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Kantara Chapter 1
Rishab Shetty’s much-anticipated Kantara sequel is, according to unconfirmed reports, the highest grosser of 2025. Set in the 4thcentury, the tale focused on a conflict between the people of Kantara and the king of Bangra, with divine guardianship yet again the central crux. Rishab was joined by Rukmini Vasanth, Jayaram, Gulshan Devaiah, Pramod Shetty, PD Sathish Chandra, Naveen D Padil, Prakash Thuminad, Deepak Rai Panaje, Mime Ramadas, Rakesh Poojary, among others on the cast. The film’s OTT release is limited to Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam now, with Hindi expected to be after the 8-week mark.
Streaming platform: Amazon Prime Video (via OTTplay Premium with top-up subscription)
Streaming date: October 30, 2025
Idli Kadai
Dhanush wrote, directed and headlined Idli Kadai, a film about a man’s search for success that leads him to rediscover his roots. The film clashed with Kantara Chapter 1 during its theatrical release and opened to middling reports. Also on the cast are Nithya Menen, Arun Vijay, Sathyaraj, P Samuthirakani, Shalini Pandey, among others.
Streaming platform: Netflix
Streaming date: October 29, 2025
Lokah Chapter 1 Chandra
Director Dominic Arun’s modern-day re-imagination of the myth of Kalliyankattu Neeli, which, as we now know is the first instalment in a proposed 5-film saga, has the distinction of being the highest grossing Malayalam film ever. Produced by Dulquer Salmaan, who will portray a major role in one of the instalments, Lokah Chapter 1 Chandra is headlined by Kalyani Priyadarshan. She is joined by Naslen Gafoor, Chandu Salimkumar, Arun Kurian, Sandy Master, Nishanth Sagar, Vijayaraghavan, among others. The film will be available with Kannada audio.
Streaming platform: JioHotstar (via OTTplay Premium also)
Streaming date: October 31, 2025 translate in spoken telugu
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