WYogaraj Bhat is an Indian Kannada film director, lyricist, producer and screenwriter. He is most known for the 2006 film Mungaru Male. The film recorded the highest box-office collections in the history of Kannada cinema at the time of its release and currently holds the record for the longest running film at a multiplex. He is considered as a cult filmmaker in the industry who brought a new wave of freshness to cinemas through his films, dialogues and songs. Bhat is given the credit of introducing some of the very talented technicians and artists to the film industry.
WNagathihalli Chandrashekhar is an Indian director, actor, screenwriter and a lyricist who predominantly works in Kannada Cinema. He made his film debut as a screenplay writer in Kadina Benki (1986) which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film and the Karnataka State Award. His directorial debut was Undu Hoda Kondu Hoda (1991) for which he won the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Story.
WLakshman Rao Mohite, better known by his pen-name Geethapriya, was an Indian film director and lyricist of the Kannada film industry. He has directed 40 films and penned over 250 songs in Kannada films. In 1992–93, he was awarded the Puttanna Kanagal Award for his contribution to Kannada cinema as a director.
WHamsalekha is an Indian film composer and a songwriter who works in South Indian cinema, predominantly in the Kannada film industry since the late 1980s. He is also a screenplay writer, dialogue writer, instrumentalist and a conductor. Composed and written for over 500 feature films.
WR. N. Jayagopal was an Indian film director and lyricist in Kannada cinema. He had written over 12,000 film songs.
WJayanth Kaikini is an Indian (Kannada) poet, short story writer, playwright, and a public intellectual and a lyricist in Kannada Cinema.
WHunsur Krishnamurthy was an Indian playwright, film director, producer, actor, screenwriter and lyricist in Kannada cinema.
WPradyumna Narahalli, is an Indian actor, lyricist, writer, RJ, director and producer, known primarily for his work in Kannada television and cinema.
WDr. V. Nagendra Prasad, known as Kaviratna V. Nagendra Prasad and Nalla Nagendra Prasad is a popular lyricist in the Kannada film industry.He was born to M. V. Venkata Ramanappa and Chandramma in a remote village named Ijjala Ghatta of Nagamangala Taluk, Mandya District, Karnataka State. Prasad did his schooling in Doddaballapura, Bangalore and completed his Post-Graduate education in Kannada Literature at Manasa Gangothri Mysore University.
WVeeraswamy Ravichandran, known simply as Ravichandran, is an Indian actor and filmmaker in Kannada cinema, known for his multi-faceted works in his associated films.
WK. R. Seetharama Sastry popularly known as Ku. Ra. Seetharama Sastry or simply Ku. Ra. Si was an Indian theatre actor, film actor, writer, lyricist and director in Kannada film industry. After a career in theatre, Sastry's career in films was those of an actor, director, producer, screenwriter, lyricist and an occasional composer. He is considered one of the most influential personalities in the history of Kannada cinema.
WSunil Kumar known by his screen name Suni, is an Indian film director, producer, lyricist and screenwriter who works in Kannada cinema. He made his debut with the 2013 critically and commercially successful film Simple Agi Ondh Love Story.
WUdaya Kumar is a Kannada Film Director and Editor based in India, who started his career as an Editor, working with Nagathihalli Chandrashekar and Directed a movie Kaarmoda Saridu in the year 2019
WChitnahalli Udayashankar was an Indian lyricist and dialogue writer in the Kannada film industry for over three decades, who penned more than 3000 songs for films and devotional songs. He was called 'Sahithya Rathna'. His dialogues, screenplay and lyrics were instrumental in the success of many movies of Rajkumar. Udayashankar received four Karnataka State Film Award for Best Dialogue and two Karnataka State Film Award for Best Screenplay. He was the son of lyricist Chi. Sadashivaiah. His son Chi. Guru Dutt is an actor and director in Kannada and Tamil feature films.
WUpendra, is an Indian filmmaker, actor and politician known for his work in Kannada cinema.