Kannada Horror Movies List
Here is a complete list of some of the popular Kannada horror movies of all time from the year 1979 to 2024, from old Kannada horror movies to the latest Kannada horror movies. In alphabetical order.
1. Aake (2017)
Aake is a 2017 Horror movie directed by KM Chaitanya of 'Aa Dinagalu' fame. Aake stars Chiranjeevi Sarja and Sharmila Mandre in the lead roles.
2. Ade Raaga Ade Haadu (1989)
Ade Raaga Ade Haadu is directed by MS Rajashekhar starring Shiva Rajkumar and Seema. Chandu (Shiva Rajkumar) and Sangeetha are classmates in a Medical college. They both fall in love and get married. After marriage Sangeetha starts acting weird.
3. Agni Divya (1990)
A tantrik takes revenge on three men, who violated and killed his sister, by summoning the spirit of his sister. Jai Jagadish plays a police officer in the film who is posted to the villaage with supernatural occurences.
4. Apthamitra (2004)
Apthamitra is directed by P. Vasu. Vishnuvardhan, Soundarya and Ramesh Aravind play the lead roles. Apthamitra is a remake of Malayalam movie 'Manichithrathazhu'. Apthamitra was a hugely successful film at the box office.
5. Aptharakshaka (2010)
Aptharakshaka is a sequel to 2004 kannada horror film Apthamitra. Aptharakshaka is directed by P. Vasu, who also directed Apthamitra. Vishnuvardhan and Vimala Raman play the lead roles.
6. Atma Bandhana (1992)
Atma Bandhana stars Shashikumar and Jayaprada in lead roles. Story of Atma Bandhana involves a doll possessed by a spirit, which takes revenge on its killers.
7. Chandralekha (2014)
Chandralekha is directed by Om Prakash Rao. Chiranjeevi Sarja and Shanvi Srivastava play the lead roles. Chandralekha is a remake of 2013 Telugu film 'Prema Katha Chitram'.
8. Charulatha (2012)
Charulatha is produced by Dwarkish and is directed by Pon Kumaran. Priyamani plays dual roles in the film. Charulatha is a remake of 2007 Thai horror film 'Alone'. 'Alone' was again remade into Hindi, in 2014 as 'Alone' starring Bipasha Basu.
9. Chitralekha (1992)
Chitralekha has Devaraj and Shruthi in lead roles and is directed by V Somashekhar.
10. Daiva Shakti (1987)
An evil spirit that was long burried in the ground gets released accidentally while plowing the field for cultivation. The evil spirit then wrecks havoc in the family of the person who buried it. Anant Nag and Bhavya play the lead roles in the film. Daiva Shakti is directed by Renuka Sharma.
11. Durga Shakti (1999)
Devaraj, Shruthi and Tara play the lead characters in Durga Shakthi. Durga Shakthi is directed by Surya.
12. Etu Eduretu (1981)
Etu Eduretu has Srinath, Lakshmi and Sundar Krishna Urs in lead roles. Etu Eduretu is directed by K Mani Murugan. Etu Eduretu is about black magic and witchcraft.
13. Kalpana (2012)
Kalpana is directed by Rama Narayanan. Upendra, Lakshmi Rai and Saikumar in lead characters. Kalpana is a remake of 2011 Tamil film Kanchana.
14. Kalpana 2 (2016)
Kalpana 2 is a sequel to 2012 movie Kalpana. Kalpana 2 is a remake of Tamil film Kanchana 2 which is a sequel to Kanchana. Upendra, Priyamani and Avantika Shetty star in Kalpana 2.
15. Kamarottu Checkpost (2019)
16. Kamarottu 2 (2024)
Kamarottu 2 is the sequel to the 2019 movie 'Kamarottu Checkpost'. The movie features actress Priyanka Upendra in the lead role, and is directed by Paramesh A, who also directed the prequel Kamarottu Checkpost.
17. Kampana (1988)
Kampana stars Tiger Prabhakar and Sharath Babu in lead roles. Kampana is directed by Vemagal Jagannath Rao.
18. Kanakambari (2004)
Kanakambari is directed by Dinesh Babu. Kanakambari has Anu Prabhakar, Vijayalakshmi, Kumar Govind playing the lead roles.
19. Karva (2016)
Karva is directed by Navaneeth. KARVVA is a horror thriller from the makers of 6-5=2.
READ - Karva Movie Review
20. Kelavu Dinagala Nantara (2018)
Kelavu Dinagala Nantara is a 2018 Kannada horror film starring actress Shubha Poonja in the lead role. The film is directed by Sri Ni.
21. Last Bus (2016)
Passengers of a public transport bus change their route due to circumstances and end-up in a lone abandoned house in the middle of a jungle.
