It's been practice for a while now that if a Kannada film makes it to a major OTTplatform post release, there's no announcement for the same and if you have not activated notifications from the streamer or are not actively searching for new content, chances are that you may not even know when something new drops. This week so far, there's been one original Kannada title and a major dubbed film, but there maybe another Kannada film in the coming days, as it is on the streamer already, but for overseas audiences.
Here's a look at Kannada movies you can stream on OTT this week.
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New Kannada Movies Released On OTT This Week
MOVIE | DIRECTOR | CAST | PLATFORM | RELEASE DATE |
Anartha | Ramesh Krishna Neenasam | Vishal Mannur, Vihani Gowda, Raksh*t Atharva, Ganesh Ganu | Cinebazzar | July 26, 2024 |
Crush | Abhi N | Panchi S, Pratibha Soppimath | Namma Flix | July 26, 2024 |
Chef Chidambara | M Anand Raj | Aniruddha Jatkar, Nidhi Subbaiah, Rachel David | Amazon Prime Video | July 24, 2024 |
CHEF CHIDAMBARA
Nidhi Subbaiah, Aniruddha Jatkar and Rachel David in a poster of Chef Chidambara
Streaming on: Amazon Prime Video
Cast: Aniruddha Jatkar, Nidhi Subbaiah, Rachel David, Sharath Lohithashwa
Streaming date: July 24, 2024
ANARTHA
The action crime thriller explores the perils of mobile phone addiction and how it endangers relationships, even leading to murder. Directed by Ramesh Krishna Neenasam, the film is an eye-opener about how technology controls our lives.
Streaming on: Cinebazzar
Cast: Vishal Mannur, Vihani Gowda, Raksh*t Atharva, Ganesh Ganu
Streaming date: July 26, 2024
MOORANE KRISHNAPPA
Sampath Maithreya is Moorane Krishnappa, the village school master with city connections, who is tasked with helping incumbent gram panchat president Veeranna (Rangayana Raghu), get the goodwill of the villagers to win the next election. Can he deliver?
Moorane Krishnappa movie review: Rangayana Raghu, Sampath Maitreya lead rib-tickling comedy with more highs than lows
Rangayana Raghu in a still from Moorane Krishnappa
Streaming platform: Amazon Prime Video
Cast: Sampath Maithreya, Rangayana Raghu
Streaming date: July 19, 2024
AADUJEEVITHAM
Director Blessy's passion project, Aadujeevitham, which has Prithviraj Sukumaran take on the real-life story of a migrant worker, Najeeb, who gets caught in a slavery racket. How he escapes this forms the crux of the film.
Streaming platform: Netflix
Cast: Prithviraj Sukumaran, Amala Paul
Streaming date: July 19, 2024
JUST PASS
Director Raghu KM's film is about the education system and follows a college principal played by Rangayana Raghu, as he attempts to make radical changes that will push his students who manage with just pass marks to strive for better.
Streaming on: Amazon Prime Video (rental)
Cast: Shri Mahadev, Rangayana Raghu, Pranati
Streaming date: July 3, 2024
Online Madhuva Offline Shobana
Jagappa and Sushmitha, who rose to fame on social media and later reality shows, made their big screen debut earlier this year with Online Madhuve Offline Shobana, a film about online weddings.
Streaming on: Namma Flix
Cast: Jagappa, Sushmitha, Seerunde Raghu
Streaming date: July 5, 2024
Crush
As the title suggests Crush is a love story, one that unfolds on a college campus. However, the narrative also focuses on the mystery behind the disappearance of the girl's mother.
Streaming on: Namma Flix
Cast: Panchi S, Pratibha
Streaming date: July 26, 2024
Ondu Ghanteya Kathe
This A-rated comedy film follows a playboy, played by Ajay Raj, who literally loses his manhood, after his girlfriend decides to take revenge on him for ditching her to marry a girl chosen by his folks.
Streaming on: Namma Flix
Cast: Ajay Raj, Shanaya Katwe, Swathi Sharma
Streaming date:July 12, 2024
Switch { Case N
Agnisakshi fame Vijay Suriya led this film about the IT sector. Directed by Chethan Shetty, a techie himself, Switch { Case N follows the protagonist as he strives for work-life balance.
