List of Kannada films of 2009


A list of films produced by the Sandalwood based in Bangalore in the year 2009.
A not so great year for Kannada cinema, with 15% success rate, notable films that were successful include Veera Madakari, Thaakath, Junglee, Ambari, Love Guru, Manasaare, and Eddelu Manjunatha.
Raaj The Showman became the highest-grossing movie of this year marking Puneeth on the top. Duniya Vijay with 2 hits, Sudeep and Jaggesh back with their box office glory, Diganth, Yogesh and Ajay Rao also had their share of success.
Aindrita Ray scored 2 big hits with Junglee and Manasaare, Yagna Shetty and Radhika Pandit grabbed all the awards for their performances in Eddelu Manjunatha and Love Guru. Shubha Poonja for Thaakath, Pooja Gandhi for Gokula and Ragini Dwivedi for Veera Madakari had a decent year too.

Box office collection

The highest-grossing Kannada films released in 2009, by worldwide box office gross revenue, are as follows.
The rank of the films in the following depends on the worldwide gross.
*Denotes films still running in cinemas worldwide

RankTitleProduction companyWorldwide grossRef
1Raaj – The ShowmanSri Seethabhaireshwara Productions
2Veera MadakariS. S. Combines
3JungleeRockline Entertainments
4ManasaareRockline Entertainments
5Thaakath
6AmbariSri Lambodara Combines
7Eddelu ManjunathaSanath Kumar Productions₹4 crore
8Love GuruNaveen Films₹3 crore
9Kannadada Kiran BediRamu Enterprises₹2 crore
10Maleyalli JotheyalliGolden Movies₹1 crore

Released films

Films are listed based on release dates.
MonthTitleDirectorCastMusicGenre
JanuaryGulamaTushar RanganathPrajwal Devaraj, Sonu, Bianca DesaiGurukiranAction
Romantic
JanuaryAnuShiva GanapathyPooja Gandhi, Duniya RashmiShekhar ChandraAction
Thriller
JanuaryChickpete Sachagalu Nagendra MagadiS. Narayan, Jaggesh, Ashwini, Manasi, DoddannaS. NarayanComedy
JanuaryKempaJagadeeshSanthosh, Sai DhanshikaGurukiranAction
JanuaryTaxi No-1PrabhakarPrabhakar, Nikitha RaoNataraj KanagoduDrama
JanuaryCircusDayal PadmanabhanGanesh, Archana GuptaEmil MohammedRomantic
Action
JanuaryShivamaniAmarnath SKSri Murali, Sharmiela MandreVeer SamarthAction
JanuaryJolly DaysM. D. SridharPradeep, Praveen, Vishwas, Spoorthi, Ruthuva, Raghavendra, Aishwarya Nag, Keerthi, Kishori Ballal, Niranjan, RahulMickey J MeyerRomantic
JanuaryNandaAnantha RajuShiva Rajkumar, Sandhya, MythreyaV. ManoharAction
JanuaryAmbariA. P. ArjunYogish, SupreetaV. HarikrishnaRomantic
JanuaryMeghave MeghaveV. Nagendra PrasadRaam, Gracy Singh, SudeepV. Harikrishna
FebruaryBirugaaliHarshaChetan Kumar, Sitara Vaidya, Aakanksha Sontalia, Charisma Bharadwaj, TaraArjun JanyaAction
FebruaryYodhaPrakash RaoDarshan, Nikita ThukralHamsalekhaAction
