Best Kannada Dramas

Natasaarvabhowma is a 2019 Kannada horror drama movie starring Puneeth Rajkumar, Rachita Ram and Anupama Parameswaran. The story revolves around Gagan, who rents a haunted house along with his friend Keshav. Gagan wears a sacred thread on his right wrist, and believes that will keep him safe. Situations however change after Gagan starts to wear an old spectacles that he finds in the haunted house, and loses his sacred thread, as he begins to experience a strange behaviour within himself.

Seetharama Kalyana is a 2019 Kannada romantic action movie starring Nikhil Kumaraswamy and Rachita Ram.

Panchatantra is a 2019 Kannada romantic drama movie starring Vihan Gowda, Akshara Gowda and Sonal Monteiro. The story revolves around a bunch of youngsters and senior citizens who decide to compete against each other in a car rally, to own a piece of land that's under litigation. Who will win the car rally and take control of the land?

Mufti is a 2017 Kannada action thriller starring Shivarajkumar (as Bhairathi), Srimurali (as Gana), Raksha (as Shanvi), Sadhu Kokila and others. The story revolves around Gana, an undercover cop, who takes up the mission to search and kill Bhairathi (the biggest don in Ronapura). During his encounter with Bhairathi, he realises that Bhairathi became a don for the sake of helping the villagers. Will this change his perception on Bhairathi? Or, does he continue with his mission of hunting him down?

Kurukshetra is a 2019 Kannada mythological war and drama movie starring Darshan Thoogudeepa, Nikhil Kumaraswamy, Ambareesh, and V. Ravichandran. The story is based on the epic tale of Mahabharata and focuses on Duryodhana's life as a brave warrior, who succumbs to injustice within the family and meets an unexpected tragic end. Witness the memorable incidents of the Mahabharata including the fight between Duryodhana and Bheema, the arrival of Shakuni, Draupadi's Vastraharan, and the war of Kurukshetra.

Raambo 2 is a Kannada comedy movie starring Sharan, Ashika Ranganath, Chikkanna and P. Ravishankar. When Krishna, Mayuri and DJ set out on a trip, Mayuri is kidnapped by a stranger. The stranger releases Mayuri but vows to seek revenge on Krishna. Can Krishna find the stranger and understand the motive behind his revenge?

Thayige Thakka Maga is a 2018 Kannada action drama movie starring Ajai Rao, Sumalatha Ambareesh and Ashika Ranganath. The story revolves around Mohan Das, a man of principles, who lives his everyday life fighting against the injustice he encounters. He, along with his mother Parvati, fight against the wrongdoings in the society, as they support and stand by the victims they come across. Will Mohan Das and Parvati's continued fight against the powerfully corrupt and dishonest people put them in trouble?

Bhinna is a 2019 ZEE5 Kannada Original movie starring Shashank Purushotham, Siddharth Maadhyamika, Paayal Radhakrishna, and Sowmya Jaganmurthy. The story revolves around Kaveri, an aspiring actress, who begins to lose sight of reality when the events of the script of her upcoming movie begin to unfold in her actual life. Is Kaveri in an illusion? Where does this all end?

Londonalli Lambodara is a 2019 Kannada romantic comedy movie starring Santhu, Sampath Raj and Shruti Prakash. The story revolves around Lambodara, who lands up in London after his guruji's recommendation, with an intention to make quick money. The situation however turns horribly wrong when he encounters a series of unexpected events, putting him in trouble with the local police. Will Lambodara be able to come out of the mess and return to India?

Premier Padmini is a 2019 emotional drama movie starring Jaggesh, Sudha Rani, Madhoo, Pramod and Hita Chandrashekhar. The story revolves around Vinayaka, a middle-aged man, who is on the verge of seeking a divorce from his wife, Spandana. When Vinayaka goes on a long drive in his car, Premier Padmini, life take a new turn as he finds a different perspective of the existing situations. The movie throws light on various characters that depicts the value of relationships, and how life can change with one wrong decision.

Mugulu Nage is a 2017 Kannada romantic comedy film starring Ganesh, Apoorva Arora, Nikitha Narayan and Ashika Ranganath in the lead roles. The story is about Pulkesh who has never cried since his birth. His life takes an interesting turn as he falls in love and faces a heartbreak.

The Villain is a 2018 Kannada action drama movie starring Sudeep, Shiva Rajkumar, Amy Jackson and others. The story revolves between Ram and Raavan, who battle against each other, portraying the 'good' and 'bad' on this world that lie within ourselves. Is Shiva Rajkumar the Raavan or is it Sudeep? Who wins the final battle? Is it Ram's ideology that works or is it Ravana's brilliance that lasts?

8MM Bullet is a 2018 Kannada thriller movie starring Jaggesh, Vasishta.N.Simha and others. The story revolves around a honest police officer who accidentally loses his gun, that reach the hands of a common man. While the police officer tracks his missing gun, the common man uses the gun to rob a bank, kill his enemies and to teach a set of people a lesson that's due for long.

Chemistry of Kariyappa is a 2019 Kannada comedy movie starring Tabla Nani, Chandan Achar, Sanjana Anand and others. The story is based on a true incident that happened in the Mandya district, Karnataka. The movie revolves around Tabla Nani who leaves with his wife, son and daughter-in-law happily, but not before complications arise in his son's life. When the newly-wed son is suspected of being impotent by his wife, she files for a divorce. What will the son do to prove his wife otherwise, using his father's help in the court, forms the rest of the story.

Aa Dinagalu is 2007 Kannada crime drama starring Chethan Kumar, Archana and Sharath Lohitashwa. The film is based on the mafia in Bangalore that existed during the 1980s. The story revolves around Chetan who loves Mallika, but Chetan’s rich father is against the relationship. His father approaches underworld don Kotwal to separate the lovers. Meanwhile, Chetan seeks help from a rival gang to deal with Kotwal and gets entangled in the world of crime. How will Chetan come out of this?

Rajaratha is a 2018 Kannada romantic comedy film starring Nirup Bhandari, Avantika Shetty and Shruthi Hariharan. The movie is based on 2 simultaneously-running stories - The 1st story revolves around Abhi and Megha who are travelling in a bus named 'Rajaratha' to Chennai, while the 2nd story revolves around Vishwa who works in-hand with the current political ruling party. How these two separate characters and stories are combined together makes the movie all the more interesting.

Prema Baraha is a 2018 Kannada romantic drama movie starring Chandhan, Aishwarya Arjun, Arjun Sarja and others. The story revolves round Sanjay and Madhu, two journalists who hate each other, who are forced to work together for a common objective of covering the Kargil war. Circumstances however change when Sanjay and Madhu fall in love with each other.