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

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.

The other acclaimed Kannada films of the recent times include Hejjegalu (2011), Kanasemba Kudureyaneri (2010), Vimukthi (2009), Gulabi Talkies (2008), Beru (2005), Preethi Prema Pranaya (2004), Singaravva (2003), Mathadana (2001) and Kanooru Heggadathi (2000).

• Introduction
• History of Indian Cinema
• Silent Movies of India
• Era of Indian Talkies
• Early Indian Films
• Films of the 1970s and 1980s
• Melody and Music
• Recent Hindi Films
• Parallel Cinema
• English Films
• Indian Cinema in International Arena
• Regional Cinema
• Bengali Cinema
• Kannada Cinema
• Malayalam Cinema
• Tamil Cinema
• Telugu Cinema
• Film Censorship
• Film Journalism
• Star Kids in Indian Cinema
• Famous personalities of Indian Cinema
• Famous Cinepersonalities of Indian

|| Introduction || Silent Movies || The Era of Talkies || The Early Films-I ||  ||  The Early Films-II || Recent Films || Star Kids || 
|| Melody & Music || ||Parallel or New Cinema || || Regional Cinema || || Bengali Cinema||
|| Kannada Cinema|| || Malayalam Cinema|| || Tamil Cinema || || Telugu Cinema|| ||English Films ||
|| Bollywood in nternational Arena || ||Film Censorship ||Film Journalism || ||Film Awards || Famous Cine Personalities ||