List of Kannada films of 2004

The following is a list of films produced in the Kannada film industry in India in 2004, presented in alphabetical order.

A tough phase for the industry that lost iconic actors Soundarya and Lokesh. 2004 had Soundarya's last film Apthamitra with Vishnuvardhan as the biggest hit becoming the highest grossing kannada film ever at that time with the highest footfalls. Malla marked Ravichandran's comeback with a blockbuster while Sudeep's Ranga SSLC and Darshan's Kalasipalya too became successful. Ramesh Aravind had a decent year with Apthamitra and Joke Falls.

In terms of actresses, Ramya for Ranga SSLC and Kanti, Rakshita for Kalasipalya, Neethu for Joke Falls, Priyanka Upendra for Malla, Anu Prabhakar with 5 movies, had an eventful year.[1]

Highest grossing films

Rank Title Collection Ref.
1. Apthamitra ₹28 crore (₹106.5 crore in 2025)
2. Malla ₹16 crore (₹60.85 crore in 2025)
3. Kalasipalya ₹14 crore (₹53.25 crore in 2025)
4. Maurya ₹13 crore (₹50.44 crore in 2025)
5. Ranga (S.S.L.C) ₹10 crore (₹38.8 crore in 2025)

Released films

January–June

Opening Title DirectorCastMusic DirectorGenreNotes
J
A
N		 1st Veera KannadigaMeher RameshPuneeth Rajkumar, Anita Hassanandani, Riyaz Khan, AvinashChakriAction / RomanceThe film was simultaneously made in Telugu as Andhrawala
16th KadambaSuresh KrissnaVishnuvardhan, Bhanupriya, Ramesh Bhat, Naveen KrishnaDevaDramaRemake of Tamil film Thanga Padakam
23rd Bisi BisiRamanath RugvediRamesh Aravind, Madhuri Bhattacharya, Anu Prabhakar, Sihi Kahi ChandruMilind DharmasenaComedy
30th Super AliyaRajendra Kumar AryaKashinath, Madhuri, Panchami, SudhirPampaComedy[2]
F
E
B		 6th Abbabba Entha HudugaHemanth HegdeArjun, Naaz, Seema Shetty, AvinashSuresh KumarRomance[3][4]
Rowdy AliyaOm Sai PrakashShiva Rajkumar, Priyanka Trivedi, Jayamala, Chaya Singh, DoddannaRajesh Ramanath
Sadhu Kokila
Koti
K. Kalyan
Vandemataram Srinivas
Babji-Sandeep
Srishailam		Comedy / Romance[5]
13th Om GaneshThriller ManjuSaikumar, Swapna, Ambika, AshokM N KrupakarAction[6][7]
18th Shwetha NaagaraSanjeeviSoundarya, Abbas, Sarath Babu, Dwarakish, Kunigal NagabhushanFantasy Thriller
20th PandavaAnand P RajVinod Raj, Charanraj, B. JayashreeGopi KrishnaAction / Drama[8]
27th MallaV. RavichandranV. Ravichandran, Priyanka Trivedi, Mohan Shankar, Umashree, TejashreeV. RavichandranRomance / Drama
Baithare BaithareGunakumarAnand, Sharan, Shyam, Urvashi Patel, Jyothi Krishna, Sangeeta Shetty, DwarakishTejaComedy
M
A
