List of Kannada films of 2003

The following is a list of films produced in the Kannada film industry in India in 2003, presented in alphabetical order. A total of 99 films were released that year, 12 of which were said to be remakes.[1] The Hindu called 2003 a "flop for Kannada cinema", with an investment of ₹47 crore returning only ₹11.20 crore. The report stated that only 11 films "brought substantial returns to the investors." They included Kariya, Kutumba, Raktha Kanneeru, Preethi Prema Pranaya, Excuse Me, Chandra Chakori, Khushi, Laali Haadu, Sri Ram and Don.[2]

Top-grossing films

Rank Title Collection Ref.
1. Raktha Kanneeru ₹15 crore (₹57.75 crore in 2025)
2. Kariya ₹7.5 crore (₹28.875 crore in 2025)
3. Sri Ram ₹6 crore (₹23.1 crore in 2025)
4. Kutumba ₹5 crore (₹19.25 crore in 2025)
5. Laali Haadu ₹3 crore (₹11.55 crore in 2025)
6. Don ₹2.5 crore (₹9.63 crore in 2025)
7. Chandra Chakori ₹2.25 crore (₹8.667 crore in 2025)
8. Preethi Prema Pranaya ₹2 crore (₹7.7 crore in 2025)
9. Excuse Me ₹1 crore (₹3.85 crore in 2025)
10. Khushi ₹50 lakh (₹1.93 crore in 2025)

