Engamma Sapatham

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{{short description|1974 film by S. P. Muthuraman}}

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{{Infobox film
| name = Engamma Sapatham
| image =
| caption =
| director = [[S. P. Muthuraman]]
| producer = S. Baskar
| screenplay = [[Panchu Arunachalam]]
| story = [[R. Selvaraj (screenwriter)|R. Selvaraj]]
| starring = [[R. Muthuraman]] [[Sivakumar]] [[Jayachitra]] [[Vidhubala]]
| music = [[Vijaya Bhaskar]]
| cinematography = Babu
| editing = R. Vittal
| studio = Vijayabaskar Films
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1974|10|04|df=y}}<ref>https://screen4screen.com/movies/engamma-sabatham</ref>
| runtime = 128 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Engamma Sapatham''''' ({{translation|''My mother's oath''}}) is a 1974 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film, directed by [[S. P. Muthuraman]] and produced by S. Baskar. The film stars [[R. Muthuraman]], [[Sivakumar]], [[Jayachitra]] and [[Vidhubala]]. The film had musical score by [[Vijaya Bhaskar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kalkionline.com/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1974/nov/03-11-1974/p51.jpg|title=எங்கம்மா சபதம்|access-date=25 September 2021|website=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]}}</ref> The film was remade in Telugu as ''Ammayila Sapatham'' (1975), in Kannada as ''[[Vasantha Lakshmi]]'' (1978) and subsequently in Tamil as ''[[Vanaja Girija]]'' (1994).

== Plot ==
{{No plot|date=September 2021}}

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
*[[R. Muthuraman]]
*[[Sivakumar]]
*[[Jayachitra]]
*[[Vidhubala]]
*[[Major Sundarrajan]] in Guest appearance
*[[Thengai Srinivasan]] in Guest appearance
*[[Suruli Rajan]]
*[[Senthamarai (actor)|Senthamarai]]
*[[Venniradai Moorthy]]
*[[Usilai Mani]]
*[[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]]
*[[M. N. Rajam]] in Guest appearance
*[[Sukumari]]
*[[S. A. Ashokan]]
*Vijaya Chandrika
*Shanti
* [[Master Sekhar]]
{{colend}}

==Soundtrack==
The music was composed by [[Vijaya Bhaskar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://play.raaga.com/tamil/album/engamma-sabatham-T0002596|title=Engamma Sabatham Songs|access-date=2014-12-08|publisher=raaga.com}}</ref> The song "Anbumegame" was later reused in Kannada film ''[[Vasantha Lakshmi]]'' (1978) as "Belli Modave".
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics
|-
| 1 || "Ennaiya Mulikare" || [[L. R. Eswari]] || [[Panchu Arunachalam]]
|-
| 2 || "Anbu Megame" 1 || [[Vani Jairam]] || rowspan=2|[[Kannadasan]]
|-
| 3 || "Anbu Megame" 2 || [[Vani Jairam]], [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
|-
| 4 || "Ilamai Azhaikindrathu" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]], [[P. Susheela]] || rowspan=2|[[Panchu Arunachalam]]
|-
| 5 || "Unakkum Enakkum" || L. R. Anjali
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDB title|3418492}}

{{S. P. Muthuraman}}

[[Category:1970s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1974 films]]
[[Category:Films directed by S. P. Muthuraman]]
[[Category:Films scored by Vijaya Bhaskar]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by Panchu Arunachalam]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil films remade in other languages]]

Vishnuvardhan filmography

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{{more citations needed|date=September 2014}}
[[File:Vishnuvardhan 2013 stamp of India.jpg|thumb|Vishnuvardhan on a 2013 postal stamp of India]]
This is the filmography of Indian film actor Sampath Kumar (1950 – 2009), known as [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]].<ref name="filmography1">[http://popcorn.oneindia.in/artist-filmography/6677/1/vishnuvardhan.html "Vishnuvardhan Filmography"]. Oneindia.in (1 January 2008). Retrieved 7 January 2012.</ref>