R		 5th DharmaK V ChandranathDarshan, Sindhu Menon, Jai JagadishHamsalekhaAction
Avale Nanna GelathiOm Sai PrakashVijay Raghavendra, Rakshita, DevarajKotiRomance
TeenagersB. ShankarNivas, IndranagM N KrupakarRomance
12th Maha SambhramaM RamamurthyMurali Krishna, Chaya SinghSangeeta PriyaRomance
Ok Saar OkDayal PadmanabhanMadan Patel, Anu PrabhakarNag – MaheshRomance
19th SaagariVictory VasuRamkumar, Bhavana, Bhavya, Sadhu KokilaSadhu KokilaRomance / Drama
MuniB. R. KeshavaDharma, Durga Shetty, Gazar KhanT. VenkateshAction
26th Y2KN. LokanathNagendra Prasad, Mitisha Sharma, Sadhu Kokila, Mimicry DayanandSadhu KokilaDrama
The CityJ. G. KrishnaSai Kumar, Master HirannaiahSadhu KokilaDrama
PoorvaparaKudavalli ChandrashekarGeetha, Srinath, Naveen Mayur, Lakshmi GopalaswamyVijaya BhaskarDramaBased on a novel by M. K. Indira.[9]
A
P
R		 2nd Aagodella OlledakkeA. R. BabuJaggesh, Abitha, TaraRaj BhaskarComedy
9th DarshanRamesh KittyDarshan, Navaneeth, Srujan Lokesh, Chitra ShenoySadhu KokilaAction
MondaTeshi VenkateshSai Kumar, Prashanti, Pavithra LokeshStephen PrayogAction
16th Preethi Nee Illade Naa HegiraliEshwar BalegundiC. P. Yogeshwar, Anu PrabhakarChaitanyaRomance
FriendshipB. R. KeshavDharma, ShamithaMaheshDrama
23rd Ranga SSLCYogaraj BhatSudeep, Ramya, Rangayana RaghuSandeep ChowtaComedy/ Romance / Drama
BhagathAnand P. RajuThriller Manju, SwapnaM N KrupakarAction
Kanasina LokaG. S. Sarasa KumarVasu, GopikaTejaRomance
30th DurgiP. Ravi ShankarMalashri, Ashish Vidyarthi, Avinash, Raghuvaran, Kalabhavan ManiHamsalekhaAction
M
A
Y		 7th MonalisaIndrajit LankeshDhyan, Sadha, Bhavya, Ramakrishna, DarshanValisha – SandeepRomance
Hendthi Andre HendthiAnand P. RajuShashikumar, ShrutiV. ManoharFamily
NijaK. V. RajuJaggesh, LahariRaj BharathDrama
14th BimbaKavita LankeshDaisy Bopanna, Raksha, Sampath KumarIsaac Thomas KottukapallyDrama
21st Srirampura Police StationJ G KrishnaSai Kumar, Durga ShettyLondon ChandruAction
28th Rama KrishnaOm Sai PrakashV. Ravichandran, Jaggesh, Laila Mehdin, KaveriS. A. RajkumarRomance
Mellusire SaviganaRamesh KrishnaHarish, Rashmi KulkarniV. ManoharRomance
SamudraKushal BabuKushal Babu, Thriller ManjuM. N. KrupakarAction
J
U
N		 4th Pathi Patni AvaluVijay GujjarAdarsh, AmrithaShyam SunderComedy
18th Baa Baaro RasikaDayal PadmanabhanSunil Raoh, Ramya Krishnan, AshithaMaheshRomance
SakhiS. MahendarPraveen Kumar, PoonamChaitanyaRomance
25th KanasuSushil MokashiSushil Mokashi, SanjjanaaSameer KulkarniDrama
DevasuraA. N. JayaramaiahDevaraj, B. C. PatilGuna SinghAction

