Best Kannada Drama Movies

40 films · 12 with 3+ critic reviews

The backbone of Indian cinema — family sagas, social realism and character studies. The largest and most critically decorated category on the site.

The best Kannada drama movies, ranked by aggregated critic score.

01ThithiKannada · 2016“You'd expect a film about a funeral to be sombre. But Reddy takes the theme of death,…” — Archana Nathan

7.3

11 criticsRecommended02Kantara - A Legend: Chapter 1Kannada · 2025“The film tests your patience, exhausts you, and frustrates you before eventually…” — Abhimanyu Mathur

6.7

15 criticsRecommended03Sapta Sagaradaache Ello – Side AKannada · 2023“Hemanth succeeds in offering a poetic experience to the audience, thanks to…” — Vivek M.V.

6.6

4 criticsRecommended04777 CharlieKannada · 2022“Kiranraj's screenplay starts out well, giving us shards of Dharma's brittle personality…” — Nandini Ramnath

6.4

6 criticsMixed05TobyKannada · 2023“The film fails to fight its predictable storyline thanks to the lack of a single surprise…” — Vivek M.V.

6.3

6 criticsMixed06MAXKannada · 2024“The movie is a treat for Sudeep's fans. The movie is quite different from Sudeep's…” — Y Maheswara Reddy

6.2

9 criticsMixed07Sapta Sagaradaache Ello - Side BKannada · 2023“Rakshit Shetty delivers a career-best performance. With his beefed-up personality,…” — Vivek M.V.

6.1

6 criticsMixed08Ayogya 2Kannada · 2026“Director Mahesh Kumar serves up little more than the same tired formula in this sequel to…” — Vivek M.V.

5.8

4 criticsMixed09BailKannada · 2026“After setting up the premise, the director treats the movie with broad strokes,…” — Vivek M.V.

5.8

4 criticsMixed10GraamaayanaKannada · 2026“Graamaayana suffers from tonal issues and a jumbled screenplay, with director Chandru…” — Vivek M.V.

5.6

5 criticsMixed11JamesKannada · 2022“Watching Chethan Kumar's film, you know why Puneeth set great store by it. It's one of…” — Subha J Rao

5.4

8 criticsMixed12MartinKannada · 2024“Martin had the potential to be a pulpy and exciting thriller, and the action blocks come…” — Vivek M.V.

4.7

7 criticsMixed

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Recent Kannada Drama releases

5.8

Bail

4 critics

5.8

Ayogya 2

4 critics

5.6

Graamaayana

5 critics

6.7

Kantara - A Legend: Chapter 1

15 critics

6.2

MAX

9 critics

4.7

Martin

7 critics

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