Kannada Biography Movies List
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Sage Kabir who taught people the love of God. A movie based on his life
A 1962 movie by P Srinivas
Actors & Actresses: Dr Rajkumar, KrishnaKumari, Uday kumar, T N Balakrishna, M N Lakshmi Devi, Kuchala Kumari
Religious, Drama, Biography
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Story of Tenali Ramakrishna and Krishnadevaraya
A 1982 movie by B S Ranga
Actors & Actresses: Ananth Nag, Aarathi, Srinath, Manjula, Sripriya, K S Ashwath
Historical, Comedy, Biography
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A 1991 movie by Basavaraja Kesthur
Actors & Actresses: Chiranjeevi Vinay, Master Amith, Master Umesh, Theertha Prasad, Jagannatha Rao, Mahendra
Drama, Biography
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Navakoti Narayana, a wealthy banker becomes the devotee of Lord Krishna by the turn of the events
A 1964 movie by S K A Chari
Actors & Actresses: Dr Rajkumar, Sahukar Janaki, Dikki Madhava Rao, H Ramachandra Shastry, Kemparaj Urs, Maala
Mythology, Philosophical, Biography
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Rajkumar plays the role of an emperor Kanthirava Narasaraja I of the Wodeyar dynasty, Mysore who was fondly named as Ranadheera Kanteerava
A 1960 movie by N C Rajan
Actors & Actresses: Dr Rajkumar, R Nagendra Rao, M S Subbanna, T N Balakrishna, S M Veerabhadrappa, H R Hanumantha Rao
Historical, Biography
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Story of the life of great saint Tukaram of Maharashtra
A 1963 movie by Sundara Rao Nadakarni
Actors & Actresses: Dr Rajkumar, M Leelavathi, Uday kumar, Pandari Bai, K S Ashwath, T N Balakrishna
Religious, Philosophical, Historical, Drama, Biography
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Biography of the great sculptor Jakanaachaari, famous for his works during chalukya era
A 1964 movie by B S Ranga
Actors & Actresses: Kalyan Kumar, B Saroja Devi, Uday kumar, Chittor V. Nagaiah, Dhulipala Seetarama Sastry, B Ramadevi
Historical, Biography
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A biographical picture of Raghavendra Swamy of Mantralaya
A 1966 movie by T V Singh Thakur
Actors & Actresses: Dr Rajkumar, Jayanthi, Uday kumar, Adavani Lakshmidevi, Ramesh, Suguna
White and Black, Religious, Philosophical, Biography
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Movie is based on the real life incidents of the Madhva saint of Karnataka- Sri Purandara Dasa
A 1967 movie by C V Raju, R Ramamurthy
Actors & Actresses: K S Ashwath, R Nagendra Rao, Pandari Bai, Uday kumar, Harini, Raja shankar
Religious, Biography
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Basaveshwara- Lamp of the world. Story of Basava who tried to unite people under one God, one religion.
A 1959 movie by T V Singh Thakur
Actors & Actresses: Honnappa Bhagavathar, Dr Rajkumar, Sandhya, T R Narasimha Raju, K S Ashwath, B Saroja Devi
Historical, Drama, Biography
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Kittur Chennamma, the queen of Kittur fights the British with honour
A 1961 movie by B R Panthulu
Actors & Actresses: B Saroja Devi, M V Rajamma, Dr Rajkumar, M Leelavathi, Chindodi Leela, T R Narasimha Raju
War, Historical, Biography, Action
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Story of the Kingdom of Vijaya Nagara, a great kingdom of Southern India
A 1961 movie by R Nagendra Rao
Actors & Actresses: B Saroja Devi, R N Sudarshan, R Nagendra Rao, Kalyan Kumar, Uday kumar, Sandhya
War, Historical, Biography, Action
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Story of the brave warrior Echhamma nayaka
A 1964 movie by Hunsur Krishnamurthy
Actors & Actresses: Hunsur Krishnamurthy, B M Venkatesh, Adavani Lakshmidevi, M Jayashree, B S Dwarakish, M P Shankar
War, Historical, Drama, Biography, Action
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Biographical film of the kannada poet/ philosopher Sarvajna who lived in the 16th century
A 1965 movie by Aruru Pattabhi
Actors & Actresses: Dr Rajkumar, Harini, Uday kumar, Mynavathi, K S Ashwath, Rajamma Gokak
Biography
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Biographical story of the King Pulikeshi the 2nd of Chalukya Dynasty
A 1967 movie by N C Rajan
Actors & Actresses: Dr Rajkumar, Uday kumar, Jayanthi, T N Balakrishna, T R Narasimha Raju, Kalpana
War, Political, Biography, Adventure, Action
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Biographical picture of the freedom fighter Rayanna of Sangolli
A 1967 movie by B T Athani, Gurubala
Actors & Actresses: Abhi Bhattacharya, V S Patil, Kamini Kadama, Dada Salvi, Rajashekhar, Leela Gandhi
War, Drama, Biography, Action
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A Biographical movie based on the story of saint Purandara Dasa.
