List of Kannada films of 1980

The following is a list of films produced in the Kannada film industry in India in 1980, presented in alphabetical order.

Title	Director	Cast	Music Director	Producer	Cinematographer
Aarada Gaaya	V. Somashekhar	Shankar Nag, Gayathri, Vajramuni, Dinesh	Shankar–Ganesh	Gowramma Somasekhar	P. S. Prakash
Akramana	Girish Kasaravalli	Vijay Kashi, Vaishali Kasaravalli	B. V. Karanth	Sharat Kumar	S. Ramachandra
Akhanda Bramhacharigalu	Vishukumar	Vishukumar, Vamanaraj, Damayanthi	Vijaya Bhaskar	B. Damodar	Nimoy Ghosh
Anurakthe	Maruthi Shivaram	Aarathi, Goutham, Rani Padmini, Maanu, B. V. Radha	Ashwath, Vaidi	Annadanappa Shivaram	K. Mallik
Auto Raja	Vijay	Shankar Nag, Gayathri, Dwarakish	Rajan–Nagendra	C. Jayaram	S. V. Srikanth
Bangarada Jinke	T. S. Nagabharana	Vishnuvardhan, Aarathi	Vijaya Bhaskar	B. S. Somasundar	B. S. Somasundar
Bhakta Siriyala	Hunsur Krishnamurthy	Lokesh, Aarathi, K. S. Ashwath, Srinivasa Murthy	T. G. Lingappa	Chandulal Jain	R. Madhusudhan
Biligiriya Banadalli	Siddalingaiah	Vishnuvardhan, Supriya, M. P. Shankar, Srinivas Murthy	Rajan–Nagendra	Smt. Jayadevi	R. Chittibabu
Chitrakoota	Gowri Sundar	Udayakumar, Kalyan Kumar, Bharathi, Balakrishna	Mysore Ananthaswamy	Vipin Mohan
Dhairya Lakshmi	Gopu	Ananth Nag, Lakshmi, Nagesh, Ambareesh	G. K. Venkatesh	K. S. Ashok	M. G. Benjamin
Doddamane Estate	C. Chandrashekar	Maanu, Pramila Joshai, Lokanath, Srilalitha	C. Ashwath
Driver Hanumanthu	K. S. L. Swamy	Shivaram, Vishnuvardhan, Ambareesh	Vijaya Bhaskar
Ellindalo Bandavaru	P. Lankesh	Lokesh, Suresh Heblikar, Vimala Naidu	Vijaya Bhaskar	Navashakthi	S. R. Bhat
Guru Sarvabhowma Sri Raghavendra Karune	Hunsur Krishnamurthy	Rajesh, B. Saroja Devi, Gangadhar	M. Ranga Rao	B. J. Lakshmidevi	B. N. Haridas
Haddina Kannu	A. V. Seshagiri Rao	Shankar Nag, Lokesh, Srinath, Manjula	Satyam	P. Krishna Rao	V. K. Kannan
Hanthakana Sanchu	B. Kishan	Vishnuvardhan, Aarathi, Jayamala	Vijaya Bhaskar	K. S. Jagannath	N. G. Rao
Hrudaya Deepa	C. S. Subramanya	Sukumar, Roopa Chakravarthy	Surekha	Upendra Kumar	C. S. Subramanya
Hunnimeya Rathriyalli	Rajashekar	Lokesh, Ashok, Roopa Chakravarthy	Gangai Amaren	Smt. Jalaja	Logayya
Irulu Hagalu	K. V. Rajmohan	Hemachandra, Haridas Chowta, Rohini, Vishwanath	Vijay Kumar	Flame cine	S. D. Keerthi
Janma Janmada Anubandha	Shankar Nag	Shankar Nag, Ananth Nag, Jayamala, Jayanthi, Manjula	Ilaiyaraaja	N. Bhaktavatsalam	B. C. Gowri Shankar
Jari Bidda Jana	Y. R. Swamy	Lokesh, Ashok, Jayanthi, Srinivasa Murthy	T. G. Lingappa	R. Madhusudhan
Kaalinga	V. Somashekhar	Vishnuvardhan, Rati Agnihotri, Udayakumar, Vajramuni	Satyam	S. V. Srikanth
Kappu Kola	K. Nagesh	Ashok, Jayamala, Maanu, Rekha Rao	Vijaya Bhaskar	T. G. R. Aradhya	N. G. Rao
Kulla Kulli	H. R. Bhargava	Dwarakish, Jayachitra, Tiger Prabhakar, Leelavathi	Rajan–Nagendra	D. V. Jayaram
Makkala Sainya	Lakshmi	Vishnuvardhan, Sumithra, Shivaram, Baby Indira	M. S. Viswanathan	P. R. Govindraj	Balakrishnan
Manjina There	Bangalore Murthy	Srinath, Manjula, Vajramuni	Upendra Kumar	K. R. Narayana	R. Madhu
