Kannada film stars born in January
26 Kannada film actors, directors and music directors with a page in our film database were born in January, across 13 of its days. 23 of them are living. Each name opens their filmography.
January birthdays, day by day
| Day | Name | Role | Born | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January | Ravi Basrurರವಿ ಬಸ್ರೂರ್ | music director | 1983 | 43 |
| 1 January | K. Kalyanಕೆ. ಕಲ್ಯಾಣ್ | music director | 1975 | 51 |
| 1 January | Jacob Verghese | director | 1970 | 56 |
| 1 January | Rajesh Krishnanರಾಜೇಶ್ ಕೃಷ್ಣನ್ | actor | 1973 | 53 |
| 1 January | Posani Krishna Murali | actor | 1958 | 68 |
| 1 January | Uday Prakashಉದಯ್ ಪ್ರಕಾಶ್ | director | 1952 | 74 |
| 5 January | K. S. R. Das | director | 1936–2012 | — |
| 5 January | Sarithaಸರಿತಾ | actress | 1959 | 67 |
| 5 January | Charuhasan | actor | 1930 | 96 |
| 6 January | Jayanthiಜಯಂತಿ | actress | 1945–2021 | — |
| 6 January | Premaಪ್ರೇಮಾ | actress | 1977 | 49 |
| 6 January | Kishan Shrikanthಮಾಸ್ಟರ್ ಕಿಶನ್ | actor | 1996 | 30 |
| 7 January | B. Saroja Deviಬಿ. ಸರೋಜಾದೇವಿ | actress | 1938–2025 | — |
| 8 January | Yashಯಶ್ | actor | 1986 | 40 |
| 10 January | Girija Lokeshಗಿರಿಜಾ ಲೋಕೇಶ್ | actress | 1951 | 75 |
| 15 January | Bharathi Vishnuvardhanಭಾರತಿ | actress | 1951 | 75 |
| 15 January | Hari Santhosh | director | 1984 | 42 |
| 20 January | Duniya Vijayದುನಿಯಾ ವಿಜಯ್ | actor | 1974 | 52 |
| 23 January | T. S. Nagabharanaಟಿ.ಎಸ್. ನಾಗಾಭರಣ | director | 1953 | 73 |
| 23 January | Jayant Kaikiniಜಯಂತ ಕಾಯ್ಕಿಣಿ | actor | 1955 | 71 |
| 24 January | Krishna Ajai Raoಅಜಯ್ ರಾವ್ | actor | 1980 | 46 |
| 24 January | Rekha Vedavyasರೇಖಾ | actress | 1979 | 47 |
| 24 January | D. Imman | music director | 1983 | 43 |
| 27 January | Sameer Dattaniಧ್ಯಾನ್ | actor | 1982 | 44 |
| 28 January | Malavika Avinashಮಾಳವಿಕ ಅವಿನಾಶ್ | actress | 1976 | 50 |
| 29 January | Deepti Satiದೀಪ್ತಿ ಸತಿ | actress | 1989 | 37 |
Birth dates from Wikidata (CC0), only where it gives one exact day, and years of death only where it gives one year; a person whose record names two dates is left out until it names one. Ages are as of 2 November 2026 (IST), and only for people who are living; for someone who has died the years of birth and death are shown. Each name opens that person's page. Missing someone, or a date is wrong? Tell us.
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