Latest Kannada OTT releases (Aug 5 – Aug 11) to watch on Prime Video, Hotstar, Netflix, Sony LIV, theatres and more

This week, Kannada cinema has something to look forward to in the form of Duniya Vijay’s sophomore directorial. This is the film that could end the drought that Sandalwood has been facing in terms of box office hits since Kaatera. If Vijay’s film is the big title in theatres, on OTT, it is Malayalam megastar Mammootty’s Turbo, which, has Kannada actor Raj B Shetty as the main antagonist that is the major release of the week. It will be available with Kannada audio. Vasishta N Simha's action-packed romantic drama that has him in the lead is also on OTT this week. 

Here’s a look at what is releasing on OTT and theatres in the week of August 5 to August 11

Turbo

Malayalam superstar Mammootty has been in top form at the box office with his home productions, which have also been well-received on OTT, like, for instance, Rorschach, Kaathal, Bramayugam, among others. So, when Turbo came along, even though it was billed as a commercial entertainer, there was excitement around the project. Will Mammootty’s Midas touch hold good? And how will Raj B Shetty fare when pitted against the Malayalam superstar?

Directed by Vysakh and based on a story by Midhun Manuel Thomas, Turbo had a decent theatrical outing and is coming to OTT this week, with Kannada audio as well

Turbo movie review: Generic script and weak villain weigh down Mammootty’s action-thriller 

Cast: Mammootty, Raj B Shetty, Kabir Duhan Singh, Anjana Jayaprakash
Streaming on: SonyLIV
Streaming date: August 9, 2024

Kailasa Kasidre

Director Nag Venkat’s comedy crime drama Kailasa Kasidre, which released in theatres in March this year, is now on OTT. The film is available to stream, but on a rental basis only. Kailasa Kasidre follows two friends, played by Ravikiran and Suraj (Comedy Khiladigalu fame), and the perils that befall them when one of them takes a loan from a cut-throat money-lender and is then unable to repay it on time. How the friends handle this situation forms the crux of the movie.

Cast: Ravikiran, Sukanya Girish, Suraj, Ninasam Ashwath
Streaming on: Amazon Prime Video (rental only)
Streaming date: August 5, 2024

Love Li

Vasishta N Simha's first major release since his wedding to Yada Yada Hi co-star Hariprriya, Love Li had him play a reformed gangster, who goes back to his violent ways, when it is revealed that the deadly disease his wife's battling is the result of someone else's machinations. The film introduced Stefy Patel as a leading lady in Kannada cinema.

Cast: Vasishta N Simha, Stefy Patel, Dattanna, Malavika Avinash
Streaming on: Amazon Prime Video
Streaming date: August 7, 2024

Bheema

Sandalwood Salaga Duniya Vijay returns to the director’s chair with Bheema, which he has written as well. Dialogue writer Maasthi Uparahalli and composer MR Charanraj, who’d worked with Vijay on Salaga as well, are back this time too, to give the film the right kind of elevation with word and music. The film, which has Vijay in the title role, is a gangster tale, and has ample violence and bloodshed too, and has been censored A.

Bheema trailer: Duniya Vijay’s 2-minute glimpse of film hints at action-packed gangster drama 

Cast: Duniya Vijay, Dragon Manju, Cockroach Sudhi, Ashwini, Kalyani Raju, Gopalkrishna Deshpande, Ramesh Indira

Releasing in: Theatres
Release date: August 9, 2024