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NMK Cinemas

Films made in Karnataka, watched across the South.

The production, music and distribution banner of producer N. M. Kantharaj. The debut feature Forest went from a jungle shoot in the Western Ghats to theatres and Amazon Prime Video, and its trailer has passed ten million views. The next film, Guddada Bhootha, crossed a million views within two weeks of its teaser.

Now showingOfficial teaser · 1:02
Guddada Bhootha key art: Samarjit Lankesh in police uniform under a stormy sky Guddada Bhootha1.1M views · 2 weeks

Screen 1 · Kannada · 2026

Verified YouTube channel 114 uploads On YouTube since May 2024 Figures as of 2 November 2026

Now showing · Teaser

Guddada Bhootha

ಗುಡ್ಡದ ಭೂತ

1.1M views in two weeks Kannada · 2026 Teaser out 19 Oct 2026

Samarjit Lankesh leads the banner's second production, written and directed by Bharath S Navund, with Pooja Janardhan, Maltesh, Auto Nagraj, Sanjay and Shashidhar. The first single, Manamohaka, followed the teaser twelve days later.

Director
Bharath S Navund
Producer
N. M. Kantharaj
Music
Shri Hari
Camera
J K Deepak Kumar
Editor
M Shashidhar
VFX & DI
Spectre Post, Bengaluru
Mix
AM Studios
Release
NMK Cinemas

Filmography

Three films. Four languages. One banner.

Each title is a ticket. The stubs link straight to the trailer and the songs on the NMK Cinemas channel.

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Forest official trailer thumbnail 2025

Produced by NMK Cinemas

Forest

Comedy thriller. Five villagers, a buried treasure and a forest that will not give it up. Directed by Chandra Mohan, starring Chikkanna, Aniissh Tejeshwar, Gurunandan, Rangayana Raghu and Sharanya Shetty. Music by Dharma Vish and Veer Samarth, shot across Madikeri, Chikkamagaluru and MM Hills.

In theatres 24 Jan 2025 Streaming on Amazon Prime Video 145 min
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Radheyaa official trailer thumbnail 2025

Music & multi-language release

Radheyaa

Crime drama written and directed by Vedaguru, starring Ajai Rao, Sonal Monteiro and Dhanya Balakrishna. Music by Viyaan S A. The music lives on NMK Cinemas, and the banner released the full Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam versions on its channel.

In theatres 21 Nov 2025 Tamil · Telugu · Malayalam
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Manamohaka lyrical video thumbnail from Guddada Bhootha 2026

Produced & distributed by NMK Cinemas

Guddada Bhootha

Written and directed by Bharath S Navund, starring Samarjit Lankesh and Pooja Janardhan. Music by Shri Hari, visual effects by Spectre Post, costumes by Apoorva B Navund. The teaser is out and the first single has landed. The film arrives in 2026.

Coming 2026 Teaser · 1.1M views

Showreel

Twenty releases, thirty-one million views.

The channel's latest twenty uploads, ranked by views. Seven have passed a million. Every card opens the video on YouTube.

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NMK Music

Music on NMK Cinemas.

Every NMK film ships with its soundtrack on the channel, and the posters say it in four words. Film songs sit beside devotional releases from Karnataka.

Reach

Four languages, three screens.

Made in Kannada, carried into Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam. Released in theatres, on the channel, and on Amazon Prime Video.

Where to watch Theatres across Karnataka YouTube · @NMKCinemas Amazon Prime Video

Credits

The people behind the banner.

Produced by
N. M. KantharajFounder, NMK Cinemas
Directors
Chandra Mohan, Bharath S Navund, VedaguruForest · Guddada Bhootha · Radheyaa
Writers
Satya Shaurya Sagar, Chandra Mohan, Bharath S Navund
Music
Dharma Vish, Veer Samarth, Anand Raja Vikram, Shri Hari, Viyaan S A
Voices
Kailash Kher, Chandan Shetty, Harsha Uppar, Shivam Pathak
Cinematography
Ravi Kumar, J K Deepak Kumar
Editing
Arjun Kittu, M Shashidhar
Visual effects
Pixel Light Studio, Spectre Post
Sound
Shankar D, Raja Krishna, Sandeep Kumar JNMixed at Renu Studio and AM Studios
Starring
Chikkanna, Aniissh Tejeshwar, Gurunandan, Rangayana Raghu, Sharanya Shetty, Ajai Rao, Sonal Monteiro, Dhanya Balakrishna, Samarjit Lankesh, Pooja Janardhan

Next feature

Let's make the next one.

For co-productions, music releases, dubbing rights and distribution across the South, reach the NMK Cinemas team through the channel.

@NMKCinemas