: the major Dravidian language of Karnataka, southern India
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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.
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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
The Rule hit theatres on December 5 and released in various languages including Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi.
—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Pushpa The Rule released worldwide on December 5, in Telugu as well as Kannada, Hindi, Tamil, and Malayalam.
—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
These networks and offerings are in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and other languages.
—Rudie Obias, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
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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
The Rule hit theatres on December 5 and released in various languages including Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi.
—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Pushpa The Rule released worldwide on December 5, in Telugu as well as Kannada, Hindi, Tamil, and Malayalam.
—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
These networks and offerings are in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and other languages.
—Rudie Obias, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Kannada.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Kannada. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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