== Kannada ==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" id="filmography"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! scope="col"|Year
! scope="col" |Film
! scope="col"|Role(s)
! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Notes
|-
|rowspan="2" |1972
|''[[Vamshavruksha]]'' || Prithvi ||Credited as Sampath Kumar
|-
|''[[Naagarahaavu]]'' ||Ramachari|| [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor]]
|-
|rowspan="3"|1973
|''[[Seethe Alla Savithri]]'' || Shankara ||
|-
|''[[Mane Belagida Sose|Mane Belagidha Sose]]'' || ||
|-
|''[[Gandhada Gudi]]'' || Anand ||
|-
|rowspan="3"|1974
|''[[Bhootayyana Maga Ayyu]]'' || Gulla ||
|-
|''[[Professor Huchuraya]]'' || Venu ||
|-
|''[[Anna Attige]]'' || Ravi ||
|-
|rowspan="6" |1975
|''[[Devara Gudi]]'' || Sundar ||
|-
|''[[Koodi Balona]]'' || ||
|-
|''[[Kalla Kulla]]'' || Mahesh (Kalla) ||
|-
|''[[Bhagya Jyothi]]'' || ||
|-
|''[[Nagakanye]]'' || ||
|-
|''[[Onde Roopa Eradu Guna]]'' ||Ashok / Vikram || Dual role
|-
|rowspan="4"|1976
|''[[Devaru Kotta Vara]]'' || ||
|-
|''[[Hosilu Mettida Hennu]]'' || ||
|-
|''[[Makkala Bhagya]]'' ||Shekhar ||
|-
|''[[Bangarada Gudi]]'' || ||
|-
|rowspan="9"|1977
|''[[Bayasade Banda Bhagya]]'' || Ramu ||
|-
|''[[Sose Tanda Soubhagya]]'' ||Shekhara ||
|-
|''[[Nagarahole (film)|Nagarahole]]'' || ||
|-
|''[[Chinna Ninna Muddaduve]]'' || ||
|-
|''[[Shrimanthana Magalu]]'' || ||
|-
|''[[Sahodarara Savaal]]'' || ||
|-
|''[[Shani Prabhava]]'' || ||
|-
|''[[Galate Samsara]]'' || Vasudeva Rao ||
|-
|''[[Kittu Puttu]]'' || Kittu ||
|-
|rowspan="15"|1978
|''[[Hombisilu]]'' || Dr. Nataraj ||
|-
|''[[Sandharbha]]'' || Professor || Guest appearance
|-
|''[[Kiladi Kittu]]'' ||Kittu (black cobra) ||
|-
|''[[Vamsha Jyothi]]'' || ||
|-
|''[[Muyyige Muyyi]]'' || ||
|-
|''[[Siritanakke Savaal]]'' || ||
|-
|''[[Prathima]]'' || ||
|-
|''[[Nanna Prayaschittha]]'' || ||
|-
|''[[Sneha Sedu]]'' || ||
|-
|''[[Kiladi Jodi]]'' ||George ||
|-
|''[[Vasantha Lakshmi]]'' || ||
|-
|''[[Amarnath (film)|Amarnath]]'' || || Guest appearance
|-
|''[[Bhale Huduga]]'' || Ravi ||
|-
|''[[Madhura Sangama]]'' || [[Kumara Rama]] in play || Cameo appearance
|-
|''[[Singaporenalli Raja Kulla]]'' || Raja ||
|-
|rowspan="5"|1979
|''[[Asadhya Aliya]]'' ||Ashok ||
|-
|''[[Vijay Vikram]]'' ||Vijay / Vikram || Double role
|-
|''[[Naniruvude Ninagagi]]'' || ||
|-
|''[[Manini (1979 film)|Manini]]'' || || Special appearance
|-
|''[[Nentaro Gantu Kallaro]]'' || ||
|-
|rowspan="10"|1980
|''[[Nanna Rosha Nooru Varusha]]'' || ||
|-
|''[[Rama Parushurama]]'' || Rama||
|-
|''[[Kaalinga]]'' ||Kaalinga / Prabhakar Patil || Double role
|-
|''[[Hanthakana Sanchu]]'' || ||
|-
|''[[Makkala Sainya]]'' || Shivaram || Simultaneously made in Tamil as ''Mazhalai Pattalam''
|-
|''[[Biligiriya Banadalli]]'' ||Lakshmana ||
