Hubballi Hunters is an upcoming Kannada horror comedy directed by Samarth Kadkol, the writer-director of Edagaiye Apghatakke Karana. Pramod Shetty leads an ensemble with Dhanyashree Sujith, Chetan Marambeed and Pavan Kulkarni, with Achyuth Kumar, Krishna Hebbale and Ramesh Bhat, and several social-media creators making their film debut. Santhosh Kumar K.C. produces it under Golden Horse Cinema. Set in Hubballi and steeped in North Karnataka culture, it releases in theatres on 11 December 2026.
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Hubballi Hunters is a horror comedy rooted in North Karnataka: set in Hubballi, with the region's speech, humour and culture running through it. It is the second feature from Samarth Kadkol, whose debut Edagaiye Apghatakke Karana (2025) was a black-comedy thriller. Alongside a cast of established actors, it introduces a group of North Karnataka social-media creators in their first film roles. The makers have not published a plot synopsis yet.
Pramod Shetty plays the lead, with Dhanyashree Sujith in a main role. Chetan Marambeed, Pavan Kulkarni, Sumit Sankoji and Naman Arora are part of the central group, and Vanu Patil, Deepak Rao, Shivu Gundannavar, Vinay Doddamani and Pavan Annegeri complete the younger cast. Veterans Achyuth Kumar, Krishna Hebbale and Ramesh Bhat appear in supporting roles.
Samarth Kadkol directs and wrote the story, sharing dialogue credits with Rahul V. Parvatikar, Amit Karvkar and Chetan Marambeed. Santhosh Kumar K.C., the producer of Bell Bottom (2019), produces under Golden Horse Cinema. Prasanna Keshava composes the songs and Sujit Sridhar the background score. Abhimanyu Sadanandan, who also shot Edagaiye Apghatakke Karana, is the cinematographer; Suresh Mallayya and Akash Hiremath edit, and Dharani Gangeputra handles art direction.
The film launched with a muhurat in Hubballi and finished its first 14-day schedule in February 2026. Shooting moved through Hubballi, Sirsi and Dharwad and wrapped in July 2026; dubbing was completed in August. The makers have said a teaser and songs will follow.
The people behind Hubballi Hunters already have campaigns measured on our pages. Pramod Shetty's Laughing Buddha (2024), in which he played the lead, drew 2.10 lakh views from two posts, and Kantara: Chapter 1, in which he appears, drew 3.79 crore views across 131 posts. Golden Horse Cinema's Bell Bottom 2 and Samarth Kadkol's Edagaiye Apghatakke Karana each have their own dashboard. Figures as of 18 October 2026; each dashboard below has the live numbers, post by post.
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Hubballi Hunters releases in theatres across Karnataka on Friday, 11 December 2026, as announced by the makers on 15 October 2026. No teaser, trailer, runtime, censor certificate, distributor or OTT partner has been announced yet; this page is updated as each is confirmed.
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Hubballi Hunters releases on 11 Dec 2026.
Hubballi Hunters is directed by Samarth Kadkol.
Hubballi Hunters stars Pramod Shetty, Dhanyashree Sujith, Chetan Marambeed, Pavan Kulkarni, Sumit Sankoji, Naman Arora.
Hubballi Hunters is produced under Golden Horse Cinema.
The music of Hubballi Hunters is by Prasanna Keshava.
Hubballi Hunters releases in theatres across Karnataka on 11 December 2026.
Samarth Kadkol, the writer-director of Edagaiye Apghatakke Karana, directed Hubballi Hunters and wrote its story.
Pramod Shetty leads, with Dhanyashree Sujith, Chetan Marambeed, Pavan Kulkarni, Achyuth Kumar, Krishna Hebbale and Ramesh Bhat.
Santhosh Kumar K.C. produces Hubballi Hunters under Golden Horse Cinema.
A Kannada horror comedy set in Hubballi, with North Karnataka flavour.
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Rishab Shetty's music label has acquired the audio rights to the horror comedy Hubballi Hunters, directed by Samarth Kadkol, TV9 Kannada, Cinema Express and Vijay Karnataka reported. A teaser and first song are planned for the label's YouTube channel.