A 1937 movie by B. Chawan
Actors & Actresses: G Krishnaswamy Iyengar, Tripuramba, J T Balakrishnarao
Religious, Historical, Biography
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Movie is famous for beautifully orchestrating the folk songs of Kannada. The film is based on the life of Kalidasa, a famous poet who lived during the 4th and 5th Century CE
A 1955 movie by K R Seetarama Sastry
Actors & Actresses: Honnappa Bhagavathar, B Raghavendra rao, T R Narasimha Raju, B Saroja Devi, P Rajasulochana, G V Iyer
White and Black, Musical, Historical, Drama, Biography
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A 1972 movie by Girish Karnad
Documentary, Biography
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Story of the freedom fighters of India who died in the cause
A 1974 movie by K M Shankarappa
Actors & Actresses: Kodanda Rao, G V Shivanand, Girija Lokesh, Sudheer, Dr Govinda Manur, Dikki Madhava Rao
Historical, Drama, Biography
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A 1983 movie by K S L Swamy (Ravi)
Actors & Actresses: Ashok, Aarathi, Srinivasamurthy, Manjula, Tiger Prabhakar, Vajramuni
Philosophical, Historical, Biography
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A 1986 movie by K S L Swamy (Ravi)
Actors & Actresses: Vishnuvardhan, Madhavi, Saritha, S Shivaram, M S Umesh, Dinesh
Musical, Biography
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A 1993 movie by Om Saiprakash
Actors & Actresses: Om Saiprakash, Sudha Rani, Thara, Srinath, Dheerendra Gopal, Mukhyamantri Chandru
Religious, Drama, Biography
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A 2010 movie by Rithwik Simha
Actors & Actresses: C R Simha, Padmaja Srinivas, Harish, Anil, Nanda kishor, Alakananda
Drama, Biography
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A 2012 movie by B Naganna
Actors & Actresses: Darshan Thoogudeep, Shashikumar, Jayaprada, Nikita Thukral, Umashree, Srinivasamurthy
Historical, Drama, Biography
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A 2013 movie by A M R Ramesh
Actors & Actresses: Arjun Sarja, Kishore, Suresh Oberoi, Ravi Kale, Jayachithra, Sampath Raj
Drama, Biography, Adventure, Action
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The film portrays the story of an aspiring actress who is ready to go to any extent to make it big in the cinema industry. It was inspired by the life of Silk Smitha, a South Indian actress noted for her erotic roles.
A 2013 movie by Thrishul
Actors & Actresses: Akshay, Veena Malik, Sanah, Srinivasamurthy, Sadhu Kokila, Avinash
Drama, Biography
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The film is based on the life of actress Kalpana
A 2015 movie by Sathish Pradhan
Actors & Actresses: Pooja Gandhi, P Ravi Shankar, Atul Kulkarni, Makrand Deshpande, Ramesh Bhat, Achyutha Rao
Drama, Biography
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A 2015 movie by M R Balakrishna
Religious, Drama, Biography, Animation
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The film is based on the life story of Paritaala Ravi, a gangster in the Rayalaseema province of Andhra Pradesh
A 2015 movie by Sreejay
Actors & Actresses: Duniya Vijay, Akanksha Puri, P Ravi Shankar, Sadhu Kokila, Shobhraj, Bullet Prakash
Drama, Crime, Biography, Action
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A 2015 movie by Om Saiprakash
Actors & Actresses: Harish Raj, Naveen Krishna, Srinivasamurthy, Ramesh Bhat, Jai jagadish, Bank Janardhan
Religious, Drama, Biography
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A 2015 movie by Sharath
Actors & Actresses: Vishnu Vallabha, Shwetha Rao, Rathnamala, Muguru Suresh, Rekha Das, Ganesh S Rao
Religious, Drama, Biography
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The film is based on the events leading to Operation Cocoon to capture or kill the forest bandit Veerappan
A 2016 movie by Ram Gopal Varma
Actors & Actresses: Srinivas, Rockline Venkatesh, K S Sridhar, Sathyanarayana, Rohith, Sathya
Documentary, Drama, Biography, Action
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The film is based on the real life of Pandit Puttaraja Gawai (1914 - 2010), who was a scholar and a Hindustani traditional musician who was well noted for his social services.
A 2016 movie by Hamsa Shyam Vijeth
Actors & Actresses: Shashikumar, Umesh Navale, Shankaralinga Sugnalli, Shruti, Abhijith, Vijay Raghavendra
Drama, Biography
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Based on the life of Ramabai Ambedkar, the first wife of Indian social reformer and politician B. R. Ambedkar.
A 2016 movie by M Ranganath
Actors & Actresses: Nagaraj, Bank Janardhan, Sumathishree, Mysore Ramananda, Yagna Shetty, Auditor Srinivas
Drama, Biography
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A 2016 movie by Narendra Babu
Actors & Actresses: Ananth Nag, Avinash, Shivarajkumar, Sharath Lohitashwa, Dattatreya, Vaishali Deepak
Drama, Biography
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Biography of Saint Allama, the son of a temple dancer
A 2017 movie by T S Nagabharana
Actors & Actresses: Lakshmi Gopalaswamy, Meghana Raj, Sanchari Vijay, Dhananjay, M Thousheer
Drama, Biography
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