|-
|''[[Simha Jodi]]'' || ||
|-
|''[[Rahasya Rathri]]'' || ||
|-
|''[[Bangarada Jinke]]'' || ||
|-
|''[[Driver Hanumanthu]]'' || || Guest appearance
|-
|rowspan="7"|1981
|''[[Mane Mane Kathe]]'' || Subbu||
|-
|''[[Naga Kala Bhairava]]'' || ||Double Role
|-
|''[[Maha Prachandaru]]'' || ||
|-
|''[[Guru Shishyaru]]'' ||Maharaja Nandivardhana ||
|-
|''[[Snehitara Savaal]]'' || ||
|-
|''[[Avala Hejje]]'' || ||
|-
|''[[Preetisi Nodu]]'' || ||
|-
|rowspan="8"|1982
|''[[Pedda Gedda]]'' || || Guest appearance
|-
|''[[Sahasa Simha]]'' || Pratap||
|-
|''[[Karmika Kallanalla]]'' ||Mohan ||
|-
|''[[Oorige Upakari]]'' || ||Double role
|-
|''[[Jimmy Gallu]]'' || Jimmi ||As a [[Playback singer]] for the popular song: ''Tuttu Anna Tinnokke''
|-
|''[[Suvarna Sethuve]]'' || ||
|-
|''[[Onde Guri]]''
|
|
|-
|''[[Kallu Veene Nudiyithu]]''
|Paandu / Shankara Shastry
| Double Role
|-
|rowspan="7"|1983
|''[[Sididedda Sahodara]]''
| Dilip / Pradeep
| Double role Also playback singer
|-
|''[[Mutthaide Bhagya (1983 film)|Muthaide Bhagya]]''
|
| Guest Appearance
|-
|''[[Gandharva Giri]]''
|
|
|-
|''[[Gandugali Rama]]''
|
|
|-
|''[[Chinnadantha Maga]]''
| Guruprasad
|
|-
|''[[Simha Garjane]]''
| Jayasimha
|
|-
|''[[Prachanda Kulla]]''
| [[Shiva]]
| Guest appearance
|-
|rowspan="9"|1984
|''[[Rudranaga]]''
| Naga
|
|-
|''[[Khaidi (Kannada film)|Khaidi]]''
| Surya
|
|-
|''[[Benki Birugali (1984)|Benki Birugali]]''
| Vishnu
|
|-
|''[[Indina Ramayana]]''
| Shankar
|
|-
|''[[Bandhana]]''
| Dr. Harish
|
|-
|''[[Huli Hejje]]''
| Soma
|
|-
|''[[Chanakya (Kannada film)|Chanakya]]''
|
|
|-
|''[[Aaradhane]]''
|
|
|-
|''[[Madhuve Madu Tamashe Nodu]]''
|Ganesha
|
|-
|rowspan="8"|1985
|''[[Jeevana Chakra]]'' ||Ranga
|
|-
|''[[Kartavya (1985 film)|Karthavya]]''
| Inspector Vijay
|
|-
|''[[Maha Purusha]]''
|
|
|-
|''[[Veeradhi Veera]]''
|
|
|-
|''[[Nee Bareda Kadambari]]''
|Ajay Kumar
|
|-
|''[[Mareyada Manikya]]''
|Santhosh (Mysore Huli)
|
|-
|''[[Nanna Prathigne]]''
|
|
|-
|''[[Nee Thanda Kanike]]''
| Ravi
|
|-
|rowspan="6"|1986
|''[[Karna (Kannada film)|Karna]]''
| Karna
|
|-
|''[[Kathanayaka]]''
|Prabhakar / Ranga
|
|-
|''[[Ee Jeeva Ninagagi]]''
|Chandrasekhar
|
|-
|''[[Sathya Jyothi]]''
| Ravi Varma
|100th Kannada film
|-
|''[[Krishna Nee Begane Baro]]''
|Krishna
|
|-
|''[[Malaya Marutha]]''
|Vishwanatha
|
|-
|rowspan="8"|1987
|''[[Premaloka]]''
|Professor Manohar
|Guest appearance
|-
|''[[Sowbhagya Lakshmi]]''
|
|Double role
|-
|''[[Karunamayi (film)|Karunamayi]]''
| Raja
|
|-
|''[[Jayasimha (1987 film)|Jayasimha]]''
|Forest Officer Jayasimha
|
|-
|''[[Aaseya Bale]]''
|
|
|-
|''[[Jeevana Jyothi (1987 film)|Jeevana Jyothi]]''
| Ravi
|
|-
|''[[Shubha Milana]]''
| Ravi
|
|-
|''[[Sathyam Shivam Sundaram (1987 film)|Sathyam Shivam Sundaram]]''
|Satyaraj / Shivaraju / Sunder
