One of the leading OTT platforms, SonyLIV which was launched in 2013 as the first OTT service in India has been pumping in a wide range of films for its subscribers in all regional languages like Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam languages along with Hindi. As the year 2022 has just wrapped up we bring you the list of the Top 10 Best Kannada Movies To Watch on SonyLIV.
Witness is a Tamil-language 2022 drama directed by Deepak. Starring Shraddha Srinath and Rohini in leading roles, Witness had a direct-to-OTT release on SonyLIV in December. Witness tells the story of how a middle-aged single mother Indrani (Rohini), who loses her college-going son Parthiban (Thamizharasan) to forced manual scavenging, chooses to fight back and not be silenced by the ones responsible for his death. This intense drama’s Kannada dubbed version is available online on SonyLIV. The film has 6.9/10 rating on IMDB.
Directed by Sunil Ibrahim, Roy is a 2022 Malayalam movie. Starring Suraj Venjaranmoodu, Sija Rose and Shine Tom Chacko in the lead roles, Roy depicts the story of an introverted and silent man who kept his distance from society throughout his life. The film had a direct-to-OTT release on SonyLIV in December. The film has 5.6/10 rating on IMDB. The Kannada dubbed version of Roy is available online on the streaming platform.
The film revolves around two travel bloggers who end up in Araku to shoot some exciting footage – but what happens when they find themselves in the midst of rising tensions between the Naxals and the police, forms a crucial crux. Starring Santosh Shobhan, Faria Abdullah, Brahmaji, and Sudarshan among others in key roles, the film has a theatrical release in November 2022. Later, the film had digital premieres on SonyLIV. The film has 5.4/10 rating on IMDB. The film’s Kannada version is available online on the streaming platform.
Based on the time travel concept, Oke Oka Jeevitham a Telugu-Tamil bilingual starring Sharwanand, Priyadarshi and Vennela Kishore in the lead roles had a theatrical release in September 2022. Written and directed by Shree Karthick was a decent hit at the box office. Later, the film had digital premieres on SonyLIV. Co-starring Amala Akkineni in a key role, Oke Oka Jeevitham has Ritu Varma as the female lead. The film has 7.8/10 rating on IMDB. The film’s Kannada dubbed version is available online on SonyLIV.
Starring Jayasurya and Namitha Pramod in lead roles, Eesho is an intense thriller. Arun Narayan is the director and Suneesh Varanad provided the screenplay. The film had a direct-to-OTT release on SonyLIV OTT in October 2022.
This Malayalam language film is available online on SonyLIV in Kannada dubbed version as well. Eesho has 6.1/10 rating on IMDB.
Malayalam senior star Mammootty starrer Puzhu is a psychological drama. The film was written by Harshad and Suhas-Sharfu, and directed by Ratheena. Puzhu had a direct-to-OTT release on SonyLIV in May 2022.
Puzhu’s Kannada dubbed version is available online on the streaming platform and has 6.2/10 rating on IMDB.
This Tamil-language crime drama was written and directed by R. Kaiser Anand. Starring Andrea Jeremiah and Madhav Kannadasan in crucial roles, the film had a direct-to-OTT release on SonyLIV in November 2022.
Anal Mele Pani Thuli’s Kannada dubbed version is available online on the streaming platform. The film had its music composed by Santhosh Narayanan.
This Indian Tamil-language psychological action thriller written and directed by R. Ajay Gnanamuthu had a theatrical release in August 2022. Starring Vikram in a double role alongside Irfan Pathan, Srinidhi Shetty, Roshan Mathew, K. S. Ravikumar, Anandaraj, Robo Shankar, Miya George, Mirnalini Ravi, Sarjano Khalid and Meenakshi Govindarajan play supporting roles, an Interpol officer Aslan Yilmas is assigned to catch a mysterious assassin named Cobra, who assassinates people using mathematical skills. The film’s Kannada dubbed version is available online on SonyLIV. The film has 6.1/10 rating on IMDB.
Gargi is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language legal drama written by Hariharan Raju and Gautham Ramachandran. Directed by Gautham Ramachandran, the film has Sai Pallavi and Kaali Venkat in the lead roles. This social drama has 8.1/10 rating on IMDB. The Kannada version of Gargi is available online on SonyLIV.
Starring Venkatesh and Varun Tej as the lead actors, F3 is the second installment of the 2019 blockbuster, F2. Directed by Anil Ravipudi, F3 has Tamannaah and Mehreen as the female leads. Produced by Dil Raju, the film was released in May 2022 and ended up as an average grosser at the box office. The film later had digital premieres on SonyLIV. F3 has 4.7/10 rating. The Kannada version of FE is available online on SonyLIV.