FebruaryIdya Madyar NagalikkeYashwant SardeshpandeYashwant Sardeshpande, Malathi Sardeshpande, Sunetra Pandit, Poornachandra Tejaswi, NavyashreeKiran GodkhindiComedy
FebruaryJungleeDuniya SooriDuniya Vijay, Aindrita Ray, Rangayana RaghuV. HarikrishnaAction
FebruaryKurunaduG. MurthyDattanna, Lakshmi HegdePravin GodkhindiDrama
FebruaryKA-99 B-333G. ArunkumarSunil, Deepa ChariS. NaguAction
FebruarySamskaravanthaK. ParthasarathiKashi, Ninasam AshwatSadgunarajDrama
FebruarySwathanthra PalyaHuccha VenkatArjun, Damini, Huccha Venkat, Deepa, C. R. SimhaM. N. KrupakarAction
FebruaryVenkata in SankataRamesh ArvindRamesh Arvind, Sharmiela Mandre, UmashreeRicky KejComedy
FebruaryEe SambhashaneM. RajashekarSandesh, HariprriyaV. ManoharRomantic
FebruaryThabbaliN. LokiAakash, Meghashri, CharulathaA. M. NeelDrama
FebruaryNamyajamanruT. S. NagabharanaVishnuvardhan, Vijay Raghavendra, Navya Nair, Lakshmi GopalaswamyHamsalekhaFamily drama
MarchRajakumariS. GovindarajV. Ravichandran, Balaji, Ramanitu Chaudhary, Kanika, Nikita ThukralV. HarikrishnaRomance
MarchNinnalle Nanna HrudayaChandrashekar ReddyManoj, Chintana KrishnaAryan KiranRomance
MarchShankara PunyakotiG. MurthySharath Babu, Vinaya PrasadPravin GodkhindiDrama
MarchAnjadiruR. JanardhanPrashant, Shubha PoonjaSundar C. BabuDrama
MarchBaajiS. Shidlaghatta SrinivasAlok Kashinath, RaniG. R. Shankar
MarchVeera MadakariSudeepSudeep, Ragini DwivediM. M. KeeravaniAction
MarchRam BalaramU. B. RamamurthyAdi LokeshS. P. RajDrama
MarchKannadadda Kiran BediOm Prakash RaoMalashri, Sayaji Shinde, Ashish VidyarthiHamsalekhaAction
AprilGhautthamK. Rajeev PrasadPrem Kumar, Sara Alambara, Kausalya, Sudharani, Kokila Mohan, Vinaya PrasadGurukiranRomantic drama
AprilJaaji MalligeAnantha RajuAjay Rao, Gowri Munjal, Komal KumarSadhu KokilaRomance
AprilHrudayagala VishayaVasanthPrashanth Kumar, MadhupriyaDrums DevaRomance
AprilJhosshShivamaniRakesh Adiga, Alok, Sneha, Chetana, Poorna, Nithya MenenVardhanRomance
AprilNishedhagnePadmanabhaAdi Lokesh, PriyankaM. S. GiridharAction
AprilSavaariJacob VergheseSrinagar Kitty, Raghu Mukherjee, Kamalinee Mukherjee, Suman RanganathanManikanth Kadri
E. S. Murthy		Drama
AprilUdaShashank RajYuvaraj, Sanchita PadukoneBharanishreeAction
AprilYagnaKrishna BrahmaSri Murali, PriyankaMurali KrishnaAction
AprilAutoMallikarjuna MuttalageriSathya, Roshani, KruthikaVijaykrishna MysoreAction
AprilChellidaru SampigeyaS. NarayanPrashanth, Bianca Desai, Vishal Hegde, ShruthiS. NarayanRomance
MayEshtu Nagthi NaguChindodi MadhukeshaMohan, RoshaniM. S. MarutiComedy
MayMachchaaDhananjaya Kundapura DatthuJeevan, Saritha JainArjun JanyaAction
MayMinchuVishal RajSiddhanth, ArchanaRajesh RamanathDrama
