List of Kannada films of 1986
The following is a list of films produced in the Kannada film industry in India in 1986, presented in alphabetical order.
| Title | Director | Cast | Music | Reference |
| 27 Mavalli Circle | T. N. Narasimhan | T. N. Narasimhan, Devaraj, Kalpana Reddy, Umashri | L. Vaidyanathan | |
| Africadalli Sheela | Dwarakish | Charanraj, Sahila Chadha, Kalyan Kumar, Dwarakish, Disco Shanti | Bappi Lahiri | |
| Anand | Singeetham Srinivasa Rao | Shivarajkumar, Sudharani, Chi Guru Dutt, Tara | Sankar Ganesh | |
| Anuraga Aralithu | M. S. Rajashekar | Rajkumar, Geetha, Madhavi, Pandari Bai | Upendra Kumar | |
| Aruna Raaga | K. V. Jayaram | Ananth Nag, Geetha, K. S. Ashwath, Lokanath, Pandari Bai | M. Ranga Rao | |
| Asambhava | D. Rajendra Babu | V. Ravichandran, Ambika, Mukhyamantri Chandru, Sumithra | Sankar Ganesh | |
| Beegara Pandhya | K. Babu Rao | Sridhar, Poornima, Mukhyamantri Chandru, C. R. Simha | Ramesh Naidu | |
| Belli Naaga | N. S. Dhananjaya | Tiger Prabhakar, Nalini, Deepa, Balakrishna | Satyam | |
| Bete | V. Somashekhar | Ambarish, Ambika, Anuradha, Umashree | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| Bettada Thayi | Perala | Srinath, Aarathi, Vajramuni | Satyam | |
| Bhagyada Lakshmi Baramma | Singeetham Srinivasa Rao | Rajkumar, Madhavi, K. S. Ashwath, Balakrishna, Thoogudeepa Srinivas | Singeetham Srinivasa Rao | |
| Brahmastra | Perala | Ambarish, Lakshmi, Vajramuni, Mukhyamantri Chandru | Satyam | |
| Ee Jeeva Ninagagi | V. Somashekhar | Vishnuvardhan, Urvashi, Baby Shalini, Lokanath | Vijay Anand | |
| Ella Hengasarinda | B. Subba Rao | Rajesh, Jai Jagadish, Ramakrishna, Bharathi Vishnuvardhan, Tara, Padma Vasanthi, Bhavya | Krishna Chakra | |
| Guri | P. Vasu | Rajkumar, Archana, Tara, Pandari Bai, Jai Jagadish | Rajan-Nagendra | |
| Henne Ningenu Bandhana | Ravindranath | Charan Raj, Thulasi, Mukhyamantri Chandru, Pandari Bai | Hamsalekha | |
| Hennina Koogu | Dorai-Bhagwan | Sridhar, Saritha, Tara, K. S. Ashwath | M. Ranga Rao | |
| Hosa Neeru | K. V. Jayaram | Ananth Nag, Suhasini, Lokanath | G. K. Venkatesh | |
| Karna | H. R. Bhargava | Vishnuvardhan, Sumalatha, K. S. Ashwath, Sumithra | M. Ranga Rao | |
| Kathanayaka | P. Vasu | Vishnuvardhan, Sumalatha, Leelavathi, Vajramuni, Srinivasa Murthy | M. Ranga Rao | |
| Kedi No.1 | Kommineni Seshagiri Rao | Tiger Prabhakar, Viji, Dheerendra Gopal, Leelavathi | Satyam | |
| Krishna Nee Begane Baro | H. R. Bhargava | Vishnuvardhan, Bhavya, Kim, Mukhyamantri Chandru | Bappi Lahiri | |
| Lancha Lancha Lancha | Ravindranath | Lokesh, Jayanthi, Mahalakshmi, Jai Jagadish, Sundar Raj | Kalyan – Venkatesh | |