|Triple role
|-
|rowspan="8"|1988
|''[[December 31 (film)|December 31]]''
|Raja Veer
|
|-
|''[[Olavina Aasare]]''
|Jayanth
|
|-
|''[[Nammoora Raja]]''
|Raja
|
|-
|''[[Jana Nayaka]]''
|Janardhan
|
|-
|''[[Suprabhatha]]''
| Vijay Kumar
|
|-
|''[[Krishna Rukmini]]''
|Krishna
|
|-
|''[[Daada]]''
|Daada / Gururaj
|Double role
|-
|''[[Mithileya Seetheyaru]]''
|S. K. Kumar
|Special appearance
|-
|rowspan="5"|1989
|''[[Ondagi Balu]]''
|Satyadev
|
|-
|''[[Hrudaya Geethe]]''
|Ashok
|
|-
|''[[Rudra (film)|Rudra]]''
| Rudra
|
|-
|''[[Deva (1989 film)|Deva]]''
| Deva
|
|-
|''[[Doctor Krishna]]''
| Dr. Krishna
|
|-
|rowspan="3"|1990
|''[[Shivashankar]]''
| Shiva / Shankara
|Double role
|-
|''[[Muthina Haara]]''
|Major Achchappa
|
|-
|''[[Mathe Haditu Kogile]]''
| Anand
|
|-
|rowspan="4"|1991
|''[[Lion Jagapathi Rao]]''
|Jagapathi Rao / Kumar Raja
|Double role
|-
|''[[Neenu Nakkare Haalu Sakkare]]''
|Subbu
|
|-
|''[[Jagadeka Veera]]''
|Prathap
|
|-
|''[[Police Mathu Dada]]''
| Inspector Dhanush / Vishnu Pratap
|Double role Simultaneously made in Hindi as ''[[Inspector Dhanush]]''
|-
|rowspan="5"|1992
|''[[Rajadhi Raja (1992 film)|Rajadhi Raja]]''
|Raja
|
|-
|''[[Ravivarma (film)|Ravivarma]]''
|Ravi
|
|-
|''[[Harakeya Kuri]]'' ||Sidlingu ||
|-
|''[[Nanna Shathru]]''
| Ashok
|
|-
| ''[[Belliyappa Bangarappa]]''
| Himself
|Cameo appearance
|-
|rowspan="6"|1993
|''[[Sangharsha (1993 film)|Sangharsha]]''
|Mahesh
|
|-
|''[[Vaishakada Dinagalu]]''
| Vishnu
|
|-
|''[[Nanendu Nimmavane]]''
| V. Gopal Krishna
|
|-
|''[[Rayaru Bandaru Mavana Manege]]''
|Vishnu
|
|-
|''[[Vishnu Vijaya]]''
|ACP Vishnu
|Simultaneously made in Hindi as ''[[Ashaant]]''
|-
|''[[Manikantana Mahime]]''
|Ayyappa
|
|-
|rowspan="7"|1994
|''[[Nishkarsha]]''
|[[Anti Terrorist Squad (India)|ATS]] Commando Ajay Kumar
|
|-
|''[[Time Bomb (1994 film)|Time Bomb]]''
|
|
|-
|''[[Kunthi Puthra]]''
|
|
|-
|''[[Samrat (1994 film)|Samrat]]''
| Samrat
|
|-
|''[[Mahakshathriya]]''
|Pratap
|
|-
|''[[Kiladigalu]]''
| Kittappa "Kittu" / Krishna
|Double role
|-
|''[[Kotreshi Kanasu]]''
| N. Kumar, Education Minister [[Government of Karnataka]]
|Guest Appearance
|-
|rowspan="8"|1995
|''[[Halunda Thavaru]]''
|Siddarth
|
|-
|''[[Kona Edaithe]]''
|Advocate Vishnu
|
|-
|''Yama Kinkara''
| Yama kinkara / Chikkubukku
|
|-
|''[[Deergha Sumangali]]''
| Adithya
| Guest appearance
|-
|''[[Bangarada Kalasa]]''
|Naagaraja
|
|-
|''[[Thumbida Mane]]''
|Ramanna
|
|-
|''[[Karulina Kudi]]''
| Nandan
|
|-
|''[[Himapatha]]''
| Aravind-Gautham
|
|-
|rowspan="7"|1996
|''[[Mojugara Sogasugara]]''
| Vijay / Vinod
|Double role
|-
|''[[Appaji]]''
| Appaji / Shakthi
|Double role
|-
|''[[Hello Daddy]]''
| Prakash
|
|-
|''Karnataka Suputra''
| Vishnu Pratap
|
|-
|''Dhani''
|Gopinath Rao
|
|-
|''[[Jeevanadhi]]''
|Sagar
|
|-
|''Baalina Jyothi''
