Last week was marked with the arrival of some exciting Indian OTT titles including several films and web series such as ‘Radhe Shyam (Hindi)’, ‘’Thar’, ‘Jhund’, ‘Home Shanti’, and ‘Pet Puraan’, to name a few.
Likewise, the current week too has some eagerly anticipated OTT films and web series coming up. For this article, we have compiled a list of the top Indian titles streaming on OTT platforms this week.
Beast (Streaming on Netflix, Sun NXT from 11th May)
The action-comedy movie follows a former RAW agent Veera Raghavan (played by Vijay), who finds himself in the midst of a terrorist hijacking situation while trapped inside a shopping mall in Chennai. He makes it his mission to use his skills to foil the hijacking attempt and rescue the hostages while dealing with his own past demons.
Aadha Ishq (Streaming on Voot from 12th May)
The five-part romantic drama series revolves around the complex relationship between the protagonists Roma (played by Aamna Shari), Sahir (Gaurav Arora), and the former’s daughter. The web series also features Kunal Roy Kapur, Pratibha Ranta, Suchitra Pillai, and Darsheel Safary, amongst others.
The Kashmir Files (Streaming on Zee5 from 13th May)
The movie revolves around the sensitive subject matter pertaining to the exodus of Kashmiris Hindus, also known as Kashmiri Pandits, during the 1990s period in the Jammu and Kashmir region. Narrated in two timelines, the film’s plot follows a Kashmiri Hindu college student named Krishna (Darshan Kumar).
After his parents are killed, he is adopted by schoolteacher Pushkar Nath (Anupam Kher). Eventually, Krishna sets out to find the truth about his family’s death. The film also features veteran actors Mithun Chakraborty and Pallavi Joshi in important roles.
Modern Love Mumbai (Streaming on Amazon Prime Video from 13th May)
Inspired by the popular New York Times column, the Mumbai chapter of the ‘Modern Love’ series will showcase six heart-warming stories based on various love forms such as romantic, self-love, parental, marital, etc. The short segments are ‘Raat Rani’ (by Shonali Bose), ‘Baai’ (by Hansal Mehta), ‘Mumbai Dragon’ (Vishal Bhardwaj), ‘My Beautiful Wrinkles’ (by Alankrita Shrivastava), ‘I Love Thane’ (by Dhruv Sehgal), and ‘Cutting Chai’ (by Nupur Asthana).
The series features an ensemble cast that includes Fatima Sana Shaikh, Chitrangada Singh, Arshad Warsi, Pratik Gandhi, Ritwik Bhowmik, Meiyang Chang, Naseeruddin Shah, Tanuja, Sarika, and Prateik Babbar, amongst others.
Puzhu (Streaming on SonyLIV from 13th May)
Helmed by Ratheena PT, ‘Puzhu’ is a crime thriller movie starring veteran actor Mammootty in the lead role. The film revolves around the relationship between a disciplinarian father and his son. The plot takes an interesting turn when the son gets involved in an accident. Mammootty is ostensibly essaying a greyish character in the film.
Mahabharat Murders (Streaming on Hoichoi from 13th May)
Directed by Soumik Haldar, the web series is based on Arnab Ray’s novel of the same name. The story is an interesting spin-off of the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata. The plot takes place in present-day Kolkata and follows the story of a man who claims to be a modern-day reincarnation of the epic’s antagonist Duryodhan.
The character is on the hunt for the remaining Pandavas – Arjun, Bheem, and Yudhishthir after killing his Draupadi, Nakul, and Sahadeva. Will the cops be able to catch him in time?
Oruthee (Streaming on Manorama Max from 13th May)
Helmed by V.K. Prakash and based on a true story, the drama thriller revolves around a Kochi-based female boat ticket collector named Radhamani (played by Navya Nair). Her life takes an adverse turn after her daughter falls ill and she takes a gold loan against a necklace but gets deceived in the process. How she fights back in life with the help of a good cop, forms the rest of the film’s plot.
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