Streaming on: Amazon Prime Video
Cast: Vijay Suriya, Prithvi Raj, Shwetha Vijaykumar
Streaming date: June 28, 2024
Critical Keertanegalu
Director Kumaar, of Chemistry of Kariyappa fame, picks up on the issue of gambling addiction, especially during the IPL season for his film, Critical Keertanegalu. The plot is narrated through 4 parallel stories, after an advocate moves court seeking a ban on betting around a certain cricket tournament.
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Streaming on: Namma Flix
Cast: Rajesh Nataranga, Tabla Nani, Aruna Balraj
Streaming date: June 28, 2024
Urvi
Namma Flix's latest content acquisition is the Pradeep Varma directed Urvi, a film about human trafficking and how three girls take revenge on those responsible for their plight in a brothel. The 2017 film is on Amazon Prime Video too, but is now on the Kannada platform under a non-exclusive deal.
Streaming on: Namma Flix
Cast: Sruthi Harihaaran, Shraddha Srinath, Shwetha Pandit, Achyuth Kumar
Streaming date: June 21, 2024
Triple Riding
Golden Star Ganesh played a man who assumes a fake identity for a certain reason. Why he does this and what becomes of it is what the film is about. Ganesh was paired with Megha Shetty, Aditi Prabhueva and Rachana Inder in the film.
Ganesh in a still from the film
Streaming on: Namma Flix
Cast: Ganesh Megha Shetty, Aditi Prabhudeva, Rachana Inder
Streaming date: June 14, 2024
Triple Riding review: Ganesh leads cringe-fest that lacks imagination
Fighter
An action-packed commercial entertainer with Vinnod Prabhakar in the lead. The film brought Nirosha back to Kannada cinema and explored the medical and real estate mafia.
Streaming on: SunNXT
Cast: Vinnod Prabhakar, Nirosha
Streaming date: June 8, 2024
Chandini Bar
Director Raghavendra Kumar stars in the lead in the film about the lives of employees of a bar and the people they encounter.
Streaming on: Cinebazzar OTT
Cast: Raghavendra Kumar, Siddhu Badanavalu, Manikanta, Sukruthi Prabhakar
Streaming date: June 7, 2024
O2
Filmmaker duo Prashant Raj and Raghava Nayak's medical thriller has Ashika Ranganath, Praveen Tej and Raghava in the lead. It follows Ashika's character as a brilliant doctor working on an experimental therapy to bring back the dead.
Streaming on: Amazon Prime Video
Cast: Ashika Ranganath, Raghava Nayak, Praveen Tej, Siri Ravikumar
Streaming date: May 31, 2024
Bad Manners
Abishek Ambareesh's sophom*ore film comes to OTT six months after its theatrical outing. The film has the actor in cop mode, trying to replace a missing service revolver.
Streaming on: Sun NXT
Cast: Abishek Ambareesh, Rachita Ram
Streaming date: May 31, 2024
Lineman
Director Raghu Shastry's latest Lineman, brought Telugu actor Thrigun to Kannada cinema. Thrigun played the title character, the Lineman of a village, who refuses to turn on the power supply, even as the villagers prepare to celebrate a very special event. What gives?
Streaming on: Amazon Prime Video
Cast: Thrigun, Sujay Shastry, B Jayashree
Streaming date: May 27, 2024
Lineman movie review - Thrigun’s film has its heart in the right place, but doesn’t entertain much
Shakhahaari
Debutant director Sandeep Sunkad's film is a thriller with Rangayana Raghu in the lead. Gopalkrishna Deshpande is a cop on the hunt of a fugitive on the run, who, as it turns out, has taken refuge in Rangayana Raghu's small establishment.
Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video
Cast: Rangayana Raghu, Gopalkrishna Deshpande, Sujay Shastry, Nidhi Hegde, Vinay UJ
Streaming date: May 24, 2024
Shakhahaari movie review: Rangayana Raghu and Gopalkrishna Deshpande excel in film that oscillates between thriller and love story
Munduvareda Adhyaya
Adityaa plays ACP Bala, whose investigation into the case of a missing doctor takes a turn when his prime suspect also ends up dead and all signs pointing to there being a connection to one of his earlier cases. Can he crack this mystery.
Where to watch: Namma Flix & Amazon Prime Video
Cast: Adityaa, Jai Jagdish, Chandana Gowda, Ashika Somashekar, Mukhyamantri Chandru
Streaming date: May 24, 2024
Munduvareda Adhyaya review: Aditya’s thriller shows promise, but falters in execution
Chow Chow Bath
Director Kenja Chethan Kumar's film is a hyperlink romantic drama with three different love stories at play. The flm had opened to fairly positive reviews during its theatrical run.