List of Kannada film released

January - June

MonthTitleDirectorCastMusic directorNotes
JanuaryKariyaPremDarshan, Abhinayasri, B. JayashreeGurukiran
DumbeeAdarshAdarsh, Rashmi, Shilpa, Hema Bellur, Tennis KrishnaHamsalekha
DaaliEeshwar BalegundiVinod Alva, Shobhraj, Thulasi Ram, Anitha S NayarKumar Eshwar
Sri KalikambaRama NarayananRamya Krishnan, Anu Prabhakar, Vinod Kumar Alva, JayanthiDevaA Kannada–Tamil bilingual film[3]
DonP. N. SathyaShiva Rajkumar, Meghana Naidu, Ashok, Jai JagadishSadhu Kokila[4]
Laali HaaduH. VasuDarshan, Abhirami, Ruthika, UmashreeSadhu Kokila[5]
JayaN. SrinivasJeevan, Aishwarya, AshokRam – Suchithra
Pakka ChukkaS. NarayanRamesh Aravind, S. Narayan, Ruchita Prasad, MahalakshmiS. Narayan
Lovva Illa DovvaS. Nanda KumarAnirudh, MithunaK. Kalyan[6]
Heart BeatsS K Nagendra UrsVijay Raghavendra, Ashitha, DeepaVenkat-Narayan
FebruaryNeenandre IshtaB. MalleshDarshan, Harish Raj, Malavika, AkhilaBharadwaj[7]
BorderAnand P. RajuCharanraj, Shobharaj, Vinod Kumar Alva, Sneha, Pavithra LokeshM. N. Krupakar[8]
SacchiOm Prakash RaoOm Prakash Rao, Navya, LohithaswaGurukiran
AnandaVaramulla PudiNaveen Mayur, Ruthika, Rajesh Nataranga, Jhansi Subbaiah, Ananth NagRajesh RamanathRemake of Telugu film Anandam
Mooru Manasu Nooru KanasuB. HanumanthuPrema, Harindranath, Rajesh, Ramesh Bhat, Bank JanardhanChaitanya[9]
Bangalore BandhTeshi VenkateshSai Kumar, Ananth Nag, Deepthi, Avinash, DoddannaHamsalekha
AduRavi Padmarag M. A.Ravi Padmarag, Anitha, M. P. ShankarSunil Dev, Raj Dev
BadriRaghuvardhanC P Yogeshwar, Kausalya, Sudharani, Harish RaiRajesh Ramanath[10]
NagabharanaBellary JanardhanShobharaj, Srividya, Roopashree, DoddannaChaitanya
MarchHey Nan Bheeshma KanoSuryaDevaraj, Prema, Tara, Pramod ChakravarthyChaitanya[11]
GandhinagaraLakki ShankarRajendra, KausalyaLayendra Kokila
ColorsRamesh P. C.Mandya Ramesh, Nivas, Janhavi, Bank Janardhan, Tennis KrishnaColors Mahesh
Wrong NumberN. S. ShankarHarish Mattur, BhavanaV. Manohar
Raja NarasimhaMuthyal SubbaiahVishnuvardhan, Ramya Krishnan, Raasi, Abhijeeth, AvinashDeva[12]
Nimma Preethiya HudugaK. V. JayaramVinod Kumar Alva, Ashok, Vinaya Prasad, Sadhu KokilaS. P. Venkatesh
Nanna Hendthi MaduveM. S. RajashekarSa. Ra. Govindu, Om Prakash Rao, Anu Prabhakar, RuthikaRajesh RamanathRemake of Hindi film Meri Biwi Ki Shaadi[1]
Katthegalu Saar KatthegaluRajendra Singh BabuS. Narayan, Ramesh Aravind, Mohan Shankar, Ruthika, Meghana NaiduHamsalekha
AprilHelloKodlu RamakrishnaBhavana, Naveen MayurSrishaila[13]
Yardo Duddu Yallammana JathreA. R. BabuJaggesh, Devaraj, Amrutha, Bank JanardhanV. ManoharRemake of Malayalam film Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam[14]
Devara MakkaluSrinivasa MurthyNitil Krishna, Srinivasa Murthy, Doddanna, Mukhyamantri Chandru, Ramesh Pandit, Malavika Avinash, Lamboo NageshHamsalekha
KicchaArun PrasadSudeep, Shwetha, Ajay Rao, SujathaHamsalekha
KutumbaNagannaUpendra, Natanya Singh, Gurukiran, SathyarajGurukiran
Paris PranayaNagathihalli ChandrashekarRaghu Mukherjee, Minal Patel, RajeshStephen Prayog
SingaaravvaT. S. NagabharanaPrema, Avinash, ShivadwajC. Ashwath
AbhiDinesh BabuPuneeth Rajkumar, RamyaGurukiran
MayNenilde Naanu... Illa Kane...SrishylaShivadwaj, Anu Prabhakar, DwarakishSrishyla
Kushalave KshemaveS. MahendarRamesh Aravind, Divya Unni, Darshan, RamkumarRajesh RamanathRemake of Tamil film Kaalamellam Kadhal Vaazhga[15]
Preetisle BekuYogesh HunsurVijay Raghavendra, Chaya SinghChaitanyaRemake of Hindi film Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha[1]
Taayi Illada TabbaliOm Sai PrakashShivadhwaj, Radhika, Srinivasa Murthy, Avinash, Sadhu KokilaHamsalekha
Ramaswamy KrishnaswamyP. AnnayyaMohan Shankar, Naveen Mayur, SargamHamsalekha
Lankesh PatrikeIndrajit LankeshDarshan, Vasundhara Das, Ananth Nag, Aditi Govitrikar, Rangayana Raghu, Devaraj, Chitra ShenoyBabji - Sandeep
Black & WhiteJaikumar N
Palani K		Rajesh Ramanath, Priya Hassan, Sathish, JayanthiRajesh Ramanath
Tada KhaidiShivaji GorpadeDevaraj, Thriller Manju, PadminiRajesh Ramanath
Meese ChiguridaagaK. Praveen NayakTheja, Durga Shetty, Shree, Thusha PandeM. N. Krupakar[16]
Fifty : FiftySuryaShyam Kumar, Pooja, Dwarakish, SrinathRajesh Ramanath
JuneSri RamM. S. RameshShiva Rajkumar, Abhirami, Ankitha, Jai JagadishGurukiran
Ooh La LaHemanth HegdeKrishna Mohan, Radhika Kumaraswamy, Arya Prasad, Sonia AgarwalSuresh Devkumar
Ananda NilayaKrishna DasShivadwaj, PremaAbike BabiRemake of Malayalam film Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam
PanchaliDinesh BabuAnirudh, Sunil Raoh, Rambha, Vinayak JoshiGurukiran[17]
KalaravaThimmarajuMaster Samarth, Baby Shravya, Yashwanth, RamakrishnaJ. Vardhan

