South Cinema's top OTT releases this week: Paathirathri, Hot Spot 2 Much & more

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A motley crew of ex-offenders establishes a wrestling club that attracts the police and causes conflicts. As competitions intensify both within and beyond the ring, the focus shifts from fame to survival, fraternity, and atonement. Cast: Arjun Ashokan, Roshan Mathew. Director: Advaith Nayar.

Chatha Pacha: Netflix (Malayalam, Feb 19)

It centers on Solomon, a young guy with a squint eye who, as a result of social mockery, hides behind a borrowed identity. Cast: Vamsi Tummala, Tulasi. Director: Vinay Ratnam.

Sri Chidambaram: ETV Win (Telugu, Feb 19)

The narrative centers on Lucky, a stray puppy who is regarded as a "lucky charm" by anybody who comes across it. Moving from one location to another, the pooch helps a youngster recuperate while providing happiness, emotional healing, and positive change to a broken family. Cast: GV Prakash, Anaswara Rajan. Director: Udhayabanu Maheshwaran.

Lucky: JioHotstar (Tamil, Feb 20)

In the movie, a budding filmmaker presents three distinct tales that highlight important social and ideological concerns in society to a producer, with whom she also harbours a secret agenda. Cast: Priya Bhavani Shankar, Ashwin Kumar. Director: Vignesh Karthick.

HotSpot 2 Much: Prime Video and Aha (Tamil, Feb 20)

It tells the story of a crime journalist whose life is flipped upside down after speaking with Amoz Alexander, a convicted rapist who says he has committed more horrible atrocities. Cast: Jaffer Idukki, Aju Varghese. Director: Ajay Shaji.

Amoz Alexander: Sun NXT (Malayalam, Feb 20)

A lower caste farmer named Nallapaadan is deeply devoted to his deity Ondimuni because he feels that she protected his son. He wants to offer his cherished goat as a sacrifice, but the yearly celebration at the temple of Ondimuni has been interrupted by a quarrel between two members of the upper caste. Cast: Murugesan, Vijayan Diya. Director: Sugavanam R.

Ondimuniyum Nallapaadanum: Sun NXT (Tamil, Feb 20)

While looking for his father, a travel vlogger uncovers disturbing facts about his family, which sets off a path of self-discovery and healing. Cast: Nihar Mukesh, Rachana Inder. Director: Ramenahalli Jagannatha.

Theertharoopa Thandeyavarige: Prime Video (Kannada, Feb 20)

The main focus of Paathirathri is the tumultuous relationship between policeman Hareesh and probationary SI Jancy at Anakkara Police Station, which is mostly caused by Hareesh's immature attitude toward women. Additionally, both cops are dealing with serious family issues. While on patrol one night, an unforeseen incident completely upends their life. Cast: Navya Nair, Soubin Shahir. Director: Ratheena.

Paathirathri: ZEE5 (Malayalam, Feb 20)