The Kannada box office has finally heaved a sigh of relief, what with films like Bheema and Krishnam Pranaya Sakhi giving it a mighty boost. Do the films that are releasing in the coming weeks have the potential to keep this momentum going, though? In theatres, there are a few Kannada original titles, including a comedy, a supernatural thriller and a drama, among others.

On OTT, the big release of the week is, no doubt, Prabhas’ latest, which is headed to two platforms. The Hindi version is going to one streamer, while the south versions, including the Kannada dubbed one, are on another.

Here’s a look at the films and series coming to theatres and OTT in the week of August 19 – August 25

Powder

Directed by Janardhan Chikkanna, Powder is a comedy produced by KRG Studios in association with The Viral Fever. The film revolves around a consignment of drugs being peddled in talcum powder tings, which falls in the hands of a group of youngsters. When they realize they’ve struck gold and try to sell these goodies, a comedy of errors unfolds. Diganth, Dhanya Ramkumar, Anirudha Acharya lead the cast that also includes Rangayana Raghu, Gopalkrishna Deshpande, Sharmiela Mandre and Nagabhushan, among others.

Releasing in: Theatres
Release date: August 23, 2024

Hagga

Anu Prabhakar Mukherjee leads the cast of the supernatural thriller Hagga, in which she plays a character with super powers. Written by Raj Bharadwaj, the film also stars Venu, Harshika Poonacha, Bhavani Prakash and Sudha Belawadi, among others.

Releasing in: Theatres
Release date: August 23, 2024

Kapati

Filmmaker Dayal Padmanabhan serves as producer on the psychological thriller Kapati, directed by Ravi Kiran and Chethan SP, which explores the dark web. Sukrutha Wagle plays the lead, while Dev Devaiah, Sathvik Krishna, Pavan Venugopal, etc., are also on the cast.

Releasing in: Theatres
Release date: August 23, 2024

C

Written and directed by Kiran Subramani, C is a drama in which the filmmaker plays a father desperate to raise funds for a surgery that could potentially restore his visually-challenged daughter’s sight. The film also stars child artiste Sanvi, Prasant Natana, Sridhar Ram, Arya Srikanth Patil, among others.

Releasing in: Theatres
Release date: August 23, 2024

Ondu Shikariya Kathe

Writer-director Sachin Shetty’s film follows a popular novelist, Shambu Shetty, who, despite his staunch non-violence beliefs, decides to pick up a gun and go on a hunt. What happens thereafter forms the crux of the 2020 suspense thriller. Also on the cast are Siri Prahlad, Prasad Cherkadi, MK Mata, Abhimanyu Prajwal, among others.

Streaming platform: NammaFlix
Streaming date: August 23, 2024

Kalki

Nag Ashwin’s Telugu epic sci-fi film is finally headed to OTT, just shy of two months since its theatrical release. The film, set in the distant future, revolves around the efforts to safeguard the mother of Kalki, the 10th avatar of Lord Vishnu. The film’s star-studded ensemble cast includes Amitabh Bachchan, Prabhas, Deepika Padukone, Kamal Haasan, among many others. The Kannada dubbed version will begin streaming shortly.

Streaming platform: Amazon Prime Video
Streaming date: August 22, 2024

Grrr

Kunchacko Boban and Suraj Venjaramoodu lead this film based on the real-life story of a lion that escaped from the Thiruvananthapuram Zoo. It follows the rescue of a man who gets stuck in a lion’s den. The Malayalam original film is available to stream with Kannada audio.

Streaming platform: Disney+ Hotstar
Streaming date: August 20, 2024

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