MayHatrick Hodi MagaP. N. SathyaShiva Rajkumar, Nicolette Bird, Manju BhargaviJassie GiftAction
MaySeenaBasavaraja BellaryTarun Chandra, Priyanka Chandra, Antara ReddyA. T. RaveeshRomance
MayDubai BabuNagannaUpendra, Nikita Thukral, Saloni Aswani, Kumar GovindSridhar V. SambhramComedy
MayThaakathM. S. RameshDuniya Vijay, Shubha PoonjaGurukiranAction
MayJodi No. 1AbhijeethAbhijeeth, Ram Kumar, Amrutha, Sangeetha ShettyM. N. KrupakarDrama
MayAbhimaniPraveenRahul Salanke, Nidhi SubbaiahDharmatejaRomance
MayKalaakaarHarish RajHarish Raj, Suman Ranganathan, Radhika GandhiGiridhar DiwanRomance
MayNannedeya HaaduGuruvendraAnand, Ramya BarnaA. T. RaveeshRomance
JuneYuvahNarendra BabuKartik Shetty, Madhu SharmaGurukiranAction
JuneKaaranjiM. D. SridharVijay Raghavendra, Gauri KarnikVeer SamarthDrama
JuneOlave Jeevana LekkachaaraNagathihalli ChandrashekharRadhika Pandit, Srinagar KittyMano MurthyComedy drama
JuneBlackMahendraKishore, ManasiC. R. BobbyAction
JuneChaitanyaD. K. ShivrajMaster Sachin, Baby NikshitaGopikrishnaDrama
JuneBande BarthaleDevadasSurya, SupreethaDevadasRomance
JunePreethse PreethseK. MadeshYogesh, UdhayatharaAnoop SeelinRomance
JulyEddelu ManjunathaGuruprasadJaggesh, Yagna ShettyAnoop SeelinComedy
JulyChamkaisi Chindi UdaysiA. R. BabuKomal Kumar, Nidhi Subbaiah, Umashree,P. B. BalajiComedy
JulyKabaddiNarendra BabuPraveen, PriyankaHamsalekhaSports
JulyKencha P. N. SathyaPrajwal Devaraj, Pragna ShettyAnoop SeelinRomance
JulyLove GuruShashankTarun Chandra, Radhika Pandit, Dileep RajJoshua SridharRomance
JulyMr. PainterDinesh BabuYogesh, Ramnitu Chaudhary, Rangayana RaghuG. R. ShankarRomance
JulyHouse FullHemanth HegdeDiganth, Hemanth Hegde, Girija Oak, Vishaka SinghKiranComedy
JulyMuniyaT. NagachandraMayur Patel, SahityaAbhimann RoyAction
JulyMale Barali Manju IraliVijayalakshmi SinghSrinagar Kitty, Parvathy, Hariprriya Umashree, Naga KiranMano MurthyRomance
JulyVenkiS. MadhavPrashanth, RashmiA. M. NeelRomance
AugustCheluvina ChilipiliS. NarayanPankaj Narayan, Roopika, Ananth Nag, SumalathaMickey J. MeyerRomance
AugustRaaj the ShowmanPremPuneeth Rajkumar, Priyanka KothariV. HarikrishnaRomance, Action
AugustIniyaMaheshBalaji, Pooja GandhiSridhar V. SambhramRomance
SeptemberMussanjeya GelathiB P SrinivasB P Srinivas, Shalini Srinivas A M NeelRomance
SeptemberRajaniThriller ManjuUpendra, Aarthi Chhabria, Mukul Dev, Rangayana RaghuHamsalekhaAction comedy
SeptemberManasaareYogaraj BhatDiganth, Aindrita RayMano MurthyRomance
SeptemberVayuputraKishore SarjaChiranjeevi Sarja, Aindrita Ray, AmbareeshV. HarikrishnaAction
SeptemberHushaarAdarshAdarsh, Mallika KapoorAdarshThriller
SeptemberBhagyada BalegaraOm Sai PrakashShivarajkumar, Navya NairIlaiyaraajaDrama
