#1 of 10 ranked Best-rated Kannada movie
2022 Drama Adventure Comedy 2h 46m Kannada
89 Echo Score $7.5M worldwide
Directed by Kiranraj K.
About 777 Charlie Language · South Asia
Kannada Movies: New Releases, Best-Rated Films & Box Office
495 Kannada-language films are on What’s After the Movie, 213 of them (43%) from the 2010s. Drama leads with 262, then comedy (139) and romance (125). The best-rated is 777 Charlie (2022) with an Echo Score of 89; the newest release is Ekka, out Jul 18, 2025. 54 films have reported box office, $119.7M worldwide in all.
- Kannada films on the site
- 495
- ranked by rating
- 10
- worldwide gross of 54 films
- $119.7M
- busiest decade (213 films)
- 2010s
#1 of 10 ranked New releases
What Are the Newest Kannada Movies?
The 6 most recent Kannada-language releases, newest first: Ekka came out on Jul 18, 2025. The full list below has all 494 released Kannada films, newest first.
Best-rated
What Are the Best Kannada Movies?
With an Echo Score of 89, 777 Charlie (2022) ranks first of the 10 ranked Kannada films, ahead of K.G.F: Chapter 1 (2018) and Bhairathi Ranagal (2024). 7 of the top 10 are from the 2020s. Ranked by Echo Score; 2 of these 10 films have none (released before 2017, when Echo Scores start) and are ranked by a blend of their Metascore and IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings.
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2. K.G.F: Chapter 1 85 Echo (Echo Score 85 out of 100)2018 · Adventure, Thriller · 2h 36m
Dir. Prashanth Neel
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4. K.G.F: Chapter 2 75 Echo (Echo Score 75 out of 100)2022 · Action, Thriller · 2h 48m
Dir. Prashanth Neel
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6. The Hunter 63 Metascore (Metascore 63 out of 100 (15 critic reviews))2012 · Adventure, Drama · 1h 40m
Dir. Daniel Nettheim No Echo Score: ranked 66/100 on critics & audiences
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7. UI 62 Echo (Echo Score 62 out of 100)2024 · Thriller, Fantasy · 2h 12m
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8. Zoom 55 Metascore (Metascore 55 out of 100 (8 critic reviews))2016 · Drama, Comedy · 1h 36m
Dir. Pedro Morelli No Echo Score: ranked 57/100 on critics & audiences
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9. Vikrant Rona 56 Echo (Echo Score 56 out of 100)2022 · Action, Mystery · 2h 27m
Dir. Anup Bhandari
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Genres
What Kinds of Kannada Movies Are There?
Drama is part of 53% of Kannada films (262); comedy (139) and romance (125) follow. Compared with the whole catalogue, Kannada films lean most towards action: 22% of them, against 9% of all films. Films can have several genres. Each bar opens the full list filtered to that genre, with its best-rated film underneath.
- Drama 262 · 53%Best-rated: 777 Charlie (2022)
- Comedy 139 · 28%Best-rated: Zoom (2016)
- Romance 125 · 25%
- Action 110 · 22%Best-rated: Bhairathi Ranagal (2024)
- Thriller 99 · 20%Best-rated: K.G.F: Chapter 2 (2022)
- Crime 56 · 11%
- Family 40 · 8%Best-rated: Kaatera (2023)
- Mystery 21 · 4%Best-rated: Vikrant Rona (2022)
- Horror 20 · 4%
- Adventure 12 · 2%Best-rated: K.G.F: Chapter 1 (2018)
Smaller genres: Fantasy (12), Music (8), History (5), Sci-Fi (5), Documentary (2), War (2), Animation (1), Biography (1), Sport (1), Western (1).
Decade by decade
Kannada Cinema, Decade by Decade
The 2010s are the busiest decade with 213 films (43%); the earliest Kannada film on the site is from 1954. The best-rated of the 2010s and 2020s: K.G.F: Chapter 1 (2018) and 777 Charlie (2022). No Kannada film from before the 2010s is ranked.
- 23 Kannada films from the 1970s 1970sNo ranked film
- 26 Kannada films from the 1980s 1980sNo ranked film
- 32 Kannada films from the 1990s 1990sNo ranked film
- 76 Kannada films from the 2000s 2000sNo ranked film
- 213 Kannada films from the 2010s 2010s K.G.F: Chapter 1 85 Echo
- 123 Kannada films from the 2020s 2020s 777 Charlie 89 Echo
Box office
Which Kannada Movies Earned the Most?
