Colors Kannada

Indian Kannada-language television channel

Television channel

Colors Kannada

Banna Hosadagide Bandha Bigiyagide

Country| India
Headquarters| Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Programming
Language(s)| Kannada
Picture format| 576i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
Owner| Viacom18
Sister channels|

List

* Colors Kannada Cinema
Colors Super
Colors TV
Colors Cineplex
Colors Cineplex Bollywood
Rishtey Cineplex
MTV
MTV Indies
VH1
Comedy Central
Colors Marathi
Colors Gujarati
Colors Gujarati Cinema
Colors Bangla
Colors Rishtey
Colors Odia
News18 Odia
News18 India
News18 Bihar-Jharkhand
News18 Bangla
Nick
Nick Jr
Sports18
Sonic-Nickelodeon
CNN-News18
Colors Infinity
Colors Tamil
News18 Kannada

History
Launched| December 10, 2000; 23 years ago (2000-12-10)
Replaced| ETV Kannada
Links
Website| Official website
Availability
Streaming media
Sling TV| Internet Protocol television

Colors Kannada (previously known as ETV Kannada), is an Indian general entertainment channel, owned by Viacom18 that primarily broadcasts Kannada language entertainment shows.[1] This channel is currently available in India and the United States. On the success of this channel, another channel named Colors Super, which is also a general entertainment channel, was launched on 24 July 2016. In December 2020, Colors Kannada celebrated its 20th anniversary.

## History[edit]

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[edit]

### Fiction series[edit]

Premiere date  | Series  | Ref.

|
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18 March 2024  | Chukki Taare | [2]
22 August 2022  | Kendasampige | [3]
10 October 2022  | Bhagyalakshmi | [4]
13 March 2023  | Lakshmi Baramma S02 | [5]
27 May 2024  | Ninagaagi | [6]
29 January 2024  | Shri Gowri |
31 January 2022  | Ramachaari |
19 February 2024  | Karimani | [7]
24 April 2023  | Antarapata | [8]

### Non-fiction shows[edit]

Premiere date  | Show

|

3 February 2024  | Nannamma Super Star (season 3)

## Upcoming broadcasts[edit]

Premiere date  | Series  | Ref.

|
|

July 8 2024  | Nanna Devaru | [9]

## Former broadcast[edit]

### Fiction series[edit]

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

### Reality shows[edit]

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. Dancing Champion
10. Dancing Star (season 1–3)
11. Family Power
12. Kannadada Kotyadhipati (season 4)
13. Majaa Talkies (season 1–3)
14. Nannamma Super Star (season 1–2)
15. Raja Rani (season 1–2)

## Sister channels[edit]

### Colors Super[edit]

Colors Super is an Indian general entertainment channel, owned by Viacom18, 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 Viacom18.[10] The voice over for the channel is given by Manoj Sharma[11]

### Colors Kannada Cinema[edit]

Colors Kannada Cinema is an Indian pay television movie channel broadcasting in Kannada language, owned by Viacom18. It was launched on 24 September 2018.[12][13] The voice over for the channel is given by Manoj Sharma[11]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Kannada Television to Gain a New Hue". Viacom18.
2. ^ "New daily soap 'Chukki Taare' to premiere on March 18". Time of India. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
3. ^ "New daily soap kendasampige to premiere today - Times of India". The Times of India. 22 August 2022.
4. ^ "Kannada daily soap 'Bhagyalakshmi' marks a successful one-year run with a grand celebration - Times of India". The Times of India. 12 October 2023.
5. ^ "Lakshmi Baramma Season 2". Vistara News. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
6. ^ "Ninagagi Colors Kannada Serial Launching On 27 May At 08:00 PM". indiantvinfo.com. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
7. ^ https://www.colorskannada.com/shows/karimani/
8. ^ https://plus.google.com/107324234873078450867 |date=2023-04-24 |title=Colors Kannada launches socio-family drama Antarapata |url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/regional/colors-kannada-launches-socio-family-drama-antarapata-230424 |access-date=2024-06-01 |website=www.indiantelevision.com |language=en}}
9. ^ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/kannada/mayuri-kyatari-makes-a-comeback-to-television-with-nanna-devru/articleshow/110896807.cms
10. ^ "Viacom18 launches second channel in Kannada market - Colors Super". www.bestmediaifo.com. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
11. ^ a b "Colors Kannada Cinema's Manoj Sharma Is Now Also The Voice For Colors Super". Bollywood Life. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
12. ^ Viacom18 to launch Colors Kannada Cinema
13. ^ Viacom18 to launch Colors Kannada Cinema channel

## External links[edit]

* Official website

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Kannada language television channels in India

Entertainment|

* DD Chandana
* Udaya TV
* Udaya Comedy
* Colors Kannada
* Colors Super
* Star Suvarna
* Suvarna Plus
* Zee Kannada
* Chintu TV

Music|

* Udaya Music
* Raj Music Karnataka
* Public Music

Movies|

* Udaya Movies

Miscellaneous|

* Sri Sankara TV
* Ayush TV
* Kasthuri TV
* Saral Jeevan

News|

* Udaya News
* Kasthuri Newz 24
* News18 Kannada
* Janasri News
* TV9 (Kannada)
* News9 (Karnataka)
* Samaya TV
* Suvarna News
* Raj News Kannada
* Public TV

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* t
* e

Network18 Group

Key people|

* Mukesh Ambani
* Adil Zainulbhai
* Rahul Joshi

Companies|

* TV18
* Viacom18
* AETN18
* Web18

Channels|

| TV18|

* News18 India
* News18 Lokmat (JV)
* News18 Urdu
* News18 Rajasthan
* News18 Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand
* News18 Bihar-Jharkhand
* News18 Bangla
* News18 Odia
* News18 Kannada
* News18 Kerala
* News18 Tamil Nadu
* News18 Assam-North East
* Home Shop 18 (Shop CJ)

Viacom 18 (JV)|

* Colors TV
* Colors Bangla
* Colors Cineplex
* Bollywood
* Superhits
* Colors Gujarati
* Colors Infinity
* Colors Kannada
* Cinema
* Colors Marathi
* Colors Odia
* Colors Rishtey
* Colors Super
* Colors Tamil
* Comedy Central
* MTV
* Beats
* Nickelodeon
* Nick Jr.
* Sonic
* Sports18
* 1
* 2
* Khel
* Vh1

AETN18 (JV)|

* History TV18

Franchise|

* CNN-News18
* CNBC TV18
* CNBC Awaaz
* CNBC Bajar

Defunct channels|

* FYI TV18
* ETV Network
* BR18

Web portals|

* Firstpost
* HomeShop18
* In.com
* Moneycontrol.com
* Voot
* Yatra.com

Publications|

* Forbes India (Franchise)
* Overdrive
* Better Photography
* Better Interiors

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