1969 marked the entry of many prominent personalities in the Kannada film industry. Among them, three stand apart; a director, a producer and an actor. Producer MP Shankar, who later became famous for his films based on forests and wild animals produced his first film, Kallara Kalla. His Bharani Films banner became one of the most popular production houses in years to come. Actor Gangadhar entered the film industry with the film Chowkada Deepa. Siddalingaiah, who is today considered as one of the greatest Kannada film directors also made his directorial debut with the film Mayor Muttanna.
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History 50 - Rajkumar's 100th Film in 1968
History 49 - James Bond Style In Kannada
History 48 - Puttanna Kanagal Becomes Independent Director
History 47 - SP Balasubramanyam's First Kannada Song
History 46: Dwarakish Becomes Producer
History 45 - KSL Swamy Makes His Debut
History 44 - Naandi Gets International Recognition
History 43 - Amarashilpi Jakanachari In Colour
History 42 - Chi Udayshankar Writes Dialogues
History 41 - First Novel Based Film
History 40 - Rajkumar Turns Producer
History 39 - Bhagwan Enters Industry
History 38: The First Kannada Blockbuster Film
History 37: First Family of Kannada Film Industry
History 36 - Bettada Kalla, A Landmark Film
History 35: Balakrishna Enter industry
History 34: Uday Kumar Entered Industry
History 33 - Kannada's First Partial Colour Films
History 32 - Saroja Devi Became a Leading Actress
History 31 - 1955 : The Year Of Star Debuts
History 30 - Navajyoti Studio Starts in Mysore
History 29: AVM Enters Kannada Film Industry
History 28 - Vishnuvardhan's Father Wrote Dialogues And Lyrics
History 28 - Vishnuvardhan's Father Wrote Dialogues And Lyrics
History 27 - Landmark Film Bedara Kannappa
History 26 - R Nagendra Rao Turns Independent Producer
History 25 - Rajkumar's First Film
History 22 - Bharathi Actor Sampath
History 21 - Birth of Mahatma Pictures
History 20 - Mallikarjuna Masnsur's Contribution to Kannada Films
History 19 - Gubbi Veeranna Continued To Be a Pioneer
History 18 - MV Rajamma - First Kannada Women Producer
History 17 - Vani Producer Ambi Grand Father Pitilu Chowdaiah
History 16 - Satya Harischandra 100 Days in Dharwad
History 15 - Jeevana Nataka - Gubbi Veeranna Independent Producer
History 14 - Vasanthasena Film Based on Sanskrit Play
History 13 - Subhadra Director C Pullaiah
History 12 - Rajasuyayaga Movie Shot In Karnataka
History 11 - Chiranjeevi Released in Majestic Theatre
History 10 - Samsara Nauka First Produced In Partnership
History 9 - Bhakta Dhruva Produced By Kannadigas
History 8 - Sati Sulochana - First Kannada Movie Released
History 7 - Surya Film Studio Ruled The Industry
History 6 - Silent Movie Venues was Bangalore and Mysore
History 5 - Silent Films Started In Karnataka
History 4 - First Film Theater In Bangalore
History 3 - First Feature Film in India
History 2 - World To Miracle Of Cinema