The Kannada Cinema  

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  The first Kannada talkie film was Bhakta Dhruva (1934). The film Bedara Kannappa (1954) brought the Kannada cinema into national reckoning. In 1960, Ranadheera Kanteerava became the first big Kannada hit and established its star Rajkumar. Nandi (1964) became the first Kannada film to be shown abroad. Pattabhirama Reddy's Samskara (1970), in which Girish Karnad played the lead role, was the first Kannada film to make an impact on the national level. Karanth's Chomana Dudi won the President's Gold Medal in 1975. The other notable Kannada films of the period include Nagabharana's Grahana; Lankesh's Pallavi; Girish Karnad's Kaadu and Prahlad's Rishyashrunga. Sathyu's Bara (1981) brought great accolades for its leading actor Anant Nag. Prema Karanth's Phaniyamma (1982) won several awards at the Mannheim Film Festival.

• 70s-80s
• Bengali Cinema
• International Cinema
• Film Censorship
• History of Indian Cinema
• Cinemagist
• Introduction
• The Early Era
• English Films
• Famous personalities of Indian Cinema
• Famous Cinepersonalities of Indian
• Film Journalism
• Kannada Cinema
• Malayalam Cinema
• Melody And Music
• Parallel Cinema
• Recent Hindi Films
• The Regional Cinema
• Silent Movies of India
• Star Kids In Indian Cinema
• Era of Indian Talkies
• Tamil Cinema
• Telugu Cinema

|| Introduction || Silent Movies || The Era of Talkies || The Early Films-I ||  The Early Films-II || Recent Films || New Star Kids || Melody & Music || Parallel or New Cinema || Regional Cinema || English Films || International Arena || Film Censorship || Film Awards || Famous Cine Personalities ||