List of Kannada films of 2006

The following is a list of films produced in the Kannada film industry in India in 2006, presented in alphabetical order.

This year started with a major blow with the demise of icon and legend of Kannada Cinema, Dr Rajkumar.

Slowly, later cinemas like Naayi Neralu and Care of footpath made waves across the country for its meaningful themes and messages. Commercially, My Autograph became one of top grossers, only to be surpassed by industry-hit and legacy movie, Mungaru Male by the end of the year. Mungaru Male became the first South Indian movie to cross 50 crores, grossing nearly 75 crores at the box office.[1]

This movie turned the fate of director, Yograj Bhat and actors Ganesh and Pooja Gandhi to become one of the leading stars in the industry for several years.

Sudeep, Ganesh, Pavitra Lokesh, Ramya, Pooja Gandhi and Master Kishan were recognised for their performances and contribution for this year majorly.

Highest grossing films

Rank Title Collection Ref.
1. Mungaru Male ₹70-80 crore (₹247.97-283.82 crore in 2025)
2. My Autograph ₹20 crore (₹70.2 crore in 2025)
3. Mandya ₹17 crore (₹59.67 crore in 2025)
4. Ajay ₹14 crore (₹50.14 crore in 2025)
5. Thandege Thakka Maga ₹10 crore (₹35.81 crore in 2025)

List of released films in 2006

January–June

Opening Title DirectorCastMusic DirectorGenreNotes
J
A
N		 7th MandyaOm Prakash RaoDarshan, Rakshita, Radhika Kumaraswamy, AvinashGurukiranAction[1]
13th O PriyathamaShivaprabhuAjay Rao, Sanchana, Geetha, Sharat Babu, SudharaniValisha - SandeepRomance[2]
19th ShreePrakashVijay Raghavendra, Jennifer Kotwal, Rahul Roy, Ananth Nag, Vinaya Prasad, AvinashValisha - SandeepAction / Drama
27th VeeruS. NarayanPankaj Narayan, Umashree, Prakash HeggoduS. NarayanDrama[3]
Mithayi ManeAarathiAditi, Surabhi J. Herur, Hanumantha RajuN. S. PrasadDrama[4]
F
E
B		 3rd Uppi Dada M.B.B.S.D. Rajendra BabuUpendra, Uma, Ananth Nag, Chi. Guru Dutt, Naveen Mayur, Rohini HattangadiR. P. PatnaikRomance / Comedy / DramaRemake of Hindi film Munnabhai M.B.B.S.
EeshaK. A. Rahman MustafaDheeraj, Neethu, Tara, Chitra ShenoyTejaDrama
BharathiKrishne GowdaSadhana, Damini, SrideviAbhimanyuDrama
10th MataGuruprasadJaggesh, Pari, Doddanna, R. N. Sudarshan, Tabla Nani, V. Biradar, Mandya RameshV. ManoharSatirical Comedy
Seven O' ClockSantosh Rai PathajeMithun Tejaswi, Pooja Kanwal, Sneha, Nithya, Komal Kumar, SharanM. S. MadhukarRomance[5]
17th My AutographSudeepSudeep, Meena, Srinivasa Murthy, Sridevika, Deepu, Rashmi KulkarniBharadwajDramaRemake of Tamil film Autograph
