A long weekend makes for a perfect time to catch up on the latest releases. This Republic Day, watch hit titles on OTT platforms this week, including Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Zee 5, and JioCinema (formerly JioHotstar).
Tere Ishk Mein
Plot: Touted as a spiritual sequel to Rai's 2013 film Raanjhanaa, Tere Ishk Mein revolves around Shankar and Mukti's intense love story.
IMDb description read: “Shankar and Mukti's intense love story unfolds against the backdrop of Benaras, exploring surrender and transformation through an all-consuming romance that heals, hurts, and changes them.”
Cast: Dhanush, Kriti Sanon, Prakash Raj, Maahir Mohiuddin, Sushil Dahiya
OTT release date: January 23
Gustaakh Ishq
Plot: The story centres on a man learning poetry from a mentor — only to fall for his daughter, complicating art, desire and loyalty.
Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Vijay Varma, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Sharib Hashmi
OTT release date: January 23
Mastiii 4
Plot: Mastiii 4, like its previous instalments, continues to go by the same formula—adult humour, friendship-driven plotlines, and exaggerated situations designed for mass appeal.
Cast: Riteish Deshmukh, Aftab Shivdasani, Vivek Oberoi
OTT release date: January 23
Cheekatilo
Plot: Cheekatilo, a Telugu thriller, is based on the story of a criminology graduate and true-crime podcaster who begins tracking a serial killer. The film leans into investigative tension rather than jump scares.
Cast: Sobhita Dhulipala, Viswadev Rachakonda, Chaithanya Visalakshmi, Esha Chawla
OTT release date: January 23
OTT platform: Prime Video
Mark
Plot: Mark, a Malayalam cop-thriller, revolves around SP Ajay Markandaya, who is searching for kidnapped children. The action-packed movie shows a struggle between the supercop and a crooked politician and his goons.
Cast: Kiccha Sudeep, Guru Somasundaram, Naveen Chandra, Yogi Babu
OTT release date: January 23
Sirai
Plot: Sirai, a critically acclaimed Tamil police procedural drama, is based on the true events of a cop escorting a young murder accused, Abdul, to the court for a hearing.
Cast: Vikram Prabhu, LK Akshay Kumar, Anishma Anilkumar
OTT release date: January 23
Space Gen: Chandrayaan
Plot: This web series dramatises the pressure cooker environment behind India’s space missions, focusing on engineers grappling with failure after Chandrayaan-2 and the push to redeem themselves.
Cast: Nakuul Mehta, Shriya Saran, Gopal Datt and Prakash Belawadi
OTT release date: 23 January
