South Cinema's top streaming content this week: Kingdom, The Chronicles of the 4.5 Gang, and more

Jayabhuvaneshwari B

Maayakoothu: Sun NXT (Tamil, August 27)

The story of a writer unfolds—a fascinating and enchanted journey across uncharted territories. Cast: Nagarajan Kannan, Delhi Ganesh, Mu Ramaswamy, Boxer Dheena, S.K. Gaayathri, Rekha Kumanan, Murugan Govinthsamy, Pragatheeswaran, Aishwarya Raghupathy. Director: AR Raghavendran.

Kingdom: Netflix (Telugu, August 27)

A modest police constable named Soori is inadvertently drawn into a risky undercover Indian government spying operation in Sri Lanka. His adventure is closely related to the dangers of his reunion with his estranged brother Siva. Cast: Vijay Devarakonda, Satyadev Kancharana. Director: Gowtam Tinnanuri.

Gevi: SunNXT (Tamil, August 27)

The Tamil survival thriller Gevi chronicles the fight for justice in a rural village close to Kodaikanal by Mandharai and Malaiyan. The movie highlights the community's struggle against corruption and adversity while examining themes of love, survival, and bureaucratic indifference. Cast: Sheela Rajkumar, Jacqueline, Aadhavan M. Director: Tamil Dhayalan.

Vasanthi: Manorama Max (Malayalam, August 28)

Through storytelling and theatrical acts, the drama examines a woman's existence and shows how men relate to her in a world ruled by men. Cast: Swasika, Siju Wilson, Shabareesh Varma. Director: Shinos Rahman, Sajas Rahman.

The Chronicles of the 4.5 Gang: Sony LIV (Malayalam, August 28)

It follows four young people from slums and a midget who want to organise a temple festival in their community. Along the way, they come with a vicious mobster and go on a crazy trip full of ambition, dark humour, and mishaps. Cast: Darshana Rajendran, Jagadish, Alexander Prasanth. Director: Krishand.

Bhaag Saale: Prime Video (Telugu, August 28)

In order to get his girlfriend and a valuable ring back, Arjun, a middle-class chef posing as a wealthy businessman, fights a known thug. Cast: Simha Koduri, Neha Solanki. Director: Praneeth Bramandapally.

Kadha Paranja Padha: Prime Video (Malayalam, August 29)

After reading a blog that evokes memories, an architect from Dubai travels back to India. Although he finds the person he was seeking for, a lot seemed to have changed. Cast: Siddharth Menon, Shaheeh Siddique, Tharushi. Director: Siju Jawahar.

The 100: Lionsgate Play (Telugu, August 29)

A courageous IPS officer tackles the difficult task of identifying the criminals responsible for crimes occurring on a city's outskirts. Cast: Sagar, Misha Narang, Dhanya Balakrishna. Director: Raghav Omkar Sasidhar.

Shodha: Zee5 (Kannada, August 29)

Shodha follows lawyer Rohit, who maintains that Meera, the woman posing as his wife, is a fraud following a small mishap. Rohit is adamant that she is not his wife and is still looking into the matter even though everyone, including his own daughter and sister-in-law, says there is no foul play. Cast: Pawan Kumar, Siri Ravikumar, Arun Sagar. Director: Sunil Mysuru.

Love Marriage: Prime Video (Tamil, August 29)

Ram, a 33-year-old bachelor, sets out on a quest for self-awareness in the face of increasing pressure to get married. Cast: Vikram Prabhu, Aruldoss, Sushmitha Bhat, Meenakshi Dinesh. Director: Shanmugha Priyan.