6 South OTT Releases to Watch This Week: Sharaf U Dheen’s Madhuvidhu to Lavanya Tripathi, Dev Mohan’s Sathi Leelavathi

South Indian cinema has lined up several interesting titles to watch on OTT this week. If you’re wondering whether there’s a new movie to stream online, here’s a list of releases you shouldn’t miss.

6 South OTT Releases to Watch This Week

1. Madhuvidhu

• Cast: Sharaf U Dheen, Kalyani Panicker, Jagadish, Azees Nedumangad, Amal Jose Antony, Sreejaya Nair, Anusreya Rajan, Bindu Panicker (cameo), Vineeth Sreenivasan (cameo)
• Director: Vishnu Aravind
• Genre: Romantic Comedy
• Runtime: 2 hours and 5 minutes
• Language: Malayalam
• Where to watch: SonyLIV
• Streaming Date: May 22, 2026

Madhuvidhu follows Amrutharaj, a café owner raised in an all-male household, who falls in love with Sneha Markose. After 28 failed marriage alliances lead villagers to believe his family is cursed, their interfaith engagement sets off a chain of hilarious chaos and dramatic misunderstandings.

2. Satan: The Dark

• Cast: Fredrick John, Ayraa Palak, Chandini Tamilarasan, Mona Bedre, Sreeja Ravi
• Director: Manikandan Ramalingam
• Genre: Psychological Horror Thriller
• Runtime: 2 hours and 24 minutes
• Language: Tamil
• Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video, Aha Video
• Streaming Date: May 20, 2026

Satan: The Dark is set during the era of the East India Company, when a failed witchcraft ritual in Asthinapuram unleashes a dark curse that haunts the village for generations. Years later, a young man must confront this terrifying past to save the woman he loves from its deadly grip.

3. Warrant

• Cast: Kottai Karuppasamy, Prashanth Pandiyaraj
• Director: Vignesh Natarajan
• Genre: Crime Thriller
• Runtime: TBA
• Language: Tamil
• Where to watch: ZEE5
• Streaming Date: May 22, 2026

Warrant follows a bullied and vulnerable small-town constable who transforms into a brutal force while solving forgotten warrant cases, until a custodial death forces the law to judge the man he has become. It is a direct sequel to the series Vilangu.

4. Bhishmar

• Cast: Dhyan Sreenivasan, Vishnu Unnikrishnan, Divya Pillai, Ammayra Goswami, Indrans, Senthil Krishna, Gibin Gopinath
• Director: East Coast Vijayan
• Genre: Romantic Comedy Thriller
• Runtime: 2 hours and 22 minutes
• Language: Malayalam
• Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video, SunNXT
• Streaming Date: May 22, 2026

Bhishmar explores the story of Murugan, a young man known for his sharp timing and lively sense of humour. As he stumbles through a series of hilarious events, he becomes caught in a thrilling adventure that puts his wit and courage to the test.

5. Sesha 2016

• Cast: Devaraj, Pramod Shetty, John Kaippallil, Sreejith Ravi, Dinesh Mangaluru, Sidlingu Sridhar, Nagendra Urs, Shobaraj
• Director: Pradeep Arsikere
• Genre: Crime Thriller
• Runtime: 2 hours and 2 minutes
• Language: Kannada, Malayalam
• Where to watch: SunNXT
• Streaming Date: May 22, 2026

Sesha 2016 is set over the course of one night, from sunset to sunrise, as a moral dilemma spirals into a brutal struggle for survival. As tensions rise and choices narrow, the darkness forces a confrontation that cannot be undone, turning the story into a relentless fight for survival.

6. Sathi Leelavathi

• Cast: Lavanya Tripathi, Dev Mohan, Naresh, VTV Ganesh, Madonna Sebastian, Saptagiri, Rajendran
• Director: Tatineni Satya
• Genre: Romantic Comedy
• Runtime: 2 hours and 11 minutes
• Language: Telugu, Tamil
• Where to watch: SunNXT
• Streaming Date: May 20, 2026

Sathi Leelavathi follows Leela, a successful filmmaker, and her childhood friend Ram Sethu, who eventually marry each other. However, their marriage hits a rough patch due to Leela’s demanding career. Feeling sidelined, Sethu seeks a divorce and begins to suspect a romantic alternative in her life, leading to emotional chaos and a journey toward reconciliation.

These are some of the South Indian films and series that will be available for streaming this week.

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