Where to stream: Cinebazzar OTT
Cast: Dhanush Baikampady, Sagar, Sankalp Sharma
Streaming date: May 24, 2024
Blink
Almost a week after the Kannada sci-fi flick Blink became available to audiences in the UK and USA, it is finally in India too. The film is about a young man called Apurva (Dheeksh*th Shetty), whose quest to find out the truth behind his father's disappearance throws up some uncomfortable answers. Also starring Gopalkrishna Deshpande, Chaithra J Achar, Vajradheer Jain, among others.
Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video
Cast: Dheeksh*th Shetty, Chaithra J Achar, Vajradheeer Jain, Suresh Anagalli, Gopalkrishna Deshpande
Streaming date: May 13, 2024
Blink movie review: Dheeksh*th Shetty’s sci-fi flick is a bold and engaging take on Oedipus
Abbabba
Director KM Chaitanya presented a scene-to-scene remake of the Malayalam film Adi Kapyaare Kootamani. The Kannada version starred Likith Shetty in the lead, along with Amrutha Iyengar. The film marked the Kannada production venture of actress Ann Augustine and Friday Film Factory's Vijay Babu.
Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video (rental only)
Cast: Likith Shetty, Amrutha Iyengar, Sharath Lohithashwa
Streaming date: May 8, 2024
Abbabba movie review: Comedy centred on a girl in a boys’ hostel is quite middling
Nata Bhayankara
Bigg Boss fame Olle Huduga Pratham made his directorial debut with Nata Bhayankara, a film in which he played a superstar, and his tryst with a ghost on a revenge spree.
Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video (rental only)
Cast: Pratham, Sushmitha Joshi
Streaming date: May 8, 2024
Nata Bhayankara review: Olle Huduga Pratham's film feels like an assault that you volunteered for
Paddehuli
Veteran producer K Manju's son Shreyas made his acting debut with this Guru Deshpande directorial. Shreyas played an engineering student with musical aspirations in the film that explored if he is able to follow his passion or not. The film also stars Nishvika Naidu. Paddehuli is already on OTT and now comes to Namma Flix as well in a non-exclusive deal
Where to watch: Namma Flix
Cast: Shreyas Manju, Nishvika Naidu
Streaming date: May 10, 2024
Avatara Purusha 2 - Trishankupayanam
The second instalment of director Suni's black magic tale, is now on OTT. Released in theatres on April 5, the film follows the attempts of multiple parties to possess the Trishanku mani, which gives the beholder immense powers.
Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video
Cast: Sharan, Srinagara Kitty, Saikumar
Streaming date: April 29, 2024
Ravike Prasanga
Debutant director Santhosh Kodenkeri's Ravike Prasanda, based on a story by his wife Pavana. Led by Geetha Bharathi Bhat, the film's primary plot line follows her character Sanvi, whose attempt to get the blouse of her dreams to catch the attention of the man of her dreams falls flat. The film also stars Sampath Maitreya, Rakesh Maiya, Suman Ranganathan, among others.
Ravike Prasanga movie review: Well-intentioned tale falls flat in execution
Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video (rent only)
Cast: Geetha Bharathi Bhat, Rakesh Maiya, Sampath Maitreya
Release date: April 26, 2024
Yuva
Yuva Rajkumar's launchpad, Yuva, directed by Santhosh Ananddram, made its way to free streaming for subscribers. The film had Yuva as a promising wrestler, whose hopes of national glory go up in smoke, when he is suspended on suspicion of fraudulent practice. How he deals with that and a personal tragedy at home, forms the crux of the tale.
Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video
Cast: Yuva Rajkumar, Sapthami Gowda, Achyuth Kumar, Kishore, Sudharani
Streaming date: April 26, 2024
Yuva movie review: Yuva Rajkumar’s debut film is all mass and no material
Kannada films to stream this week
There are only three Kannada films on OTT this week, one of which is on its second streamer and chances are that you have seen it already. The other options, of course, are Shakhahaari and Chow Chow Bath, both of which received favourable reviews. Our recommendation is Shakhahaari, followed by Chow Chow Bath. You can also check out last week's Blink, if you haven't yet.
Stay tuned for updates on Kannada movie releases every week.
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