Serial killer tale or thriller series, what's your pick?
MAMMOOTTY to Emraan Hashmi, this week's streaming releases feature some of our favourite names! But there's still more to explore. Among the exciting titles that have dropped on OTT platforms across languages this week are Bha.Bha.Ba, Can This Love Be Translated?, Bandook , Industry season 4 and Dhandoraa. See more here. |
What To Watch This Weekend |
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| | A police probe into a communal issue in a small Kerala village leads the cops to discover a sinister case of serial killing. Cop Jayakrishnan is determined to nab the killer, who remains elusive. Megastar Mammootty appears as the serial killer, while Vinayakan plays the cop.
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| Led by Major Shaitan Singh Bhati, 120 Indian soldiers fought off an attack by almost 3,000 Chinese troops. The gritty film depicts the courageous battle and the heroic actions of the soldiers. Farhan Akhtar stars in the film, which is based on the 1962 Rezang La battle.
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| | The crime drama series stars Emraan Hashmi as the customs inspector, Arjun Meena, at the Mumbai International Airport. He and his team take on a notorious smuggler as they seek to dismantle a complex global contraband network.
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| Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale follows Lady Mary, who gets embroiled in a public scandal, after her separation from Henry Talbot. Michelle Dockery plays Lady Mary in the drama, which takes a close and final look at the Crawley family.
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| | Gurram Paapi Reddy, who comes up with more daring heist plan after his attempt to rob a bank fails. Naresh Agastya plays the reckless youth in this hilarious film, which also features Faria Abdullah, Brahmanandam and Yogi Babu.
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| Jonathan Pine (Tom Hiddleston) is back as The Night Manager returns with a thrilling sequel almost a decade after Season 2. This time, Pike is off to Colombia on a dangerous quest, which involves a notorious arms dealer.
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| | Interview of the week with Emraan Hashmi
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Even though 2026 has only just started, Emraan Hashmi has already claimed it as his own. Haq was the actor's critically acclaimed legal drama, now streaming on Netflix, and he's clearly not slowing down as he is back with the latest series, Taskaree: The Smuggler's Web. Over the course of his twenty-plus-year career, Hashmi has expertly gone from being a 2000s "Serial Kisser" to a dominant figure in the streaming age. Read the interview here.
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A Candid Chat with Nithish Sahadev
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Director Nithish Sahadev, who had made his debut with the 2023 Malayalam film Falimy, helms his first Tamil film, Thalaivar Thambi Thalaimaiyil. Starring Jiiva in the lead role, the Tamil film is a Pongal release. Owing to the postponement of Jana Nayagan due to the censor row, Thalaivar Thambi Thalaimaiyil has preponed its release from January 30 to January 15. However, for Nithish Sahadev, it is a dream to get a Pongal opening for his debut Tamil feature. Read the interview here. |
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