Skip the Theatre This Weekend: 6 South OTT Releases, from a Feared Local Don Fed on Rusks to a Haunted Apartment

Not every great weekend plan involves a cinema queue. Six South Indian titles land on OTT on October 29 and 30, covering comedy, romance, thrillers and horror in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu.

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6 South OTT Releases: Where to Stream Them

What Each One Is About?

1. Baththa. Vijay Sethupathi stars in this late-1980s Madras story, directed by Balaji Tharaneetharan. A young boy accidentally locks the feared Baththavachalam in a school bathroom. Terrified, the boy still secretly feeds him rusks for days before asking for help, and the bond that forms changes the man.

2. Love Always. Gouri G Kishan and Ramzan Muhammed star in this adaptation of the Korean webtoon Here We Go Again. A married couple heading for separation is suddenly sent back to their younger selves, and they see their past, regrets and love in a new light.

3. Avaraachan & Sons. Biju Menon plays Avarachan, a wayward father from the coastal village of Chellanam whose recklessness keeps troubling his sons. After a scandal, he is forced to take refuge at his sister’s home in the hills of North Kerala. The chaos that follows slowly leads towards reconciliation.

4. Rudravanam PS. Officer Sivakumar investigates a Rs 25 lakh gold robbery in a remote village. When a missing-person search turns up a headless body in the forest, he finds links between several cases and layers of deception to cut through.

5. Immortal. GV Prakash Kumar and Kayadu Lohar headline this romantic horror. Magi, a printing press worker, rents a room in the luxurious flat of a mysterious woman, Sindhu, at an unusually low price. Strange incidents reveal a dangerous supernatural secret, and he must fight for his survival.

6. Thella Kaagitham. Two village school students, Ramu and Aasha, fall in love in their 10th-grade days. Insecurities and bad advice complicate their college years, leading to an unexpected pregnancy. Unable to tell their families, they face an emotional crisis they aren’t ready for.

Which Should You Watch?

• Feel-good: Baththa or Avaraachan & Sons
• Date night: Love Always
• Edge-of-seat: Rudravanam PS
• Spooky: Immortal
• Heartfelt drama: Thella Kaagitham

Streaming dates and platforms can vary by region, so check your app before planning.

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