Kannada OTT releases this week

Streaming rights are sold film by film, so no single app gets everything. Sun NXT and aha carry large Kannada catalogues alongside their other South languages. Big-star theatrical films usually go to Prime Video, Netflix, JioHotstar or ZEE5, whichever bought the rights, and SonyLIV picks up a smaller number. Weekly South Indian OTT roundups in 2026 regularly cover all of them for Kannada.

Kannada films typically start streaming about four weeks after their theatrical release, in line with the wider South Indian pattern, though a smaller film can arrive sooner. Hindi-dubbed versions of Kannada films follow the multiplex chains' eight-week rule for Hindi releases, which is why the Kannada original often streams a month before its dub.

In practice, a film that opens in cinemas this Friday will usually be on an app about a month later, and the platform announces the date a week or two ahead on its official social accounts.

A two-minute routine on Thursday evening covers most weeks:

You don't need every app. Pick the one or two that bought the films you want, take the cheapest plan that fits how you watch, and rotate when the next film lands somewhere else. Annual plans are cheapest per month, but monthly plans make rotating easy. Sun NXT and aha are not shown with a price because their current official rates could not be verified; check them in each app.

The cheapest plans above are phone-only, and Prime Lite is limited to one device. Watching on a TV means Netflix Basic or higher, JioHotstar Super or higher, full Prime or LIV Premium. Sharing one of those with family or flatmates is where the savings are: JioHotstar Premium allows four devices, so a Subspace group can bring it to around ₹75 a month each. If you watch on a projector at home, see projector rentals.