List of Kannada films of 2008

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This is a list of films produced by the Sandalwood (Kannada language film industry) based in Bangalore in 2008.[1]

This year sought good numbers for many movies, some of the top movies includes Gaalipata, Gaja, Gulabi Talkies, Moggina Manasu, Mussanje Maatu, Navagraha, Taj Mahal and Accident, however Buddhivanta became the highest grossing film of the year.

Umashree clinched the National Award for Best Actress this year. Pooja Gandhi became the golden girl with back to back superhits while Ganesh continued his success with Gaalipata. Sudeep, Darshan, Upendra, Ramya reprised their success streak as usual.[2]

This year also witnessed a breakthrough for actors, Diganth, Shubha Poonja and Neethu and new talents like Radhika Pandit and Yash who went on becoming the biggest stars of the industry.[3]

List of Kannada films released

Month Title Director Cast Music Notes
January Gaja K. Madhesh Darshan, Navya Nair V. Harikrishna
Gaalipata Yogaraj Bhat Ganesh, Daisy Bopanna, Rajesh Krishnan, Bhavana Rao, Diganth, Neethu, Ananth Nag V. Harikrishna
Honganasu Ratnaja Prem Kumar, Anuradha Mehta, Anjali, Ananth Nag Hamsalekha
Singapuradali Shambulinga B. R. Keshav Chidananda, Jahangir M. S. Maruthi
February Beladingalagi Baa M. S. Ramesh Chandrashekhara Kambara, Vijay Raghavendra, Ramnitu Chaudari, Rangayana Raghu Gurukiran
Navashakti Vaibava Om Sai Prakash Shruthi, Radhika, Ramkumar Hamsalekha
Hani Hani Sharan Tarun Chandra, Pooja Gandhi S. Chinna
Avva Kavita Lankesh Shruthi, Duniya Vijay, Smitha Isaac Thomas Kottukapally
Bindaas D. Rajendra Babu Puneeth Rajkumar, Hansika Motwani Gurukiran
Yuga Yugagale Saagali Shashank Raj Yashas, Megha Ghosh, Alisha, Ananth Nag Hamsalekha
Hogi Baa Magale U. H. Rajanna Athin, Deepa Chari L. N. Shastri
Inthi Ninna Preethiya Soori Srinagar Kitty, Sonu, Bhavana Sadhu Kokila
Shivani Vishal Raj Suraj, Shivani Jamesh Sakaleshpur
March Marujanma A. R. Babu Naga Kiran, Priyanka, Dimple Chopade Sri Murali
Manasugula Mathu Madhura Manju Maskal Matti Anand, Hariprriya K. Kalyan
Varasdhaara Guru Deshpande Sandeep, Ashwini, Sanjjanaa, Ravi Belagere Rajesh Ramanath
Nanda Loves Nanditha B. N. Vijayakumar Yogesh, Shwetha Emil Mohammed
Gooli P. N. Sathya Sudeep, Mamta Mohandas Anoop Seelin
Ondu Koleya Sutha Om Prakash Nayak Om Prakash Nayak NA
Satya In Love Raghava Loki Shivrajkumar, Genelia, Komal Kumar Gurukiran
April Accident Ramesh Aravind Ramesh Aravind, Pooja Gandhi, Mohan Shankar, Rekha, Thilak, Pathi Iyer Ricky Kej
Happy New Year 00:45PM Gunakumar Patnayak Vikram, Harshitha, Chandru, Kamal A. T. Raveesh
Chili Pili Hakkigalu Kodlu Ramakrishna Girish Karnad, Diganth V. Manohar
Mr. Garagasa Dinesh Baboo Komal Kumar, Ananth Nag Manikanth Kadri
Malenada Mallige Hanchhilli Shivkumar Nitin, Daksha Maruthi
Moggina Jade P. R. Ramadas Naidu Baby Shreesha, Master Anirudh, Pavitra Lokesh, Rajesh Nataranga L. Vaidyanathan Released in film festivals[4]
Satya Harischandra (color) Hunsur Krishnamurthy Rajkumar, Udaykumar, Pandari Bai Pendyala Re-released
Aramane Nagashekhar Ganesh, Roma, Ananth Nag Gurukiran
