Best dark & gritty Kannada movies on Prime Video in India

By the KyaDekhu team · Updated 23 October 2026 · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb

39 movies on Prime Video in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 6.3. Newest addition: Video, added to Prime Video on 8 Oct. Ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating and popularity; showing the top 30.

1. K.G.F: Chapter 2 (2022)

Movie · Kannada · 2h 48m · UA · Action, Thriller · IMDb 8.2 (1.7L votes)

Visually stunningFast-pacedEdge-of-seatDark & gritty

The blood-soaked land of Kolar Gold Fields (KGF) has a new overlord now - Rocky, whose name strikes fear in the heart of his foes. His allies look up to Rocky as their Savior, the government sees him as a threat to law and order; enemies are clamoring for revenge and conspiring for his downfall. Bloodier battles and da

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2. K.G.F: Chapter 1 (2018)

Movie · Kannada · 2h 36m · UA · Action, Thriller · IMDb 8.1 (1.1L votes)

Visually stunningEdge-of-seatFast-pacedDark & gritty

A period drama set in the 1970s, KGF follows the story of a fierce rebel who rises against the brutal oppression in Kolar Gold Fields and becomes the symbol of hope to legions of downtrodden people.

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3. Kantara - A Legend: Chapter 1 (2025)

Movie · Kannada · 2h 45m · U/A 16+ · Action, Drama · IMDb 8.1 (59.9K votes)

Visually stunningCold & detachedDark & grittyEdge-of-seat

While exploring Kantara's mystical forest, Bangra's King Vijayendra dies during the Kadamba reign. Rajashekara seals their realm. Prince Kulashekara massacres to reopen it. Berme, seeking wealth, crosses the divide.

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4. Sapta Sagaradaache Ello – Side A (2023)

Movie · Kannada · 2h 20m · UA · Romance, Drama · IMDb 8.2 (10.5K votes)

Dark & grittySerious

Manu, a car driver, and Priya, an aspiring singer, dream of building a quiet life together by the sea. Desperate to secure their financial future, Manu takes a reckless shortcut that lands him in prison, putting their relationship to the ultimate test against separation and harsh reality.

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5. Sapta Sagaradaache Ello - Side B (2023)

Movie · Kannada · 2h 26m · UA · Romance, Drama · IMDb 8.0 (6.1K votes)

Dark & gritty

Ten years after the events of Side A, Manu is released from prison into an unfamiliar world. Struggling to move past his guilt, he sets out to check on Priya from a distance while trying to rebuild his life, only to find himself drawn into new entanglements as he seeks closure and redemption.

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6. U Turn (2016)

Movie · Kannada · 2h 1m · UA · Mystery, Thriller · IMDb 7.4 (4.6K votes)

TwistyCold & detachedDark & grittyEdge-of-seat

A journalist who intents to write an article on traffic rule breakers gets dragged into a whirlpool of murder cases and deception.

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7. Birbal Trilogy: Case 1 – Finding Vajramuni (2019)

Movie · Kannada · 2h 22m · U · Crime, Mystery · IMDb 7.7 (1.9K votes)

TwistyEdge-of-seatDark & gritty

A man wrongly accused of murder is helped by Advocate Mahesh Das, despite the increasing threats they face during the investigation.

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8. Kaatera (2023)

Movie · Kannada · 2h 57m · Action, Drama · IMDb 7.1 (3.8K votes)

TwistyFast-pacedVisually stunningDark & gritty

Set against the rustic backdrop of the 1970s, unfolds the tale of farmers confronting challenges that intricately shape the course of their lives.

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9. I Am God (2025)

Movie · Kannada · 2h 35m · Romance, Thriller · IMDb 7.7 (1.4K votes)

MatureDark & grittyEdge-of-seatSerious

An intense love story brews between Deva and Bindhu. On the other side, a masked man who calls himself GOD shakes the city with his brutal serial killings.

