Kannada Films Catalog from 1934 to 2022 with Production Details

Kannada film industry data compiled by Tharesha K C from the Department of Translation Studies at EFLU. The list covers over 4000 films produced between 1934 and November 2022, with an average of 90-100 films released annually. It was created by aggregating information from digital archives, online encyclopedias, blogs, and websites to address gaps in existing databases.

Use Cases

• Analyzing trends in film production and remakes based on the listed filmic category and source details.
• Studying cross-linguistic adaptations in Indian cinema based on the source language and title information.
• Tracing the history of production houses and directors in the Kannada film industry over an 88-year period.
• Examining the evolution of film genres and categories within a regional Indian cinema context.

Strengths

• Covers a long temporal range from 1934 to 2022, spanning the history of Kannada cinema.
• Includes over 4000 film entries, compiled from multiple digital sources to improve completeness.
• Attempts to consolidate key filmographic details like director, production house, and adaptation status which were previously fragmented.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale analysis.
• Data freshness should be verified as the last metadata update is dated 2026-07-13.

Provenance

Source

Compiled by author Tharesha K C from sources including indiancine.ma, IMDb, Wikipedia, and Kannada Movies Info.

Collection Method

Aggregated from digital archives, online encyclopedias, blogs, and websites.

Time Range

1934 to November 2022

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-13 18:35:49; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Kannada film industry (primarily Karnataka, India)