5 New Films To Binge On This Weekend
Disney Hotstar has got us some exciting and interesting movies especially from the South. Here's a list of 5 new films that you can watch over this weekend.
1.Ajayante Randam Moshanam (Malayalam)
- Cast: Tovino Thomas, Krithi Shetty, Surabhi Lakshmi, Aishwarya Rajesh, Basil Joseph, Shivajith, Harish Uthaman, Rohini
- Director: Jithiin Laal
ARM is an action-adventure movie starring Tovino Thomas in a triple role. The film takes us to the land of Haripuram. Here the lore of a mystical asteroid hitting the ground and being turned into a sacred lamp called Chyothivilaku is quite famous.
Taking us on a tale across time, the film travels three different timelines following three other men from the same lineage whose lives revolve around the sacred lamp and the village.
2. Vaazha (Malayalam)
- Cast: Siju Sunny, Amith Mohan Rajeswari, Joemon Jyothir, Jagadish, Kottayam Nazeer, Azees Nedumangad
- Director: Anand Menen
Vaazha is the tale of five friends termed losers by their families and society; hence, the title colloquially refers to someone good for nothing. The film further focuses on how these friends explore their trials as they transition from kids to adults.
Indulging in friendship, family, love, and the complexities of growing up, the film portrays their struggles and how they navigate every problem in their lives.
3.1000 Babies (Malayalam)
- Cast: Neena Gupta, Rahman, Sanju Sivram, Joy Mathew, Adil Ibrahim, Ashwin K Kumar, Dain Davis
- Director: Najeem Koya
100 Babies starring Neena Gupta in the lead role is a Malayalam-language web series with 7 episodes in its first season. The show takes us on a mysterious world of crime thriller where Sarah Ouseph, an obstetric head nurse, suffers from hallucinations involving her career’s early days.
As a fateful day takes place, Sarah reveals dark secrets about her past to her son, which soon opens a box of mysteries to be unraveled with each passing moment.
4.Lubber Pandhu (Tamil)
- Cast: Attakathi Dinesh, Harish Kalyan, Sanjana Krishnamoorthy, Swasika, Bala Saravanan, Kaali Venkat, Geetha Kailasam
- Director: Tamizharasan Pachamuthu
The movie Lubber Pandhu, starring Attakathi Dinesh and Harish Kalyan, is the story of two arch-rivals of gully cricket called Gethu and Anbu. Set in the rural backdrops of a Tamil Nadu village, the intense rivalry between the two individuals starts when Anbu criticizes Gethu’s cricket skills and batting techniques.
5. Vaazhai (Tamil)
- Cast: Ponvel M, Raghul R, Kalaiyarasan, Nikhila Vimal, J Satish Kumar, Dhivya Duraisamy
- Director: Mari Selvaraj
Vaazhai is a Tamil-language children’s drama movie written, co-produced and directed by Mari Selvaraj. The film follows the life of a twelve-year-old boy, Sivanandhan, and the trivial life challenges he has to face along with his mother, sister, and friends while highlighting the struggles and aspirations of plantation workers.