Prime Video
10. Shakhahaari (2024)

Movie · Kannada · 2h 26m · Crime, Drama · IMDb 7.5 (1.6K votes)

Edge-of-seatDark & grittyMatureTwisty

When the lives of some innocent people start getting intertwined in unforeseen situations they find themselves trapped in a murder mystery. This mysterious butchery infolds in a vegetarian restaurant run by a virtuous Chef Subbanna.

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11. ACT-1978 (2020)

Movie · Kannada · 2h 7m · UA · Drama · IMDb 7.7 (806 votes)

Edge-of-seatDark & grittyCold & detachedSerious

Geetha, a pregnant widow, goes to a government office as part of her long and continuous ordeal to get money from a government scheme that is hers. What seems to be a normal day of bureaucracy and corruption goes awry when she lands up with a bomb strapped to her stomach.

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12. Choo Mantar (2025)

Movie · Kannada · 2h 22m · Horror, Thriller · IMDb 7.0 (1.9K votes)

Cold & detachedDark & grittyEdge-of-seatSerious

Four friends decide to enter the morgan house looking for a secret treasure. The four discover that before independence the house belonged to a British employee named Morgan. What will happen next is not obvious.

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13. Dr. 56 (2022)

Movie · Kannada · 1h 45m · UA · Thriller, Science Fiction · IMDb 6.7 (2.5K votes)

Cold & detachedEdge-of-seatDark & grittyTwisty

Arjun is a theater artist who is suffering from an illness and has to take a pill every 56 minutes. Parallel to his misery is a murder investigation of three neurosurgeons lead by CBI officer Priya Krishna. Priya meets Dr Ashwath and the two go on an exposition about the medical mafia and its consequences.

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14. Killing Veerappan (2016)

Movie · Kannada · 2h 5m · Crime, Action · IMDb 7.0 (913 votes)

Edge-of-seatCold & detachedVisually stunningDark & gritty

A master strategist is appointed following Veerappan's unabashed spate of crimes and murders. The official puts in place Operation Cocoon, which involves setting up a network of spies and informers.

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15. O2 (2024)

Movie · Kannada · 1h 45m · Thriller, Science Fiction · IMDb 6.6 (8.5K votes)

Dark & grittySeriousEdge-of-seat

A brilliant doctor battles her childhood trauma, to revive the dead with an illegal intravenous oxygen drug. Her quest challenges the boundaries of science, spirituality, and love. Will she succeed or lose everything!

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16. Rakkasapuradhol (2026)

Movie · Kannada · 2h 7m · U/A 16+ · Thriller, Drama · IMDb 6.9 (1.0K votes)

TwistyDark & grittyCold & detachedMature

Inspector Shiva an alcoholic officer struggling with schizophrenia, is transferred to Rakkasapura, a seemingly quiet village with a low crime rate. Soon The village’s peace is shattered by a series of gruesome murders. Young women are found dead, dressed in bridal finery with their faces charred beyond recognition. Wit

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17. Raana (2022)

Movie · Kannada · 2h · UA · IMDb 6.7 (784 votes)

Edge-of-seatFast-pacedTwistyDark & gritty

Raana an aspiring Police Office enters Bengaluru City. He's all set to marry Priya. Kapaali is killed under mysterious circumstances. Raana is blamed. He sets out to find the real killer.

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18. Love Li (2024)

Movie · Kannada · 2h 48m · UA · Drama, Romance · IMDb 6.5 (14.9K votes)

Dark & grittyHeartwarmingSerious

An orphan grows up to become a gangster who finds love. However, he faces a critical situation where he risks losing everything.

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19. Metamorphosis (2024)

Movie · Kannada · 2h 32m · UA · Drama · IMDb 7.0 (330 votes)

TwistyDark & grittySlow-burnSerious

Every worm has an opportunity to transform itself into a colorful butterfly at least once in its lifetime. But the road to transformation is painful and full of consequences. Will the worm decide to continue existing as a worm, or will it break its cocoon and finally bloom into a beautiful butterfly, which forms the ge

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20. Second Case of Seetharam (2026)

Movie · Kannada · 2h · U/A 16+ · Thriller, Crime · IMDb 6.4 (1.3K votes)

MatureDark & grittyTwistyEdge-of-seat

Inspector Seetharam, hoping to reunite with his estranged sister after years apart, must track down a brutal, psychotic serial killer terrorising the town of Anegadde.

