Filmography
| Year | Title | Cast | Notes |
| 1965 | Pakkalo Ballem | Kantha Rao, Rajasri | Telugu film |
| 1966 | Belli Moda | Kalyan Kumar, Kalpana, Pandari Bai | Debut Kannada film Winner Karnataka State Film Award for Best Film |
| 1966 | Poocha Kanni | Prem Nazir, Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair, Adoor Bhasi | Malayalam film |
| 1968 | Teacheramma | Jaishankar, Vanisri, Muthuraman | Tamil film |
| 1968 | Palamanasulu | Harinath, Jamuna, Pandari Bai | Telugu film |
| 1969 | Mallammana Pavada | Dr. Rajkumar, B. Saroja Devi, Vajramuni, Dwarakish | |
| 1969 | Kappu Bilupu | Sudarshan, Kalpana, Balakrishna | |
| 1969 | Gejje Pooje | Kalpana, Gangadhar, Leelavathi, Aarathi, K. S. Ashwath | Winner National Film Award for Best Screenplay National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada Winner Karnataka State Film Award for Best Film |
| 1970 | Karulina Kare | Dr. Rajkumar, Kalpana | |
| 1971 | Sudarum Sooravaliyum | Gemini Ganesan, Nirmala, Muthuraman | Tamil film |
| 1971 | Sharapanjara | Kalpana, Gangadhar | Winner National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada Winner Karnataka State Film Award for Best Film |
| 1971 | Sakshatkara | Dr. Rajkumar, Jamuna, Prithviraj Kapoor | |
| 1971 | Irulum Oliyum | A. V. M. Rajan, Vanisri, Nagesh | Tamil film |
| 1972 | Iddaru Ammayilu | Shoban Babu, Vanisri, Gummadi Venkateswara Rao | Telugu film |
| 1972 | Naagarahaavu | Vishnuvardhan, Aarathi, Ambarish | Winner Karnataka State Film Award for Best Film |
| 1973 | Edakallu Guddada Mele | Jayanthi, Ranga, Chandrashekar | Winner Filmfare Award for Best Kannada Director |
| 1974 | Upasane | Srinath, Aarathi, Seetharam | |
| 1974 | Zehreela Insaan | Rishi Kapoor, Moushumi Chatterjee, Neetu Singh | Hindi film |
| 1975 | Katha Sangama | Rajinikanth, Aarathi, B. Saroja Devi | Winner Karnataka State Film Award for Best Film |
| 1975 | Shubhamangala | Srinath, Aarathi | |
| 1975 | Bili Hendthi | Anil Kumar, Aarathi, Margaret Thomson, Ambarish | |
| 1976 | Phalitamsha | Jaijagadish, aarathi | |
| 1976 | College Ranga | Kalyan Kumar, Leelavathi | |
| 1978 | Paduvaaralli Pandavaru | Ramakrishna, Ambarish, Jai Jagadish, Jayashree | |
| 1979 | Dharmasere | Srinath, Aarathi | Winner Filmfare Award for Best Kannada Director |
| 1980 | Hum Paanch | Sanjeev Kumar, Raj Babbar, Shabana Azmi, Deepti Naval | Hindi film (as a Writer) |
| 1981 | Ranganayaki | Ambarish, Aarathi, Ashok | Winner Filmfare Award for Best Kannada Director |
| 1982 | Maanasa Sarovara | Srinath, Padma Vasanthi, Ramakrishna | |
| 1983 | Dharani Mandala Madhyadolage | Chandrashekar, Srinath, Padma Vasanthi, Vijayalakshmi Singh | |
| 1984 | Amrutha Ghalige | Ramakrishna, Padma Vasanthi | |
| 1984 | Runamukthalu | Srinath, Padma Vasanthi,bharathivishnuvardhan | |
| 1984 | Masanada Hoovu | Ambarish, Jayanthi, Aparna | Last film, uncompleted |
| 2006 | Savira Mettilu | Jayanthi, Kalyan Kumar, K. S. Ashwath, Ambarish, Ramakrishna, Vajramuni | Long time shelved and released |
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