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 serials, reality shows and Kannada films.^[1]

Colors Kannada

Country	India
Headquarters	Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Programming
Language	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 businessman 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 general entertainment channel to start an HD channel in Karnataka.

Current broadcast

Fiction series

Premiere date	Series	Adaptation of	Ref.
27 January 2025	Yajamani		[2]
4 August 2025	Prema Kavya	Tamil TV series Sindhu Bairavi
10 October 2022	Bhagyalakshmi		[3]
14 April 2025	Muddu Sose	Tamil TV series Chinna Marumagal
06 October 2025	Shri Gadhadagudi	Tamil TV series Ayyanar Thunai
03 March 2025	Bhargavi LLB	Bengali TV series Geeta LL.B	[4]
4 June 2025	Nanda Gokula	Tamil TV series Pandian Stores 2	[5]

Dubbed Shows

Premiere date	Series	Dubbed of	Ref.
16 December 2024	Saptapadi	Telugu TV series Brahmamudi	[6]
16 December 2024	Devathe	Telugu TV series Devatha
25 April 2022	Pavada Purusha	Marathi TV series Balumamachya Navan Changbhala	[7]

Non-fiction shows

Premiere date	Show	Ref.
1 February 2025	Boys Vs Girls	[8]
1 February 2025	Majaa Talkies	[9]

Former broadcast

Fiction series

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

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1. Seetha Vallabha

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1. Ramachaari

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.^[14][15]

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.^[16][17]