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21. Chambal (2019)

Movie · Kannada · 1h 49m · UA · Thriller, Drama · IMDb 7.3 (220 votes)

Cold & detachedDark & grittySerious

Subhash is a young and dynamic IAS officer, His relentless and uncompromising way of working sends shivers across the corridors of power, cutting across political and business circles. Being incorruptible and principled, his idealism and righteousness soon become a threat to the entire system.

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22. Edagaiye Apaghatakke Karana (2025)

Movie · Kannada · 2h · UA · Comedy, Thriller · IMDb 6.5 (401 votes)

TwistyFast-pacedEdge-of-seatCold & detached

Lohit Rajesh, a man who works on an IT firm and infamously known to be a lefty gets caught up in a murder after he meets with a mysterious woman.

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23. Yuvarathnaa (2021)

Movie · Kannada · 2h 41m · UA · Action, Drama · IMDb 6.4 (5.9K votes)

TwistyFast-pacedDark & grittyEdge-of-seat

A government aided college, RK University, is on the verge of completing its golden jubilee but a bizarre event shuts it down indefinitely. Will RK University restore its lost glory?

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24. Kotee (2024)

Movie · Kannada · 2h 50m · UA · Drama, Thriller · IMDb 6.2 (378 votes)

Edge-of-seatDark & grittySerious

In his quest for an honest fortune to provide for his sister's marriage and a future in the corrupt Janatha city, a truthful common man- Kotee defies the powerful gang leader Dinoo Saavkaar. When Kotee's defiance leads to mounting debts, he faces a life-altering choice to Eliminate Or be Eliminated

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25. Video (2026)

Movie · Kannada · 2h 2m · U/A 16+ · Horror · IMDb 6.1 (1.0K votes)

Dark & grittyCold & detachedEdge-of-seatMature

Video is a found footage, Docudrama by Srinidhi Bengaluru that stars Dheekshith Shetty, Bharatha, Jeevan Shivakumar, Tejesh S M, Priya J Achar, Nalme Nachiyar.

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26. Shanti Kranti (1991)

Movie · Kannada · 2h 25m · U · Action, Thriller · IMDb 6.5 (210 votes)

Dark & grittyEdge-of-seatSerious

An honest police officer investigates an organ trafficking racket. He soon discovers that it is operated by Daddy, a criminal, under the guise of an orphanage.

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27. Devaki (2019)

Movie · Kannada · 2h 9m · UA · Thriller, Drama · IMDb 5.4 (240 votes)

Edge-of-seatDark & grittyHeartwarmingSerious

A mother sets out on a quest to find her missing daughter in the city of Kolkata.

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28. Maadeva (2025)

Movie · Kannada · 2h 15m · Action, Thriller · IMDb 6.1 (2.4K votes)

Slow-burnDark & grittyMatureSerious

A stoic villager named Maadeva falls for Parvathi, discovering emotions and human bonds. As he opens his heart to life and relationships, conflicts with rival families test his newfound understanding.

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29. LAW (2020)

Movie · Kannada · 2h · Crime, Thriller · IMDb 5.3 (390 votes)

MatureTwistyCold & detachedDark & gritty

Nandhini, a law student who is caught in a precarious situation, fights for justice for a gruesome crime involving herself.

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30. Rustum (2019)

Movie · Kannada · 2h 8m · UA · Action, Drama · IMDb 5.0 (312 votes)

TwistyFast-pacedEdge-of-seatDark & gritty

The disappearance of an honest IAS officer leads to his family seeking help from police, but to no avail. To their assistance arrives Abhishek, someone who happens to be there for them in times of need. But why does he want to help them? What is his real identity?

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