July - December

MonthTitleDirectorCastMusic directorNotes
JulyThalwarA. T. RaghuDevaraj, Vinod Kumar Alva, Thriller Manju, Ruchita PrasadGopi Krishna
HudugigagiB. ManjunathS. P. B. Charan, Radhika Kumaraswamy, Naveen KrishnaBabji - Sandeep[18]
SmileSeetharam KaranthShiva Rajkumar, Neha, M. P. ShankarV. Manohar
VikramM. K. MaheshwarVijay Raghavendra, Sindhu MenonRajesh Ramanath
KhakiShivamaniShivamani, DevarajRajesh Ramanath[19]
Preethi Prema PranayaKavita LankeshAnanth Nag, Bharathi Vishnuvardhan, Prakash Rai, Sudharani, Bhavana, Anu Prabhakar, Sunil Raoh, Arun SagarMano Murthy
Mane MagaluOm Sai PrakashRadhika Kumaraswamy, Vishal Hegde, Srinivasa MurthyVandemataram SrinivasRemake of Marathi film Halad Rusli Kunku Hasla[20]
MarichikeVasu AlurH. G. Dattatreya, Shobaraj, B. V. RadhaB. Prakash
AugustChandra ChakoriS. NarayanSri Murali, Naaz, Srinagar Kitty, PriyaS. A. Rajkumar
NanjundiS. R. BrothersShiva Rajkumar, Debina Bonnerjee, Lokesh, UmashriHamsalekhaHamsalekha's 250th film[21]
Market RajaR. ShivashankarDevaraj, Keerthi Raj, Vinutha, NamrathaLayendra Kokila
HunterThriller ManjuThriller Manju, Ruchita Prasad, UshaM. N. Krupakar
Kasu Iddone BasuA. R. BabuJaggesh, Radhika Chaudhari, Doddanna, Komal KumarV. Manohar[22]
SeptemberAnkaG K MuddurajSai Kumar, Rajendra, Ruchita Prasad, Urvashi PatelGandharva
JogulaS. MahendarB. C. Patil, Vijayalakshmi, Ruchita PrasadHamsalekha[23]
Lovve PassagaliB. MalleshNagendra Prasad, Prema, Charan Raj, DoddannaHamsalekha
VijayadashamiBharathi KannanSai Kumar, Prema, Soundarya, Srinivasa Murthy, JayachitraDeva
Raktha KanneeruSadhu KokilaUpendra, Abhirami, Ramya Krishna, Kumar Bangarappa, J. V. SomayajuluSadhu KokilaRemake of Tamil film Ratha Kanneer
Inspector JayasimhaH. S. RajashekarDevaraj, Abhijeeth, NamrathaM N Krupakar
OctoberHrudayavanthaP. VasuVishnuvardhan, Nagma, Anu Prabhakar, Doddanna, Rangayana RaghuHamsalekha[24]
KhushiPrakashVijay Raghavendra, Tarun Chandra, Harish, Sindhu Menon, Madhuri Bhattacharya, Chaitra Hollikere, Ananth Nag, AvinashGurukiran
Chigurida KanasuT. S. NagabharanaShiva Rajkumar, Vidhya Venkatesh, Ananth Nag, Shivaram, AvinashV. Manohar
Game For LoveM. D. SridharK. Shivram, Meena, Bhavya, Gazar Khan, Ganesh, Mukhyamantri ChandruBabji Sandeep[25]
Ondagona BaaUdayasankarV. Ravichandran, Shilpa Shetty, J. V. Somayajulu, K. R. Vijaya, Charan RajHamsalekha[26]
Hucchana Maduveli Undone JanaBalaji SinghJaggesh, Radhika ChaudhariPrashant Raj
NovemberRee Swalpa BarteeraA. R. BabuShashikumar, Kausalya, Doddanna, Mukhyamantri ChandruVenkat Narayan
Bala ShivaM RaghavendraSridhar, Naveen Krishna, RashmiHamsalekha
Gadibidi BrothersRameshNivas, Mandya Ramesh, Urvashi Patel, Ushakiran, DwarakishMahesh
Namma Preethiya RamuSanjay–VijayDarshan, Navya, Doddanna, Umashree, HamsavijethaIlayarajaRemake of Malayalam film Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum[27]
DaasaP. N. SathyaDarshan, Amrutha, Avinash, SatyajithSadhu Kokila
ParthaOm Prakash RaoSudeep, HardeepGurukiran[28]
Sri Renuka DeviNagendra MagadiSoundarya, Prema, Jayapradha, Sai Kumar, CharanrajHamsalekha
DecemberExcuse MePremSunil Raoh, Ramya, Ajay Rao, SumalathaR. P. Patnaik
DreamsJayanthVasu, RuthikaTej
Dhad... Dhad...Hemanth HegdeKrishna Mohan, Durga Shetty, Mandya Ramesh, AvinashMadhukar
ManiYogaraj BhatMayur Patel, Radhika, Umashri, Rangayana RaghuRaja
Vijaya SimhaM. S. RajashekarVijay Raghavendra, RakshitaGurukiran
ArdhangiY. NanjundappaSunil Kumar, Anu Prabhakar, KaribasavaiahV. Manohar[29]
AnnavruOm Prakash RaoDarshan, Ambareesh, Kanika Subramaniam, Suhasini ManiratnamRajesh RamanathRemake of Tamil film Thalapathi
GokarnaNagannaUpendra, Rakshita, Madhu Bangarappa, SatyajithGurukiranRemake of Tamil film Annaamalai
Swathi MuthuD. Rajendra BabuSudeep, Meena, Leelavathi, Pavithra Lokesh, RamakrishnaRajesh RamanathRemake of Telugu film Swathi Muthyam

