Dragon to Officer on Duty: New Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu OTT releases to watch this week

South cinema continues to add interesting films to the OTT space. This week, we have Officer On Duty telling a gripping story of a Kerala cop from Malayalam. On the other hand, Tamil cinema narrates the tale of a youth navigating various challenges. From Kunchacko Boban’s hit film Officer On Duty to Pradeep Ranganathan's blockbuster Dragon, here are the new Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu OTT releases to watch this week (March 16-22, 2025) 

Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu OTT releases to watch this week

Officer On Duty

Where to watch: Netflix  

OTT release date: March 20, 2025 

Language: Malayalam 

Kunchacko Boban headlines this gritty thriller film, directed by debutant Jithu Ashraf. Cop Harishankar has been demoted to CI. Even as he battles various issues, Harishankar probes a fake gold chain case but it leads him to something far more sinister. Priyamani, Jagadish, and Vishak Nair form the stellar cast of the hit Malayalam film.  

Also read - 5 Kunchacko Boban movies to watch on OTT if you loved Officer on Duty 

Dragon

Where to watch: Netflix 

OTT release date: March 21, 2025 

Language: Tamil 

Pradeep Ranganathan of Love Today fame returns as a D Ragavan, a college dropout, in Dragon. He fakes his documents to secure a job but now needs to clear his backlogs to avoid getting caught. The blockbuster Tamil film also features Anupama Parameswaran and Kayadu Lohar. 

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Nilavuku En Mel Ennadi Kobam

Where to watch: Prime Video (not confirmed) 

OTT release date – March 21, 2025 (tentative) 

Language: Tamil 

Dhanush returned to the director’s chair for the third time to narrate a tale of youngsters and their romantic trysts. The young cast of Priya Prakash Varrier, Anikha Surendran, Matthew Thomas, Rabiya Khatoon, Ramya Ranganathan and Venkatesh Menon feature in the film along with Sarathkumar, Naren, and Saranya Ponvannan. 

Jithender Reddy  

Where to watch: ETV Win, OTTPlay Premium 

OTT release date: March 17, 2025 

Language: Telugu 

Jithender Reddy is a biopic, which is based on an influential leader in Telangana. But the film failed to create any waves at the box office and ended up as a flop. It remains to be seen if Jithender Reddy will win any appreciation upon its OTT release.