| Vishwa
|
|-
|rowspan="5"|1997
|''Mangalasoothra''
|
|
|-
|''[[Ellaranthalla Nanna Ganda]]''
|Surya
|
|-
|''Shruthi Hakida Hejje''
|Dr. Kumar
| Guest Appearance
|-
|''Janani Janmabhoomi''
| Dr. Yeshwanth
|
|-
|''[[Laali]]''
|Krishnakumar
|
|-
|rowspan="4"|1998
|''[[Nishyabda]]''
| Major Vishwanath
|
|-
|''[[Yaare Neenu Cheluve]]''
| Vishnu
|Extended cameo
|-
|''[[Simhada Guri]]''
|
|
|-
|''[[Hendithghelthini|Hendthighelthini]]''
| Jayaram
|
|-
|rowspan="4"|1999
|''[[Veerappa Nayaka]]''
| Veearappa Nayaka
|
|-
|''[[Habba]]''
| Vishnu
|
|-
|''[[Surya Vamsha]]''
| Satya Murthy / Kanaka Murthy
|Double role
|-
|''[[Premotsava]]''
|Bharath
|
|-
|rowspan="4"|2000
|''[[Soorappa]]''
|Soorappa
|
|-
|''[[Deepavali (2000 film)|Deepavali]]''
| Ravindranath / Ravi
|
|-
|''[[Nan Hendthi Chennagidale]]''
| ACP Rajiv Vijay Raghav
| Guest Appearance
|-
|''[[Yajamana (film)|Yajamana]]''
| Shankara / Ganesha
| Double role
|-
|rowspan="2"|2001
|''[[Diggajaru]]''
| Doddayya / Chikkayya
| Double role
|-
|''[[Kotigobba]]''
| Nanjunda / Jayasimha
|
|-
|rowspan="3"|2002
|''[[Parva (2002 film)|Parva]]''
| Sagar
|
|-
|''[[Jamindaru]]''
| Bettappa / Biligiri
| Double role
|-
|''[[Simhadriya Simha]]''
| Narasimhe Gowda 'Simha' / Simha Jr. / Chikkanna
| Triple role
|-
|rowspan="2"|2003
|''[[Raja Narasimha]]''
| Raja Narasimha
|
|-
|''[[Hrudayavantha]]''
| Shivappa
|
|-
|rowspan="4"|2004
|''[[Kadamba (2004 film)|Kadamba]]''
| ACP Madhukeshwar Kadamba
|
|-
|''[[Apthamitra]]''
| Dr. Vijay
|
|-
|''[[Sahukara]]''
| Raja Ravivarma
|
|-
|''[[Jyeshta (film)|Jyeshtha]]''
| Vishnu
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|2005
|''[[Varsha (2005 film)|Varsha]]''
| Sathyamurthy
|
|-
|''[[Vishnu Sena]]''
| Prof. Jayasimha
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|2006
|''[[Neenello Naanalle]]''
| Veeru
|
|-
|''[[Sirivantha]]''
| Narayana Murthy
|
|-
|rowspan="5"|2007
|''[[Ekadantha]]''
| Vijay
|
|-
|''[[No 73, Shanthi Nivasa]]''
| as himself
|Cameo appearance
|-
|''[[Maathaad Maathaadu Mallige]]''
| Hoovaiah
|
|-
|''[[Ee Bandhana]]''
| Harish Raj
|
|-
|''[[Kshana Kshana]]''
| DCP Vishnu
|Special appearance
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2008
|''Jnana Jyothi Sri Siddaganga''
|Special appearance
|
|-
| ''[[Nam Yajamanru]]''
|Shashank
|
|-
|2009
|''[[Bellary Naga]]''
| Nagamanikya
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|2010
|''[[School Master (2010 film)|School Master]]''
| Jagannath
| Posthumous release
|-
|''[[Aptharakshaka]]''
| Dr. Vijay / Vijaya Rajendra Bahadoor
| Double role / Posthumous release
|-
|rowspan"1"|2016
|''[[Nagarahavu (2016 film)|Nagarahavu]]''{{efn|name=Animated}}
| Prince
| Created by [[Computer Graphics]]
|-
|rowspan"1"|2018
|''[[Rajasimha (film)|Rajasimha]]''{{efn|name=Animated}}
| Simha
|
|}

