Malayalam cinema continues to make its mark on OTT platforms with new releases coming this week. In case you’re uncertain about what to stream subsequent, right here’s a curated record of Malayalam movies that deserve a spot in your watchlist.
3 new Malayalam films arriving on OTT
1. JSK – Janaki V v/s State of Kerala
- Forged: Suresh Gopi, Anupama Parameswaran, Shruthi Ramachandran, Madhav Suresh, Askar Ali, Divya Pillai, Baiju Santhosh
- Director: Pravin Narayanan
- Style: Authorized Thriller
- Runtime: 2 hours and 34 minutes
- The place to look at: ZEE5
- Streaming date: August 15, 2025
JSK – Janaki V v/s State of Kerala is a Malayalam-language authorized thriller set in opposition to the backdrop of Kerala’s judicial system. The story follows Janaki Vidhyadharan, an IT skilled who returns to her hometown for a pageant, solely to expertise a traumatic occasion.
As she seeks justice from the judicial system, the accused is defended by David Abel Donovan, a pointy lawyer. The movie explores Janaki’s battle for justice and the hurdles she faces throughout the authorized system.
The flick had made the headlines attributable to an argument with CBFC over the usage of the identify ‘Janaki’ in its title.
That includes Union Minister and actor Suresh Gopi within the lead, the film options Anupama Parameswaran, Shruthi Ramachandran, Gopi’s son Madhav Suresh, Askar Ali, Divya Pillai, and plenty of extra in pivotal roles.
2. Vysanasametham Bandhumithradhikal
- Forged: Anaswara Rajan, Siju Sunny, Joemon Jyothir, Baiju Santhosh, Azees Nedumangad, Noby Marcose, Mallika Sukumaran
- Director: S. Vipin
- Style: Comedy Drama
- Runtime: 1 hour and 56 minutes
- The place to look at: ManoramaMAX
- Streaming date: August 14, 2025
Vysanasametham Bandhumithradhikal is a heartwarming comedy-drama that revolves round Anjali, a shopkeeper’s daughter who’s overwhelmed by her overbearing mother and father. Torn between the stress of getting married and the annoyance of a one-sided lover, her world is shaken when her grandmother passes away hastily.
On the funeral house, Anjali’s life adjustments as she offers along with her grandmother’s loss and finds readability on her worries. As family and guests arrive, their interactions create a collection of humorous and poignant moments that finally carry readability to Anjali’s inner struggles.
3. Dominic and the Girls’ Purse
- Forged: Mammootty, Gokul Suresh, Sushmitha Bhatt, Viji Venkatesh, Siddique, Vineeth, Vijay Babu, Meenakshi Unnikrishnan
- Director: Gautham Vasudev Menon
- Style: Thriller Comedy Thriller
- Runtime: 2 hours and 32 minutes
- The place to look at: Amazon Prime Video
- Streaming date: TBA
The thriller comedy thriller, Dominic and the Girls’ Purse, follows the journey of CI Dominic, a former corrupt police officer turned personal detective with goals of changing into a neighborhood Sherlock Holmes.
When a seemingly trivial case a few lacking purse lands on his desk, he initially brushes it off and considers it beneath him. Nevertheless, the proof leads him down a rabbit gap, which, when dug deeper, unravels a posh net of lacking individuals, homicide, and a stalker focusing on a classical dancer.
The movie, which marked Gautham Vasudev Menon’s debut directorial in Malayalam cinema, was launched in theaters on January 23, 2025. Although it has been declared successful on the field workplace, the film was delayed a number of occasions attributable to undisclosed causes.
Now, stories have resurfaced that the film will hit the streaming platform quickly, however an official affirmation hasn’t been made but.
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