Telugu and Tamil cinema have lined up many interesting titles to watch on OTT this week. If you’re looking to watch new movies and shows, here are the details you need to know.
4 Tamil and Telugu movies to watch on OTT this week
1. Retta Thala
- Mould: Arun Vijay, Siddhi Idnani, Tanya Ravichandran, Yogi Babu, John Vijay, Harish Perady, Balaji Murugadoss
- Director: Chris Thirukumaran
- Style: action thriller
- Runtime: 1 hour 53 minutes
- Language: tamil
- Where to watch: amazon prime video
- Streaming Date: 21 January 2026
Retta Thala is the story of Kaali, a man from Pondicherry who lives dreaming of a better life. As he wishes to live a life full of money and respect, his girlfriend Entre believes that money is the ultimate driving force in life, inspiring Kali to constantly take risks and dream big.
On one fateful day, Kali unexpectedly encounters her look-alike Malpe Upendra. Since her doppelganger is a rich and powerful man, Kali sees an opportunity to take his place and escape poverty, with his girlfriend also seeing this as the perfect opportunity to turn her life around. How Kaali succeeds in stepping into someone else’s life and what are the consequences of her actions, is shown in the film.
2. Chikatilo
- Mould: Shobhita Dhulipala, Vishwadev Rachakonda, Chaitanya Vishalakshmi, Isha Chawla, Jhansi, Amani, Vadlamani Srinivas
- Director: Sharan Kopishetty
- Style: crime suspense thriller
- Runtime: tba
- Language: Telugu
- Where to watch: amazon prime video
- Streaming Date: 23 January 2026
Chikatilo is an upcoming crime suspense thriller releasing straight on OTT this week. The film tells the story of Sandhya, a criminology graduate and true-crime podcaster in Hyderabad, who gets embroiled in a dangerous manhunt for a criminal after a shocking crime involving cold cases from two decades ago.
Sandhya uses her podcast as a tool to uncover and expose the killer, blurring the lines between investigator and victim in a tense game of cat and mouse, while uncovering deep secrets about the city’s dark underbelly. Whether she succeeds in catching the culprit and bringing him to justice is the main story of the film.
3. Shambhala
- Mould: Adi Saikumar, Archana Iyer, Swasika, Madhunandan, Ravi Varma, Ramaraju, Shiju AR, Harsh Vardhan
- Director: Ugandhar Muni
- Style: supernatural horror thriller
- Runtime: 2 hours 23 minutes
- Language: Telugu
- Where to watch: aha video
- Streaming Date: 22 January 2026
Shambhala focuses on a mysterious meteor crash into a superstitious village in the 1980s that unleashes supernatural powers and strange behavior among the residents. As the mystery remains unsolved, an atheist scientist named Vikram takes up the responsibility of uncovering the truth behind the meteorite and its effect on the villagers.
How Vikram uncovers the mystery, the history of Shambhala and the supernatural events happening around it are shown in the film.
4. Sirai
- Mould: Vikram Prabhu, LK Akshay Kumar, Anishma Anilkumar, Anand Thambirajah, Harishankar Narayanan, Remya Suresh, Munnar Ramesh
- Director: Suresh Rajkumari
- Style: courtroom crime drama
- Runtime: 2 hours 4 minutes
- Language: tamil
- Where to watch: ZEE5
- Streaming Date: 23 January 2026
Sirai is a courtroom crime drama based on the story of Head Constable Kathiravan, who is assigned the task of escorting an accused man, Abdul Rauf, from jail to court.
Through flashbacks of Abdul’s life, the film highlights systemic bias and human struggles while exploring themes of identity, justice, and humanity within a flawed system. The film focuses specifically on the challenges faced by the underprivileged and minority communities in India.
The above list includes some of the top Tamil and Telugu movies to watch on OTT this week. More options are available in other languages too.
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