| Madhura Bandhavya | Amrutham | Ambarish, Geetha, Jai Jagadish, Tara | M. Ranga Rao | |
| Madhavacharya | G. V. Iyer | Poorna Prasad, Ravindra, Shrivatsa, Vinaya Prasad | M. Balamuralikrishna | |
| Madhuve Madu Tamashe Nodu | Sathya | Vishnuvardhan, Aarathi, Dwarakish, Jai Jagadish, Mahalakshmi, | Vijay Anand | |
| Malaya Marutha | Lalitha Ravi | Vishnuvardhan, Madhavi, Saritha, Shivaram, Dinesh | Vijaya Bhaskar | |
| Maneye Manthralaya | H. R. Bhargava | Ananth Nag, Bharathi, Ramesh Aravind, Jai Jagadish, Tara, Umashree | M. Ranga Rao | |
| Marjala | B Vijay Gujjar | Vijay Kashi, Pallavi, Padma Vasanthi, Lohithaswa | K. J. Joy | |
| Mouna Geethe | Geethapriya | Srinath, Saritha, Sridhar, Sai Kumar | M. Ranga Rao | |
| Mrugaalaya | V. Somashekhar | Ambarish, Geetha, Sudheer | Rajan-Nagendra | |
| Na Ninna Preetisuve | Somu – Shankar | Arjun Sarja, V. Ravichandran, Bhavya, M. P. Shankar | Sankar Ganesh | |
| Namma Oora Devathe | Renuka Sharma | Charan Raj, Bharathi, Vinod Alva, Bhavya | Satyam | |
| Nannavaru | Bhagawan Sarang | Srinath, Lakshmi, Dinesh, Ramakrishna | M. Ranga Rao | |
| Nenapina Doni | T. S. Nagabharana | Ananth Nag, Girish Karnad, Geetha, Roopadevi | Vijaya Bhaskar | |
| Pithamaha | K. S. L. Swamy | V. Ravichandran, Vijayalakshmi Singh, Rajesh | M. Ranga Rao | |
| Preethi | A. T. Raghu | Ambarish, Bhavya, Gayatri | G. K. Venkatesh | |
| Prema Gange | Gururaju | Murali, Bhavya, Vijay Kashi, Doddanna | Rajan-Nagendra | |
| Prema Jala | Joe Simon | Ananth Nag, Mahalakshmi, Seetharam, Shivaram | M. Ranga Rao | |
| Rasthe Raja | Leela Vara Prasad | Shankar Nag, Gayatri, Jayanthi | Satyam | |
| Ratha Sapthami | M. S. Rajashekar | Shivarajkumar, Asha Rani, Parvatha Vani, Doddanna | Upendra Kumar | |
| Samsarada Guttu | Raghava | Shankar Nag, Mahalakshmi, Tara, Sundar Raj | Satyam | |
| Sathkara | Renuka Sharma | Ambarish, Ambika, Vajramuni, Thoogudeepa Srinivas | Satyam | |
| Satya Jyothi | K. Rangaraj | Vishnuvardhan, Urvashi, Balakrishna | Ilaiyaraaja | |
| Sedina Sanchu | T. S. Nagabharana | Rajesh, Bhavya, Ramakrishna Hegde, Mukhyamantri Chandru | Satyam | |
| Shankha Nada | Umesh Kulkarni | Ramesh Bhat, Abhinaya, Arvind, Honnayya | C. Ashwath | |
| Sundara Swapnagalu | K. Balachander | Sridhar, Ramesh Aravind, Devilalitha, Tara, Janani, Kuyili | Vijaya Bhaskar | |
| Thayiye Nanna Devaru | Vijay | Shankar Nag, Tiger Prabhakar, Jayanthi, Pallavi, Mukhyamantri Chandru | Satyam | |
| Tiger | Raviraja | Tiger Prabhakar, Aarathi, Ramakrishna, Mahalakshmi | Sankar Ganesh | |
| Usha | Raghava | Kalyan Kumar, Suhasini, Jayanthi | Rajan-Nagendra | |
| Vishwaroopa | V. Somashekhar | Ambarish, Geetha, Vajramuni | Rajan-Nagendra |