Are you kidding me? There are so many things that one identifies with Karnataka. For me the first that comes to mind is the Udupi cuisine. You guys invented the friggin Masala Dosa and that is the symbol of the entire south Indian cuisine. No one cares about Idli or Idiyappam or Puttu.
When someone tells you to list South Indian businessman, the first guy who comes to everyone's mind is Mallya. He is Kannada, is he not?
Also, you've got the most famous writers/artists in India today from both ends of the spectrum. Bhyrappa, URA, Girish Karnad, etc.
If someone asks you to list the greatest south Indian dynasty, you'd immediately remember only two: Cholas from Tamil Nadu, Vijayanagara from Karnataka (although they were Tulu speakers).
Dusshera is still seen mainly as a Karnataka festival in the south.
Yakshagana may not be famous, but most people see that as the most famous Kannada dance form.
You haven't had your own superstars. You did not idolize any Kannada actor to the level that Rajni or Chiranjeevi or Mammutty/Mohan lal were idolized in their respective states. So no Kannada actor is that famous. Even Rajkumar never enjoyed that status. The fault lies with you. Not with others for not knowing a superstar from your state, since you never had one.
As
@Bitter Melon said, this is a bozo thread.
