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Kannada movies 2021: release dates, cast & buzz
102 Kannada films released or dated in 2021, earliest first. These are the films on SouthSide Studio's network and in our release register, not an official list of every 2021 release. Each links to its page: facts, cast and, where we covered it, live Instagram numbers.
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January 2021
| Date | Film | Director | Cast | On our network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2021 | Rajatantra | PVR Swamy | Raghavendra Rajkumar, Bhavya, Doddanna | — |
| 8 Jan 2021 | Amruthavahini | K. Narendra Babu | H. S. Venkateshamurthy, Vaidya Shimogga, Jagadish | — |
| 8 Jan 2021 | Mahishasura | Uday Prasanna | Raj Manju, Arjun Rao, Bindhu Shree | — |
| 15 Jan 2021 | Vikky | S. Ramesh | Aryan Gowda, Ridhi Rao | — |
| 22 Jan 2021 | Kathle Kaadu | Raju Devasandra | Sanjeev, Shivajinagara Lal, Kiran | — |
| 22 Jan 2021 | Laddu | R. Ramanand | Sameer Nagarad, Bindhu Shree, Harshith | — |
| 22 Jan 2021 | Pantru | Milaan Dhanu | Prashanth Siddhi, Shivamogga Santhosh, Sunil Kumar | — |
| 22 Jan 2021 | Talaq Talaq Talaq | Milaan Dhanu | Suchethan Vaidyanath, RJ Nethra, Shamanth Vaidya | — |
| 29 Jan 2021 | Naanu Nan Jaanu | Shri Hari | Manu Basavaraj, Ruthvika Shetty, Srujan Lokesh | — |
| 29 Jan 2021 | Ramarjunaರಾಮಾರ್ಜುನ | Anish Tejeshwar | Anish Tejeshwar, Nishvika Naidu, Rangayana Raghu | — |
February 2021
| Date | Film | Director | Cast | On our network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Feb 2021 | Gattu | Firoz H. Khan | Govind Rathod, Sahana, Ayub Khan | — |
| 5 Feb 2021 | Inspector Vikramಇನ್ಸಪೆಕ್ಟರ್ ವಿಕ್ರಂ | Sri Narasimha | Prajwal Devaraj, Bhavana Menon, Raghu Mukherjee | — |
| 5 Feb 2021 | Mangalavara Rajaadinaಮಂಗಳವಾರ ರಜಾದಿನ | Yuvin | Chandan Achar, Lasya Nagaraj, Gopalkrishna Deshpande | — |
| 5 Feb 2021 | Manjra | Mutthuraj Reddy | Ranjeet Singh, Nithya Raj, Ranjan Pangutti | — |
| 5 Feb 2021 | Shadow | Ravi Gowda | Vinod Prabhakar, Shobhita Rana, Sharath Lohitashwa | — |
| 12 Feb 2021 | Annthamma | K. Anbu Aras | Rakesh, Varsha Rajpurohit | — |
| 12 Feb 2021 | Kalavida | Shivananda H. D. | Pradeep Kumaar, Sambrama Gowda, Manjunath Hegde | — |
| 12 Feb 2021 | Kanasu Maratakkide | Smitesh S. Barya | Prajnesh Shetty, Swasthika Poojary, Navya Poojary | — |
| 12 Feb 2021 | Nimmuru | Vijay S. | Lucky Raam, Veena Gangaram | — |
| 12 Feb 2021 | Ra? | Rajesh Gowda | Rajesh Gowda, Saana Naik, Sujith Nayak | — |
| 19 Feb 2021 | Pogaruಪೊಗರು | Nanda Kishore | Dhruva Sarja, Rashmika Mandanna, Daali Dhananjay | — |
| 26 Feb 2021 | Ambani Putra | Dore Raj Teja | Supreem, Asha Bandary, Kavya | — |
| 26 Feb 2021 | Cyanide Mallika | Guru | Guru, Sanjana Prakash, Manjula | — |
| 26 Feb 2021 | Kartha | Durga Prasad | Venky, Deepthi Manne, Sarah Annaiah | — |