READ - Last Bus Movie Review
22. Mane Maratakkide (2019)
This Kannada horror film, which has an equal dose of comedy, is led by four popular Kannada comedy actors. The story of the film revolves around a supposedly haunted house, whose owner has been trying sell it off for a long time, but he is unable to do so because of the rumours surrounding it. In order to debunk the rumours, the house owner gets four people to stay in the house for three days and promises to pay a hefty sum to them if they successfully stay there for 3 days.
23. Marma (2002)
Marma is horror thriller directed by Sunil Kumar Desai. Marma stars actress Prema in the lead role.
24. Mohini 9886788888 (2006)
Mohini is directed by Rajendra Singh Babu. Mohini stars Aditya and Sadha in the lead roles.
25. Mummy (2016)
Mummy is a Kannada horror film starring Priyanka Upendra, and is directed by Lohith H.
26. Naa Ninna Bidalaare (1979)
Naa Ninna Bidalaare is directed by C Jayaram. Naa Ninna Bidalare stars Anant Nag and Lakshmi in lead roles. Krishna (Anant Nag) and Gayatri (Lakshmi) love each other and get married only to be haunted by the spirit of dead 'Kamini'. Kamini possesses Krishna and refuses to let go off him.
READ - Naa Ninna Bidalaare Movie Review
27. Naani (2016)
Naani is a horror thriller. It is a tragic tale of a test tube baby that lived up to 13 years and died of burns. Naani is directed by Ragavendra K Gollahalli, starring Manish Arya and Priyanka Rao in the lead roles.
28. Namo Bhootatma (2014)
Namo Bhootatma is directed by V Murali and stars Komal Kumar, Iswarya Menon, Gayathri Iyer.
29. Namo Bhootatma 2 (2023)
Namo Bhootatma 2 is the second installment of the popular hit Kannada horror movie Namo Bhootatma which was released in 2014. Namo Bhootatma 2 is also directed by V Murali and stars Komal Kumar and Lekha Chandra in the lead roles.
30. Ond Kathe Hella (2019)
31. Pretha (2024)
Pretha is a horror-thriller film written, directed and produced by Harish Raj. Pretha, featuring actors Harish Raj and Ahira Shetty in the lead roles, was released on 23rd February 2024 in Karnataka and had a poor start at the Sandalwood box office.
32. Rakshasa Tantra (2024)
During a video chat, a group of friends come across a video that is not supposed to be watched, and terrible things start to happen once they watch the video.
33. Samyukta (1988)
Samyukta is a horror suspense movie directed by K. N. Chandrashekar Sharma. Samyukta features Shiva Rajkumar, Balaraj, Chi Guru Dutt in lead roles.
34. Samyuktha 2 (2017)
Samyukta 2 is a Kannada horror film starring Chethan Chandra in the lead. Samyukta 2 is directed by Abhiram. Samyukta 2 is unrelated to the 1988 Kannada horror film Samyukta, starring Shiva Rajkumar.
35. Shhh! (1993)
Shhh! is a horror thriller directed by Upendra. Shhh! stars Kumar Govind, Kashinath in lead roles. A film crew goes to 'Onti Mane Estate' to shoot for a horror movie. Little do they know that the place is haunted.
36. Spooky College (2023)
Positioned as a psychological horror thriller film, Spooky College was released in 2023. The film, as the name suggests, revolves around a very old college building which is supposedly haunted. The film is directed by GB Bharat.
37. Trayodasha (2019)
38. Trunk (2018)
Trunk is a Horror-Thriller film directed by Rishika Sharma, who is debuted with this film as a director.
READ - Trunk Movie Review
39. Tulasidala (1985)
Tulasidala is directed by Vemagal Jagannath Rao. Tulasidala stars Aarathi, Sharath Babu in lead roles. Tulasidala is based Telugu novel written by Yandamuri Veerendranath. Three men of a local ashram plan to kill a female child by blackmagic and witchcraft, for money.
40. Vajramukhi (2019)
Vajramukhi, the Kannada horror film which was released in August 2019, features actress Neethu Shetty of film 'Galipata' fame in the lead role. The film is certified U/A by the regional censor board, and is 106 minutes long. Story: A chance encounter with a mysterious girl in a resort throws the lives of a group of friends into chaos, as hostile spirits and eerie incidents start haunting them.
41. Yaaradu (2009)
Yaaradu is directed by Srinivas Kaushik and stars M Leelavathi and Vinod Raj. A group of five college friends go to a forest for vacation only to get hunted one by one, by a vengeful spirit.
42. 12 AM Madhyaratri (2012)
12 AM Madhyaratri is directed by Karthik. 12 AM Madhyaratri stars Alok Kashinath, Divya Sridhar and Kashinath.
43. 1980 (2021)
Actress Priyanka Upendra plays the lead role in this horror-thriller film. The film, as the name suggests, is set in the year 1980.
44. 6-5=2 (2013)
6-5=2 is directed by K S Ashok. 6-5=2 is a found footage horror movie starring newcomers. 6-5=2 is inspired by 'The Blair Witch Project'. Six friends leave for a forest, for trekking. Little did they know that it would end being their worst nightmare.
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