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Ka-Zar (Kevin Plunder)

Ka-Zar (Kevin Plunder), Lord Kevin Reginald Plunder, is a Marvel Comics jungle hero protecting the Antarctic Savage Land with the sabertooth Zabu; debuted in X-Men #10 (1965), reviving a 1936 pulp character, and gained land-based powers in the 2021 Thompson miniseries.

Ka'b al-Ahbar

Ka'b al-Ahbar (كعب الأحبار) was a Yemenite Jewish scholar who converted to Islam and brought biblical traditions into Muslim literature under the caliphs Umar and Uthman.

Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf

Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf (كعب بن الأشرف) was a Jewish poet of Medina who opposed Muhammad after the battle of Badr and was killed on his order in 624.

Ka'b ibn Zuhayr

Ka'b ibn Zuhayr (كعب بن زهير) was an Arabian poet of the Muzayna tribe who recited Banat Su'ad to Muhammad and received his mantle, the burda.

Ka'ba-ye Zartosht

Ka'ba-ye Zartosht (کعبه زرتشت), the Cube of Zoroaster, is an Achaemenid square limestone tower at Naqsh-e Rostam, Iran, around 500 BCE, later carved with Shapur I's trilingual inscription; its original function remains debated.

Kaa

Kaa is the giant rock python in Rudyard Kipling's Mowgli stories, introduced in "Kaa's Hunting" (The Jungle Book, 1894) as a wise mentor and rescuer of Mowgli. Disney's 1967 film recast him as a comic hypnotic villain voiced by Sterling Holloway; Scarlett Johansson voiced him in the 2016 film.

Kaa-Iya del Gran Chaco National Park and Integrated Management Natural Area

Kaa-Iya del Gran Chaco (Parque Nacional y ANMI Kaa-Iya) is Bolivia's largest protected area, about 3.4 million hectares of Gran Chaco dry forest created by decree in 1995 at the initiative of the Izoceño-Guaraní people and long co-managed with CABI.

Kaaba

The Kaaba, also known as the Ka'bah (الكعبة), is a granite cuboid structure at the center of the Great Mosque of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, considered Islam's most sacred site.

Kaabas

A kaaba (Arabic kaʿbah) is a sanctuary building of pre-Islamic and Islamic Arabia, most famously the Kaaba of Mecca, the direction of Muslim prayer and goal of the Hajj pilgrimage.

Kaabil (काबिल)

Kaabil (काबिल) is a 2017 Hindi revenge thriller directed by Sanjay Gupta, produced by Rakesh Roshan, starring Hrithik Roshan as a blind dubbing artist avenging his wife; released 25 January 2017 against Raees.

KAABOO Music Festival 2016

KAABOO Music Festival 2016 was the second edition of a three-day music, comedy, food, and art festival held September 16-18, 2016, at Del Mar, California.

Kaabu

Kaabu, also written Gabu, was a Mandinka state founded as a province of the Mali Empire in the thirteenth century and independent from 1537 until its fall in 1867.

Kaadan (காதன்)

Kaadan (காதன்), also known as Aranya, is a 2021 Indian trilingual film directed by Prabhu Solomon and starring Rana Daggubati, about a jungle dweller fighting forest encroachment to protect elephants.

Kaadhal (காதல்)

Kaadhal (காதல்; "Love") is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama directed by Balaji Sakthivel, produced by Shankar, and starring Bharath and Sandhya, a trendsetting box office success.

Kaadhal Enbadhu Podhu Udamai

Kaadhal Enbadhu Podhu Udamai (காதல் என்பது பொதுவுடைமை) is a 2025 Tamil drama directed by Jayaprakash Radhakrishnan, Tamil cinema's second lesbian feature film, starring Lijomol Jose and Rohini, released 14 February 2025.

Kaadhal Kondein (காதல் கொண்டேன்)

Kaadhal Kondein (காதல் கொண்டேன்), also Kaadhal Konden, is Selvaraghavan's 2003 Tamil romantic thriller starring Dhanush and Sonia Agarwal, with music by Yuvan Shankar Raja; a box-office hit that became Dhanush's breakthrough.

Kaafir

Kaafir (काफ़िर) is a 2019 ZEE5 Hindi web series, 8 episodes, directed by Sonam Nair, written by Bhavani Iyer, starring Dia Mirza as imprisoned Pakistani woman Kainaaz Akhtar and Mohit Raina as her lawyer; distinct from a 2011 Pakistani series of the same name.