| 26 Feb 2021 | Preman | Shivaraj Madhugiri | Vishnu Teja, Partha, Sunetra Pandit | — |
| 26 Feb 2021 | Salt | Bharath Nanda | Chandu Chatrapathi, Sateesh Malavalli, Bharath Nanda | — |
| 26 Feb 2021 | Scary Forest | Sanjay Abhir | Jayaprabhu Lingayath, Teena Ponnappa, Jeet Raidutt | — |
March 2021
| Date | Film | Director | Cast | On our network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 2021 | Dheeram | URS Manjunath | Ajith Mani, Ramika | — |
| 5 Mar 2021 | Heroಹೀರೋ | M. Bharath Raj | Rishab Shetty, Ganavi Laxman, Pramod Shetty | 4 posts · 134 reached |
| 5 Mar 2021 | MBA | HP | Puneeth Gowda, Kavya Gowda, Soumya Shanbogh | — |
| 5 Mar 2021 | Rakhta Gulabi | RaBi | Vikramadithya, Shivani, Bharath Raj | — |
| 11 Mar 2021 | Roberrtರಾಬರ್ಟ್ | Tharun Sudhir | Darshan, Asha Bhat, Jagapathi Babu | 11 posts · 138 reached |
| 19 Mar 2021 | Munduvareda Adhyaya | Balu Chandrashekar | Adithya, Ashika Somashekar, Bhaskar Shetty | 5 posts · 1 reached |
| 19 Mar 2021 | Ondu Ghanteya Kathe | Dwarki Raghava | Ajay Raj, Shanaya Katwe, Swathi Sharma | — |
| 26 Mar 2021 | Anagha | Raju N. R. | Karan Aryan, Kiran Raj, Rohit R. Rangaswamy | — |
| 26 Mar 2021 | Nanna Guri Warrant - The Mission | Nagendra Urs | Karthik Jayaram, Thandav Ram, Manisha Waigankar | — |
| 26 Mar 2021 | Paaru | Hanamanthu Poojar | Baby Hithaishi Poojar, Master Mailari Poojar, Master Atchuth | — |
| 26 Mar 2021 | Ranam | V. Samudra | Chiranjeevi Sarja, Chethan Kumar, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar | — |
April 2021
| Date | Film | Director | Cast | On our network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr 2021 | Yuvarathnaಯುವರತ್ನ | Santhosh Ananddram | Puneeth Rajkumar, Sayyeshaa, Daali Dhananjay | 17 posts · 1.6 L views |
| 9 Apr 2021 | Brungada Benneri | Manju Pandavapura | Chetan Chaman, Narayana Swamy, M. D. Kowshik | — |
| 9 Apr 2021 | Kode Muruga | Subramanya Prasad | Muni Krishna, Subramanya Prasad, Pallavi Gowda | — |
| 16 Apr 2021 | Krishna Talkiesಕೃಷ್ಣ ಟಾಕೀಸ್ | Vijay Anand | Krishna Ajai Rao, Apoorva, Sindhu Lokanath | — |
| 16 Apr 2021 | Rewind | Thej | Thej, Chandana Raghavendra, Dharma | — |
July 2021
August 2021
| Date | Film | Director | Cast | On our network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Aug 2021 | Kaliveera | Avinash Bhusan | Ekalavyaa, Umesh Punga, Rockline Sudhakar | — |
| 16 Aug 2021 | Seetharam Benoy Case No. 18 | Devi Prasad Shetty | Vijay Raghavendra, Sreeharsha Gobhatt, Devi Prakash | — |
| 19 Aug 2021 | Jeevnane Natka Samy | Raju Bhandari Rajavartha | Kiran Raj, M. R. Shreeharsha, Shree Harsha | 2 posts · 4 reached |
| 20 Aug 2021 | Groufieಗ್ರೌಫೀ | Ravi Arjun D. | Aryan S. G., Padmashree C. Jain, Gagan Gowda | — |
| 20 Aug 2021 | Shardula | Aravind Kaushik | Chetan Chandra, Raviteja, Kruttika Ravindra | — |
September 2021
