List of Kannada films of 2012
A list of Kannada-language films produced in the Kannada film industry in India in 2012.
This year marked a spike in profits with the biggest numbers raking in for the historical multistarrer Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna and the highest footfalls for Pooja Gandhi's Dandupalya that also became the highest grossing female-led movie till date.
Rambo, Sidlingu, Kalpana, Govindaya Namaha, Chingari, Adhoori and Drama were some of the successful movies of this year.
Radhika Pandit and Yash had a decent year with 2 hits, Drama in common, along with Adhoori and Lucky respectively.
Box office collection
The highest-grossing Kannada films released in 2012, by worldwide box office gross revenue, are as follows.The rank of the films in the following depends on the worldwide gross. The budget is only for knowledgeable purpose.
| Rank | Title | Production company | Worldwide gross | References |
| 1 | Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna | Sri Sangolli Rayanna films | ||
| 2 | Dandupalya | Apple Blossom Creations | ||
| 3 | Addhuri | CMR Productions | ||
| 4 | Katari Veera Surasundarangi | Rockline Productions | ||
| 5 | Drama | Jayanna Combines | ||
| 6 | Anna Bond | Poornima Enterprises | ||
| 7 | Chingari | Mahashaila Cine Sankula | ||
| 8 | Govindaya Namaha | Suresh Arts | ||
| 9 | Rambo | Laddoo Cinema House | ||
| 10 | Jaanu | Jayanna Combines |