From 'KGF' to ' Rangitaranga': Top 5 recent films which made Kannada film industry proud

Many movies were released over the decades in Kannada film industry and became successful in their own ways. Some also got recognition world wide and made the industry proud. Here are a few Kannada movies which became successful internationally.

‘KGF’ was the most anticipated movie in Sandalwood, and it went on to become successful across the world. Prasanth direction has attracted the masses nationwide and also in other countries. Vijay Kiragandur has produced the movie under Hombale Films and it was released in 5 languages including Kannada, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam. ‘KGF’ is one of the movies in sandalwood which had a high budget. ‘KGF’ is the first Kannada movie to release in Pakistan and also the first Kannada movie to enter the 200 crore club and created a huge record in Kannada film industry. The movie is also re-releasing in 35 screens in the USA after 50 days.

Lucia is a psychological romantic thriller movie directed by Pavan Kumar starring Sathish Ninasam and Sruthi Hariharan. This film won many awards abroad like Best Picture Awards at London Indian Film Festival, Audience Choice Award. After the movie was released on the big screen it reached the audience across the world and was screened at USA, Australia, and Germany.

Ulidavaru Kandante directed by Rakshith Shetty starred Kishore, Tara, Achyuth Kumar, Yagna Shetty, and Rishab Shetty. The movie is based on a person’s murder. Ulidavaru Kandante script was appreciated by everyone worldwide. This movie was selected for the Cannes Film Festival and won any awards. Later, this movie was remade in Malayalam and Tamil.

Godhi Banna Saadharana Maikattu is another movie which saw huge success in the USA and second-highest-grossing Kannada movie in the USA. This movie was directed by Hemanth Rao starring Ananth Nag and Rakshith Shetty. This film is remade in Telugu and Tamil. Godhi Banna Saadharana Maikattu is a story of a person, who suffers from Alzheimer's disease and goes missing.

Rangitaranga is a horror mystery movie directed by Anup Bhandari. The film got a huge response worldwide. Nirup Bhandari, Avantika Shetty, Saikumar, and Radhika Chetan starred in the film which is produced by H. K. Prakash. This is the first Kannada movie to screen for 50 days in the USA as it screened in 73 screens and minted over 2.1 crores at the box office. This movie was also screened in various parts of India. Moreover, the movie was selected for the 88th Academy Awards.