A list of Kannada language films produced in the Kannada cinema in India in the year 2021.
Box office collection +Highest worldwide gross of 2021 Rank Title Gross Production company Ref.1RoberrtUmapathy Films2Kotigobba 3Rambabu Productions3PogaruSri Jagadguru Movies4YuvarathnaaHombale Films5MadhagajaUmapathy Films6SalagaVenus Enterrtainer7Badava RascalDaali Pictures
January – March OpeningTitleDirectorCastStudioRefJANUARY1Rajatantra PVR Swamy Raghavendra Rajkumar, Bhavya, Doddanna, Srinivasa Murthy, Shankar Ashwath, Ranjan Hassan Produced by Wishvam Digital Media8Amruthavahini K. Narendra Babu H. S. Venkateshamurthy, Vaidya Shimogga, Jagadish, Tyagaraju Produced by Sampath Kumar and Akshay RaoMahishasura Uday Prasanna Raj Manju, Arjun Rao, Bindhu Shree, Thushhar. M Produced by Melekote Touring Talkies15Vikky S. Ramesh Aryan Gowda, Ridhi Rao Produced by Sri Banashankari Movie Creations22Kathle Kaadu Raju Devasandra Sanjeev, Shivajinagara Lal, Kiran, Samhitha Shah, Sindhu Rao, Sinchana Produced by Sagar King ProductionLaddu R. Ramanand Sameer Nagarad, Bindhushree, Harshith, Rockline Sudhakar, Pavithra Produced by Sri Madhamma CreationsPantru Milaan Dhanu Prashanth Siddhi, Shivamogga Santhosh, Sunil Kumar, Meghashree, Rockline Sudhakar Produced by SNLNS EntertainersTalaq Talaq Talaq Milaan Dhanu Suchethan Vaidyanath, RJ Nethra, Shamanth Vaidya, Ravi Bhat, Srinivasa Murthy Produced by Suchethana Enterprises29Naanu Nan Jaanu Shri Hari Manu Basavaraj, Ruthvika Shetty, Srujan Lokesh, 'Majabharatha' JK Produced by Charlie Studio'sRamarjuna Anish Tejeshwar Anish Tejeshwar, Nishvika Naidu, Rangayana Raghu, Bala Rajwadi, Ravi Kale, Sharath Lohitashwa Produced by Winkwhistle Productions FEBRUARY5GattuFiroz H. Khan Govind Rathod, Sahana, Ayub Khan Produced by N. N. R. ProductionsInspector Vikram Sri Narasimha Prajwal Devaraj, Bhavana Menon, Raghu Mukherjee, Harish Raj, Rangayana Raghu, Darshan Produced by Vikhyath Chithra ProductionMangalavara Rajaadina Yuvin Chandan Achar, Lasya Nagaraj, Gopalkrishna Deshpande, Harini Shreekanth, M. S. Jahangir Produced by Trivarga FilmsManjra Mutthuraj Reddy Ranjeet Singh, Nithya Raj, Ranjan Pangutti, Jai Krishna Sarja Produced by Sri Durgaparameshwari Cine ProductionsShadow Ravi Gowda Vinod Prabhakar, Shobhita Rana, Sharath Lohitashwa, Satya Dev, Giresham Remake of NapoleonProduced by Sri Kanakadurga Chalana Chitra12Annthamma K. Anbu Aras Rakesh, Varsha Rajpurohit Produced by Golden Dream ProductionsKalavida Shivananda H. D. Pradeep Kumaar, Sambrama Gowda, Manjunath Hegde, Lokesh Gowda, Geetha Bhat Produced by Padmaraj FilmsKanasu Maratakkide Smitesh S. Barya Prajnesh Shetty, Swasthika Poojary, Navya Poojary, K. S. Shridhar Produced by Shree Pashana Murthy Cine CreationsNimmuru Vijay S. Lucky Raam, Veena Gangaram Produced by Hatavadi FilmsPreethi Endarenu Manju Sagar Manju Sagar, Ramnitu Chaudhary, Sharath Lohitashwa, Dharma Produced by Manju MoviesRa? Rajesh Gowda Rajesh Gowda, Saana Naik, Sujith Nayak Produced by Ra Film Factory19Pogaru Nanda Kishore Dhruva Sarja, Rashmika Mandanna, Dhananjay, Raghavendra Rajkumar, Mayuri Kyatari, Chikkanna Produced by Sri Jagadguru Movies26Ambani Putra Dore Raj Teja Supreem, Asha Bandary, Kavya, Preetham, Manje Gowda Produced by VS-PS MoviesCyanide Mallika Guru Guru, Sanjana Prakash, Manjula, Sowmya, Swathi Produced by Entertainment Guru ProductionsKartha Durga Prasad Venky, Deepthi Manne, Sarah Annaiah, Elena, Rajashekar Naidu Produced by Sri Sapthagiri EntertainmentsKushka Vikram Yoganand Guruprasad, Chandu Gowda, Kailash Pai, Sanjana Anand, Madhuri B Produced by Ira Films.Re-Releasing after pandemic Preman Shivaraj Madhugiri Vishnu Teja, Partha, Sunetra Pandit, Dhanika, Divyananda, Ramesh Pandit, Nagendra Shah Produced by Sri Bhairaveshwara CombinesSalt Bharath Nanda Chandu Chatrapathi, Sateesh Malavalli, Bharath Nanda, Chethan Kumar, Vijayshree Kalburgi, Yashaswini Shetty Produced by Rajarathna StudioScary Forest Sanjay Abhir Jayaprabhu Lingayath, Teena