The third week of April 2026 brings a high-voltage mix of political thrillers, emotional family dramas, and quirky mysteries to your screens. Leading the pack is Nivin Pauly's tech-driven political drama, followed by a long-awaited digital premiere of a father-son tale starring Jayaram.
This was the wildcard. Running 2 hours and 15 minutes, the documentary followed four Malayali migrant workers in Dubai during the 2020 lockdown. But it wasn't a sob story. Using only iPhone footage shot by the workers themselves, Gulf 2.0 showed them building a makeshift cinema in their labor camp, re-enacting old Mohanlal movies using bedsheets as costumes and broomsticks as guns.
“It’s that day again,” Arun announced, placing the phone in the center of the table like a sacred offering. “Friday. Malayalam OTT release day.”
Following its massive theatrical success, this sequel follows four inseparable friends grappling with modern societal pressures and family expectations in Kerala. The film has been praised for its relatability and viral humor. 2. Bharathanatyam 2: Mohiniyattam Release Date: May 8, 2026 Platform: Netflix Genre: Dark Comedy-Thriller
No. A10 (Mohanlal) appears as a ghost for 30 seconds. He just laughs and vanishes. The theatre (my living room) erupted.
Here are some of the OTT Malayalam releases for this week:
It’s both. That’s the point. Did you see the cameo?
By Tuesday evening, the memes had already started. A still of Mammootty’s vacant, haunting stare was captioned: “Me trying to remember where I kept my car keys after watching this film.” But underneath the humor, a serious trend emerged. #OrmakaludeTharattu was trending at number one, not because of fan wars, but because of genuine grief. People were sharing stories of their own grandparents losing their memory. The film had become a cultural event, not a commercial one.
This was the polar opposite of Ormakalude Tharattu . Where the first film was quiet and introspective, Pattabhishekam was loud, violent, and outrageously funny. The plot: Two rival political factions in a fictional North Kerala district fight over the inheritance of a defunct lottery ticket agency. Fahadh played a cynical, chain-smoking political secretary named Bhadran, while Kunchacko played a former child prodigy turned reluctant gangster named Sunny.
The rain hammered against the windows of the small café in Panampilly Nagar, but inside, three friends sat huddled over a single phone. Arun, a software engineer who had traded his Silicon Valley dream for a remote job in his hometown, was scrolling through his OTT aggregator app. Beside him, Meera, a film critic for a leading daily, was sharpening her metaphors. And across from them, Sreejith, a college professor who secretly ran a cult movie blog, was stirring his over-sweetened chai.
The main course arrived on Friday. had been teasing it for months: Pattabhishekam (The Coronation), a dark political action-thriller starring Fahadh Faasil and a returning-to-form Kunchacko Boban.
“No,” Meera corrected. “Watch it with patience.”
As they paid the bill, Arun’s phone buzzed. A news alert: “Next week: Two new Malayalam OTT releases announced. One starring Tovino Thomas as a blind chef. Another a period drama about the first Malayalam dictionary.”
If you've already binged this weekend's hits, keep an eye on these titles scheduled for later this month:
