinthe M. S. Sathyu C. R. Simha, Manjula, Paula Lindsay, Shivaram B. G. Ramanath, Prabhakar Bhadri Devadaasi C. V. Raju Udaya Kumar, Master Hirannayya, Narasimharaju, Jayanthi, Pandari Bai G. K. Venkatesh Geejagana Goodu T. S. Ranga Hamju Imam, Aarathi Muddayya, M. K. Shankar, H. G. Somashekar Rao B. V. Karanth Halli Haida Amrutham Srinath, Manjula, Roja Ramani, Shubha, K. S. Ashwath M. Ranga Rao Havina Hejje K. Mani Murugan Srinath, Shivaram, Ambareesh, Roja Ramani, K. S. Ashwath Vijaya Bhaskar Hombisilu Geethapriya Vishnuvardhan, Aarathi, Shivaram Rajan Nagendra Hoysala C. V. Shivashankar Hoysala, Vijayakala, Balakrishna, Dinesh Lakshminarayana Goochi Huli Banthu Huli C. Chandrashekar M. V. Vasudeva Rao, Ramakrishna, Raaji Rajeev Taranath Kiladi Jodi Rajendra Singh Babu Srinath, Vishnuvardhan, Lakshmi Rajan–Nagendra Kiladi Kittu K. S. R. Das Rajinikanth, Vishnuvardhan, Kavita Mohan Kumar Kudure Mukha Y. R. Swamy Ananth Nag, Aarathi, Ambareesh T. G. Lingappa Maathu Tappada Maga Peketi Sivaram Rajinikanth, Ananth Nag, Sharada, Aarathi, Dwarakish, K. S. Ashwath Ilaiyaraaja Madhura Sangama T. P. Venugopal Srinath, Bharathi Vishnuvardhan, Vishnuvardhan, Ananth Nag, Dwarakish Rajan–Nagendra Maleya Makkalu K. Shivarama Karanth Haladi Nagesh, Subramanya, Jayamma, Ashok Hegde, Kalpana Padma-Charan Muyyige Muyyi Y. R. Swamy Vishnuvardhan, Srinath, Manjula, Aarathi Satyam Mythri M. R. K. Murthy M. V. Vasudeva Rao, Baby Rekha, L. V. Sharada, Satyam Nanna Prayaschittha Ugra Narasimha Vishnuvardhan, Lokesh, Manjula Sonic - Omi Ondanondu Kaladalli Girish Karnad Shankar Nag, Akshata Rao, Sundar Krishna Urs Bhaskar Chandavarkar Ondu Oorina Kathe Baraguru Ramachandrappa M. V. Vasudeva Rao, Pramila, M. S. Umesh, Trishul B. V. Karanth Operation Diamond Racket Dorai-Bhagavan Rajkumar, Padmapriya, Raji, Chandralekha, Mamatha Shenoy, Vajramuni G. K. Venkatesh Paduvaaralli Pandavaru Puttanna Kanagal Ambareesh, Ramakrishna, Jai Jagadish, Srilalitha, Aarathi, Shubha Vijaya Bhaskar Parasangada Gendethimma Maruti Shivram Lokesh, Maanu, Reeta Anchan, Ramakrishna Rajan–Nagendra Phoenix Ugranarasimha Indrajith, Jayalakshmi, H P Saroja, Geetha Rajan Nagendra Prathima Sudhir Menon Vishnuvardhan, Bharathi, Ambareesh, Mamatha Shenoy Khanu Ghosh Premayana Geethapriya Ananth Nag, Aarathi, Vadiraj, Shivaram Vijaya Bhaskar Priya S. P. Muthuraman Rajinikanth, Sridevi, Ambareesh Ilaiyaraaja Sandharbha Gauri Sundar Bharathi, Ananth Nag, Gemini Ganesan S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Savalige Saval Ramesh - Shivaram Srikanth, Jayamala, Mamatha Shenoy, Jai Jagadish, Sundar Krishna Urs T. G. Lingappa Shankar Guru V. Somashekar Rajkumar, Jayamala, Kanchana, Padmapriya, Vajramuni, Thoogudeepa Srinivas Upendra Kumar Singapoorinalli Raja Kulla C. V. Rajendran Vishnuvardhan, Dwarakish, Manjula, Lokanath Rajan–Nagendra Siritanakke Savaal T. R. Ramanna Vishnuvardhan, Manjula Vijayakumar, K. S. Ashwath Vijaya Bhaskar Sneha Sedu V. Madhusudhan Rao Vishnuvardhan, Ambareesh, Manjula, Vajramuni S. Rajeswara Rao Spandana Srinivas Srinivas, Aparna Narang, Krishnaraj, Revathi C. Ashwath Sridevi V. L. Acharya Jayanthi, Shivaram, Hema Choudhary, K. S. Ashwath, Saikumar M. Ranga Rao Suli B. S. Ranga Lokesh, Ashok, Ramakrishna, Chandrakala, Susheela Naidu Upendra Kumar Sumangali T. V. Singh Thakur Ramesh, Ramgopal, Shivaram, Bhavani, Surekha T. G. Lingappa Thappida Thala K. Balachander Rajinikanth, Saritha, Kamal Hassan, Sundar Raj, Pramila Joshai Vijaya Bhaskar Thayige Thakka Maga V. Somashekar Rajkumar, Padmapriya, Sowcar Janaki, Savitri T. G. Lingappa Vamsha Jyothi A. Bhimsingh Vishnuvardhan, Kalpana, Rajesh, Lokesh, Bhavani G. K. Venkatesh Vasantha Lakshmi A. V. Sheshagiri Rao Srinath, Aarathi, Vishnuvardhan, Manjula, M. P. Shankar, Leelavathi, Pandari Bai, B. V. Radha, Jayamalini Vijaya Bhaskar Vathsalya Patha A. S. R. Rao Suresh Heblikar, L. V. Sharadha, Meenakshi, Devadas B. V. Karanth, Guna Singh
References
External links Bhratmovies Kannadastore
See also
Kannada films of 1977 Kannada films of 1979