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The Cinema of Karnataka encompasses movies made in the Indian state of Karnataka. Most of the movies are made in the Kannada language, with a handful of them in Konkani or Tulu.While not as large as Bollywood and Kollywood, Kannada films form an important component of the Cinema of India.

The most popular actor in Kannada films has been Dr. Rajkumar or "Dr. Raj", as he is known to his fans. He has acted in over 200 movies and is a recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award.

Other actors, actresses, directors and producers in Kannada films include doyens like B.R. Pantulu, G.V. Iyer, Gubbi Veeranna, Balakrishna, Puttanna Kanagal, Sunil kumar desai and over the last few decades Vishnuvardhan, Ambarish, Aarathi, Bharathi, Manjula, Ravichandran, Anant Nag, Girish Karnad, Girish Kasaravalli, M.P. Shankar, (Late)Vajramuni, Shivrajkumar, Upendra, and Narasimharaju.

Music directors who have made their mark in Kannada films include M. Ranga Rao, G. K. Venkatesh, the duo Rajan & Nagendra, Sathyam, C. Ashwath, Hamsalekha, and T.G. Lingappa. Lyrics of Kannada film songs have been penned by Chi. Udayashankar, R.N. Jayagopal, Hamsalekha, and Doddarange Gowda among others. Playback singers in Kannada films have mostly been from outside the state like Dr. P.B. Sreenivos, SP Balasubramanyam, S. Janaki and P. Susheela. Dr. Rajkumar, has however sung hundreds of very melodious songs in those movies where he himself has starred as the hero, starting from the mid 1970's. His voice is described as "Kogilay Khanta" (voice of nightingale) and is as good as any main stream singers voice. Recently, local artists like B.R. Chaya, Rajesh and Manjula Gururaj have also made their mark while Udit Narayan, Chitra and Shankar Mahadevan have also started performing for Kannada films.

Many Kannada films have been critically acclaimed and have also received National Awards. Some of them are:

Dweepa-Received Best Film National Award.
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Amruthadhare- Critically acclaimed.

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