Overview
JC: The University is a 2026 Kannada action crime drama written and directed by Chethan Jayram and produced by Daali Dhananjaya under Daali Pictures. The film stars Surya Prakhyath as Madhusudan (Maddy) alongside Bhavana S Reddy, Rangayana Raghu and Thriller Manju.
The story traces a decade-long journey of Madhusudan, a middle-class final-year college student whose life takes a drastic turn, pulling him from the campus into the dark worlds of jail and the underworld. JC — short for Judicial Custody — is a realistic look at the corrupt prison system and how long-term imprisonment changes a person.
Released theatrically on 6 February 2026 and later streaming on Sun NXT, the film features music by Rohit Sower, cinematography by Karthik S and editing by Deepu S Kumar.