== Other languages ==

=== Hindi ===
* ''Ek Naya Itihas'' (1984)
* ''[[Inspector Dhanush]]'' (1991) (Kannada version - [[Police Mathu Dada]])
* ''[[Ashaant]]'' (1993) (Kannada version - [[Vishnu Vijaya]])
* ''[[Zaalim]]'' (1994) ...Inspector Mohan

=== Malayalam ===
* ''[[Adima Changala]]'' (1981)
* ''[[Kauravar]]'' (1992) .... Haridas IPS

=== Tamil ===
* ''[[Alaigal (film)|Alaigal]]'' (1973)
* ''[[Makkala Sainya|Mazhalai Pattaalam]]'' (1980)
* ''[[Eetti (1985 film)|Eetti]]'' (1985)
* ''[[Sri Raghavendra]]'' (1985)
* ''[[Viduthalai (1986 film)|Viduthalai]]'' (1986)
*''[[Premaloka|Paruva Raagam]]'' (1987)

=== Telugu ===
* ''Okkadu Chaalu'' (1996)
* ''[[Sardar Dharmanna]]'' (1987)
* ''Lakshmi Nirdoshi'' (1984)

== Films based on novels, remade in and remade from other languages==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year !! Film !! Notes
|-
|1972
|''[[Vamshavruksha]]''
|Based on [[S. L. Bhyrappa]]'s novel of same name Remade in Telugu as ''[[Vamsa Vruksham]]''
|-
|1972
|''[[Naagarahaavu]]''
|Based on [[T. R. Subba Rao]]'s three novels - ''Nagarahavu'', ''Ondu Gandu Eradu Hennu'' and ''Sarpa Matsara'' Remade in Hindi as ''[[Zehreela Insaan]]'' Remade in Tamil as ''[[Raja Nagam]]'' Remade in Telugu as ''[[Kode Nagu]]''
|-
|1973
|''[[Seethe Alla Savithri]]''
|Remake of Tamil movie ''[[Komatha En Kulamatha]]''
|-
|1974
|''[[Bhootayyana Maga Ayyu]]''
|Based on Novel of same name by [[Gorur Ramaswamy Iyengar]] Remade in Tamil as ''[[Ellorum Nallavare]]'' Remade in Hindi as ''Ek Gaon Ki Kahani'' (1975) Remade in Telugu as ''Andharoo Manchivaare'' (1976)
|-
|1975
|''[[Devara Gudi]]''
|Remake of Tamil film ''Puguntha Veedu'' (1972)
|-
|1975
|''[[Kalla Kulla]]''
|Remade in Telugu as ''Kallanum Kullanum'' (1976)
|-
|1976
|''[[Makkala Bhagya]]''
|Remake of Tamil film ''[[Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum]]''
|-
|1976
|''[[Bangarada Gudi]]''
|Remade in Telugu as ''Bangaru Gudi'' (1979)
|-
| 1977
|''[[Sahodarara Savaal]]''
| Remade in Telugu as ''[[Annadammula Savaal]]'' Remade in Hindi as '' Chor Ka Bhai Chor'' (1978)
|-
| 1977
|''[[Galate Samsara]]''
| Remake of Tamil movie ''[[Veettuku Veedu]]''
|-
| 1977
|''[[Kittu Puttu]]''
| Remake Tamil film ''[[Anubavi Raja Anubavi]]''
|-
| 1977
|''[[Chinna Ninna Muddaduve]]''
| Remade in Hindi as ''Minoo'' (1977)
|-
| 1978
|''[[Hombisilu]]''
| Based on the novel of the same name by Usha Navarathnaram
|-
|1978
|''[[Kiladi Kittu]]''
|Remade in Telugu as ''Black Cobra'' (1981)
|-
| 1978
|''[[Siritanakke Savaal]]''
| Remake of Tamil film ''[[Savaale Samali]]''
|-
| 1978
|''[[Sneha Sedu]]''
| Remade in Malayalam as ''[[Angakkuri]]''
|-
| 1978
|''[[Vasantha Lakshmi]]''
| Remake of Tamil movie ''[[Engamma Sapatham]]''
|-
| 1978
|''[[Bhale Huduga]]''
| Remake of Tamil movie ''[[Panakkara Kudumbam]]''
|-
| 1979
|''[[Asadhya Aliya]]''
| Remade in Telugu as ''Mayadari Alludu'' (1981)
|-
| 1980
|''[[Kaalinga]]''
| Remake of Hindi movie ''[[Kalicharan]]''
|-
| 1980
|''[[Makkala Sainya]]''
| Based on the English movie ''[[Yours, Mine and Ours (1968 film)|Yours, Mine and Ours]]'' Simultaneously made in Tamil as ''Mazhalai Pattalam'' Remade in Telugu as ''Ramadandu'' (1981)
|-
|1981
|''[[Mane Mane Kathe]]''
| Remake of Telugu movie ''Ramayanamlo Pidakala Veta'' (1980)
|-
| 1981
|''[[Maha Prachandaru]]''
| Based on novel ''Vigraha Choraru'' by Vijay Sasanur Inspiration for the Kannada film ''[[Navagraha (film)|Navagraha]]''
|-
|1981
|''[[Guru Shishyaru]]''
| Remake of Telugu Movie ''[[Paramanandayya Shishyula Katha]]'' (1966)
|-
|1981
|''[[Avala Hejje]]''
| Based on the Hindi Movie ''[[Trishna (1978 film)|Trishna]]'' Remade in Telugu as ''[[Bandhalu Anubandhalu]]''
|-
| 1982
|''[[Sahasa Simha]]''
| Based on the novel ''Chakravyuha'' by Manu
|-
| 1982
|''[[Jimmy Gallu]]''
| Remade in Telugu as ''Muddayi'' (1987)
|-
| 1982
|''[[Suvarna Sethuve]]''
| Based on the novel of same name by H. G. Radhadevi
|-
| 1982
| ''[[Onde Guri]]''
| Based on the Australian movie ''[[Mad Max]]''
|-
| 1983
|''[[Gandharva Giri]]''
|Based on a novel of same name by Smt Saisuthe
|-
| 1983
|''[[Chinnadantha Maga]]''
