Kanneda Season 1
8 episodes · about 4 hours · complete season
Filmi Score · season 1
Weak
3 reviews · provisional
36
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Series premise
Against the backdrop of 1990s Toronto, a Punjabi singer's journey from street performer to rising star leads him into dangerous territory.
Where to watch
Availability by JustWatch · some watch links pay filmi.ai a small commission; it never changes what we show or how we score.Not available in the USAvailable in India on JioHotstar.
No listing found for the UK.Available in India on JioHotstar.
No listing found for Canada.Available in India on JioHotstar.
No listing found for Australia.Available in India on JioHotstar.
All seasons
Season 12025 · 8 episodesWeak · 3 reviews–
36
Cast & crew
Created bySandeep Jain, Chandan Arora
Season 1 directed byChandan Arora
Season 1 written byChandan Arora, Nishikant Kamat, Sudipto Sarkar, Rajiv Walia, Sandeep Jain
Cast
Series premise
Against the backdrop of 1990s Toronto, a Punjabi singer's journey from street performer to rising star leads him into dangerous territory.
Where to watch
Availability by JustWatch · some watch links pay filmi.ai a small commission; it never changes what we show or how we score.Not available in the USAvailable in India on JioHotstar.
No listing found for the UK.Available in India on JioHotstar.
No listing found for Canada.Available in India on JioHotstar.
No listing found for Australia.Available in India on JioHotstar.
Family Room
Is Kanneda season 1 OK for kids?
Parents should know
A Punjabi singer in 1990s Toronto drifts from street performer into drug running and gang rivalry; the story carries family trauma from the 1984 riots, pervasive drug dealing, and one brief voyeuristic nudity moment.
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The record, item by item
Violence · Mild · Reviewer on record
“swinging his fists” view the record →
Violence · Mild · Reviewer on record
“gang wars” view the record →
Intense scenes · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“seek refuge from anti-Sikh riots back home” view the record →
Intense scenes · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“family left Punjab during the 1984 Anti-Sikh riots” view the record →
Drinking, smoking, drugs · Strong · Reviewer on record
“He is slinging cocaine” view the record →
Drinking, smoking, drugs · Strong · Reviewer on record
“ever-growing drug market and Nirmal's place in it” view the record →
Positive messages · Clear · Reviewer on record
“he draws a line on human trafficking” view the record →
Positive messages · Clear · Reviewer on record
“draws the line at human trafficking” view the record →
Role models · Some · Reviewer on record
“probably the only morally good character in the series” view the record →
Sex & nudity · Mild · Reviewer on record
“sees her changing clothes in the backseat of a car” view the record →
What the critics said
3 reviews read · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Nandini Ramnath · 21 Mar 2025
Ramnath calls Kanneda a predictable thug-life chronicle whose attempts to root Nimma's rise in Sikh-immigrant history and racism give it some… Read it there →
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Rahul Desai · 21 Mar 2025
Desai finds Kanneda undone by first-draft craft: muddy cinematography, stilted acting, incomplete dubbing and formulaic writing that fumbles an… Read it there →
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