Malayalam cinema has lined up some interesting new releases on OTT this week, making it a lot of entertainment for the audience. If you are wondering what to watch, here is a list of Malayalam movies to watch on OTT this week.
4 Malayalam movies to watch on OTT this week
1. Pet Detective
- Mould: Sharaf U Dheen, Anupama Parameswaran, Vinay Forte, Vinayakan, Shyam Mohan, Joman Jyotir, Bhagat Manuel, Vijayaraghavan, Renji Panicker, Shobi Thilakan, Sunny Wayne (cameo)
- Director: Praneesh Vijayan
- Style: action comedy
- Runtime: 1 hour 58 minutes
- Streaming Date: 28 November 2025
- Where to watch: ZEE5
Pet Detective is the story of Tony Jose Alula, a private detective who takes over his father Jose Alula’s failing detective agency. As the agency mostly receives cases involving missing pets, Tony eventually earns the title of “Pet Detective”.
Despite having no interest in detective work, Tony accepts the job to impress his girlfriend, Kaikeyi’s father, who is an army veteran. Hoping to get her hand in marriage, Tony pursues a bigger case while he continues to investigate missing pets.
However, things take a turn for the worse when he unexpectedly finds himself involved in a horrific crime he has never committed before. The film explores whether Tony is able to use his skills to solve the case and how these events affect his personal life.
2. Thelivu Sahitham
- Mould: Nishant Sagar, Major Ravi, Rajesh Sharma, Abu Salim, Nirmal Palazzi, Pradeep Balan
- Director: Sakir Mannarmala
- Style: suspense drama
- Runtime: 1 hour 41 minutes
- Streaming Date: 22 November 2025
- Where to watch: Manoramamax
Thelivu Sahitham is the story of Officer Solaman, who returns to his station in a village after spending his holidays. Upon his arrival, he learns that a local shopkeeper has died, with mysterious images emerging around the village.
Initially, the authorities suspect local men Velu and Jamal as the culprits behind the crime, but later discover that they have been framed and the real killer is apparently still hiding. How the police solve the crime is the central story of the film.
3. Aryan (Malayalam-dubbed)
- Mould: Vishnu Vishal, Selvaraghavan, Shraddha Srinath, Manasa Choudhary, Tarak Ponnappa, Raja Rani Pandian, Mala Parvathi, Abhishek Joseph George
- Director: Praveen’s
- Style: action crime thriller
- Runtime: 2 hours 16 minutes
- Streaming Date: 28 November 2025
- Where to watch: Netflix
Aryan, starring Vishnu Vishal in the lead, is set to premiere on the OTT platform with a Malayalam-dubbed version. The film tells the story of DCP Arivudai Nambi, who is investigating a series of crimes committed by a struggling writer.
The author hijacks a live TV show to announce to the world that he will commit five crimes over the course of five days, and the name of each victim will be revealed only an hour before it occurs.
With a threat declared, the officer must engage in a race against time to save the victims before it is too late.
4. private
- Mould: Indrans, Meenakshi Anup, Annu Antony
- Director: Deepak Devan
- Style: Drama
- Runtime: 2 hours 17 minutes
- Streaming Date: 21 November 2025
- Where to watch: Manoramamax
Private is a drama film that revolves around the life of a politically experienced man named Balan Marar and a young woman, Ashita Begum, who is on the run from a conservative background.
The story tells how these two contrasting personalities explore themes of political resistance against intolerance and censorship, while also following Ashita’s personal journey to find her own voice.
These are some of the famous releases arriving in the Malayalam OTT space this week, and expected to arrive on streaming services soon.
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