South Indian cinema is offering multiple releases this week that you can sit back and watch at your comfort, whenever and wherever you want. Let’s take a look at some of the films that are releasing or have already been released on digital platforms, across multiple genres, from romance dramas in Telugu cinema to action and sports thrillers in Tamil, along with the highest-grossing film of Malayalam cinema, ready to watch in multiple languages for viewers.
‘Epic – First Semester’
The Telugu romance and comedy drama reunites the leading pair Anand Deverakonda and Vaishnavi Chaitanya after their successful hit, ‘Baby’. It is directed by Aditya Haasan making his directorial debut. The film shows Aditya played by Anand Deverakonda, who is an easy-going middle-class guy. He dreams of becoming a film director. Pressured by his parents to pursue higher education, he moves to the UK where he meets an independent student named Kadali played by Vaishnavi Chaitanya. It will be released on Netflix from October 9.
‘Mandaadi’
Talking about the sports thriller, the film is written and directed by Mathimaran Pugazhendhi which stars Soori in the lead. It is set against the backdrop of coastal Tamil Nadu’s traditional sailboat racing, it became the highest-grossing film of the leading actor. Interestingly, the title refers to the traditional leader of a fishing expedition team during sailing boat races held along the Tamil Nadu coast. It is set to start streaming on Netflix from October 8.
‘Sardar 2’
One of the much awaited sequels from the Tamil cinema, ‘Sardar 2’ is a science fiction spy action thriller directed by P. S. Mithran, with Karthi taking a dual role. The film stars him as a RAW agent Vijay who investigates the disappearance of fellow agent Walrus, who leaves behind a mysterious key. This discovery leads Vijay to uncover a larger conspiracy. The film also features SJ Suryah, Malavika Mohanan, Ashika Ranganath, Rajisha Vijayan and others in key roles. The film is available to watch on Prime Videos.
‘#Love’
‘#Love’ is a web show starring Arjun Das and Aishwarya Lekshmi in the leading roles. It shows Aishwarya Lekshmi as Tara who is a founder of FOUND, a dating app that matches people based on detailed personality traits. Meanwhile, Arjun Das as Matthew who is from Find My Bae, a rival dating platform built around raw chemistry and instant spark. It began streaming on Netflix on October 2, 2026.
‘Bethlehem Kudumba Unit’
The film became Malayalam cinema’s highest grosser releasing in theatres during the Onam festive, it stars Nivin Pauly and Mamitha Baiju in the lead. Directed by Girish A. D, a romance comedy-drama, is about Nivin Pauly as Justin Davis, who is an easygoing man passionate about music who used to digitize and share audio files online in his younger days. He meets Ashley Thankachan played by Mamitha Baiju, a young woman who shares his eclectic taste in music.