Independence Day 2024: Check out 15 Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam movies to release on August 15

This Independence Day, movie enthusiasts are in for a treat, with movies – of genres ranging from horror to comedy to drama -- lining up in theatres on August 15. India will be celebrating its 78th Independence Day on Thursday, August 15. Some of the much-awaited movies are set for release on the occasion.

Here's a list of movies to hot theatres on August 15, 2024:

1. Demonte Colony: Tamil; Horror-thriller
2. Thangalaan: Tamil; Drama; historical, action
3. Khel Khel Mein: Hindi; Comedy
4. Stree 2: Hindi; Comedy, horror
5. Vedaa: Hindi; Action, Drama
6. Double iSmart: Telugu; Action, Sci-Fi, thriller
7. Mr. Bacchan: Telugu; ACtion, Drama, thriller
8. Raghu Thatha: Tamil; Comedy, Drama
9. 35-Chinna Katha Kaadu: Telugu; Drama
10. Aay: Telugu; Drama
11. Nunakkuzi: Malayalam; Comedy, Drama, Family
12. Vaazha- Biopic of a Billion Boys: Malayalam; Comedy, Drama
13. Krishanam Pranaya Sakhi: Kannada; Drama
14. Babli: Bengali; Comedy, Romance
15. Padatik: Bengali; Biography

How these are likely to perform on Box office?

Girish Johar, producer and film business analyst, told Bollywood Hungama that Stree 2 "is all set to take a fantastic start". The report added that the Raj Kumar Rao and Shraddha Kapoor-starrer can probably be the top 2 or top 3 films released on Independence Day, nearing Ek Tha Tiger and Singham Returns. "Both clocked Rs. 30 crore plus. Stree 2’s opening can be in this range," Johar said.

Meanwhile, the report quoted Vishek Chauhan as saying that Stree 2 is facing capacity issues. "Had the other two films not come out on August 15, Stree 2 would have opened at Rs. 40 crores plus. Now it’ll open at around Rs. 30 crore," he said, adding that, “The demand for Stree 2 is at par with any biggie.”

Distributor and exhibitor Raj Bansal, however, predicted, “Stree 2 would open at Rs. 27-28 crore.” As for Vedaa and Khel Khel Mein, he said, “Khel Khel Mein would open at around Rs. 3.50-4 crores. Vedaa would have an opening of around Rs. 6-7 crore.”