South Indian cinema has been discussing a lot in theaters for some time. As we step into a new week, various films are designed to release on silver screen, including some Malayalam films for the ONAM season.
9 South Indian films to watch in theaters this week
1. Hridaypurvam
- Mold: Mohanlal, Malavika Mohanan, Sangeet Pratap, Santa Madhavan Nair, Siddiq, Lalu Alex, Janardan, Sabita Anand, Baburaj
- Director: Satyan anthikad
- Language: Malayalam
- Style: Family comedy drama
- Runtime: 2 hours and 31 minutes
- Release date: August 28, 2025
Hridayal starring Mohanlal in the role of heart, Hridaypurvam is an upcoming Malayalam language film. After Tudram’s huge success, the superstar returns to the Big Screen with his comedy drama, directed by experienced filmmaker Satyan Anthikad.
The story follows Sandeep Balakrishnan, who is a middle -aged person, participating in his heart donor’s engagement ceremony in Pune. However, due to unexpected circumstances, his stay increases, draws him close to the whole family.
How Sandeep becomes an integral part of his life, it makes the emotional core of the film. The story is written by Anthikad’s son, filmmaker Akhil Satyan, in which Malavika Mohanan and Premalu have pleased Premlu fame Sargath Pratap as co-leaders.
2. Tribunal barbark
- Mold: Satyaraj, Satyam Rajesh, Vashish N. Simha, Sanchi Rai, Uday Bhanu, VTV Ganesh
- Director: Mohan shrivats
- Language: Telugu
- Style: Suspense thriller
- Runtime: 2 hours and 8 minutes
- Release date: August 29, 2025
The tribunal barbark is a mythically inspired suspense thriller, based on the mythology of Ghatokacha’s son and grandson of Bhima, Berbark.
In the lead roles of Satyaraj Raj and Vasishta N Simha, the film directed by Mohan Srivats is a film to be released this week.
3. Yusiru
- Mold: Tilak, Priya Hegde, Naidali Shiva, Raghu Ramnakopa, Bala Rajwadi, Raghu Pandeshwar
- Director: Panem Prabhakar
- Language: Kannada
- Style: Suspense thriller
- Runtime: 2 hours and 15 minutes
- Release date: August 29, 2025
Usiru is a Kannada-language suspense thriller starring Tilak, who is in the lead role. The film tells the story of a distressed policeman who is struggling with his inner demons while trying to save his wife.
With the truth as its only weapon, Flicks discovered how far he was ready to go to protect it and the price of paying it for it.
4. Odam Kuthira Chadam Kuthira (Okek)
- Mold: Fahd Fasil, Kalyani Priyadarshan, Revathi Pillai, Lal, Vinay Fort
- Director: Althaf Salim
- Language: Malayalam
- Style: romantic comedy
- Runtime: 2 hours and 30 minutes
- Release date: August 29, 2025
Odam Kuthira Chadam Kuthira (Okek) is a romantic comedy film that includes Fahd Fasil and Kalyani in Priyadarshan in the lead roles. The film revolves around Abi, a cheerful groom whose life turns upside down when he used to stand in his wedding.
Later, he falls for a reserved woman, and gradually falls for her, only for her east, to return to her east, brings unresolved feelings. As he tries to understand why his previous love left him, Abi wants peace he has forgotten for a long time.
5. Kuttam Pudhithu
- Mold: Thruun Vijay, Seshwith Kanimozhi, Nizalgal Ravi, Madhushan Rao
- Director: Noah Armstrong
- Language: Tamil
- Style: Supernatural thriller
- Runtime: TBA
- Release date: August 29, 2025
Kuttram Pudhithu follows the story of a turbulent soul, a turbulent soul, which works as a food distribution agent. On the charge of killing ACP Satya’s daughter Preeti, she is deltal with serious treatment, but to return from the dead only after 5 days.
The film examines the subject of reality, logic and existence in a terrible, mind-boggling story.
6. Arjun Chakraborty: visit to an unseeded champion
- Mold: Vijaya Ram Raju, Sija Rose, Ajay, Ajay Ghosh, Dayanand Reddy, Durgesh Lankalli
- Director: Vikrant Rudra
- Language: Telugu
- Style: Biography game drama
- Runtime: 2 hours and 21 minutes
- Release date: August 29, 2025
Arjun Chakraborty: A trip to an unseeded champion is a Telugu-language biographical game drama directed by Vikrant Rudra. The film features Vijaya Ram Raju in a tissue role.
Set in the 1970s, the film told the true story of a forgotten kabaddi legend, which arose from the beginning to achieve national recognition.
7. Men loved
- Mold: Hiridhu Aaron, Preeti Mukhundan, Oscar Ali, Midhutty, Arjun Sundsheson (aka Arjayu), Jio Baby, Srikanth Vaitiyar, Thrikkanan, Bibin Permbilli, Radin Kingsley, Mime Gopi, Mim Gopi
- Director: Physal Faziludin
- Language: Malayalam
- Style: Action romantic comedy
- Runtime: TBA
- Release date: August 29, 2025
Main is a romantic action comedy of love, in which we all imagine that we imagine light fame Hiridhu Aaron and Kannappa’s Preeti Mukhundan in the lead roles. The story follows Aryan, who travels to Madurai’s heart in search of funds, only to face unexpected threats on the way.
The rest of the film states whether the couple can remove the dangers and reunite in front of the immersed obstacles.
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- Mold: Nishant Russo, Varshini Venkat, Shalini A, KP Raja, Anand Pandi, Robo Shankar
- Director: Naved S Farid
- Language: Tamil
- Style: Romantic comedy drama
- Runtime: TBA
- Release date: August 29, 2025
Sotta Sotta Nanaiyuthu is a romantic comedy drama, following the king, a rich young man who is struggling with insecurity about his baldness. He falls in love with Priya, but her self-respect ends her happiness.
However, family pressure marries a bold and modern woman to marry Shruti on her, in which values are opposed. Now, the king should choose between love and social expectations.
9. Loca Chapter 1: lunar
- Mold: Kalyani Priyadarshan, Nasanan, Sandy Master, Arun Kurian, Chandu Salimkumar, Nishath Sagar, Raghunath Paleri, Vijayaraghavan, Duller Salman, Towino Thomas
- Director: Dominic arun
- Language: Malayalam
- Style: Superhero fantasy adventure
- Runtime: 2 hours and 30 minutes
- Release date: August 28, 2025
Loca Chapter 1: Chandra is a fictional adventure Malayalam film starring Kalyani Priyadarshan and Naslen in the lead roles. The film introduces Chandra, a 28 -year -old mysterious woman moves towards Bangalore with a gothic lifestyle and starts working in a cafe.
She lives in front of Sunny and Venu, two targetless virgins. Sunny is influenced by her, but soon she finds out that she bothers her extraordinary powers within her. What is her true identity, and why they are living with a low profile makes the crux of the film.
However, the film is expected to include actors like Dalkar Salman, Towino Thomas and Sunny Wayne in the cameo roles. Loca Chapter 1: Chandra has been postponed as the first installment of a planned cinematic universe.
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