South Cinema's top OTT releases this week: Happy Raj, Prathichaya and more

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Arjun's father, Shakthi, an honest police inspector who serves as Arjun's role model, is a fiery and driven young man who aspires to see his son join the IPS. Cast: Hemanth Kumar, Gopika Suresh. Director: Vijay Naagendra.

Alpha: Men Love Vengeance: Prime Video (Kannada, Apr 21)

It puts women's voices front and center in a story of resistance and empowerment. The movie explores how women manage societal expectations, individual aspirations, and structural barriers by fusing together a variety of female experiences. Cast: Lakshmi Manchu, Sreerama Chandra. Director: Arjun Gunnala and Carthyk-Arjun.

Lechindi Mahila Lokam: Sun NXT (Telugu, Apr 22)

The story revolves around a recently married villager whose personal secret is made public, leading to tumultuous rumours and ego conflicts. Cast: Srinath Maganti, Gayathri Ramana. Director: Bala Satish.

Mension House Mallesh: Prime Video (Telugu, Apr 22)

The story follows the upbeat Happy Raj as he navigates life and love; his issues are connected to his frugal father, Kathamuthu. Cast: GV Prakash, Sri Gouri Priya, George Mariyan, Abbas. Director: Maria Raja Elanchezhian.

Happy Raj: Prime Video (Tamil, Apr 24)

The story, which centers on a musical ensemble in a village and emphasises love and rural life, centers on childhood friends who are split up by miscommunication. Cast: Harsh Roshan, Sridevi Appala. Director: Sathish Javvaji.

Band Melam: ZEE5 (Telugu, Apr 24)

In order to restore his family's reputation, a digital entrepreneur, enters a high-stakes political arena to reveal a conspiracy behind his father's scandal. Cast: Nivin Pauly, Balachandra Menon. Director: B Unnikrishnan.

Prathichaya: Malayalam (JioHotstar, Apr 24)

The story revolves around Madhusudan, a college student whose life descends into organised crime after serving time in jail. Cast: Surya Prakhyath, Rangayana Raghu. Director: Chethan Jayaram.

JC: The University: SUN Nxt (Kannada, Apr 24)

A Gen Z couple connects through a dating app. Unexpected outcomes arise as their relationship develops. Cast: Sudarshan Govind, Archana Ravi. Director: Ashok Kumar Kalaivani.

Nee Forever: Netflix (Tamil, Apr 24)

In the midst of local chaos, unemployed Pappu balances clearing his academic backlog, courting his crush, and handling family issues in a Kerala village. Cast: Gokul Suresh, Ganapathi S Poduval, Lal, Shaheen Siddique. Director: Jayaram Kailas.

Ambalamukkile Visheshangal: Prime Video (Malayalam, Apr 21)