# The best Kannada movies of all time

From Rajkumar classics like Kasturi Nivasa and Bangaarada Manushya to Upendra's mind games, Lucia, Mungaru Male and the KGF and Kantara phenomenon: a Letterboxd top 100 of Kannada cinema.

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- Apr 25, 2024 · mangareader_lost
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## Top 15

1. **Upendra (1999)** (10 · ▲11 ▼1) — Upendra directs and stars as an egotist caught between three women.
2. **Kasturi Nivasa (1971)** (9 · ▲11 ▼2) — Dorai–Bhagavan. Rajkumar as a generous industrialist who loses everything.
3. **Lucia (2013)** (9 · ▲10 ▼1) — Pawan Kumar. A cinema usher who takes a pill to live his dreams. Crowdfunded.
4. **K.G.F: Chapter 2 (2022)** (8 · ▲8 ▼0) — Prashanth Neel. Yash as Rocky, ruler of the Kolar gold fields.
5. **K.G.F: Chapter 1 (2018)** (7 · ▲7 ▼0) — Prashanth Neel. Rocky's rise from the Bombay streets to the gold mines.
6. **Mata (2006)** (6 · ▲7 ▼1) — Guruprasad. Satirical comedy with Jaggesh.
7. **Om (1995)** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — Upendra. Shiva Rajkumar as a gangster from a Brahmin family.
8. **Ugramm (2014)** (5 · ▲6 ▼1) — Prashanth Neel's debut, a gangster drama with Sriimurali.
9. **A (1998)** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — Upendra. A film director's twisted love story, told out of order.
10. **Kantara (2022)** (4 · ▲6 ▼2) — Rishab Shetty. A village, its forest and the Bhoota Kola ritual.
11. **Bangaarada Manushya (1972)** (4 · ▲6 ▼2) — Siddalingaiah. Rajkumar as a man who turns barren land into farmland.
12. **RangiTaranga (2015)** (4 · ▲5 ▼1) — Anup Bhandari. A writer and a mystery in a coastal village.
13. **Ulidavaru Kandanthe (2014)** (3 · ▲5 ▼2) — Rakshit Shetty. A crime in a coastal town told from several points of view.
14. **Navagraha (2008)** (3 · ▲5 ▼2) — Dinakar Thoogudeep. Nine villains' sons plan a heist at the Mysore Dasara.
15. **Mungaru Male (2006)** (-2 · ▲4 ▼6) — Yogaraj Bhat. A monsoon romance with Ganesh; a huge box-office hit.

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