Underrated Kannada Cinema
Crowdsourced list of underrated Kannada movies as per discussions on Clubhouse
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- DirectorKodulu RamakrishnaStarsT.N. BalakrishnaAnant NagK.S. AshwathGanesh is a street smart guy, who knows how to trick people and get his way.Youtube
- DirectorT.S. NagabharanaStarsShivarajkumarVidhya VenkateshRekha UnnikrishnanShankar, a city lad, pays a visit to his ancestral village. When he decides to settle there for good, he faces opposition from his own family and from a village bigwig.Youtube, JioCinema
- DirectorS.R. Puttana KanagalStarsSaroja Devi B.ArathiRajinikanthKatha Sangama is a 1976 Indian anthology film in Kannada. Based on three short stories, Hangu, Atithi, Munithaayi.
- DirectorKaran AnanthJaishankar AryarChandrajithStarsHaripriyaRishab ShettyKishore Kumar G.An Indian anthology film in the Kannada language, it is comprised of seven short stories across genres. The film is the work of seven directors, seven musicians, and seven cinematographers, and is a tribute to the legendary filmmaker Puttanna Kanagal.
- DirectorRamesh BhatStarsRamesh BhatAnant NagArundathi Nag
- DirectorNagathihalli ChandrashekarStarsAnant NagTharaAnjaliA cow inspector comes to a village and be fools innocent villagers to win their trust by playing his vicious tricks on them.
- DirectorB.S. LingadevaruStarsH.G. DattatreyaAnant NagVenkata RaoThe story revolves around a man who faces various trials and tribulations while living in a community.
- DirectorPattabhi Rama ReddyStarsGirish KarnadSnehalata ReddyP. LankeshNaranappa, a man born in the community of Madhwa (a community of Brahmins from Karnataka) is dead in the Agrahara of the village Durvasapura. As per the Madhwa customs, the last rites of the dead man has to be performed at the earliest. But, Naranappa was a rebel who fought against Brahminism, who ate meat, consumed liquor and also, married a Dasi (a prostitute). Since, he doesn't have any family, there is some confusion as to who will do the last rites and fire the funeral pyre. Praneshacharya, the head of the Agrahara, a devout and learned Brahmin, is tasked with providing the solution.
- DirectorRavi BasrurStarsAshok RajSpandana PrasadShlagha SaligramaA hard-working school teacher returns to his hometown to pursue his long awaited dream of opening a school to educate the less fortunate children, until he faces several obstacles that prevent him from achieving his goals.
- DirectorPawan TrivikramStarsDharmanna KadurSaurav LokeshBhajarangi LokiWhat happens when you suffer from an incurable condition that makes it impossible to differentiate between a dream and reality?
- DirectorSudeepStarsSudeepRajesh NatarangaRamyaA popular singer embarks on a search for his one true love. Singer Siddharth meets Adi on a flight and tells him the story of his romance. Siddharth is bound for Singapore to find Tanu, the girl he loves, but had previously rejected.
- DirectorRaghu ShivamoggaStarsAruna BalrajH.G. DattatreyaManjunath HegdeSet in Malnad, the story talks about the timber mafia, and how people's lives change with decisions made in a minute, out of anger.Voot
- DirectorRoopa RaoStarsKarthik AchariAryanRramprasadd BanavaraA 16-year-old girl embarks on a journey of life where she deals with understanding herself, the changing world, bullying, academic pressure and her transcending journey of first love.
- DirectorD. Satya PrakashStarsRohith PandvapuraSandhya ArakerePrabhudeva HosadurgaA seven-year-old boy, Sameera gets separated from his pet animal and decides to go to a town called Pete in search of his pet. Will he reunite him or will he get lost himself?
- DirectorSiddalingaiahStarsG.V. IyerUdaya KumarB. HanumanthacharHemavathi is a 1997 Indian Kannnada film, directed by Siddalingaiah and produced by N Veeraswamy, S P Varadaraj, J Chandulal Jain, Siddalingaiah. The film stars G V Iyer, Udayakumar, C H Lokanath, Yoganarasimha and Sharapanjara Iyengar in lead roles. The film had musical score by L Vaidyanathan. Watch the full movie, Hemavathi, only on Eros Now.
- DirectorYograj BhatStarsAvinashMyna ChandruSanketh Kashi
- DirectorGiriraj BmStarsKishore Kumar G.Sukrutha WaglePavanaJatta, a forest guard, leads a happy life with his wife. Later, his wife elopes with a tourist and he gets involved in a clash of ideologies and enslaves a woman in his isolated forest home.
- DirectorM.S. RameshStarsSonia AgarwalAvinashMeghashree BhagavatarDashratha, a righteous lawyer, leads a happy life with his wife, son and daughter who gets a job after college. However, trouble begins when his daughter falls in love with her employer.
- DirectorM.G. SrinivasStarsM.G. SrinivasRukmini VasanthSujay ShastryA man who is wrongly accused of murder is helped by an advocate, facing various threats during the investigation.
- DirectorVinay BalajiStarsAshokVaishnavi ChandranNiranjan DeshpandeThe Story is based on Crime and Suspense-thriller with three separate stories that eventually connect to each other. It is based on the philosophy of karma- "what goes around ,comes around."It is all about consequences whether good or bad.The actual incidents are hidden from reality of the world. The investigation deals with finding out the Truth.
- DirectorT.S. NagabharanaStarsAnand PericharanG.K. Govinda RaoB.S. AcharHonnarathi, a Brahmin girl, remains unmarried even after attaining puberty. When people consider her a disgrace to the community, her parents abandon her, after which she faces several challenges.
- DirectorDayal PadmanabhanStarsAshithaAnupama GowdaSwathi GowdaA fortune teller tells a poverty-stricken family that their fate will change overnight when a mysterious traveler visits there home to stay overnight.
- DirectorRohith PadakiStarsPrakash BelawadiSamyuktha HornaduRaghu MukherjeeA middle-aged bachelor, A thief, A young spiritual guru and a frustrated techie wade through a journey of self discovery that aligns them together in it's penultimate phase.
- DirectorArvind SastryStarsHarisharvaKrishi ThapandaMatangi PrasannaA series of events unfold in modern day Bengaluru, intertwining four different lives: a dancer, a drug peddler, a writer and a psychopath.
- DirectorAbhaya SimhaStarsSrinidhi AcharGopinath BhatRavi BhatPADDAYI is the story of Madhava and Sugandhi. They are a newly married couple from the fishing community in India. Driven by ambition, they bring upon them selves an epic tragedy.