1970 marked the dawn of the parallel film movement in Kannada. The nationally and internationally acclaimed film Samskara was made in this year. Famous writers like Girish Karnad and P Lankesh revolutionised the film industry with this film which created a sensation. Parallel films or art films soon became the growth area. The film eventually won 13 national and international awards.
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History 51 - Siddalingaiah Enters Industry
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