Ponnappa, Jeet Raidutt, Kalpana Saini, Yashpal Sharma Produced by JP Entertainment World MARCH5Dheeram URS Manjunath Ajith Mani, Ramika Produced by Shree Gurumurthy Creations Hero Bharath Murthy Rishab Shetty, Pramod Shetty, Ganavi Laxman, Ugramm Manju Produced by Rishab Shetty Films MBA HP Puneeth Gowda, Kavya Gowda, Soumya Shanbogh, Gooli Soma Produced by Public Pictures Rakhta Gulabi RaBi Vikramadithya, Shivani, Bharath Raj, Maanikya G. N., Vinod Kumar Produced by Machinekad Films 11Roberrt Tharun Sudhir Darshan, Jagapathi Babu, Ravi Kishan, Asha Bhat, Devaraj, P. Ravi Shankar Produced by Umapathy Films 19Munduvareda Adhyaya Balu Chandrashekar Adithya, Ashika Somashekar, Bhaskar Shetty, Jai Jagadish, Mukhyamantri Chandru Produced by Kanaja Enterprises Ondu Ghanteya Kathe Dwarki Raghava Ajay Raj, Shanaya Katwe, Swathi Sharma, Prakash Thuminad, Nagendra Shah, Prashanth Siddhi Produced by Realwealth Venture Productions 26Anagha Raju N. R. Karan Aryan, Kiran Raj, Rohit R. Rangaswamy, Kushi Shetty, Nalin, Deepa Mohan, Srinivas Goudru Produced by Deeksha Samuha Cinema Nanna Guri Warrant - The Mission Nagendra Urs Karthik Jayaram, Thandav Ram, Manisha Waigankar Produced by Aangels Production Paaru Hanamanthu Poojar Baby Hithaishi Poojar, Master Mailari Poojar, Master Atchuth, Master Prasad Produced by Durga Cine Creations Ranam V. Samudra Chiranjeevi Sarja, Chethan Kumar, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Deepti Sati, Rahul Dev, Sadhu Kokila Produced by R. S. Productions
April – June OpeningTitleDirectorCastStudioRef APRIL1Yuvarathnaa Santhosh Ananddram Puneeth Rajkumar, Sayyeshaa Saigal, Dhananjay, Prakash Raj Hombale Films9Kode Muruga Subramanya Prasad Muni Krishna, Subramanya Prasad, Pallavi Gowda, Yogesh, Dattanna, Kuri Prathap KRK ProductionsBrungada BenneriManju Pandavapura Chetan Chaman, Narayana Swamy, M D Kowshik, Rekha Sagar, Bhagyashri Checha Creations 16Krishna Talkies Vijay Anand Ajay Rao, Apoorva, Sindhu Lokanath, Chikkanna, Pramod Shetty Gokula EntertainersRewind Thej Thej, Chandana Raghavendra, Dharma, Sundar Raj Panoramic Studio
July – September OpeningTitleDirectorCastNoteRef JULY9Omelette Venkat Bharadwaj Shinav, Samyukta Hornad, Niranjan Deshpande, Shobhraj 12SHE Lohit Ravi Barath Gowda, Rishika Naik Released on MX Player20Ikkat Esham Khan Haseen Khan Nagabhushana N S, Bhoomi ShettyReleased on Amazon Prime Video AUGUST6KaliveeraAvinash BhusanEkalavyaa, Umesh Punga, Rockline Sudhakar, Renu Sri Gowda First Kannada movie to be released in Theatres after COVID-19 pandemic.16Seetharam Benoy Case No. 18 Devi Prasad ShettyVijay Raghavendra, Sreeharsha Gobhatt, Devi Prakash, Satwik Hebbar, Nagaraj ShimogaFirst Kannada film to premiere in television before theatrical release19Jeevnane Natka SamyRaju Bhandari RajavarthaKiran Raj, Shree Harsha, Pavithra Kotian, Anika RamyaProduced by Arya Entertainment20GroufieRavi Arjun D.Aryan S. G., Padmashree C. Jain, Gagan Gowda, Uma Mayuri, Prajwal Ranesinghe, Sandhya GowdaProduced by Lia Global MediaShardulaAravind KaushikChethan Chandra, Raviteja, Kruttika Ravindra, Aishwarya PrasadProduced by Bhairava Cinemas and CVR Cinemas SEPTEMBE R10Lanke Ram Prasad Yogesh, Kavya Shetty, Sanchari Vijay, Gayatri Jayaraman, Ester Noronha, Krishi Thapanda Produced by The Great EntertainmentOshoZiaullah KhanAnand Itagi, Deepa Shree GowdaProduced by A. R. Motion Pictures.AscharyaD. K. Shindhe Prabhuraj, Sunitha Gowda, Ramesh PanditProduced by Sri Chamundeshwari Productions17Chaddi Dost Kaddi AlladusbuttaOscar KrishnaOscar Krishna, Gouri Nair, Sevenraj, Lokendra SuryaProduced by Sevenraj ArtsJigiri DostS MohanChethan Surya, Sushma, Skanda AshokProduced by A.N.S Productions24Puksatte LifuAravind KuplikarSanchari Vijay, Matangi Prasann, Achyuth Kumar, Rangayana Raghu, Aravind Kuplikar, Lokesh Achar, Kiran NayakProduced by Sarvasva ProductionsJanumada JaathreAuto AnandhMadan Kumar, Chaitra S., Mandya KempaProduced by Sri Manikuppe Anjaneya Swamy Productions
October – December