Dubbed films

TitleDirectorCastNotes
Vijaya ShantiNageshwara RaoVijayashantiDubbed version of Sambhavi IPS

References

  1. 1 2 3 "2003 Year Round Up". Chitraloka.com. 31 December 2003. Archived from the original on 19 March 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  2. ↑ Rao, K. N. Venkatasubba (4 January 2004). "2003, a flop for Kannada cinema". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 1 June 2009. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  3. ↑ Sri Kalikamba review
  4. ↑ "Kannada film Don releasing on Jan. 17th"
  5. ↑ Laali Haadu film review
  6. ↑ "Lovva Illa Dovva Songs Download Mp3 2003". www.pendujatt.net. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  7. ↑ "Neenandre Ishta - a film of Darshan "
  8. ↑ "Kannada film Border releasing on Feb. 7th"
  9. ↑ "Sachchi - action film of Om Prakash Rao releasing on 14th February". Viggy.com. 13 March 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  10. ↑ Badri - a film of Sainika Yogeshwar
  11. ↑ Hay...Naan Bhishma Kano
  12. ↑ Raja Narasimha review
  13. ↑ Hello, Yardo Duddu Yallammana Jathre and Devara Makkalu releasing on April 4th
  14. ↑ "Yardo Duddu Yallammana Jathre film review - a Jaggesh film". Viggy.com. 13 March 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  15. ↑ "KUSHALAVE KSHEMAVE- Review". indiainfo.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2003. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  16. ↑ "Meese Chiguridaga – teenage love story film". Viggy.com. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  17. ↑ "Panchali - film of Rambha directed by Dinesh Babu releasing". Viggy.com. 13 March 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  18. ↑ "Hudugigagi - new film of teen queen Radhika". Viggy.com. 13 March 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  19. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20040911083443/http://sify.com/entertainment/movies/kannada/fullstory.php?id=13330470
  20. ↑ "Preethi Prema Pranaya and Mane Magalu this week". Viggy. Archived from the original on 11 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  21. ↑ Category: Reviews (22 August 2003). "Nanjundi Movie Review - chitraloka.com | Kannada Movie News, Reviews | Image". chitraloka.com. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  22. ↑ "Kaasu Iddone Baasu - new comedy film of Jaggesh". Viggy.com. 13 March 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  23. ↑ "New Film this week - Jogula of B.C. Patil directed by S. Mahendar". Viggy.com. 13 March 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  24. ↑ "New Film this week - Hrudayavantha, Chigurida Kanasu and Khushi". Viggy.com. 13 March 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  25. ↑ "Game film review - a Kannada film of K. Shivaram (IAS)". Viggy.com. 13 March 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  26. ↑ "Ondagona Baa film review - a Kannada film of Ravichandran and Shilpa Shetty". Viggy.com. 13 March 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  27. ↑ "New Film this week - Namma Preethiya Ramu of Darshan and Gadibidi Brothers of Nivas". Viggy.com. 13 March 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  28. ↑ "New Film this week - Partha of Sudeep and Dreams of Ruthika". Viggy.com. 13 March 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
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