| Remake of Telugu film ''[[Talli Kodukula Anubandham]]''
|-
| 1984
|''[[Khaidi (Kannada film)|Khaidi]]''
| Remake of the Telugu movie ''[[Khaidi (1983 film)|Khaidi]]'' which itself was loosely inspired by the English movie ''[[First Blood]]'' <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/Bypassing-copycats-Sandalwood-style/articleshow/21434657.cms|title = Bypassing copycats, Sandalwood style}}</ref>
|-
| 1984
| ''[[Benki Birugali (1984 film)|Benki Birugali]]''
| Remake of Bengali movie ''[[Apanjan]]''
|-
| 1984
|''[[Indina Ramayana]]''
| Remake of Tamil movie ''[[Oorukku Upadesam]]''
|-
| 1984
|''[[Bandhana]]''
| Based on the novel of same name by Usha Navaratnanram Remade in Tamil as ''Premapasam'' (1985)
|-
| 1984
|''[[Madhuve Madu Tamashe Nodu]]''
| Remake of the Tamil movie ''[[Dowry Kalyanam]]''
|-
|1985
|''[[Jeevana Chakra]]''
| Remake of Telugu film ''[[Dharmaatmudu]]''
|-
| 1985
|''[[Nee Bareda Kadambari]]''
| Remake of Hindi film ''[[Pyar Jhukta Nahin]]'' Remade in Tamil as ''[[Naan Adimai Illai]]''
|-
| 1985
|''[[Nee Thanda Kanike]]''
| Remake of the Hindi film ''[[Sharaabi]]'' which itself was loosely based on the English movie ''[[Arthur (1981 film)|Arthur]]''
|-
|1986
|''[[Karna (Kannada film)|Karna]]''
| Remake of Hindi film ''[[Saaheb]]'' which itself was based on the Bengali movie ''Saheb'' (1981)
|-
|1986
|''[[Ee Jeeva Ninagagi]]''
| Remade in Tamil as ''[[Amma Vanthachu]]''
|-
| 1986
|''[[Sathya Jyothi]]''
| Remake of Malayalam movie ''[[Nirakkoottu]]''
|-
| 1986
|''[[Krishna Nee Begane Baro]]''
|Remake of the Hindi movie ''[[Souten]]''
|-
|1987
|''[[Sowbhagya Lakshmi]]''
| Remake of Telugu film ''[[Karthika Deepam (film)|Karthika Deepam]]''
|-
|1987
|''[[Karunamayi (film)|Karunamayi]]''
| Remade in Tamil as ''[[Ponmana Selvan]]''
|-
| 1987
|''[[Jayasimha (1987 film)|Jayasimha]]''
| Partially inspired by the Hindi movie ''[[Haathi Mere Saathi (1971 film)|Haathi Mere Saathi]]'' which itself was based on the Tamil movie ''[[Deiva Cheyal]]''
|-
| 1987
|''[[Aaseya Bale]]''
|Remake of Hindi film ''[[Do Anjaane]]''
|-
| 1987
| ''[[Shubha Milana]]''
| Remake of Telugu movie ''Aalu Magalu''
|-
|1987
|''[[Sathyam Shivam Sundaram (1987 film)|Sathyam Shivam Sundaram]]''
|Remake of Telugu movie ''[[Jwala (1985 film)|Jwala]]''
|-
|1988
|''[[Olavina Aasare]]''
|Based on the novel of same name by Tanuja
|-
|1988
|''[[Nammoora Raja]]''
| Remade in Tamil as ''[[Vaathiyaar Veettu Pillai]]''
|-
|1989
|''[[Hrudaya Geethe]]''
| Loosely based on ''[[Pagla Kahin Ka]]''
|-
|1989
|''[[Rudra (film)|Rudra]]''
|Remade in Telugu as ''[[Inspector Rudra]]''
|-
|1989
|''[[Deva (1989 film)|Deva]]''
| Remade in Tamil as ''[[Dharma Durai]]'' Remade in Hindi as ''[[Tyagi (film)|Tyagi]]'' Remade in Telugu as ''Maa Inti Katha'' (1990)
|-
|1990
|''[[Shivashankar]]''
|Based on the Honk Kong film ''[[Heart of Dragon]]'' The concept of double role was an inspiration for the Hindi movie ''[[Jaan Se Pyaara]]''
|-
|1990
|''[[Muthina Haara]]''
| A portion of the core plot was partially based on the novel ''[[A Farewell to Arms]]'' by [[Ernest Hemingway]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/Bypassing-copycats-Sandalwood-style/articleshow/21434657.cms|title=Bypassing copycats, Sandalwood style}}</ref>
|-
| 1992
|''[[Ravivarma (film)|Ravivarma]]''
|Remake of the Tamil movie ''[[Bramma]]''
|-
| 1992
|''[[Harakeya Kuri]]''
|Based on novel of same name by [[Chandrashekhara Kambara]]
|-
| 1993
|''[[Nanendu Nimmavane]]''
| Based on the novel ''Repati Koduku (Little Rascal)'' by [[Malladi Venkata Krishna Murthy]] The core storyline along with the plot-twist and climax was re-used in the Malayalam movie ''[[Minnaram]]''
|-
|1993
|''[[Rayaru Bandaru Mavana Manege]]''
|Remake of Malayalam film ''[[Chithram]]''
|-
|1994
|''[[Nishkarsha]]''
| Inspired by the English movie ''[[Die Hard]]''
|-
|1995
|''[[Halunda Thavaru]]''
| Based on the novel of same name by [[Krishnamoorthy Puranik]]
|-
| 1995
|''[[Himapatha]]''
| Based on the novel of same name by [[T. K. Rama Rao]]
|-
|1996
|''[[Mojugara Sogasugara]]''
| Remake of Telugu movie ''[[Ramudu Bheemudu]]''
|-

