The month of August is expected to witness the digital debuts of several prominent South Indian movies. Those who missed these movies in the theaters will be able to catch them on various streaming platforms. From Mammootty’s Turbo and Kamal Haasan’s Indian 2 to Prabhas’ Kalki 2898 AD, details about South Indian movies’ OTT releases are below.
Turbo
Malayalam superstar Mammootty returned to the action genre with his latest movie, Turbo. The movie follows the story of Jose, a jeep driver who is forced to relocate to Chennai. However, his life takes a drastic turn when he helps his friend, Jerry, when he gets beaten up for deciding to marry his girlfriend. Even when Jerry decides to reject the marriage proposal, Jose sticks to his side.
Vysakh has directed the movie that marks Mammootty’s one of the most expensive projects so far. Moreover, the actor’s production company, Mammootty Kampany, bankrolled the film, which entertained the audience thoroughly. Over two months after its release, the movie is all set to arrive on the OTT platform SonyLIV on August 9, 2024.
Indian 2
After 28 years, Kamal Haasan returned to his freedom fighter character, Senapathy, in the movie Indian 2. The actor played the role of a 106-year-old man who is a master of Varma Kalai. As a result, he believes in zero tolerance and wishes to teach a lesson to corrupt officials and politicians. Directed by S Shankar, the movie did not do well at the box office as the makers had anticipated. Despite Netflix holding its streaming rights, the deal is allegedly not taking place as scheduled.
123telugu.com stated that reports have revealed that the movie is struggling for its digital debut. As per a report, “Netflix offered a whopping price for Indian 2 initially, but upon seeing the poor response from the public, the digital platform is now willing to pay only half the promised amount. Indian 3 will hit the big screens next year, and the third installment is also at risk due to this renegotiation.”
Thus, an official update on the movie’s OTT release is awaited.
Raayan
Raayan marks Tamil star Dhanush’s latest movie. Besides playing the lead role, he also served as the movie’s director. The movie was released in theaters on June 26 and is currently enjoying a fairly good run. Much like all South Indian movies, the Tamil film is also expected to have a digital debut after four weeks.
Per 123telugu.com, the movie has already locked its streaming platform. Sun NXT has allegedly acquired the movie’s streaming rights. Its official digital release date is awaited.
Kalki 2898 AD
Prabhas’ latest mythological sci-fi dystopian movie Kalki 2898 AD came out to be a giant blockbuster. The movie is based on the events of the Hindu epic Mahabharat. Nag Ashwin directed the movie, which is touted to be the most expensive film ever made in India. Prime Video India has acquired the streaming rights for the movie’s Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam versions. On the other hand, its Hindi version’s streaming rights are with Netflix. As the movie was released on June 27, Kalki 2898 AD is among the South Indian movies expected to have its digital debut in August.
Manamey
Sharwanand and Krithi Shetty starred in the romance comedy drama Manamey, released on June 7, 2024. The Telugu movie was earlier expected to make its digital debut in July. However, as it did not happen, the film will allegedly arrive on a streaming platform in August.
In conclusion, the month of August will be entertaining for viewers with multiple OTT releases. Moreover, these movies are of different genres and star-studded. From Kalki 2898 AD to Indian 2, these movies will make an entertaining watch for the audience.
