Businesses across Karnataka use Kannada AI voice calls to reach customers in their own language: hospital follow-ups, EMI reminders, real estate site-visit bookings, admission follow-ups and COD confirmations. A multi-branch hospital we work with runs its follow-up calls in Kannada by default, switching to English, Tamil, Telugu or Malayalam when a patient prefers. The agent speaks natural Kannada or Kannada-English and records every answer as data. See the Kannada AI call agent.
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Where Kannada AI calling fits
| Business | What the AI calls about |
|---|---|
| Hospitals and clinics | Follow-up appointments, reminders, after-hours bookings |
| NBFCs and co-operative banks | EMI reminders, promise-to-pay, payment links |
| Real estate (Bengaluru, Mysuru, Hubballi) | Enquiry follow-up, site-visit booking |
| Colleges and coaching | Admission enquiries, demo classes, fee reminders |
| D2C and retail | COD confirmation, delivery issues, feedback |
Sample Kannada scripts
EMI reminder
In Kannada script:
ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ {{name}} ಅವರೇ, ನಾನು {{company}} ಇಂದ ಆಟೋಮೇಟೆಡ್ ಕಾಲ್ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದೇನೆ. ನಿಮ್ಮ {{amount}} ರೂಪಾಯಿ EMI {{due_date}} ರಂದು due ಇದೆ. ಅಷ್ಟರೊಳಗೆ payment ಮಾಡಲು ಸಾಧ್ಯವೇ?
In Roman script:
Namaskara {{name}} avare, naanu {{company}} inda automated call maadtiddini. Nimma {{amount}} rupaayi EMI {{due_date}} ralli due ide. Ashtarolage payment maadoke aagutta?
Hospital follow-up
Namaskara {{name}} avare, naanu {{hospital}} inda automated call maadtiddini. Doctor avaru {{follow_up_date}} olage follow-up visit ge bartheeri antha heliddare. Yaava dina nimge anukoola?
Read how a hospital runs this in how a hospital uses AI for follow-up calls.
Site-visit booking
Namaskara {{name}} avare, neevu {{project}} bagge enquiry maadiddiri. Nimma budget eshtu? Ee weekend site visit ge Saturday athava Sunday, yaavaga anukoola?
Kannada, English or both?
- Bengaluru is highly multilingual. Start in Kannada or Kannada-English and let the agent follow the caller into English, Hindi, Tamil or Telugu.
- Rest of Karnataka: Kannada first, slower pace for older callers.
- Use "avare" after the name, the respectful form.
- Numbers: test how amounts and dates are read, and use Indian number words.
For large multilingual lists, see multilingual AI agents: detect, then hand off. For background, read our Kannada voice AI guide.
Running a Kannada campaign
- Upload the list (CSV or Excel) with name, amount, date and language.
- Paste a script and choose Kannada or Kannada-English.
- Define the fields to capture: outcome, date, slot.
- Set a calling window and retries.
- Pilot 50 calls, fix pronunciation, then scale.
Cost
Kannada calls cost the same as any language on Edesy: Rs 4-6 per started minute depending on your prepaid top-up, with unanswered calls free.
Start in Kannada
Create a free account, paste a script and call your own phone. Running campaigns across Karnataka? Talk to us.