3 Malayalam OTT Releases This Week That Deserve Your Watchlist Spot

Malayalam cinema is having a busy streaming week, and there’s something for every mood — reality TV drama, a gritty 90s-set thriller, and a mind-bending psychological mystery. Here’s your quick guide to what’s dropping and where to catch it.

This Week’s OTT Lineup

Bigg Boss Malayalam 8: Mohanlal Returns to Host

The reality show juggernaut is back, with Mohanlal once again anchoring the hot seat under the tagline “Winning is not enough, you have to keep winning.” This season adds extra buzz by premiering simultaneously across Telugu, Tamil, and Kannada versions — a first for the franchise’s cross-regional reach.

Ananthan Kaadu: Friendship Tested by Time

Set against the backdrop of the late 1980s and early 1990s, this action thriller follows four friends from a struggling neighborhood chasing a better life. Directed by Jiyen Krishnakumar, it leans into nostalgia while exploring how circumstances reshape relationships — a solid pick if you enjoy character-driven period dramas.

Unmadham: A Thriller That Blurs Reality

Kunchacko Boban plays Shelly, a police officer with screenwriting dreams who stumbles onto a real unsolved mystery after a transfer to a remote station. As he digs deeper, disturbing visions start blurring the line between memory and reality, straining his marriage and pulling him into a deeply personal reckoning. Directed by Kiran Das, it’s shaping up as one of the season’s most intriguing psychological thrillers.

Beyond these three, dubbed versions of pan-India hits like Korean Kanakaraju and DC are also landing on Malayalam OTT this week.

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Fun fact: Malayalam cinema is often celebrated for its realistic storytelling and has produced some of India’s most critically acclaimed films.

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