Karna is a 1986 Kannada-language Drama film written by Chi. Udaya Shankar and directed by Hr Bhargava and H. R. Bhargava and produced by B. Anuradha Singh, R. Dushyanth Singh and R. Amritha Singh under the banner of Amrutha Arts in collaboration with Rohini Pictures. Karna features K. S. Ashwath, Gangadhar, Vishnuvardhan Kumar, Raajanand, Chethan Ramarao, Shivaram and Shruthi Thimmaiah. The screenplay is written by H. R. Bhargava. The music was composed by M. Ranga Rao. Cinematography was done by D. V. Rajaram and editing by V. P. Krishna. The film has a running time of 148 min. It was released on 1st January 1986. Distribution rights for the movie were acquired by Amrutha Arts.