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Gayathri Krishna is a freelance content writer with over 8 years of experience in handling news and a range of feature categories, including entertainment, lifestyle, education, and food. She previously worked for prominent media companies like HT's OTTplay, The New Indian Express, ETV Bharat, and Manorama Online. She writes reviews of movies and web series, interviews, and other news about the film industry. She enjoys binge-watching Marvel and DC films, cooking and exploring food spots in her spare time.
LURK stars Nishad, along with Saiju Kurup and Manju Pillai, among others. The film hit theatres on July 24, 2026, and made its way to OTT after a month.
Unmadham, which hit theatres on July 31, comes to OTT a little after the 4-week mark. Written by Shahi Kabir, the Malayalam film by Kiran Das, will be available in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu and Kannada as well
Bethlehem Kudumba Unit: A simple, beautifully crafted rom-com anchored by fantastic performances from Nivin Pauly and Mamitha Baiju
Kyraa plays a woman of mixed Tamil-Malayali descent in the Vysakh directorial, a role that she has dubbed for as well. Khalifa hit theatres on August 20, as the first of the two Onam releases.
The film by Ullas Chemban also stars Antony Varghese Pepe, Femina George, Chemban Vinod Jose, Lukman Avaran, Dev Mohan, among others.
Aroopi, which released on July 3 this year, did not receive much praise from reviewers or viewers and is now on OTT
Nissam Basheer's film had a lackluster theatrical showing, with viewers pointing out that it was hit by the curse of the second half. The film is now OTT bound
Malayalam superstar Mohanlal's daughter Vismaya's launchpad also comes with the privilege of having an OTT partner firmly in hand before the theatrical release.
Thudakkam is weighed down by predictable cliches; yet this thriller on women’s safety still manages to work thanks to the lead performances from Vismaya Mohanlal and Aashish Joe Antony
There are multiple star-studded films headed to theatres this Onam, but if you'd rather wait out the festive rush and catch those later, there are a bunch of new releases heading to OTT as well.
Unmadham: A predictable ending that fails to live up to the strong opening setup prevents film from ranking alongside Mollywood’s finest cop thrillers.
Kattalan, directed by Paul George, had a disappointing theatrical run, back in May 2026, and is now set for its OTT outing. The film is expected to drop shortly.