So, whats the relation between TvTime and Kannada? some of you reading this title might be wondering. There is!

Kannada rendering on Linux, Ubuntu Linux - especially, breaks up once you install TvTime. The ttf-free-fonts package that gets installed with TvTime is the real culprit.

How do you rectify that? - you'll probably have to get rid of ttf-free-fonts package (and since TvTime is dependent on that, it will also have to go!).