Manku Thimma	H. R. Bhargava	Dwarakish, Srinath, Manjula, Padma Priya	Rajan–Nagendra	D. V. Jayaram
Maria My Darling	Durai	Kamal Haasan, Sripriya, Vajramuni	Shankar–Ganesh	Smt. S. Madhu	Ranga
Mayeya Musuku	B. Y. Ramdas	Rajesh, Srilalitha, Balakrishna	T. A. Mothi	Kalashree Cine	D. V. Rajaram Meenakshi Sundaram
Minchina Ota	Shankar Nag	Shankar Nag, Ananth Nag, Priya Tendulkar, Ramesh Bhat	Prabhakar Bhadri	Anantnag	B. C. Gowri Shankar
Mithuna	Mavinakere Ranganathan	Srinath, Manjula, Thoogudeepa Srinivas, Dinesh	Vijaya Bhaskar	T. Yallappa
Moogana Sedu	B. Subba Rao	Shankar Nag, Manjula, Udayakumar, Tiger Prabhakar	Satyam	P. Devaraj
Nanna Rosha Nooru Varusha	Joe Simon	Vishnuvardhan, Padma Priya, K. S. Ashwath, Nagesh	Satyam	P. Dhoondi	H. C. Raju
Narada Vijaya	Siddalingaiah	Ananth Nag, Padma Priya, K. S. Ashwath, Hema Chowdhary	C. Aswath- L. Vaidyanathan	N. Veeraswamy, Chandulal Jain, Siddalingaiah	R. Madhusudan
Nyaya Neethi Dharma	A. T. Raghu	Ambareesh, Aarathi, Dwarakish, K. S. Ashwath	Upendra Kumar	V. K. Ramesh	Babulnath
Ondu Hennu Aaru Kannu	V. Madhusudhana Rao	Shankar Nag, Ananth Nag, Ambareesh, Jayalakshmi, Vijayalakshmi	S. Rajeswara Rao	C. H. Prakash Rao	S. S. Lal
Pattanakke Banda Pathniyaru	A. V. Seshagiri Rao	Srinath, Lokesh, Manjula, Balakrishna	M. Ranga Rao	S. D. Ankalagi	Annayya
Point Parimala	V. Somashekhar	Manjula, Srinath, Dwarakish	Rajan–Nagendra
Prema Anuraga	Veeresh	Ramakrishna, Sarala, Renuka, Gracy	Veeresh	B. C. Gowrishankar
Prema Jwala	Geethapriya	Ananth Nag, Shantha Prakash, Asha Devi, Dheerendra Gopal	M. Ranga Rao	Annayya
Rahasya Rathri	M. S. Kumar	Vishnuvardhan, Bharathi, Prakash, Radha Ravi	Shankar–Ganesh	Annayya	Annayya, Mallik, Murugesh
Rama Lakshmana	Ravee - Shankar	Ashok, Manjula, M. P. Shankar	Rajan–Nagendra	Chittibabu
Rama Parushurama	Vijay	Vishnuvardhan, Srinath, Manjula, Pandari Bai, Tiger Prabhakar	Rajan–Nagendra	Gowramma	P. Devaraj
Ravichandra	A. V. Seshagiri Rao	Rajkumar, Lakshmi, Sumalatha, Savitri, Vajramuni	Upendra Kumar	Purnima
Rusthum Jodi	K. Vijayan	Shankar Nag, Manjula, Gayathri	G. K. Venkatesh	N. V. Ramaswamy	Ishan Arya
Savithri	T. S. Ranga	Somashekar Rao, Anil Thakkar, Ashwini, Vasantha Kumar	Guna Singh	T. S. Ranga	Barun Mukherji
Simha Jodi	Joe Simon	Vishnuvardhan, Manjula, Jai Jagadish, Tiger Prabhakar	Satyam	A. R. Raju	H. G. Raju
Subbi Subbakka Suvvalaali	N. S. Dhananjaya	Amrish Puri, Srilalitha, Jai Jagadish, Shanthala	Vijaya Bhaskar
Swamijee	Basavaraj Kesthur	Sundar Krishna Urs, Srilalitha, Balakrishna	Sukhadev	Basavaraj Kesthur	K. A. Jyothi
Usha Swayamvara	C. V. Rajendran	Manjula, Srinath, Dwarakish	G. K. Venkatesh
Vajrada Jalapatha	B. Giribabu	Ambareesh, Jayanthi, Udayakumar	Ramesh Naidu		Janakiram
Vasantha Geetha	Dorai - Bhagwan	Rajkumar, Gayathri, K. S. Ashwath, Master Lohith	M. Ranga Rao	S. A. Govindaraju	R.Chittibabu
Vathsalya Patha	A. S. R. Rao	Suresh Heblikar, L. V. Sharadha, Meenakshi, Devadas	B. V. Karanth, Guna Singh	A. S. N. Sharma	S. Ramachandra

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