|1999
|''[[Habba]]''
| Remade in Telugu as ''Chandravansam''
|-
| 1999
|''[[Surya Vamsha]]''
|Remake of ''[[Suryavamsam (1997 film)|Suryavamsam]]''
|-
|2000
|''[[Soorappa]]''
|Remake of Tamil film ''[[Maru Malarchi]]''
|-
|2000
|''[[Yajamana (2000 film)|Yajamana]]''
| Remake of Tamil film ''[[Vaanathaippola]]''
|-
|2001
|''[[Diggajaru]]''
| Remake of Tamil movie ''[[Natpukkaga]]''
|-
|2001
|''[[Kotigobba]]''
| Remake of Tamil movie ''[[Baashha]]'' which itself was loosely based on the Hindi movie ''[[Hum (film)|Hum]]''
|-
| 2002
|''[[Simhadriya Simha]]''
| Remake of the Tamil film ''[[Nattamai]]''
|-
| 2003
|''[[Raja Narasimha]]''
| Story re-used in the Telugu movie ''[[Palnati Brahmanayudu]]''
|-
|2004
|''[[Kadamba (2004 film)|Kadamba]]''
| Remake of Tamil movie ''[[Thanga Pathakkam]]''
|-
| 2004
|''[[Apthamitra]]''
| Remake of the Malayalam film ''[[Manichithrathazhu]]'' Remade in Tamil as ''[[Chandramukhi]]''
|-
| 2004
|''[[Sahukara]]''
| Remake of Malayalam film ''[[Thenmavin Kombath]]''
|-
| 2004
|''[[Jyeshta (film)|Jyeshtha]]''
| Remake of Malayalam film ''[[Valliettan]]''
|-
|2005
|''[[Varsha (2005 film)|Varsha]]''
| Remake of the Malayalam movie ''[[Hitler (1996 film)|Hitler]]''
|-
|2005
|''[[Vishnu Sena]]''
| Remake of Tamil film ''[[Ramanaa]]''
|-
|2006
|''[[Neenello Naanalle]]''
| Remake of the Telugu film ''[[Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana]]''
|-
|2006
|''[[Sirivantha]]''
| Remake of the Telugu film ''[[Aa Naluguru]]''
|-
|2007
|''[[Ekadantha]]''
| Remake of Marathi film ''[[Navra Maza Navsacha]]''
|-
|2007
|''[[Ee Bandhana]]''
| Remake of Hindi film ''[[Baghban (2003 film)|Baghban]]'' which itself was based on the English movie ''[[Make Way for Tomorrow]]''
|-
| 2007
|''[[Kshana Kshana]]''
| Based on [[Sidney Sheldon]]'s first novel ''[[The Naked Face]]''
|-
|2009
|''[[Bellary Naga]]''
| Remake of Malayalam film ''[[Rajamanikyam]]'' <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-kannada-movie-review-bellary-naga/20091009.htm|title = Bellary Naga is a breezy entertainer}}</ref>
|-
| 2010
|''[[Aptharakshaka]]''
|Remade in Telugu as ''[[Nagavalli (film)|Nagavalli]]'' <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://movies.rediff.com/review/2010/feb/19/south-kannada-movie-review-aptharakshaka.htm|title = Vishnuvardhan scores with Aptharakshaka}}</ref>
|-
|}

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