Kaagaz (कागज़)

Kaagaz (कागज़, Paper) is a 2021 Hindi ZEE5 biographical satire directed by Satish Kaushik, starring Pankaj Tripathi as bandmaster Bharat Lal, based on Lal Bihari Mritak, declared dead on paper for property.

Kaagaz 2 (कागज़ 2)

Kaagaz 2 (कागज़ 2) is a 2024 Hindi drama directed by V.K. Prakash, starring Anupam Kher, Satish Kaushik, Darshan Kumaar, and Neena Gupta; released 1 March 2024, it is Satish Kaushik's final film, about a father's court fight after a political rally delays his daughter's medical care.

Kaagaz Ke Phool (कागज़ के फूल)

Kaagaz Ke Phool (कागज़ के फूल, Paper Flowers), 1959 Hindi romantic drama, Guru Dutt's last film as director and India's first CinemaScope film; a box-office failure later re-evaluated as a self-reflexive classic starring Waheeda Rehman.

Kaaka Muttai (காக்கா முட்டை)

Kaaka Muttai (காக்கா முட்டை, The Crow's Egg) is a 2015 Tamil drama directed by M. Manikandan, produced by Dhanush and Vetrimaaran, about two Chennai slum brothers saving Rs 300 for pizza; it won two 62nd National Film Awards.

Kaakee Circus

Kaakee Circus (കാക്കി സർക്കസ്) is a 2026 ZEE5 Tamil-Malayalam comedy-crime web series, formerly titled Once Upon a Time in Kayamkulam. Seven episodes by Ameen Barif follow a temple donation box stolen from a sub-jail, starring Subash Selvam, Munishkanth, and Rajesh Madhavan.

Kaakha Kaakha

Kaakha Kaakha (காக்க காக்க), 2003 Tamil action thriller by Gautham Vasudev Menon, starring Suriya as encounter specialist Anbuchelvan and Jyothika; Harris Jayaraj music, Rs 3.25 crore opening weekend, remade as Gharshana and Force.

Kaaki Sattai (காக்கி சட்டை) (2015 film)

Kaaki Sattai (காக்கி சட்டை), also Kakki Sattai, is a 2015 Tamil action comedy directed by R. S. Durai Senthilkumar, produced by Dhanush, starring Sivakarthikeyan as constable Mathimaran fighting an organ trafficking ring; released 27 February 2015 with music by Anirudh Ravichander.

Kaal (काल) (2005 film)

Kaal (काल), 2005 Hindi supernatural horror thriller directed by Soham Shah, produced by Shah Rukh Khan and Karan Johar, starring Ajay Devgn, John Abraham, Vivek Oberoi; released 29 April 2005, Average verdict.

Kaal Bhairav Rahasya

Kaal Bhairav Rahasya (काल भैरव रहस्य) is a Hindi mystery-thriller TV series on Star Bharat from 30 October 2017, remade from Tamil's Ragasiyam, about deaths linked to a cursed Kaal Bhairav temple in Siddhpur; two seasons, 152 and 122 episodes.

Kaal Trighori

Kaal Trighori is a 2025 Hindi supernatural horror thriller written and directed by Nitin Vaidya, starring Arbaaz Khan, Rituparna Sengupta, and Aditya Srivastava; released 14 November 2025, UA 16+, 159 minutes.

Kaala

Kaala (काला) is a 2023 Hindi Disney+ Hotstar crime thriller web series, 8 episodes, created and directed by Bejoy Nambiar, starring Avinash Tiwary as an IB officer investigating a reverse hawala money-laundering scam.

Kaala (2018 film)

Kaala (காலா), or Kaala Karikaalan, is Pa Ranjith's 2018 Tamil action drama starring Rajinikanth as a Dharavi community leader fighting land developer Haridev 'Hari Dada' (Nana Patekar); produced by Dhanush's Wunderbar Films, released June 7, 2018, later named by Sight and Sound among the 25 films of the 21st century.

Kaala Bhairava

Kaala Bhairava is a Telugu playback singer and film composer, elder son of composer M. M. Keeravani, best known as the lead voice of "Naatu Naatu" from RRR.