Latest Kannada OTT releases (June 23 – June 29) to watch on Prime Video, JioHotstar, Netflix, Sony LIV, theatres and more

After last week’s surprise OTT release Yuddhakaanda Chapter 2, there aren’t too many widely-anticipated Kannada films left from the 2025 pile of movies that released in theatres. The better ones are either already on OTT or counting down to their date with streaming audiences. One such is Nimma Vasthugalige Neeve Javaabdaararu, which, despite good word-of-mouth, took a while to get an OTT deal in place. It’s finally coming to streaming this week.

In theatres, the ‘big’ release is Vishnu Manchu’s Telugu original Kannappa, which is what National Award-winning filmmaker D Satya Prakash is competing with at the box office this week.

Kannada original and dubbed films coming to theatres and OTT in the week of June 23 – June 29

Nimma Vasthugalige Neeve Javaabdaararu

Director Keshav Moorthy’s anthology, Nimma Vasthugalige Neeve Javaabdaararu, comes to OTT 5 months after its theatrical outing. The film, which tells three tales of theft, had received positive reviews, but struggled with theatre retention. Dileep Raj, Prasanna Shetty, Apoorva Bharadwaj, Shilpa Manjunath, Govind Madhusudhan, among others, are on the cast of the film.

Streaming platform: Sun NXT and OTTplay Premium
Streaming date: June 27, 2025

Nimma Vasthugalige Neeve Javaabdaararu movie review: This anthology about a bunch of thieves is quite the ball 

X&Y

Rama Rama Re maker Satya Prakash’s latest directorial, in which he has played a major role as well, is about an unborn soul’s sojourn on earth. Also starring Atharva Prakash, Brinda Acharya, Ayaana, Dharmanna Kadur, Veena Sundar, Harini Sreekanth, among others. X&Y is Satya Prakash’s fourth directorial venture. According to the plot, the soul inhabits a recently deceased man’s body on a mission to unite its would-be parents, but is disillusioned with what it sees and experiences on earth.

Releasing in: Theatres
Release date: June 26, 2025

Kannappa

Vishnu Manchu’s ambitious mythological drama, in which he plays the title character, Kannappa, a hunter who goes on to become one of the biggest Shiva devotees. The film, directed by Mukesh Kumar Singh, also stars Mohan Babu, R Sarathkumar, Arpit Ranka, Brahmanandam, Brahmaji, Siva Balaji, Kaushal Manda, Rahul Madhav, Devaraj, Mukesh Rishi,[2] Raghu Babu, Preity Mukhundhan and Madhoo, while Prabhas, Mohanlal and Akshay Kumar have pivotal cameos. The Telugu original film will release with a Kannada dubbed version as well.

Releasing in: Theatres
Release date: June 27, 2025