| Colors Kannada | |
| Picture Format: | 576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Owner: | Viacom18 |
| Headquarters: | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India |
| Replaced: | ETV Kannada |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Kannada |
| Online Serv 1: | Sling TV |
| Online Chan 1: | 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.
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.
| Premiere date | Series | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 March 2024 | Chukki Taare | [2] | |
| 22 August 2022 | Kendasampige | [3] | |
| 10 October 2022 | Bhagyalakshmi | [4] | |
| 13 March 2023 | Lakshmi Baramma S02 | [5] | |
| 29 January 2024 | Shri Gowri | ||
| 31 January 2022 | Ramachaari | ||
| 24 April 2023 | Antarapata | [6] |
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.[7] The voice over for the channel is given by Manoj Sharma[8]
Colors Kannada Cinema is an Indian pay television movie channel broadcasting in Kannada language, owned by Viacom18. It was launched on 24 September 2018.[9] [10] The voice over for the channel is given by Manoj Sharma