Varalaxmi Sarathkumar's directorial debut, Saraswathi, is coming to theatres this week. On the other hand, a reimagining of the Bride of Frankenstein, titled The Bride! helmed by Maggie Gyllenhaal, is also hitting theatres. Here's a full list:
One woman. No memory at all. Two men give completely different accounts of her past. Aditi can't even trust herself, so who can she trust in a world that is constantly changing? Cast: Jiya Shankar, Arjun Ashokan, Madumkesh. Director: Vijay.
It is based on Vada Manju Virattu and examines the hero's amazing affinity with his bull. Family ties are emotionally highlighted in the movie. Cast: Vemal, Sanashka Sri. Director: Kendhiran.
A woman takes her significant other on a getaway to a remote hill residence. She intends to divulge a secret that will change her life, but odd things start happening. Butterfly imagery is used in this mystery thriller to reveal secrets. Cast: Nivedhithaa Sathish, Lakshmipriyaa Chandramouli. Director: Vijay Ranganathan.
TV host Karthik's life falls apart just before he gets married when a humiliating video goes viral. He engages in frantic cover-ups with his best friend Vasu and hacker Chitti, racing against time to preserve his reputation before everything goes viral. Cast: Sathish, Karunakaran. Director: Praveen Saravanan.
A hot-headed young man from a rural background who battles alcoholism and wounded pride gets married with little regard for accountability. Cast: Srinath Maganti, Gayathri Ramana. Director: Bala Satish.
A lonely Frankenstein goes to Chicago in the 1930s to ask Dr. Euphronious, a pioneering scientist, to make him a companion. The bride is conceived after the two bring a murdered young woman back to life. What follows is unimaginable for both of them: outlaw lovers in a wild and explosive passion, murder, possession, and a wild and radical cultural movement. Cast: Christian Bale, Jessie Buckley. Director: Maggie Gyllenhaal.
An innocent, conventional middle-class family surreptitiously participates in odd and surprising crimes. Their everyday life descends into total turmoil when an unforeseen event occurs. The film examines the bizarre and humorous journey of Sreeram's family while fusing dark comedy with eerie realism. Cast: Sivaji, Laya. Director: Sudheer Sreeram.
One night between sunset and morning, a moral dilemma turns into a terrifying struggle for survival. Cast: John Kaippallil, Pramod Shetty. Director: Pradeep Arsikere.
This movie explores a terrifying plot by a group of antisocial individuals who create a disastrous scheme to wipe out humanity and profit from the ensuing turmoil on a worldwide scale. Cast: Nithin Gowda, Subhi Joshi. Director: Nandan Prabhu.
A street-side prostitute and a contract murderer form an odd relationship in the daring, brutal drama Cockroach. The movie, which is set against the hypocrisy of a morally rotting society, raises the question of who the true filthy people are. Cockroach is a dark, fierce, and unyielding representation of a society that values violence but condemns survival. Cast: Abhilash Sunkara, Tirrtha Mumbairkar. Director: P Suneel Kumar Reddy.
James is driven to Silent Hill, a once-familiar village now engulfed in darkness, after receiving an enigmatic letter from his deceased love Mary. Cast: Jeremy Irvine, Hannah Emily Anderson. Director: Christophe Gans.
A happy college student who is close to both his mother and his romantic interest, Maridasa unintentionally falls victim to an underworld don and his cronies. His once-happy existence is turned into a nightmare by their hold on his life, forcing him into a battle he never planned to engage in. Cast: Bharth Kumar, Malashri. Director: Ramu S.
When her 12-year-old daughter disappears, a loving mother is devastated in Saraswathi. Unexpected turns add to the intrigue as she seeks assistance from the police. What actually took place? Cast: Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Prakash Raj. Director: Varalaxmi Sarathkumar.
When a man refuses to accept a death that the police have casually declared to be natural, an aggressive murder investigation begins. As he delves more, what starts out as scepticism transforms into an unrelenting search for the truth, revealing layers of danger, deceit, and strong emotions that won't go away. Cast: Sree Vishnu, Reba Monica John. Director: Hussain Sha Kiran.
There is a forest on the enigmatic Kerala-Tamil Nadu boundary that no one ventures inside. The nearby villages have long been plagued by stories of invisible supernatural powers and whispers of those who disappeared within. Cast: Askar Ali, Vineeth Kumar. Director: Jithu Satheesan Mangalathu.