May Gange Baare Thunge Baare Sadhu Kokila Prajwal Devaraj, Gayathri, Sunaina, Sadhu Kokila Sadhu Kokila
Jnanajyothi Sri Siddaganga Omkar Sridhar, Srinivasa Murthy, Tara NA
Thaayi Baraguru Ramachandrappa Pramila Joshai, Sunder Raj Hamsalekha
Baba Trishul Karthick, Pragnya Arjun Janya
Super Jodi B. Sathyanarayana Ananth Nag, Chidananda, Jahangir, Dharma M. S. Maruthi
Mussanje Maathu Mahesh Sudeep, Ramya, Anu Prabhakar Sridhar V. Sambhram
Chellatada Hudugaru Jyotish, Ram Chandra Sandeep, Jyothi AT Raveesh
Prachanda Ravana Srinivas Prasad Devaraj, Bharat Bhagavathar, Sudharani Gopi Krishna
Sundari Ganda Sadananda V. Umakanth Sharan, Apoorva, Sanjana Rao, Kashi NA
Athmeeya Govindaraj Akul Balaji, Smitha Manoj George
Indra H. Vasu Darshan, Namitha, Sanghavi V. Harikrishna
June Bandhu Balaga Naganna Shivrajkumar, Shashikumar, Tejaswini Prakash, Poonam Kaur Hamsalekha
Neene Neene Shivadwaj Dhyan, Aishwarya Nag Srimurali
Darode Uday Jadugar Vinod Kamat, Aishwarya Nag Hamsalekha
Chenna S. Umesh Deepak Venkat Narayan
Akasha Gange Dinesh Baboo Mithun Tejaswi, Chaya Singh Deva
Huttidare Kannada Nadali Huttabeku Mahadev Ajay Rao, Master Anand, Ramakrishna, Bhavya K. M. Indra
Kaamannana Makkalu Chi Guru Dutt Sudeep, Doddanna, Rockline Venkatesh Vidyasagar
Vasanthakala V. Srinivas Hariprriya, Naga Kiran, Sharan V. Manohar
Nee Tata Naa Birla Nagendra Magadi V. Ravichandran, Jaggesh, Jennifer Kotwal, Pooja Gandhi, Keerthi Chawla, Urvashi, Nikita Thukral Gurukiran
Meravanige Mahesh Babu Prajwal Devraj, Aindrita Ray V. Manohar
July Minchina Ota A. M. R. Ramesh Vijay Raghavendra, Sri Murali, Lakshmi Rai, Umashree V. Manohar / Dharma Vish (background score)
Citizen Saiprakash Saikumar, Ashish Vidyarthi Srinivas
Apaharana B. R. Keshava Meghana, Dharma, Thriller Manju Maruti
Moggina Manasu Shashank Raj Shubha Poonja, Radhika Pandit, Yash, Sangeetha Shetty, Manasi Mano Murthy
Zindagi Mugil Rajeev, Kishore, Priyanka Mysore Mohan
Taj Mahal R. Chandru Ajay Rao, Pooja Gandhi, Ananth Nag Abhimann Roy
Hrudaya I Miss U Sathya Maithreyi, Shivani, Shreyas Ram Shankar
August Nandadeepa Shivu Hiremata Shruthi, Devaraj Gururaja Hoskote
Namma Preethi Shashwatha Kitti Sathya Mahesh Patel
Belura Baale Halkere Naganna Rajeshkumar, Kalpanasri
Bombaat D. Rajendra Babu Ganesh, Ramya Mano Murthy
Arjun Shahuraj Shinde Darshan, Meera Chopra V. Harikrishna
Anthu Inthu Preethi Banthu Veera Shankar Aditya Babu, Ramya Yuvan Shankar Raja
Gurukiran
Kalleshi Malleshi Mastan Chidananda (3 roles), Meghana, Dharma
Kodagana Koli Nungitha Vaasu Jaggesh, Pooja Gandhi Sadhu Kokila
Madesha Ravi Srivatsa Shivrajkumar, Sonam Bhatia, Ravi Belagere Mano Murthy
September Chaitrada Chandrama S. Narayan Pankaj, Amoolya S. Narayan
Ganesha Matte Banda HS Phani Ramachandra Vijay Raghavendra, Pragnya, Vishal, Neethu, Ananth Nag, Vinaya Prasad V. Manohar
Gulabi Talkies Girish Kasaravalli Umashree, M. D. Pallavi Arun Isaac Thomas Kottukapally Released in film festivals[4]
Dheemaku Magesh Kumar G. Naveen Krishna, Flora Saini Arjun Janya
Patre Loves Padma Chandrashekar Srivatsav Patre Ajith, Kruthika, Deepika, Pavitra, Supritha Arjun Janya
