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Kanna hy kô hystoe

Kanna hy kô hystoe is a 1965 Afrikaans verse play by South African writer Adam Small, written in Kaaps and regarded as a classic of Afrikaans literature.

Kannada cinema

Kannada cinema, also known as Sandalwood, is the Indian film industry producing Kannada-language films, based mainly in Bengaluru, Karnataka, with a history of roughly nine decades.

Kannada theatre

Kannada theatre (Kannada rangabhoomi, ಕನ್ನಡ ರಂಗಭೂಮಿ) is the stage tradition of Karnataka, India, spanning folk forms like Yakshagana and Doddata and a modern era begun in the 1880s.

Kannai Nambathey (கண்ணை நம்பதே)

Kannai Nambathey (கண்ணை நம்பதே), a 2023 Tamil crime thriller by Mu. Maran starring Udhayanidhi Stalin and Aathmika, released 17 March 2023; a man helping a stranger finds a body in her car, distinct from Maran's debut Iravukku Aayiram Kangal.

Kannappa (కన్నప్ప) (film)

Kannappa (కన్నప్ప), 2025 Telugu mythological devotional film directed by Mukesh Kumar Singh, produced by Mohan Babu, starring Vishnu Manchu; released 27 June 2025 with Prabhas, Mohanlal, Akshay Kumar cameos.

Kannathil Muthamittal

Kannathil Muthamittal (கன்னத்தில் முத்தமிட்டால்) is Mani Ratnam's 2002 Tamil musical war drama adapted from Sujatha's Amuthavum Naanum, starring Madhavan, Simran, and Keerthana, with A.R. Rahman music and six National Film Awards; distinct from the 2022 Zee Tamil serial of the same name.

Kanne Kalaimaane (1979 film)

Kanne Kalaimaane (கண்ணே கலைமானே), also called Kanne Kalaimane, is a 2019 Tamil romantic drama directed by Seenu Ramasamy, starring Udhayanidhi Stalin and Tamannaah, released 22 February 2019; not a 1979 film.

Kanne Kalaimaane (கண்ணே கலைமானே) (2019 film)

Kanne Kalaimaane (கண்ணே கலைமானே), also Kanne Kalai Maane, is a 2019 Tamil drama-romance directed by Seenu Ramasamy, starring Udhayanidhi Stalin and Tamannaah Bhatia, released 22 February 2019.

Kanneda

Kanneda is a 2025 Indian Hindi-Punjabi crime drama series on JioHotstar, directed by Chandan Arora, starring Parmish Verma as Nimma, a Punjabi immigrant in 1990s Vancouver drawn from rap into drug trafficking.

Kannukkul Nilavu (கண்ணுக்குள் நிலவு)

Kannukkul Nilavu (கண்ணுக்குள் நிலவு), 2000 Tamil romantic psychological thriller directed by Fazil, starring Vijay, Shalini, and Kaveri; released 14 January 2000, Vijay's 25th film, music by Ilaiyaraaja.

Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal (கண்ணும் கண்ணும் கொள்ளையடித்தால்)

Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal (கண்ணும் கண்ணும் கொள்ளையடித்தால்) is a 2020 romantic heist comedy directed by Desingh Periyasamy. It stars Dulquer Salmaan and Rakshan as con men who fall in love.

Kannur Squad

Kannur Squad (കണ്ണൂർ സ്ക്വാഡ്) is a 2023 Malayalam police procedural directed by Roby Varghese Raj, starring Mammootty as ASI George Martin, inspired by the real Kerala Police unit formed by SP Sreejith, earning Rs 100 crore worldwide.

Kano (2014 film)

Kano is a 2014 Taiwanese biographical sports drama directed by Umin Boya about a multi-ethnic Taiwanese baseball team reaching the 1931 Koshien final.

Kanon Takao (高尾奏音)

Kanon Takao (高尾奏音, Takao Kanon) is a Japanese voice actress born in 2002, 2014 National Voice Actor Grand Prix winner, known as Toyokawa Sakiko in BanG Dream! Ave Mujica, Iris in KonoSuba, and Noel in Genshin Impact.

Kanoon (कानून)

Kanoon (कानून) is a 1960 Hindi courtroom drama directed and produced by B.R. Chopra, starring Rajendra Kumar, Ashok Kumar, Nanda, and Nana Palsikar. A songless thriller about a lawyer who witnesses his judge father-in-law commit murder, it won Filmfare Awards for Best Director and Best Supporting Actor.

