Kannada cinema, also known as Sandalwood or Chandanavana, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Kannada language widely spoken in the state of Karnataka. The 1934 film Sati Sulochana directed by Y. V. Rao was the first talkie film in the Kannada language. It was also the first film starring Subbaiah Naidu and Tripuramba, and was the first motion picture screened in the erstwhile Mysore Kingdom. The film was produced by Chamanlal Doongaji, who in 1932 founded South India Movietone in Bengaluru.

Here is the list of Top Sandalwood movies.

1. 1. Lucia
The astonishing movie involves great cinematography and direction added to its great plot twist. The movie is so awesome that it already has a Tamil remake and is even going to be remade in Hindi soon.

2. Ulidavaru Kandanthe
One of people’s all-time favourites. It has a great story, fabulous plot twist and a self-attained style. The most attracting part is the marvellous presentation of the story due to which many people don’t even understand the story or the twist.

3. Simple Aagi Ondu Love Story
Again, approaching a different pattern, the movie stands out for its dialogues which keeps you engaged each moment of the movie. The poems or verses (kavithe) in between adds the spark to it.

4. Mungaru Male
Opting a different tone of romance, the film forces you to be engaged each and every second with great suspense. I bet on the movie being emotionally touching.

5. Rangitaranga
With its astonishing elements of surprise and superb script having beautiful arrangement of scenes, the movie adopts a Hollywood guise. Superimposing with the acting excellence of Sai Kumar makes it spell bound.

Here is the list of top Sandalwood actors.

1. Rakshit Shetty
Engineer turned actor, director. Started a new revolution in Kannada Film Industry by making unique films with less budget which in return collected a huge amount.

2. Dr. Upendra
Started his career as a director and later became popular as a leading actor. He has a mass fan following for his ultimate, extraordinary direction in Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

3. Ganesh
First Kannada hero film which collected record-breaking 50 crores in the history of Kannada film industry.

4. Yash
First Kannada film hero whose movie KGF collected 250 crores.

5. Puneeth Rajkumar
Son of Legendary actor Dr. Rajkumar and one of the finest actors.