| Date | Film | Director | Cast | On our network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2021 | Ascharya | D. K. Shindhe | Prabhuraj, Sunitha Gowda, Ramesh Pandit | — |
| 10 Sep 2021 | Lankeಲಂಕೆ | Ram Prasad | Yogesh, Kavya Shetty, Sanchari Vijay | — |
| 10 Sep 2021 | Osho | Ziaullah Khan | Anand Itagi, Deepa Shree Gowda | — |
| 17 Sep 2021 | Chaddi Dost Kaddi Alladusbutta | Oscar Krishna | Oscar Krishna, Gouri Nair, Sevenraj | — |
| 17 Sep 2021 | Jigiri Dost | S Mohan | Chethan Surya, Sushma, Skanda Ashok | — |
| 24 Sep 2021 | Janumada Jaathre | Auto Anandh | Madan Kumar, Chaitra S., Mandya Kempa | — |
| 24 Sep 2021 | Puksatte Lifu | Aravind Kuplikar | Sanchari Vijay, Matangi Prasann, Achyuth Kumar | — |
| 24 Sep 2021 | Puksatte Lifu Pursotte Illa | Aravind Kuplikar | Sanchari Vijay, Achyuth Kumar, Rangayana Raghu | 3 posts · 10 reached |
October 2021
| Date | Film | Director | Cast | On our network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2021 | Kaage Motte | BK Chandrahas | Gururaj Jaggesh, Thanuja, Madesha | — |
| 8 Oct 2021 | Babu Marley | Mahi GYK | Meenakshi Dixit, Killer Venkatesh, Avinash Sampath | — |
| 8 Oct 2021 | Idu Akashavani Bengaluru Nilaya | M Hari Krishna | Ranvir Patil, Nikitha Swamy, Vinod Patil | — |
| 8 Oct 2021 | Ninna Sanihakeನಿನ್ನ ಸನಿಹಕೆ | Suraj Gowda | Suraj Gowda, Dhanya Ramkumar, Aruna Balraj | 5 posts · 14 reached |
| 8 Oct 2021 | Thirugso Meese | Krishna Vijay L | Sree Vishnu, Nikki Tamboli, Rohini Molleti | — |
| 14 Oct 2021 | Salagaಸಲಗ | Duniya Vijay | Duniya Vijay, Sanjana Anand, Daali Dhananjay | — |
| 15 Oct 2021 | 1980 | Rajkiran J | Priyanka Upendra, Sharanya Shetty | — |
| 15 Oct 2021 | Kotigobba 3 | Shiva Karthik | Kichcha Sudeep, Ashika Ranganath, Madonna Sebastian | 5 posts · 41 reached |
| 15 Oct 2021 | Sri Krishna@gmail.com | Nagashekar | Darling Krishna, Bhavana, Dattanna | 6 posts · 15 reached |
| 22 Oct 2021 | Rathnan Prapanchaರತ್ನನ್ ಪ್ರಪಂಚ | Rohit Padaki | Daali Dhananjay, Reba Monica John, Reba John | 8 posts · 79.9K views |
| 22 Oct 2021 | Real Estate | Sanjeev Gavandi | R Gururaj, Sushma Raj, Kempegowda | — |
| 29 Oct 2021 | Bhajarangi 2ಭಜರಂಗಿ 2 | A. Harsha | Shivarajkumar, Bhavana, Shruthi | 27 posts · 227 reached |
November 2021
| Date | Film | Director | Cast | On our network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov 2021 | Auto Ramanna | Auto Ramanna | Honnavalli Krishna, Mandeep Roy, Abhinaya | — |
| 5 Nov 2021 | Gulal.com | Shivu Jamakhandi | Tabla Nani, Bigboss Divakar, Nethra Gagan | — |
| 12 Nov 2021 | Buy 1 Get 1 Free | Harish Anilgod | Kishore, Rishitha Malnad, Madhu Mithun | — |
| 12 Nov 2021 | Hitler | Kinnal Raj | Lohith Nagaraj, Sasya, Manmohan Rai | — |
| 12 Nov 2021 | Premam Poojyam | Dr. Raghavendra B. S. | Prem, Brinda Acharya, Aindrita Ray | 23 posts · 165 reached |
