Friday is invariably an exciting day for OTT viewers and today is no exception. Some eagerly anticipated Indian and foreign films and series have already been or will be released today as well on various Indian OTT platforms. For this article, we have compiled a list of the top streaming titles (in no particular order) that are already out or will be out on Indian OTT platforms today.
Helmed by Balwinder Singh Janjua, the action thriller web series follows the story of a former police informant (Randeep Hooda) who is enlisted for a daredevil mission to infiltrate a drug empire. Now, he must deal with his dark past to save his brother’s life.
Yashoda (Streaming on Amazon Prime Video)
The action thriller movie features Samantha Ruth Prabhu in the role of a woman named Yashoda, who decides to undergo surrogacy through a premium facility in order to fund her sister’s surgery. But things soon begin to crumble, and she gets trapped in a brutal nexus between doctors, cops, and politicians.
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (Streaming on Netflix)
Directed by Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson, the animated fantasy comedy film revolves around the titular character Pinocchio, a wooden puppet (voiced by Gregory Mann), who yearns to be a real boy in 1930 Italy. The film also features Ewan McGregor, Christopher Waltz, Tilda Swinton, and Cate Blanchette in various voice acting roles.
Blurr (Streaming on Zee5)
Ajay Bahl’s horror thriller movie features Taapsee Pannu as a woman named Gayatri, who is on the verge of losing her vision while she investigates her twin sister Gautami’s mysterious death. The movie also features Gulshan Devaiah in an important role.
Kantara (Hindi) (Streaming on Netflix)
The man vs nature centric film has been written and directed by and features actor-filmmaker Rishab Shetty. The film is set in the fictional village of Kantara and follows the story of a hot-headed henchman named Shiva (Rishab Shetty). When a forest officer Murali (Kishore) tries to stop the local superstitions in the village and save the forest from the residents, Shiva locks horns with Murali with support from his landlord (Achyuth Kumar).
Decision to Leave (Streaming on Mubi)
Directed by Park Chan-wook, the South Korean romantic mystery movie revolves around the investigation of a police detective Hae-joon, who begins to suspect that the deceased’s wife Seo-rae is the real culprit. The film was selected as South Korea’s entry for the Academy Awards.
Faadu (Streaming on SonyLIV)
In the romance series, an angry and intense poet Abhay (Pavail Gulati) falls for a poetess named Manjiri (Saiyami Kher), who has a completely different outlook towards life.
Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area Season-2 (Streaming on Netflix)
Set in the Korean peninsula, the Korean remake/spinoff of the cult Spanish heist show ‘Money Heist’ ostensibly follows a similar hostage situation plotline masterminded by an enigmatic genius The Professor (Yoo Ji-tae) and his attempt to pull off a virtually impossible heist with the help of his skilled team.
Parole (Streaming on Amazon Prime Video)
The crime thriller movie revolves around two brothers Kovalan and Karikalan. After their mother’s demise, Kovalan tries to get Karikalan out of jail on parole so that the last rites can be performed. How their mother’s death affects their lives and the relationship between the two brothers forms the film’s crux.
Like, Share & Subscribe (Streaming on SonyLIV)
The action-comedy film’s underlying story revolves around two travel vloggers, who travel to Araku Valley to shoot for their YouTube channel, but eventually find themselves in the middle of the violent conflict between the police and a team of rebellions.
Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again (Streaming on Disney+ Hotstar)
The film is the fourth instalment and the first animated film of the ‘Night at the Museum’ film franchise. The story follows Larry’s son Nick, who reluctantly takes up the job of the Museum of Natural History’s nightwatchman. But after the antagonist Kahmunrah escapes, it’s up to Nick to stop him from conquering the world.
Har Har Mahadev (Streaming on Zee5)
The action war drama movie narrates the story of Maratha warrior Baji Prabhu Deshpande, the commander for Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, who led the battle where 300 soldiers, who courageously fought against an army of 12000. The film has been directed by Abhijeet Deshpande.
Monsoon Raga (Streaming on Zee5)
Helmed by S. Ravindranath, the Kannada language drama movie narrates the stories of four couples who belong to different backgrounds. How they navigate their romantic relationships and bypass factors such as caste, religion, and financial status forms the film’s crux.
God’s Crooked Lines (Streaming on Netflix)
Directed by Orion Paulo (The Invisible Guest), the Spanish psychological thriller movie is based on Torcuato Luca de Tena’s 1979 novel of the same name. The film’s story follows a private investigator, who enters a psychiatrist facility to unearth the mystery behind the murder of another patient.
Fall (Streaming on Disney+ Hotstar)
The mystery thriller web series follows a young woman named Divya, who loses her memory 24 hours before her suicide attempt. As she attempts to unravel the truth, she soon realizes that she can’t trust anyone.
Roy (Streaming on SonyLIV)
The Malayalam mystery thriller movie features Suraj Venjaramoodu in the titular role of Roy, a librarian, who is blessed with a special power. His life takes a drastic turn after his wife suddenly disappears and now, he must find her at any cost in a race against time.
Witness (Streaming on SonyLIV)
The political drama movie focuses on the hard-hitting truth behind manual scavenging and the resulting deaths caused by it. The basic story follows a mother’s desperate fight against powerful people after her son’s death.
Urvasivo Rakshasivo (Streaming on Netflix, Aha Video)
The romantic comedy movie focuses on a middle-class IT employee Sree Kumar (Allu Sirish), whose conservative parents want him to get married soon. But Sree is madly in love with his broad-minded office colleague Sindhujha (Anu Emmanuel), who wants a live-in relationship instead.
Ratha Saatchi (Streaming on Aha Video)
Based on acclaimed writer Bahuleyan Jayamohan’s short story ‘Kathaigal’ and directed by Rafiq Ismail, the thriller film follows the story of Appu, a revolutionary who is on the run from the authorities.
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