Sandalwood has been churning out some really great content for OTTs. 2022 saw a bunch of Kannada movies released across a range of OTTs. From action to adventure, mystery, comedy, drama and romance, these movies spanned various genres. There were many hits, while others did decently as well. All of the movies were well received by the audiences. Some of them received legendary status, like Kantara and KGF 2. Well, 2023 has gotten off to a great start, and the rest of the year also looks promising. So what are the new Kannada movies on OTT? Read the list and find out.
List of New Kannada Movies on OTT
Movie name | IMDb rating | Release Date | Platform |
Dr 56 | 8.9 | 26th January 2023. | Amazon Prime Video |
Garuda | 7.6 | 1st February 2023. | Amazon Prime Video |
Triple Riding | 6.6 | 3rd February 2023. | Amazon Prime Video |
Vedha | 6.7 | 10th February 2023. | Zee5 |
Raana | 8.2 | 16th February 2022. | Sun NXT |
Dr 56
This Indian bilingual thriller is the directorial venture of Rajesh Anandleela. Sri Lakshmi Jyothi Creations and Hari Hara Pictures have produced this movie that has been simultaneously shot in Kannada and Tamil. The movie is based on certain real events that happen in society. This is a science fiction medical thriller murder mystery. It introduces us to Priya, a CBI officer, who arrives in the city to investigate a murder mystery. The hero Arjun is afflicted by some strange disease. How these two people solve this mystery is the whole story.
Cast- Priyamani, Praveen Reddy, Raj Deepak Shetty, Ramesh Bhat, Veena Ponnappa, Manjunath Hegde, Yathiraj.
Where to watch – Amazon Prime Video
Release Date – 26th January 2023.
Garuda
In this story, we are introduced to Vikram, a man on a mission to catch an evil mastermind who destroyed his family and is also a threat to the country. Garuda is a movie full of suspense, twists, action and adventure – making it a must watch. The movie has a naval theme which adds to its novelty, making it one movie you cannot afford to miss.
Cast-Anand, Arasu, Ramesh Bhat, Raghu Dixit, Giri, Gokul, Manjunath Gowda, Range Gowda, Ravishankar Gowda, Susmita Gowda, Jaggi, Jehangir, Jeevan, Kamna Jethmalani, Bob John, Lokesh K.V., Srinagar Kitty,Vijay Kaundinya
Where to watch – Amazon Prime Video
Release Date – 1st February 2023
Triple Riding
This Kannada-language romantic comedy movie is the directorial venture of Mahesh Gowda. In this story we meet a vagabond Ram who works different jobs and lives a carefree life with his advocate father. One day, he runs into Ramya, the daughter of Devendra Shetty, a rich businessman. The two fall in love, and Ramya seeks his help in assisting her friend Dr Rakshitha elope, and not get married to the match her MLA father Soorappa has fixed-a wedding alliance with Rahul, the Home Minister’s son. Reluctantly, Ram agrees and disguises himself as Dr Mahesh, joining the hospital where Rakshitha is working. During the course of helping Rakshitha run away, Ram learns that far from loving him, Ramya was just using him to help her reunite with Rahul, as both of them are in love with each other. Rakshitha also elopes with Dr Prem, a surgeon and her boyfriend. Ram runs away to Ooty where he stays with Suryanarayana, his father’s friend, and he meets Radhika, the man’s daughter. What transpires next forms the major part of the story.
Cast-Ganesh, Aishwarya, Bhavana, Bhavya, Nammavaru Ambarish, Aravind Bolar, Mimicry Gopi, Panne Doddi Anand, Chitkala Biradar, Nammavaru Dayanand, Mamatha Gowda, Ravishankar Gowda, Siddegowda J.B.S, Dayanand Katte, Rachana Inder, Achyuth Kumar, Sadhu Kokila, Sharath Lohitashwa
Where to watch – Amazon Prime Video
Release Date – 3rd February 2023.
Vedha
The story starts in Mysore where a woman named Neela gets harassed by a man in a bus while commuting to her workplace. Neela goes home and tells her grandmother Raama, a retired inspector, this story. Raama advises Neel to read a book named Vedha, that revolves around a hooligan-turned vigilante called Vedha. In the 1980s, Vedha and his daughter Kanaka, freshly released from prison, go on a killing spree. Wandering from one village to another they kill three people – Inspector Rudra, Giri, and Nanjappa. Vedha saves a couple of women from being sold as bonded labourers and punishes those responsible. Raama at the time took charge as Inspector, and together with constable Govindappa, investigates the incidents, deducing that Vedha and Kanaka are responsible for this. The story develops further from here onwards.
Cast– Vaibhav Gohil, Ganavi Laxman, Shivarajkumar, Veena Ponnappa, Umashree, Bharath Sagar, Shwetha Chengappa, Raghu Shivamogga, Cheluvaraj.
Where to watch – Zee5
Release Date – 10th February 2023.
Raana
The story revolves around an aspiring police officer called Rana, who enters Bengaluru city. His marriage has been set with Priya. However, Kapaali, another pivotal character in the film, gets killed under mysterious circumstances. Raana gets blamed. He sets out on a mission to find the real killer.
Cast-Samyuktha Hegde, Takur R Baragi, Reeshma Nanaiah, Shreyas Manju.
Where to watch – Sun NXT
Release Date – 16th February 2022
That does it for the Kannada movies released on OTT. So which one will you watch first?