Kannada Streaming June 2026: Best New Films on OTT

Kannada cinema's OTT presence has grown consistently through 2026. June's streaming picture for Sandalwood reflects the industry's current state: KGF Chapter 2 and Kantara established the ceiling, 777 Charlie proved emotional range, and Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana showed that serious crime cinema works at budget. All of these are streaming now.

SunNXT remains the primary platform for Kannada catalog content. Kirik Party — Rakshit Shetty's engineering college comedy — is one of Sandalwood's most beloved recent films. Ulidavaru Kandanthe, also Rakshit Shetty, is the multi-perspective crime film that showed SunNXT audiences what Kannada cinema can do with limited budget and maximum craft. French Biriyani is the comedy that works equally well for Kannada speakers and non-Kannada audiences who encounter it dubbed.

Amazon Prime holds KGF Chapter 1, KGF Chapter 2, Kantara, 777 Charlie, and Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana — effectively the five most important Kannada films of the last decade in one place. ZEE5 Kannada holds Vikrant Rona — Kichcha Sudeep's 3D action film — and is running a true-crime docuseries original that has been in production for 18 months. Baahubali 1 and 2 in Kannada dub are on Netflix for anyone who wants pan-India epic scale with a Kannada audio track.