SeptemberPrem KahaniR. ChandruAjay Rao, SheelaIlaiyaraajaRomance
SeptemberBettapurada Ditta MakkaluKodlu RamakrishnaSrinivasa Murthy, Master ShashankC. R. BobbyDrama
SeptemberDhanushJayanthPrashanth, Ramanithu ChaudharyM. S. MaruthiRomance
OctoberAbhayMahesh BabuDarshan, Aarthi Thakur, Pradeep RawatV. HarikrishnaAction
OctoberJaala Naghanath M. JoshiChetan Gowda, Deepu, PadminiMadhan MohanRomance
OctoberSaluteB. C. PatilB. C. Patil, AshwiniSai KarthikAction
OctoberBellary NagaDinesh BabuVishnuvardhan, Manasi, Rajesh Nataranga, AvinashL. N. ShastryDrama
OctoberHuchchiVenkatesh PanchangamPooja Gandhi, Anant Nag, SoundarayaRaj BhaskarDrama
OctoberGilliRaghava LokiGururaj Jaggesh, Rakul Preet SinghYuvan Shankar RajaRomance
OctoberNinagaagi KaadiruveJolly BastinVishal Hegde, Pooja GandhiRobin GurangRomance
OctoberMad LoveTeja GRamu, RaveenaL. N. GoochiRomance
OctoberYaaradu Srinivas KaushikVinod Raj, AshwiniAkhil GThriller
OctoberAjanthaRaajpa RavishankarVenkatesh, Honey Rose, Sai KiranIlaiyaraajaDrama
OctoberArtha B. SureshaRaghunath, Kiran BarkoorHamsalekhaDrama
OctoberBanada NeraluUmashanker SwamyB. Jayashree, Harish RajPichchalli SrinivasDrama
OctoberDaatu K. ShivarudraiahRoopa Iyer, DattannaHamsalekhaDrama
OctoberGubbachchigaluAbhaya SimhaAbhilash, PrakruthiAnmol BhaveDrama
OctoberYogiUdaya PrakashYogish, Biyanka DesaiEmil MohammedAction
November10th Class A SecDil SatyaNaveen, PriyankaR. N. AbhilashDrama
NovemberIvnu Thumbaane Orata Jyotish
NovemberMooru Guttu Ondu Sullu Ondu NijaDinesh BabuRamesh Arvind, Komal Kumar, Nancy, SharanSuma ShastryComedy
NovemberParichayaK. SanjayTarun Chandra, Rekha Vedavyas, Sindhu LokanathJassie GiftRomance
NovemberDevaru Kotta ThangiOm Sai PrakashShiva Rajkumar, Meera Jasmine, MonicaHamsalekhaFamily drama
NovemberIPC Section 300 ShashikanthVijay Raghavendra, Priyanka ChandraVeer SamarthCrime
NovemberDevruSadhu KokilaDuniya Vijay, Pragna ShettySadhu KokilaAction
NovemberGokulaPrakashVijay Raghavendra, Yash, Pooja Gandhi, NakshatraMano MurthyRomance
NovemberJeevaPrabhu SrinivasPrajwal Devraj, RuthuvaGurukiranRomance
DecemberMale Bille Mahesh SukhadhareDiganth, Akshay, Pragna ShettyManikanth KadriRomance
DecemberNirudyogiNag HunasodChandrakanth, Pushpalatha A. T. RaveeshDrama
DecemberRavanaYogish HunsurYogesh, Sanchita PadukoneG. Abhiman RoyDrama
DecemberMaleyali JotheyaliPreetham GubbiGanesh, Anjana Sukhani, SudharaniV. HarikrishnaRomance
DecemberKallara SantheD. Sumana KitturYash, HariprriyaV. ManoharPolitical drama
DecemberRaamK. MadeshPuneeth Rajkumar, PriyamaniV. HarikrishnaRomance
DecemberShishiraManju SwarajYashas Surya, Meghana, PremaB. Ajaneesh LoknathDrama
DecemberPutaani PartyP. N. RamchandraRanjita Jadhav, Sharad AnchatgiriVijay PrakashDrama