| 12 Nov 2021 | Tom and Jerry | Raaghav Vinay Shivagange | Nischith Korodi, Chaithra Rao, Tara | — |
| 12 Nov 2021 | Yarrabirri | Govind Dasar | Anjan, Sonu Patil | — |
| 18 Nov 2021 | Lakshya | Ravi Sasanoor | Ramakrishna, Santhosh Raj Zavare, Sharmila Chandrashekar | — |
| 19 Nov 2021 | 100100 | Ramesh Aravind | Ramesh Aravind, Rachita Ram, Poorna | — |
| 19 Nov 2021 | Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahanaಗರುಡಗಮನ ವೃಷಭವಾಹನ | Raj B. Shetty | Raj B. Shetty, Rishab Shetty, Gopalkrishna Deshpande | 12 posts · 39.3K views |
| 19 Nov 2021 | Mugilpete | Bharat S Navunda | Manoranjan Ravichandran, Kayadu Lohar, Tara | 2 posts · 51 reached |
| 19 Nov 2021 | Nan Hesaru Kishora Yel Pass Yentu | Bharathi Shankar | H. G. Dattatreya, Tabla Nani, Pavan Teja | — |
| 19 Nov 2021 | Saidapura | Sri Ram | Bhanuprakash, Gururaj Hoskote, Basavaraj Sagar | — |
| 19 Nov 2021 | Snehitha | Sangeeth Sagar | Dhanush, Sulaksha Kaira, Shivaram | — |
| 26 Nov 2021 | Amruth Apartments | Gururaj Kulkarni Nadagoud | Tarak Ponnappa, Urvashi H. V., Balaji Manohar | — |
| 26 Nov 2021 | Amrutha Apartments | Gururaj B Kulakarni | Tarak Ponnappa, Urvashi Govardhan, Balaji Manohar | 5 posts · 101 reached |
| 26 Nov 2021 | Gori Preethiya Samadhi | Gopal Krishna | Kiran Haveri, Smitha Haveri | — |
| 26 Nov 2021 | Govinda Govindaಗೋವಿಂದ ಗೋವಿಂದ | Thilak | Sumanth Shailendra, Bhavana, Roopesh Shetty | 2 posts · 11 reached |
| 26 Nov 2021 | Sakathಸಖತ್ | Suni | Ganesh, Surbhi, Nishvika Naidu | — |
| 26 Nov 2021 | Sakkath | Simple Suni | Ganesh, Nishvika Naidu, Surbhi Puranik | 3 posts · 103 reached |
December 2021
| Date | Film | Director | Cast | On our network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Dec 2021 | Akshiಅಕ್ಷಿ | Manoj Kumar | Govinde Gowda, Ila Vitla, Srinivas | — |
| 3 Dec 2021 | Madhagajaಮದಗಜ | S. Mahesh Kumar | Sriimurali, Jagapathi Babu, Ashika Ranganath | — |
| 10 Dec 2021 | Drishya 2 | P. Vasu | V Ravichandran, Navya Nair, Aarohi Narayan | — |
| 10 Dec 2021 | Muddy | Dr. Pragabhal | Yuvan Krishna, Ridhaan Krishna | 4 posts · 4 reached |
| 17 Dec 2021 | Aana | Manoj P Nadalumane | Aditi Prabhudeva, Sunil Puranik, Chethan Gandharva | 4 posts · 4 reached |
| 17 Dec 2021 | Kannadiga | B. M. Giriraj | V Ravichandran, Pavana Gowda, Achyuth Kumar | — |
| 24 Dec 2021 | Badava Rascal | Shankar Guru | Daali Dhananjay, Amrutha Iyengar, Nagabhushan | — |
| 24 Dec 2021 | Rider | Vijay Kumar Konda | Nikhil Kumaraswamy, Kashmira Pardeshi, Nikhil Kumar | 4 posts · 9 reached |
| 31 Dec 2021 | Arjun Gowda | Lucky Shankar | Prajwal Devaraj, Priyanka Thimmesh, Rahul Dev | — |
| 31 Dec 2021 | Huttu Habbada Shubhashayagalu | Nagaraj Bethur | Diganth, Kavitha Gowda, Chethan Gandharva | 2 posts · 7 reached |
| 31 Dec 2021 | Love You Rachchu | Shankar S. Raj | Krishna Ajai Rao, Rachita Ram, Achyuth Kumar | — |
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