List of Kannada films of 1980

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, Manu (Kannada actor)|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, Manu (Kannada actor)|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