OTT platforms are very convenient and cost-effective because people can watch their favorite shows and films while sitting at home or anywhere else. Movies such as Arulnithi's D Block, Prithviraj's Kaduva, Aavasavyuham, Alia Bhatt's Darlings, Hansika's Maha, Wedding Season, Gopichand's Pakka commercial, Jaya Surya's John Luther and Thirteen Lives are now set to be released on OTT platforms this week. 

Learn about the titles releasing in the first week of August 2022 on OTT in detail below...

Kaduva

Prithviraj Sukumaran and Bollywood Actor Vivek Oberoi starrer Kaduva, Action thriller film directed by Shaji Kailas. Set in the 1990s, Kaduva revolves around the ego tussle between Prithviraj Sukumaran's titular character of Kaduva aka Kaduvakunnel Kuriyachan, a rubber planter in Kerala, and Vivek Oberoi's character of a cop named Joseph Chandy. Kaduva became one of the biggest blockbusters in the Malayalam cinema of this year earning around Rs 50 crore in its theatrical run. 

Release Date: August 4, 2022

Language: Malayalam with English subtitles

Platform: Prime Video 

Aavasavyuham 

Vrithakrithiyulla Chathuram fame director Krishand RK’s Aavasavyuham: The Arbit Documentation of An Amphibian Hunt, which won the Kerala State Award for Best Film. The science fiction Rahul Rajagopal, Zhinz Shan, Sreenath Babu, and others in the lead roles. Avasavyuham follows the events that are set off by the advent of a guy (Rahul Rajagopal) who is endowed with "special powers" and has no identity except for his name, Joy while painting an amusingly kaleidoscopic portrayal of society. The movie pokes fun at a variety of human follies using a heavily satirical, mockumentary style.

Release Date: August 4, 2022

Language: Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu

Platform: Sony LIV 

D Block

Arulnithi's D Block is a college-based thriller drama film directed by debutant Vijay Kumar Rajendran, the famous YouTuber who runs the channel named Eruma Saani. D Block depicts the horrific events that took place in the campus hostel. The film received mixed reviews praising Arulnithi's and Charandeep's performance but received criticism towards its plot and pacing.

Release Date: August 1, 2022

Language: Tamil

Platform: Prime Video (India), Tentkotta and Simply South (Outside India)

Darlings  

Alia Bhatt is currently one of the busiest actresses in Bollywood, her two films RRR and Gangubai Kathiawadi already rocked at the box office, and has three more films that are waiting to hit the screens, one of them is the dark comedy film Darlings directed by Jasmeet K Reen starring Shefali Shah, Vijay Varma and Roshan Mathew in lead roles. The story of the film is When it comes to Badru's husband Hamza, a strong-willed woman named Badru and her mother decide to take matters into their own hands. What comes next is a hilarious and dark comedy.

Release Date: August 5, 2022

Language: Hindi, English

Platform: Netflix

Pakka Commercial

Telugu-language courtroom action comedy Pakka Commercial directed by Maruthi. Macho Star Gopichand plays Lucky, the son of the retired judge Suryanarayana, who is portrayed by Sathyaraj. Lucky is a brilliant attorney who will argue with anyone in exchange for money. Those who missed watching Pakka Commercial in theatres can enjoy this film on Netflix and Aha Video. Raashii Khanna, Varalakshmi Sarathkumar, Rao Ramesh and others also star in the film.

Release Date: August 5, 2022

Language: Telugu 

Platform: Aha Video and Netflix

John Luther 

Jayasurya starrer investigation thriller John Luther got many positive reviews from the audience when it hit the big screens and finally, the film is available to view on a popular OTT platform. The film is directed by the debutant Abhijith Joseph. Jayasurya played the lead role of a police officer who has lost his hearing and burst an eardrum while investigating the disappearance of a teacher named Prakashan. The film, made in the Malayalam language, contains several elements that keep viewers firmly seated in their seats.

Release Date: August 5, 2022

Language: Malayalam 

Platform: Manorama MAX, Simply South (outside India)

Wedding Season 

Netflix's new romantic comedy film 'Wedding Season' direct digital premiere from August 4th onwards. Suraj Sharma, Pallavi Sharda, Arianna Afsar, Rizwan Manji and Ruth Goodwin will be playing as the star cast in this movie. Pressured by their parents to find spouses, Asha and Ravi pretend to date in order to survive a summer of weddings— but their ruse goes awry when feelings turn real. The film is directed by Tom Dey. Jongnic Bontemps and Raashi Kulkarni are scoring the music.

Release Date: August 4, 2022

Language: English, Hindi

Platform: Netflix  

Maha  

Hansika Motwani’s 50th Tamil mystery thriller film 'Maha’ was directed by debutant UR Jameel. Love between a working single mother and her child is the main subject of the film. Silambarasan plays Hansika Motwani's boyfriend in the film, and he will have a screen time of 40 minutes in his extended cameo role. The film also featured Srikanth, Sanam Shetty, Thambi Ramaiah and Karunakaran. The music for the movie was composed by Ghibran. The film within 15 days from its day of release, will now be making its digital premiere.

Release Date: August 5, 2022

Language: Tamil 

Platform: Aha Video  

Thirteen Lives 

Thirteen Lives English Biographical, Survival film directed by Ron Howard. Chronicles the events of the 2018 Tham Luang cave rescue that saw a junior football team and their coach trapped in a cave for a period of 18 days. Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell, Joel Edgerton, and Tom Bateman playing the pivotal roles. Thirteen Lives dramatizes the details of the rescue and incredible efforts by the group of divers, rescue teams and volunteers that were involved.

Release Date: August 5, 2022

Language: English, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi 

Platform: Prime Video