Kannada Biography Movies List
![Mahatma Kabir Movie Poster](/i/m/p/1/64-m.jpg) |
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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![Hasyaratna Ramakrishna Movie Poster](/i/m/p/14/37-m.jpg) |
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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![Balaka Ambedkar Movie Poster](/i/m/p/20/19-m.jpg) |
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 Movie Poster](/i/m/p/2/05-m.jpg) |
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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![Ranadheera Kanteerava Movie Poster](/i/m/p/1/44-m.jpg) |
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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![Santha Thukaram Movie Poster](/i/m/p/1/87-m.jpg) |
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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![Amarashilpi Jakanachari Movie Poster](/i/m/p/1/94-m.jpg) |
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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![Mantralaya Mahatme Movie Poster](/i/m/p/2/44-m.jpg) |
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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![Sri Purandara Dasaru Movie Poster](/i/m/p/2/77-m.jpg) |
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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![Jagajyothi Basaveshwara Movie Poster](/i/m/p/1/39-m.jpg) |
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 Movie Poster](/i/m/p/1/54-m.jpg) |
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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![Vijayanagarada Veeraputra Movie Poster](/i/m/p/1/58-m.jpg) |
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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![Veera Sankalpa Movie Poster](/i/m/p/2/12-m.jpg) |
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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![Sarvajna Murthy Movie Poster](/i/m/p/2/27-m.jpg) |
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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![Immadi Pulikeshi Movie Poster](/i/m/p/2/61-m.jpg) |
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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![Kranthiveera Sangolli Rayanna Movie Poster](/i/m/p/2/64-m.jpg) |
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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![Purandaradasa](/i/m/p/44-m.png) |
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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![Mahakavi Kalidasa Movie Poster](/i/m/p/90-m.jpg) |
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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![D R Bendre](/i/m/p/7/65-m.png) |
A 1972 movie by Girish Karnad Documentary, Biography
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![Maadi Madidavaru Movie Poster](/i/m/p/8/61-m.jpg) |
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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![Kranthiyogi Basavanna Movie Poster](/i/m/p/15/17-m.jpg) |
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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![Malaya Marutha Movie Poster](/i/m/p/17/17-m.jpg) |
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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![Bhagavan Sri Saibaba Movie Poster](/i/m/p/21/97-m.jpg) |
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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![Rasarushi Kuvempu Movie Poster](/i/m/p/35/93-m.jpg) |
A 2010 movie by Rithwik Simha Actors & Actresses: C R Simha, Padmaja Srinivas, Harish, Anil, Nanda kishor, Alakananda Drama, Biography
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![Kranthiveera Sangolli Rayanna Movie Poster](/i/m/p/37/95-m.jpg) |
A 2012 movie by B Naganna Actors & Actresses: Darshan Thoogudeep, Shashikumar, Jayaprada, Nikita Thukral, Umashree, Srinivasamurthy Historical, Drama, Biography
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![Attahasa Movie Poster](/i/m/p/38/31-m.jpg) |
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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![Silk Movie Poster](/i/m/p/38/89-m.jpg) |
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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![Abhinethri Movie Poster](/i/m/p/40/83-m.jpg) |
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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![Shiradi Sri Saibaba Movie Poster](/i/m/p/41/40-m.jpg) |
A 2015 movie by M R Balakrishna Religious, Drama, Biography, Animation
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![RX Soori Movie Poster](/i/m/p/41/48-m.jpg) |
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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![Sri Sai Movie Poster](/i/m/p/41/83-m.jpg) |
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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![Om Sharanam Ayyappa Movie Poster](/i/m/p/42/11-m.jpg) |
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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![Killing Veerappan Movie Poster](/i/m/p/42/17-m.jpg) |
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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![Shivayogi Sri Puttayyajja Movie Poster](/i/m/p/42/44-m.jpg) |
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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![Ramabai Movie Poster](/i/m/p/42/88-m.jpg) |
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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![Santheyalli Nintha Kabira Movie Poster](/i/m/p/43/36-m.jpg) |
A 2016 movie by Narendra Babu Actors & Actresses: Ananth Nag, Avinash, Shivarajkumar, Sharath Lohitashwa, Dattatreya, Vaishali Deepak Drama, Biography
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![Allama Movie Poster](/i/m/p/44/07-m.jpg) |
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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