July – December

Opening Title DirectorCastMusic DirectorGenreNotes
J
U
L		 2nd KanakambariDinesh BabuAnu Prabhakar, Vijayalakshmi, Om Prakash Rao, Bank JanardhanPraveen D. RaoHorror[10]
Crime StoryB. R. KeshavDevaraj, Monisha Sagar, ShobhrajMaruthi MeerajkarAction
9th LoveRajendra Singh BabuAuditya, Rakshita, Mohanlal, Amrish PuriAnu MalikRomance / Action
KantiBharathSri Murali, Ramya, MumtajGurukiranAction
16th GowdruS. MahendarAmbareesh, Shruti, Devaraj, MeenaHamsalekhaDrama[11]
23rd TargetH. S. RajashekarThriller Manju, Ruchita PrasadM. N. KrupakarAction
30th SarvabhoumaMahesh SukhadhareShiva Rajkumar, Shilpa AnandHamsalekhaAction
A
U
G		 6th BhagawanH. VasuDarshan, Daisy Bopanna, BhavanaRajesh RamanathAction / Romance
13th AjjuN. T. Jayarama ReddySri Harsha, RanjithaRajesh RamanathAction
Naari Munidare Gandu ParariG. K. M. RajuKashinath, Varsha, Tara, DoddannaRajesh RamanathComedy
20th Pakkadmane HudugiM. S. RajashekarRaghavendra Rajkumar, Ranjitha, Ananth Nag, Mohan ShankarRajesh RamanathComedyRemake of Hindi film Padosan
BidalaareRamanaAnil Kalyan, Keerthi ChawlaK. M. IndraRomance
Real RowdyBhavani ShankarCharanraj, YashaswiniLayendra
Madan		Action
27th ApthamitraP. VasuVishnuvardhan, Ramesh Aravind, Soundarya, Prema, Dwarakish, Vinaya Prasad, AvinashGurukiranHorror / Thriller / DramaRemake of Malayalam film Manichitrathazhu
ShuklambharadaramMastaanMohan Shankar, Durga ShettyS P ChandrakanthComedy
S
E
P		 10th YahooSeetaram KaranthSaurav, Neethu, H. G. DattatreyaM. N. KrupakarHorror
PraanaPrakashPrem Kumar, PreethiAllwyn FernandesRomance
18th OmkaraShivamaniUpendra, Preeti Jhangiani, Shweta Menon, Rangayana RaghuGurukiranDrama / Action
24th SahukaraOm Prakash RaoV. Ravichandran, Vishnuvardhan, Shashikumar, Rambha, Rangayana Raghu, SumithraRajesh RamanathRomance / DramaRemake of Tamil film Muthu
Thali Kattuva Shuba VeleN. R. VishwanathKumar Bangarappa, Sudharani, Anu Prabhakar, RajeshRajan GurungDrama
O
C
T		 15th KalasipalyaOm Prakash RaoDarshan, Rakshita, Avinash, Sadhu KokilaSadhu KokilaAction
Aaha Nanna Thangi MaduveKashinathKashinath, Lakshmi Musuri, Varna, Bank JanardhanV. ManoharComedy[12]
22nd MauryaS. NarayanPuneeth Rajkumar, Meera Jasmine, Roja, DevarajGurukiranRomanceRemake of Telugu film Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi
29th SrustiBasavarajNagendra Prasad, Vinod Prabhakar, Priyadarshini, Roopa HassanS. A. RajkumarDrama
N
O
V		 12th NallaV. Nagendra PrasadSudeep, Sangeetha, Tara, SrinathVenkat NarayanRomance / Drama
SanthoshaA. M. R. RameshSiddharth, Rajesh Krishnan, Anita, PranathiStephen PrayogRomance[13]
JenniferY. S. BalarajY. S. Balaraj, NeethaA T RaveeshRomance
Dharma YodharuSudhakar A BannanjeSamarth, Roopa RavindranV. ManoharDocumentary
19th Trin TrinT. ChikkannaDharma, RuthikaRajesh RamanathSuspense Thriller
26th Aliya Mane TholiyaNagendra MagadiOm Prakash Rao, Ruchita PrasadRajesh RamanathComedy[14]
D
E
C		 3rd Joke FallsAshok PatilRamesh Aravind, Neethu, Deepali, DattannaMano MurthyComedy
SaradaraP. N. SathyaDarshan, Gurleen Chopra, Srinivasa MurthyVenkat NarayanAction
Priya ManaseMadhu MohanaUday, LathashreeShivasatyaRomance
17th JyeshtaSuresh KrissnaVishnuvardhan, Ashima Bhalla, Ramesh Bhat, Aniruddha Jatkar, Devaraj, Sindhu MenonS. A. RajkumarActionRemake of Malayalam film Valliettan
24th Kanchana GangaRajendra Singh BabuShiva Rajkumar, Sridevi Vijayakumar, Parvin Dabbas, Sumalatha, Sadhu Kokila, ArjunS. A. RajkumarDrama
31st ChappaleNagannaSunil Raoh, Richa Pallod, Sihi Kahi ChandruR. P. PatnaikRomance

References

  1. ↑ "2004 - Yearly roundup of Kannada Film Industry". www.viggy.com. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  2. ↑ "Super Aliya". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  3. ↑ Abbabba Entha Huduga
  4. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20041001000932/http://sify.com/entertainment/movies/kannada/fullstory.php?id=13414707
  5. ↑ Rowdy Aliya Movie Review
  6. ↑ Om Ganesh
  7. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20040922083238/http://sify.com/entertainment/movies/kannada/fullstory.php?id=13414711
  8. ↑ "Movie Reviews News - Deccan Herald". Archived from the original on 5 April 2016.
  9. ↑ Poorvapara review
  10. ↑ Kanakambari
  11. ↑ Gowdru movie review
  12. ↑ Aaha Nanna Thangi Maduve – Kashinath is back to acting and direction
  13. ↑ Santhosha movie review[link removed]
  14. ↑ Aliya Mane Tholiya review
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