Colors Kannada

Colors Kannada (previously known as ETV Kannada), is an Indian Kannada language general entertainment channel, owned by JioStar, a joint venture between Viacom18 and Disney India. It primarily telecasts programs such as serials, reality shows and Kannada films.^[1]

Colors Kannada

Country	India
Headquarters	Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Programming
Language(s)	Kannada
Picture format	576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
Owner	JioStar, a Joint Venture between Viacom18 & Disney India
History
Launched	December 10, 2000; 24 years ago (2000-12-10)
Replaced	ETV Kannada
Links
Website	Official website
Availability
Streaming media
JioHotstar	India

History

The channel was originally launched on 10 December 2000 as ETV Kannada and was promoted by Hyderabad's Ramoji Rao. It later became a part of Viacom 18, owned by Network 18, officially re-branding under the Colors franchise on 26 April 2015. Colors Kannada was the first GEC to start an HD channel in Karnataka.

Current broadcast

Fiction series

Premiere date	Series	Ref.
20 February 2024	Karimani	[2]
09 September 2024	Drishtibottu	[3]
10 October 2022	Bhagyalakshmi	[4]
13 March 2023	Lakshmi Baramma 2	[5]
27 May 2024	Ninagagi	[6]
23 December 2024	Nooru Janmaku	[7]
31 January 2022	Ramachaari
27 January 2025	Vadhu	[8]
27 January 2025	Yajamana	[9]
03 March 2025	Bhargavi LLB	[10]
4 June 2025	Nanda Gokula	[11]

Dubbed Shows

Premiere date	Series	Dubbed of	Ref.
16 December 2024	Saptapadi	Telugu TV series Brahmamudi	[12]
16 December 2024	Devathe	Telugu TV series Devatha
25 April 2022	Pavada Purusha	Marathi TV series Balumamachya Navan Changbhala	[13]

Non-fiction shows

Premiere date	Show	Ref.
1 February 2025	Boys Vs Girls	[14]
1 February 2025	Majaa Talkies	[15]

Former broadcast

Fiction series

1. Agnisakshi
2. Antarapata^[16]
3. Brundavana
4. Chukki Taare^[17]
5. Dasa Purandara
6. Doresani
7. Geetha
8. Ginirama
9. Hoo Male
10. Ivalu Sujatha
11. Kannadathi
12. Kanyakumari
13. Kendasampige^[18]
14. Lagna Patrike
15. Lakshana
16. Lakshmi Baramma
17. Mangala Gowri Maduve (Putta Gowri Maduve)
18. Mithuna Raashi
19. Nammane Yuvarani
20. Nannarasi Radhe
21. Seetha Vallabha

Reality shows

1. Bigg Boss Kannada
2. Bigg Boss Kannada (season 1)
3. Bigg Boss Kannada (season 3)
4. Bigg Boss Kannada (season 4)
5. Bigg Boss Kannada (season 7)
6. Bigg Boss Kannada (season 8)
7. Bigg Boss Kannada (season 9)
8. Bigg Boss Kannada (season 10)
9. Bigg Boss Kannada (season 11)
10. Dancing Champion
11. Dancing Star (season 1–3)
12. Family Power
13. Kannadada Kotyadhipati (season 4)
14. Majaa Talkies (season 1–3)
15. Nannamma Super Star (season 1–3)
16. Raja Rani (season 1–2)

Sister channels

Colors Super

Colors Super is an Indian general entertainment channel, owned by JioStar, that primarily broadcasts Kannada-language entertainment shows. This channel was launched on 24 July 2016, after the success of Kannada's leading entertainment channel, Colors Kannada, the primary Kannada entertainment channel of JioStar.^[19][20]

Colors Kannada Cinema

Colors Kannada Cinema is an Indian pay television movie channel broadcasting in Kannada language, owned by JioStar. It was launched on 24 September 2018.^[21][22]