
Rishab Shetty, the well-known director, got noted for his acting too. He also got back to the small screen and hosted the reality show, Kannadada Kotiyadhipathi. However, he had only one release - Natasarvabhouma, a film made under the banner of Rockline Production and directed by Pavan Wadeyar. The actor also launched an audio company under the same name. It was a unique year for Puneeth Rajkumar, who started his production house - PRK - and the first film made was Hemanth M Rao’s Kavalufaari. Sudeep is currently busy hosting the much-talked-about reality show, Bigg Boss Kannada Season 7.

The actor, who was seen in a pivotal role in the Telugu film, Sye Ras Narasimha Reddy, returned to Bollywood after a gap of 10 years with Salman Khan-starrer Dabangg 3. Sudeep also created a buzz with Pailwaan, and the film directed by S Krishna saw a pan-India release. While Yajamana, which marked the directorial debut of music composer V Harikrishna, was declared a super hit at the box office, the actor’s landmark 50th film, the mythological drama, Muniratna Kurukshetra, was a blockbuster, and his latest film, Odeya is currently having a good run in theatres. The year 2019 belonged to Challenging Star Darshan, who had three releases in the year.

They were Yajamana, Kurukshetra, Bell Bottom, Kavaludaari, I Love You, Pailwaan, and the latest addition being Avane Srimannaryaana. Though the count of total Kannada films made was 205, only seven films turned out to be succesful.
