: the major Dravidian language of Karnataka, southern India
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Pushback and protest has also been especially strong in the south, where English and regional languages such as Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada are valued as symbols of local identity and autonomy.
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Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 26 July 2025
His office also requested that Meta work with Kannada language experts to improve the feature.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 18 July 2025
The ambitious production is scheduled for theatrical release on March 26, 2026, with distribution planned across eight languages: Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, English, and Spanish.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 July 2025
The film, helmed by Riteish Deshmukh (who also stars in the titular role), will simultaneously launch in the Marathi, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam languages, positioning the story of one of India’s most celebrated warriors for both local and international audiences.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 May 2025
The Hindi film industry is just one of eight major film-producing industries of India, with films being made in such other languages as Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, Marathi and Punjabi.
—Vishal Menon, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025
Lastly, support now comes in 10 new system languages such as Bangla, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
Star Sports 1 Kannada will also have Kannada commentary for the matches.
—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
The film will stream in Hindi with dubs available in the Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada languages, along with multilingual subtitles, reaching Prime Video’s audience across 240+ territories starting Feb. 7.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
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Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 26 July 2025
His office also requested that Meta work with Kannada language experts to improve the feature.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 18 July 2025
The ambitious production is scheduled for theatrical release on March 26, 2026, with distribution planned across eight languages: Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, English, and Spanish.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 July 2025
The film, helmed by Riteish Deshmukh (who also stars in the titular role), will simultaneously launch in the Marathi, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam languages, positioning the story of one of India’s most celebrated warriors for both local and international audiences.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 May 2025
The Hindi film industry is just one of eight major film-producing industries of India, with films being made in such other languages as Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, Marathi and Punjabi.
—Vishal Menon, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025
Lastly, support now comes in 10 new system languages such as Bangla, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
Star Sports 1 Kannada will also have Kannada commentary for the matches.
—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
The film will stream in Hindi with dubs available in the Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada languages, along with multilingual subtitles, reaching Prime Video’s audience across 240+ territories starting Feb. 7.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Kannada.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Kannada. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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