Kantapon Jindataweephol (กันตพงศ์ จินดาทวีผล)

Kantapon Jindataweephol (กันตภณ จินดาทวีผล), nicknamed Offroad, Thai singer-actor born 2000 in Hat Yai; LAZ iCON runner-up, ex-LAZ1 member, solo under OPEN LABEL, lead roles in Love in Translation, Century of Love, The Wicked Game.

Kantara (ಕಾಂತಾರ) (film)

Kantara (ಕಾಂತಾರ), also Kantara: A Legend, is a 2022 Kannada action drama written, directed by, and starring Rishab Shetty for Hombale Films, built around the Bhoota Kola ritual; it grossed about ₹400 crore worldwide on a ₹16 crore budget.

Kantara: A Legend – Chapter 1

Kantara: A Legend – Chapter 1 is a 2025 Indian Kannada-language historical action film directed by and starring Rishab Shetty, a prequel to the 2022 film Kantara.

Kanthaswamy (கந்தசாமி)

Kanthaswamy (கந்தசாமி), also Kandasamy, is a 2009 Tamil superhero action film directed by Susi Ganesan, starring Vikram as a CBI officer turned masked Robin Hood vigilante, with Shriya Saran; Telugu version Mallanna, released 21 August 2009.

Kany (dancer)

Kany (Kany Diabaté Ahn, 카니 디아바테 안) is a French-Senegalese dancer and choreographer known for Beyoncé's "MY POWER" (Black Is King), K-pop work for KEY, SHINee, and VIVIZ's "MANIAC", the 2026 World Cup anthem "Dai Dai", and a Big Planet Made contract.

Kanyadaan

Kanyadaan (कन्यादान) is a 1983 Marathi prose play by Vijay Tendulkar in which an inter-caste marriage between a Brahmin woman and a Dalit poet tests idealistic social reform.

Kanyarat Ruangrung (กัญญรัตน์ เรืองรุ่ง)

Kanyarat Ruangrung (กัญญรัตน์ เรืองรุ่ง), nicknamed Piploy, Thai actress and model of Thai-Taiwanese descent under GMMTV, born 2000 in Bangkok; Miss Teen Thailand 2018 second runner-up, debut Blacklist 2019, 2025 Asian Academy Creative Awards supporting-actress national winner for Hide & Sis.

Kanyasulkam

Kanyasulkam (కన్యాశుల్కం, "bride price") is a landmark Telugu-language social play by Gurajada Apparao, first staged in 1892, satirizing bride price and child marriage in colonial Andhra.

Kaoru Kuroki

Kaoru Kuroki is a Japanese adult video performer whose 1986 debut, directed by Toru Muranishi, was a hit; she later became a daytime talk show panelist.

Kaos (TV series)

Kaos is a 2024 Netflix fantasy comedy-drama, 8 episodes, created by Charlie Covell, reimagining Greek mythology with Jeff Goldblum as a paranoid Zeus. Premiered August 29, 2024; Metacritic 70; canceled after one season in October 2024.

Kapil Sharma (कपिल शर्मा)

Kapil Sharma (कपिल शर्मा), born 1981 in Amritsar, is an Indian stand-up comedian and TV host who won The Great Indian Laughter Challenge 3 (2007), hosted Comedy Nights with Kapil and The Kapil Sharma Show, and now leads Netflix's The Great Indian Kapil Show.

Kapkapiii

Kapkapiii (कपकपी) is a 2025 Hindi comedy horror film directed by Sangeeth Sivan, a remake of the Malayalam hit Romancham, starring Shreyas Talpade and Tusshar Kapoor; released May 23, 2025, it flopped with ₹1.78 crore worldwide.

Kapò

Kapò (1959) is Gillo Pontecorvo's Italian Holocaust drama, also called Kapo, starring Susan Strasberg as Edith, a Jewish girl who becomes a camp kapo; famous for Rivette's 1961 tracking-shot critique.

Kapoor & Sons

Kapoor & Sons (Since 1921) is a 2016 Hindi family comedy-drama directed by Shakun Batra for Dharma Productions, starring Rishi Kapoor, Fawad Khan, Sidharth Malhotra, and Alia Bhatt, released 18 March 2016, set in Coonoor.

Kapoor family

Kapoor family (कपूर खानदान), Bollywood's first family of Indian cinema, spanning five generations from Prithviraj Kapoor (1928 debut) through Raj, Shammi, Shashi, Rishi, and Ranbir Kapoor.