SuntaragaaliSadhu KokilaDarshan, Rakshita, Ashish Vidyarthi, Manya, Rangayana Raghu, UmashreeSadhu KokilaAction
24th Ramya Chaitra KalaSunil Kumar DesaiSandeep, Manasi Parashar, Nanditha, Rahul InapurShyam SundarDrama[6]
M
A
R		 3rd GopiG. K. MuddurajSri Murali, Gowri Munjal, Doddanna, Tennis KrishnaMani SharmaDrama / RomanceRemake of Telugu film Murari[7]
ShishyaVasuDeepak, Chaitra, Rangayana RaghuV. Nagendra PrasadAction
10th Hettavara KanasuOm Sai PrakashMayur Patel, Radhika Kumaraswamy, Sundar Raj, Pramila JoshaiVandemataram SrinivasDrama
17th AshokaShivamaniShiva Rajkumar, Sunitha Varma, Vinaya Prasad, Srinivasa MurthySadhu KokilaAction
NidhiRadhakrishnaDevaraj, Vinod Alva, Urvashi Patel, Sanghavi, ArjunRajesh RamanathAction
24th HatavadiV. RavichandranV. Ravichandran, Radhika Kumaraswamy, Doddanna, AvinashV. RavichandranDrama
31st Thandege Thakka MagaS. MahendarUpendra, Ambareesh, Laila Mehdin, Sakshi ShivanandS. A. RajkumarAction / DramaRemake of Tamil film Thevar Magan[8]
A
P
R		 7th ShubhamRavi GaraniShivadwaj, Sanjitha, Loknath, KishoreGurukiranAction
14th Sevanthi SevanthiS. NarayanVijay Raghavendra, Ramya, Doddanna, Komal KumarS. A. RajkumarRomance
NaagaY. YesudossK. Shivram, Poonam, Ashwini, Lamboo Nagesh, Bank JanardhanVenkat-NarayanAction[9]
21st ChellataM. D. SridharGanesh, Rekha Vedavyas, Devaraj, Avinash, Umashree, Rangayana Raghu, Komal KumarGurukiranRomance
28th AmbiV. Nagendra PrasadAuditya, Manya, Shobharaj, KishoreV. Nagendra PrasadAction / Romance
Nanna Hendthi KoleB. R. KeshavNaveen Mayur, RohiniM. S. MaruthiThriller
M
A
Y		 4th AjayMeher RameshPuneeth Rajkumar, Anuradha Mehta, Prakash Rai, DoddannaMani SharmaAction
13th JuliePoornima MohanDino Morea, Ramya, Sihi Kahi Chandru, Chitra ShenoyRajesh RamanathRomanceRemake of Hindi film Julie
Belli BettaShivaraj HoskereSunil Raoh, Manya, ShivamaniA. T. RaveeshDrama
ThutturiP. SheshadriH. G. Dattatreya, Dharma, Suchendra PrasadHamsalekhaDrama
19th Thavarina SiriOm Sai PrakashShiva Rajkumar, Daisy Bopanna, Ashitha, Ashwini, Mukhyamantri Chandru, DoddannaHamsalekhaDrama
J
U
N		 2nd Miss CaliforniaKodlu RamakrishnaDiganth, Jhanavi, Soumya, Sharath Babu, Jayanthi, BhavyaRavi DattatreyaDramaBased on the novel by C. N. Muktha
8th DatthaChi Guru DuttDarshan, Ramya, Keerthi Chawla, Vinaya Prasad, SrinathR. P. PatnaikAction
15th Honeymoon ExpressNagendra MagadiJaggesh, S. Narayan, Deepu, SanthoshiR. P. PatnaikComedy
23rd Good LuckS. NandakumarAniruddha Jatkar, Radhika Kumaraswamy, Naveen Krishna, DaminiRajesh RamanathRomance
30th ThirupathiShivamaniSudeepa, Pooja Kanwal, Charan Raj, P. N. SathyaRajesh RamanathAction