K.G.F: Chapter 2 (2022) leads with $89.1M worldwide. The top 5 together took $114M, 95% of the $119.7M earned by the 54 Kannada films with reported box office. Grosses that look like data errors, and films stored with the wrong language, are left out.
- worldwide gross, all Kannada films
- $119.7M
- films with reported box office
- 54
- share of the top 5
- 95%
- 1. K.G.F: Chapter 2 $89.1M worldwide
2022 · Action
- 2. 777 Charlie $7.5M worldwide
2022 · Drama
- 3. K.G.F: Chapter 1 $6.4M worldwide
2018 · Adventure
- 4. Vikrant Rona $6M worldwide
2022 · Action
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5. Raja Huli $4.9M worldwide2013 · Action
People
Who Are the Top Kannada Directors and Actors?
A. Harsha has directed the most notable Kannada films (8), ahead of Suni (5) and Yogaraj Bhat (5). Sadhu Kokila leads the cast lists with 53 Kannada films, ahead of Achyuth Kumar (37) and Avinash (36). Counted over notable features: films with ratings, box office, awards or a plot summary on the site.
Directors with the most Kannada films
- A. Harsha 8 filmsBest-rated: Chingari (2012)
- Suni 5 filmsBest-rated: Bazaar (2019)
- Yogaraj Bhat 5 filmsBest-rated: Gaalipata 2 (2022)
- Shashank 5 filmsBest-rated: Bachchan (2013)
- Pon Kumaran 4 filmsBest-rated: Yajamana (2019)
- Prashanth Neel 3 filmsBest-rated: K.G.F: Chapter 1 (2018)
Most-cast actors in Kannada films
- Sadhu Kokila 53 filmsBest-rated: UI (2024)
- Achyuth Kumar 37 filmsBest-rated: K.G.F: Chapter 1 (2018)
- Avinash 36 filmsBest-rated: Bhairathi Ranagal (2024)
- Rangayana Raghu 33 filmsBest-rated: James (2022)
- P. Ravi Shankar 31 filmsBest-rated: UI (2024)
- Chikkanna 24 filmsBest-rated: Martin (2024)
Explained
Kannada Movies Explained: Plot Summaries & Endings
252 Kannada films have a full plot summary on the site and 4 have the ending explained. The newest are Agnyathavasi (2025) and Nodidavaru Enanthare (2025).
Full list
Browse All 495 Kannada Movies
Filter all 495 Kannada films by genre, decade or year and sort them by rating, box office, release date or title. The list starts with the 494 released Kannada films, newest first.
494 released Kannada films
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Related languages
Movies in Other Languages From South Asia
South Asia has 20 languages on the site. Besides Kannada, the biggest are Hindi (3,382 films), Malayalam (2,140 films) and Tamil (2,100 films).
FAQ
Kannada Movies: Questions & Answers
Answers from the 495 Kannada films on the site: their ranking, box office and directors.
How many Kannada movies are there?
495 Kannada-language films are on What’s After the Movie, released from 1954 to 2025. 10 are ranked by rating and 54 have reported box office.
Browse all Kannada movies What is the best Kannada movie?
777 Charlie (2022) ranks highest (Echo Score 89), followed by K.G.F: Chapter 1 (2018) and Bhairathi Ranagal (2024). Ranked by Echo Score, our 0–100 rating.
About 777 Charlie What is the highest-grossing Kannada movie?
K.G.F: Chapter 2 (2022), with $89.1M worldwide, ahead of 777 Charlie (2022) at $7.5M.
Kannada box office charts Which decade had the most Kannada films?
The 2010s, with 213 films (43% of all Kannada films on the site). Its best-rated film is K.G.F: Chapter 1 (2018).
Who has directed the most Kannada films?
A. Harsha has directed the most notable Kannada films (8), ahead of Suni (5) and Yogaraj Bhat (5). A. Harsha's best-rated is Chingari (2012).
A. Harsha's films What are the newest Kannada movies?
Ekka (released Jul 18, 2025), Yuddhakaanda Chapter 2 (released Jun 20, 2025) and Edagaiye Apaghatakke Karana (released Jun 13, 2025).
New Kannada releases