Buddhivanta Ramnath Rigvedhi Upendra, Pooja Gandhi, Nathanya, Saloni Aswani, Suman Ranganathan, Brinda Vijay Antony Remake of Tamil film Naan Avan Illai
October Vamshi Prakash Puneeth Rajkumar, Nikita Thukral, Lakshmi R. P. Patnaik
PUC SR Brothers Chetan Chandra, Harshika Poonacha, Charishma J. Raviraj
Chikkamagaloora Chikka Mallige Channagangappa E. Shravanth, Jagadish, Radhika Gandhi K. Kalyan
Baa Bega Chandamama H. G. Murali Deepak, Suhasini H. G. Murali
Manmatharu NA Chidananda NA
Mandakini Ramesh Surve Rashmi, Chetan K. Kalyan [5]
Payana Kiran Govi Ravishankar Gowda, Ramnitu Chaudhary V. Harikrishna
Premigagi Naa Snehapriya Shankar, Vandhana Rajesh Ramanath
Sangaathi Nandini Srinivasa Raju Chethan, Aishwarya Hamsalekha
Heegu Unte Madan Patel Madan Patel, Jai Akash, Susheelkumar, Madhu Gomathi, Harshita Aadi Mahesh Patel [6]
Sangama Sanjay V. Babu Ganesh, Vedhika Devi Sri Prasad
Psycho Devadutta Dhanush, Anita Raghu Dixit
Nannusire Santosh-Velupriyan Rahul, Keerthi Premji Amaran
November Navagraha Dinakar Toogudeepa Darshan, Tarun Chandra, Varsha, Sharmila Mandre, Vinod Prabhakar, Srujan Lokesh, Nagendra Urs, Dharma, Giri Dinesh V. Harikrishna
Slum Bala D. Sumana Kittur Duniya Vijay, Shuba Poonja, Umashree Arjun Janya
Naanu Gandhi Nanjunde Gowda Master Likith, Sundar Raj, Prameela Joshai V. Manohar
Maharshi Krishna Brahma Prashanth, Pooja Gandhi Srimurli
Bidda D. Vishwa Adhi Lokesh, Yamini Sharma, Vanitha, Jai Jagadish, Umashree Venkat-Narayan [7]
Ganga Kaveri Vishnukant Akshay, Mallika Kapoor, Mahhi Vij, Tara K. Kalyan
December Akka Thangi S. Mahendar Shruthi, Rashmi V. Manohar
Janumada Gelathi Dinesh Baboo Srinagar Kitty, Pooja Gandhi V. Manohar
Paramesha Panwala Mahesh Babu Shivarajkumar, Surveen Chawla, Sonu V. Harikrishna
Pallavi Illada Charana Shivaprabhu Naga Kiran, Charulatha Babji-Sandeep [8]
Sanchu M. D. Kaushik Charanraj, Veda Prada Raveesh A. T.
Mast Maja Maadi Anantha Raju Sudeep, Jennifer Kotwal, Vijay Raghavendra, Komal Kumar, Diganth, Naga Kiran, Umashree P. B. Balaji
Murane Class Manja B.Com Bhagya Sai Sagar Arya, Archana, Ananth Nag Venkat-Narayan [9]
Neenyare Sindesh Suraj, Ramya Barna V. Manohar [10]
Rocky S. K. Nagendra Urs Yash, Bianca Desai, Santhosh, Jai Jagadish Venkat-Narayan
Haage Summane Preetam Gubbi Kiran Srinivas, Suhaasi Mano Murthy

References

  1. ^ "Top 2008 Kannada Movies List".
  2. ^ "Umashree rejoices in national award glory". The New Indian Express. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  3. ^ "rediff.com: The Top Kannada Films, 2008". specials.rediff.com. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Art scovers over popualrity". Bangalore Mirror. 12 January 2009. Retrieved 4 October 2004.
  5. ^ "Mandakini: Porn or what?". Bangalore Mirror. 10 October 2008.
  6. ^ "Heegu Unte: Nonsense". Bangalore Mirror. 25 October 2008.
  7. ^ "Bidda: Character assassination". Bangalore Mirror. 28 November 2008.
  8. ^ "Pallavi Illada Charana: Illada story, no film". Bangalore Mirror. 12 December 2008.
  9. ^ "3ne Class Manja, BCom Bhagya: Try taking the risk". Bangalore Mirror. 19 December 2008.
  10. ^ "Neenyare?: A total let down". Bangalore Mirror. 19 December 2008.

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