July – December

Opening Title DirectorCastMusic DirectorGenreNotes
J
U
L		 7th CyanideA. M. R. RameshRavi Kale, Tara, Avinash, Malavika Avinash, NassarSandeep ChowtaCrime Thriller
14th JackpotN. M. NiranjanDhyan, Shubha Poonja, HarshaAlwynn Fernandes
M. N. Krupakar		Romance / Comedy
28th Ganda HendathiRavi SrivatsaVishal Hegde, Sanjjana, Thilak Shekar, Manju BhashiniGurukiranRomance / ThrillerRemake of Hindi film Murder
Neenello NaanalleDinesh BabuVishnuvardhan, Rakshita, Aniruddha Jatkar, AvinashRamesh KrishnaDramaRemake of Telugu film Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana
A
U
G		 4th Gandugali Kumara RamaH. R. BhargavaShiva Rajkumar, Laya, Anita Hassandani, Rambha, AvinashGurukiranPeriod action
11th Mohini 9886788888Rajendra Singh BabuAuditya, Nassar, Riyaz Khan, Suhasini, Anu Prabhakar, Adi LokeshHamsalekhaHorror / Thriller
12th Nanna Kanasina HooveS. M. PatilVinayak Joshi, Harish Raj, Keerthana, PreethiN S PrasadRomance
S
E
P		 1st OdahuttidavaluOm Sai PrakashV. Ravichandran, Rakshita, Radhika Kumaraswamy, Komal Kumar, Rangayana RaghuR. P. PatnaikRomance / Drama
8th Maha NagaraEshwarVinod Prabhakar, ShilpaNaga MaheshAction
Kadala MagePraveen KumarDiganth, Saritha JainS. P. ChandrakanthDramaTulu film
Gatti Taali Bitti MelaRajesh KumarKashinath, MadhuriRajesh RamanathRomance / Comedy
15th AishwaryaIndrajit LankeshUpendra, Deepika Padukone, Daisy BopannaRajesh RamanathRomance[10]
21st Jothe JotheyaliDinakar ThoogudeepaPrem Kumar, Ramya, Komal KumarV. HarikrishnaRomance
22nd Autograph PleaseBharathi ShankarAakash Shetty, Sanjjana, Sangeetha Shetty, Dileep Raj, Naveen KrishnaArjun JanyaRomance
28th SirivanthaS. NarayanVishnuvardhan, Shruti, DoddannaS. A. RajkumarDramaRemake of Telugu film Aa Naluguru[11]
O
C
T		 6th Ravi ShastriM. S. Rajashekar
M. R. Raghavendra		V. Ravichandran, Sneha, Ananth NagRajesh RamanathComedy DramaRemake of Tamil film Idhu Namma Aalu
20th ThangigagiP. N. SathyaDarshan, Poonam Bajwa, Shwetha Chengappa, Hemanth G Nag Rangayana RaghuSadhu KokilaDramaRemake of Tamil film Thirupaachi
Avanandre AvneA. VenugopalNaveen Mayur, KanganaSangeeth SagarRomance
RambhaB. RamamurthyChandrakanth, Nayana KrishnaGuru PrasadAdult romance
27th Saavira MettiluPuttanna Kanagal
K. S. L. Swamy		Kalyan Kumar, Jayanthi, Pandari Bai, Vajramuni, B. V. Radha, Ambareesh, Doddanna, Mukhyamantri ChandruVijaya Bhaskar
Pravin Godkhindi		DramaDelayed film[12]
N
O
V		 10th HubliOm Prakash RaoSudeepa, Rakshita, Anantha Velu, Tarakesh PatelA. R. HemanthAction
PandavaruK. V. RajuAmbareesh, Devaraj, Shashikumar, Ramkumar, Aishwarya, Gurleen Chopra, TaraHamsalekhaDramaRemake of Malayalam film Godfather
24th Tananam TananamKavita LankeshRamya, Rakshita, Shaam, Girish Karnad, Bharathi VishnuvardhanK. KalyanRomance[13]
Kannadada KandaB. N. VijayakumarVinod Raj, Daksha, Kishore, LeelavathiH. GurunathAction
StudentM. D. SridharMayur Patel, Pooja Kanwal, Sarath Babu, Komal Kumar, Vinaya PrasadR. P. PatnaikRomance
Care of FootpathMaster KishanMaster Kishan, Jackie Shroff, Tara, B. JayashreeRavi DattatreyaDrama
D
E
C		 1st MadanaJai JagadishAuditya, Samiksha, Saaniya, Ramesh BhatYuvan Shankar RajaRomance / ThrillerRemake of Tamil film Manmadhan
8th Tenali RamaNagendra MagadiJaggesh, Ramesh Aravind, Deepu, Rangayana Raghu, SrinathR. P. PatnaikComedy
15th Nage HabbaAdarshaAdarsha, Sunaina, Sadhu KokilaAdarshaComedy
22nd Kallarali HoovagiT. S. NagabharanaVijay Raghavendra, Uma, Ananth Nag, Bharathi Vishnuvardhan, SumalathaHamsalekhaDrama
NeelakantaOm Sai PrakashV. Ravichandran, Namitha, Sridevika, Sadhu Kokila, Vijay Kashi, SujathaV. RavichandranRomance
29th Mungaru MaleYogaraj BhatGanesh, Pooja Gandhi, Ananth Nag, DiganthMano MurthyRomance
A Aa E EeN. R. Nanjunde GowdaRamesh Aravind, PremaV. ManoharDrama
Geeya GeeyaKrishna ReddyNaveen Krishna, SwarnamalyaBhavathariniRomance
Koti ChennayaAnand P. RajuBalakrishna, Shekar KotyanV. ManoharDramaTulu film

References

  1. 1 2 "Top 2006 Kannada Movies List". chiloka.com. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  2. ↑ O Priyatama Kannada Movie Review
  3. ↑ "Veeru Movie Review". Chitraloka.com. 12 January 2006. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  4. ↑ A sad, gentle tale
  5. ↑ 7'O Clock Movie Review
  6. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20060315053451/http://sify.com/movies/kannada/review.php?id=14151307&ctid=5&cid=2427
  7. ↑ Gopi review
  8. ↑ Thandege Thakka Maga review
  9. ↑ Deepak, S. N. "Naga". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 18 May 2006. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  10. ↑ Deepika's Aishwarya is a must watch
  11. ↑ Sirivantha:Excellent!
  12. ↑ 'Savira Mettilu' this week
  13. ↑ Thananam Thananam Movie Review
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