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Best Kannada Movies on Amazon Prime Right Now

Best Kannada Movies on Amazon Prime: One of the top premier OTT platforms in India, Amazon Prime Video, continues to pile up its content library with a variety of movies and TV shows from Originals to Exclusive releases from different languages and diverse genres. Kannada cinema a.k.a Sandalwood, notoriously known for its over-the-top commercial and experimental movies, have a decent track record, and there is, in fact, a decent selection of titles you can pick and watch on any given day for entertainment. So, here is a curated list of the Best Kannada Movies on Amazon Prime that are definitely worth your time.

Last Updated on January 25, 2023

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15. KGF Series

Starring – Yash, Srinidhi Shetty, Sanjay Dutt
Director – Prashanth Neel
Genre – Action-Drama

Preview Only: The mighty blockbuster franchise, KGF, starring Yash in the lead role, begins with Rocky, a young man, who seeks power and fortune in order to fulfil a promise to his mother. His pursuit takes him to Mumbai, where he gets involved with the notorious gold mafia.


14. Kotigobba 3

Starring – Sudeep and Madonna Sebastian
Director – Shiva Karthik
Genre – Action

Preview Only: Kishore, a policeman who was wrongfully imprisoned, tries to help the authorities catch Satya, the con man who was responsible for his plight and has expanded his operations ever since. A heist action movie, directed by Shiva Karthik and stars Sudeep and Madonna Sebastian in primary roles along with Shraddha Das, Aftab Shivdasani, and P. Ravi Shankar in prominent roles.


13. Rathnan Prapancha

Starring – Dhananjay, Reba Monica John
Director – Rohit Padaki
Genre – Drama

Preview Only: Ratnakara, an average middle-class guy in his late twenties, is stuck in a house with his mother, Saroja. Just when things couldn’t get any worse, Ratnakara gets a phone call that changes his life. Directed by Rohit Padaki, the film stars Dhananjay, Reba Monica John in her Kannada debut, Panju, Umashree, and Ravishankar Gowda.



12. Yuvarathnaa

Starring – Puneeth Rajkumar, Sayyeshaa
Director – Santhosh Ananddram
Genre – Action-Drama

Preview Only: Starring ‘Powerstar’ Puneeth Rajkumar and glamour doll Sayyeshaa as the male and the female leads, Yuvarathnaa follows the journey of a reputed college that is now on the brink of closing due to the privatization of the education system fights for survival.


11. Act 1978

Starring – Yagna Shetty, B. Suresha
Director – Mansore
Genre – Thriller

Preview Only: Mansore’s 2020 Kannada movie, Act 1978 explores the storyline of a pregnant woman, who chooses her unique way to punish the inequalities caused by the bureaucratic system.



10. Gantumoote

Starring – Teju Belawadi, Spoorthi Gumaste
Director – Roopa Rao
Genre – Coming-of-age

Preview Only: Roopa Rao’s coming-of-age drama revolves around the life Meera (Teju Belawadi), a 16-year-old student who leads a lonely life very often because her parents are usually at work. Eventually, she develops an affinity towards her classmate, however, a horrific event alters her life dramatically, and the remainder of the movie showcases how she deals with that situation.


9. Ammachi Yemba Nenapu

Starring – Vyjayanti V. Adiga, Diya Palakkal
Director – Champa P Shetty
Genre – Drama

Preview Only: Champa P Shetty’s Ammachi Yemba Nenapu starring Raj B. Shetty, Vyjayanti V Adiga and Diya Palakkal in the lead roles displays the story of women in separate stages of their lives and how often they endure wrath in the hands of men in a patriarchal society.



8. Krishna Tulasi

Starring – Sanchari Vijay, Meghashree
Director – Sukesh Nayak
Genre – Drama

Preview Only: Sukesh Nayak’s romantic-drama Krishna Tulasi explores the delightful relationship between Krishna and Tulasi, who fall in love with each other during their everyday bus rides. The rest of the movie details how their love life progresses as neither one of them are unaware that the other person is visually impaired. One of the Best Kannada Movies on Amazon Prime.


7. Pailwaan

Starring – Kichcha Sudeepa, Suniel Shetty
Director – S. Krishna
Genre – Action

Preview Only: Starring Kichcha Sudeep in the lead role, Pailwaan explores the life of Krishna, an orphan who thrives against all odds and becomes a prolific wrestler, but, as usual, a woman comes into his life and alters his life upside down, and the remainder of the film showcases his imbalance between love and passion.



6. Avane Srimannarayana

Starring – Rakshit Shetty, Shanvi Srivastava
Director – Sachin B Ravi
Genre – Action / Comedy

Preview Only: Next on the list of the Best Kannada Movies on Amazon Prime, one of the biggest hits of Sandalwood in 2019, Avane Srimannarayana starring Rakshith Shetty in the lead role, is a fantasy adventure that involves Narayana attempting to solve a mystery of a hidden treasure. But, nothing continues as planned for Narayana as a gang leader manages to disturb his journey by placing several irritating obstacles.


5. Kavaludaari

Starring – Rishi, Anant Nag
Director – Hemanth Rao

Language – Thriller

Kavaludaari revolves around a traffic inspector who finds old bones and skulls at a site and decides to investigate their history and the rest of the film is a series of events that occurred on the night of a crime. The best part of Kavaludaari is, you don’t watch the movie, you travel through it and learn about the incidents along with the characters and the primary protagonist. This film is a nail-biting thriller and one of the Best Kannada Movies on Amazon Prime.



4. Mayabazar 2016

Starring – Raj B. Shetty, Vasishta N. Simha
Director – Mr. Radhakrishna

Language – Comedy

Preview Only: During the time of demonetization back in 2016, when there is a ton of uncertainty, an honest police officer, a hopeless romantic, and a racketeer form an unusual alliance to pull off a fraud that instantly turns into a giant mess.


3. Love Mocktail

Starring – ‘Darling’ Krishna, Milana Nagaraj
Director – ‘Darling’ Krishna

Language – Romance

Preview Only: Written, directed, and produced by ‘Darling’ Krishna, Love Mocktail details the narrative involving Adithya (also played by Krishna), who recollects his love life and tells all about it to the woman he rescued while driving in the coastal region. One of the Best Kannada Movies on Amazon Prime.



2. Dia (2020)

Starring – Raj B. Shetty, Vasishta N. Simha
Director – K. S. Ashoka

Language – Comedy

Helmed by K. S. Ashoka’s who previously directed the critically acclaimed 2013 horror film, 6-5=2 made his much-awaited return with yet another masterpiece – Dia. The movie details the complex introverted lifestyle of our female protagonist, and the drastic changes she goes through once she falls for one of her fellow students, Rohith. Elevated by an authentic, simple-yet-powerful storyline and followed by some exceptional performances and valiant directorial job by Ashoka, Dia is a remarkable film that you shouldn’t miss watching.


1. Kantara (2022)

Starring – Rishab Shetty, Kishore
Director – Rishab Shetty

Language – Drama

Preview Only: A death in the village of Dakshina Kannada leads to a war between the villagers and the forces of evil. Kantara is a 2022 Kannada film written and directed by Rishab Shetty, and stars Shetty as a Kambala champion, often at loggerheads with an upright DRFO officer Murali (Kishore). Achyuth Kumar and Sapthami Gowda feature in supporting roles.


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