https://southsidestudio.in/news/ Kannada film news from SouthSide Studio: release dates, trailers, songs, cast, OTT and box office, dated, sourced and written in our own words. en-IN Mon, 26 Oct 2026 18:32:24 +0530 https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/mr-jack-song-2026-10-26/ https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/mr-jack-song-2026-10-26/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 18:32:24 +0530 Songs Anand Audio put the video song Arambha Vasantha on its YouTube channel on the evening of 26 October. The upload credits Gurunandan, Jaskaran Singh, director Sumanth Gowda and composer Kiran Ravindranath; the film opens on 4 December 2026. https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/guddada-bhootha-s-teaser-leads-the-industry-2026-10-26/ https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/guddada-bhootha-s-teaser-leads-the-industry-2026-10-26/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 10:37:45 +0530 Industry Of the official Kannada promos our tracker matched to a film this week, the Guddada Bhootha teaser has the highest public YouTube count, with Satya S/O Harishchandra and Bhavantara behind it. https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/shankarabharana-song-2026-10-25/ https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/shankarabharana-song-2026-10-25/ Sun, 25 Oct 2026 18:33:34 +0530 Songs Ranggasthala Studios, the film's banner, released the video song Shankara Nee Bhayankara on its official YouTube channel on 25 October. Charan Raj is credited in the upload title, and the film opens on 20 November 2026. https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/premada-oorali-box-office-2026-10-25/ https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/premada-oorali-box-office-2026-10-25/ Sun, 25 Oct 2026 07:33:43 +0530 Box office Tracker Sacnilk lists Premada Oorali at about 97.47 crore India net after 30 days in theatres, with roughly 117.28 crore gross. The Kannada drama opened on 25 September 2026. The tracker calls its figures approximate. https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/satya-s-o-harishchandra-teaser-2026-10-24/ https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/satya-s-o-harishchandra-teaser-2026-10-24/ Sat, 24 Oct 2026 22:32:16 +0530 Teasers An official teaser for Satya S/O Harishchandra, spelled Sathya on the upload, went up on the Lahari Music YouTube channel on the evening of 24 October. The title card names Nirup Bhandari, Dr Shivarajkumar and Sachin Basrur. https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/premi-song-2026-10-24/ https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/premi-song-2026-10-24/ Sat, 24 Oct 2026 16:08:17 +0530 Songs A2 Music put the video song Nambe Nanna from the Kannada film Premi on its official YouTube channel on 24 October. The upload's title credits Ashwin Sharma, S Pradeep Varma, Advik and Saathvika S. https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/nee-nange-allava-song-2026-10-22/ https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/nee-nange-allava-song-2026-10-22/ Sat, 24 Oct 2026 16:08:17 +0530 Songs Saregama Kannada published the title track video of Nee Nange Allava on its official YouTube channel on 22 October. The upload's title credits Jaskaran Singh, Suraj Jois, Manoj P and Rahul Arcot. https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/ramayana-song-2026-10-21/ https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/ramayana-song-2026-10-21/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 07:19:55 +0530 Songs The makers of Ramayana, a multilingual film that also releases in Kannada, uploaded the Rama Theme audio song on their official YouTube channel on 21 October. Hans Zimmer and A.R. Rahman are credited. https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/bheem-rao-announcement-2026-10-18/ https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/bheem-rao-announcement-2026-10-18/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:34:43 +0530 Announcements The title and first-look poster of Bheem & Rao were revealed on 18 October, the birthday of lead actor Vasishta Simha. Islahuddin N.S directs the film, which carries the tagline The Revolution for a Solution. https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/gani-b-com-pass-2-song-2026-10-16/ https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/gani-b-com-pass-2-song-2026-10-16/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:34:43 +0530 Songs The makers put out the video of Daari Yellavu, the second single from Gani B.Com Pass 2, on their YouTube channel on 16 October. The sequel to Nam Gani B.Com Pass opens in theatres on 27 November 2026. https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/green-girl-ott-2026-10-15/ https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/green-girl-ott-2026-10-15/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:34:43 +0530 OTT Green Girl, the 49-minute Kannada film directed by Sarthak Hegde and presented by KRG Studios, began streaming on FilmLaunch on 15 October 2026 at Rs 49, after its theatrical run across Karnataka from 12 September 2025. https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/shankarabharana-song-2026-10-05/ https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/shankarabharana-song-2026-10-05/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:34:43 +0530 Songs Ranggasthala Studios released the lyrical video of Sakhiye, the second single from Shankarabharana, on its official YouTube channel on 5 October. Charan Raj composed it for Sumanth Bhat's film starring Shine Shetty and Tanvi Ram, and Sid Sriram sings it. https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/mr-jack-release-date-2026-10-16/ https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/mr-jack-release-date-2026-10-16/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 11:57:21 +0530 Release dates Gurunandan's Mr Jack will reach theatres on 4 December 2026, a date the makers announced in the Dasara festival season and Cinema Express reported on 16 October. Sumanth Gowda wrote and directed the comedy, which pairs Gurunandan with Thapaswini Poonacha; the film's District ticketing listing carries the same date. https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/premada-oorali-box-office-2026-10-18/ https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/premada-oorali-box-office-2026-10-18/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 15:25:25 +0530 Box office Premada Oorali ended its third week on Rs 36.40 crore for the week, per Sacnilk, which puts the India net at Rs 68.37 crore by day 22 and Rs 72.52 crore by day 23. Pinkvilla reports Rs 74.25 crore gross and TV9 Kannada about Rs 81.61 crore worldwide. https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/city-lights-song-2026-10-18/ https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/city-lights-song-2026-10-18/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 15:25:25 +0530 Songs Anand Audio uploaded the video of Onde Chandra from City Lights on the morning of 18 October. It is the second full video from the film on the label channel this week, after Alakh Niranjan on 14 October. https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/bail-song-2026-10-16/ https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/bail-song-2026-10-16/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 15:25:25 +0530 Songs Saregama Kannada uploaded the full video of Bazuka from Bail on 16 October, two weeks after the Pavan Wadeyar film opened in theatres. B. Ajaneesh Loknath composed it and Anirudha Sastry sings with a group. https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/shabari-song-2026-10-16/ https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/shabari-song-2026-10-16/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 15:25:25 +0530 Songs Lahari Music put out a lyrical video of Tangaliyu Bisutide from Shabari on 16 October, a week before the film's 23 October opening. Siddartha Belmannu sings it, and the director wrote the words. https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/lambodhara-2-0-cast-2026-10-03/ https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/lambodhara-2-0-cast-2026-10-03/ Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:59:31 +0530 Cast Director Simple Suni revealed that JIA, a robot from the Bengaluru firm Machani Robotics, plays a character in the film. The makers say no CGI or costume was used and call it a first for Indian cinema. https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/city-lights-song-2026-10-14/ https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/city-lights-song-2026-10-14/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 01:59:31 +0530 Songs Anand Audio put the full video of Alakh Niranjan from City Lights on its YouTube channel on 14 October, almost four weeks after the Duniya Vijay drama opened in theatres. https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/picture-song-2026-10-14/ https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/picture-song-2026-10-14/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 01:59:31 +0530 Songs Anand Audio released the video song Gokulada Radhe from Picture, produced by Shilpa Ganesh under the Golden Movies banner, on 14 October. A Tulu version of the song was posted too. YouTube's public count when SouthSide checked at 01:53 IST on 15 October, 15 hours after upload, was 10,426 views. https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/khela-trailer-2026-10-13/ https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/khela-trailer-2026-10-13/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 19:58:12 +0530 Trailers Anand Audio put the official trailer of the Kannada film Khela online on 13 October. Vihaan Prabhanjan, Ashika Rao, Bharath VJ and Sangeetha Bhat feature in it. No release date is stated on the upload. https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/lambodhara-2-0-release-date-2026-10-12/ https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/lambodhara-2-0-release-date-2026-10-12/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 19:58:12 +0530 Release dates The makers have fixed 20 November 2026 for the Kannada sci-fi social thriller, with a simultaneous Hindi release after Mahaveer Jain Films came on board to present it. A first look is due on 14 October. https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/naaku-tanti-teaser-2026-10-12/ https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/naaku-tanti-teaser-2026-10-12/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 19:58:12 +0530 Teasers The official teaser of the four-story Kannada anthology Naaku Tanti went up on Saregama Kannada's YouTube channel on 12 October. Four women lead the film, each in a story by a different director. https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/premada-oorali-ott-2026-10-12/ https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/premada-oorali-ott-2026-10-12/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 19:58:12 +0530 OTT The makers of Premada Oorali have clarified that no streaming or satellite television rights deal has been signed and that theatres remain their first priority. Any platform announcement will come from the film's team. https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/premada-oorali-box-office-2026-10-12/ https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/premada-oorali-box-office-2026-10-12/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 10:42:12 +0530 Box office Per TV9 Kannada, Premada Oorali stood at Rs 52.97 crore net (Rs 61.95 crore gross) after Monday 12 October, its 18th day. Udayavani separately reports the Kannada film has crossed Rs 50 crore, with about 2 lakh tickets sold in a single day. https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/brindavihari-release-date-2026-10-10/ https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/brindavihari-release-date-2026-10-10/ Sat, 10 Oct 2026 19:08:22 +0530 Release dates The makers of Brindavihari have pushed the Ganesh starrer back by five weeks, from 16 October to 20 November 2026. The announcement came on the day of the film's pre-release event in Hubballi. https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/hulibeera-song-2026-10-10/ https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/hulibeera-song-2026-10-10/ Sat, 10 Oct 2026 19:08:22 +0530 Songs Lahari Music released the video song Parapancha Dundu Dundu from Hulibeera on its YouTube channel on 10 October. Rural Anjan features in it, with lyrics by Madarangi Mallikarjun and vocals by Vijay Prakash. https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/life-today-song-2026-10-09/ https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/life-today-song-2026-10-09/ Sat, 10 Oct 2026 14:44:36 +0530 Songs Lahari Music published the Kannada video song Bombe Nannu from Life Today on 9 October. Shilpa Madhusudhan sings it, V Sridhar Sambhram composed it and Pramod Maravante wrote the lyrics; Kaantha Kannalli directs Lekha Chandra and Kiran Aditya. https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/karavali-song-2026-10-09/ https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/karavali-song-2026-10-09/ Sat, 10 Oct 2026 14:44:36 +0530 Songs Rage of Kambala, a song from Gurudatha Ganiga's Karavali with Prajwal Devaraj and Raj B Shetty, got its full video on Anand Audio's YouTube channel on 9 October. Sachin Basrur composed it, Anand Sreeraj sang it and Pramod Maravante wrote the lyrics. https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/vasudhaiva-kutumbakam-song-2026-10-08/ https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/vasudhaiva-kutumbakam-song-2026-10-08/ Sat, 10 Oct 2026 14:44:36 +0530 Songs D Beats published a lyrical video on 8 October of the Marakatha Manimaya rendition heard in the title teaser of Dhruva Sarja's Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam. V Harikrishna arranged it, Lakshmi Nagaraj sings the Marakatha Manimaya part and Nagarjun Sharma wrote the lyrics. Nanda Sudhir directs the film for Myra Creations. https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/shabari-release-date-2026-10-08/ https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/shabari-release-date-2026-10-08/ Sat, 10 Oct 2026 14:44:36 +0530 Release dates Orata Shri's family thriller Shabari opens in theatres across Karnataka on 23 October 2026, a date the team announced at its trailer launch. The trailer went up on Lahari Music's YouTube channel on 8 October. Newcomer Samarth and Kruthika Gowda play the leads. https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/ranabaali-trailer-2026-10-08/ https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/ranabaali-trailer-2026-10-08/ Sat, 10 Oct 2026 14:44:36 +0530 Trailers Mythri Movie Makers released the Kannada-dubbed trailer of Ranabaali, Rahul Sankrityan's film with Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna, on its YouTube channel on 8 October, the same evening as the Telugu, Tamil, Hindi and Malayalam versions. The makers give 16 October 2026 as the worldwide release date. https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/premada-oorali-box-office-2026-10-07/ https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/premada-oorali-box-office-2026-10-07/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 19:32:00 +0530 Box office Per trade tracker Sacnilk, Premada Oorali added an estimated Rs 4.50 crore net in India on Friday 9 October, its 15th day, lifting its running India net to Rs 33.47 crore (Rs 39.05 crore gross). The Kannada film, in theatres since 25 September, had closed its second week on Rs 28.97 crore net. https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/chemistry-teaser-2026-10-06/ https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/chemistry-teaser-2026-10-06/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:05:19 +0530 Teasers On Dhruva Sarja's birthday on 6 October, the makers revealed the title and a first-glimpse teaser of Chemistry, a romantic drama directed by Vishal Atreya for People Media Factory. Nabha Natesh returns to Kannada as the female lead, with music by V Harikrishna. https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/vasudaiva-kutumbakam-announcement-2026-10-06/ https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/vasudaiva-kutumbakam-announcement-2026-10-06/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:05:19 +0530 Announcements Vasudaiva Kutumbakam was announced with a title teaser on Dhruva Sarja's birthday on 6 October. Nanda Sudhir directs the family drama for Harish Peddi's Myrah Creations, co-produced by BS Sudhindra, with music by V Harikrishna and cinematography by Sathya Hegde. https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/premada-oorali-announcement-2026-10-05/ https://southsidestudio.in/news/2026-10/premada-oorali-announcement-2026-10-05/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 10:06:45 +0530 Announcements Director Manoj Kumar told the press that dubbed Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi versions of Premada Oorali are being planned, with KRG Studios handling distribution outside Karnataka and Jayanna Combines within the state. Rishab Shetty publicly congratulated the team on the film's run in theatres.