Updated weekly — Here’s the list of the latest Malayalam OTT releases of January 2026 streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, Sony LIV, Manorama Max, ZEE5, SunNXT, JioHotstar and more...

Last Updated: 10.36 AM, Jan 29, 2026
While 2025 featured some of the biggest hits in the Malayalam film industry including Lokah Chapter 1 - Chandra, Empuraan and Thudarum, 2026 promises to be even better. The film industry followed some of its best movies in 2024, including Manjummel Boys , Aavesham or Kishkindha Kaandam with Eko, Alappuzha Gymkhana, Ponman and Hridayapoorvam last year, with brilliant films like Kalamkaval lined up in February 2026 itself. It's no surprise that fans have been waiting for the latest Malayalam OTT releases every week.
Films of Malayalam stars such as Fahadh Faasil, Dulquer Salmaan, Tovino Thomas, Naslen, Parvathy Thiruvothu, Kalyani Priyadarshan and Prithviraj Sukumaran or even veteran superstars such as Mohanlal and Mammootty, that find their way to OTTs, are now watched by not just Mollywood fans. OTTplay has got you covered when it comes to the new and latest Malayalam OTT releases and where you can stream them. If you have already watched Lokah - Chapter 1: Chandra, Kalamkaval and Bha Bha Ba, here are the other Malayalam films to catch this month.
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| Latest Movie | OTT release date | OTT platform |
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Sarvam Maya |
January 30 | JioHotstar |
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Sheshippu |
January 23 | SunNXT |
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Kalamkaval |
January 16 | SonyLIV |
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Bha Bha Ba |
January 16 | ZEE5 |
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Balti |
January 9 | Prime Video |
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Eko |
December 31 | Netflix |
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Ithiri Neram |
December 31 | SunNXT, Prime Video |
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Dominic and the Ladies' Purse |
December 19 | ZEE5 |
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Pharma |
December 19 | JioHotstar |
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Feminichi Fathima |
December 12 | ManoramaMAX |
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Diés Iraé |
December 5 | JioHotstar, ManoramaMAX |
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The Pet Detective |
November 28 | ZEE5 |
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Avihitham |
November 14 | JioHotstar |
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Sangharsha Ghadana |
November 14 | SunNXT |
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Karam |
November 7 | Manorama Max, Amazon Prime Video |
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Thalavara |
October 29 | Amazon Prime Video |
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Lokah - Chapter 1: Chandra |
October 31 | JioHotstar |
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Mirage |
October 23 | Sony LIV |
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Aabhyanthara Kuttavaali |
October 17 | ZEE5 |
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Mehfil |
October 10 | SunNXT |
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Maine Pyar Kiya |
October 1 | Prime Video, Lionsgate Play |
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Checkmate |
October 2 | ZEE5 |
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Saahasam |
October 1 | SunNXT |
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Hridayapoorvam |
Sept 26 | JioHotstar |
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Odum Kuthira Chaadum Kuthira |
Sept 26 | Netflix |
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Sumathi Valavu |
Sept 26 | ZEE5 |
| Sarkeet | Sept 26 | Manorama Max |
| Footage | Sept 9 | SunNXT |
| Flask | Sept 4 | Manorama Max |
| Raveendra Nee Evide? | Sept 4 | Saina Play, Prime Video |
| Kammatam | Sept 4 | ZEE5 |
| The Chronicles of the 4.5 Gang | Aug 29 | Sony LIV |
| Vasanthi | Aug 28 | Manorama Max |
| Dheeran | Aug 22 | SunNXT |
| Soothravakyam | Aug 21 | Lionsgate Play |
| Perumani | Aug 21 | Saina Play |
| Janaki V vs State of Kerala | Aug 14 | ZEE5 |
| Vyasanasametham Bandhimithradhikal | Aug 14 | Manorama Max |
| Nadikar | Aug 8 | Saina Play, Prime Video |
| Bigg Boss Malayalam S7 | Aug 3 | JioHotstar |
| Ronth | July 22 | JioHotstar |
| Narivetta | July 11 | Sony LIV |
| Mr and Mrs Bachelor | July 11 | Manorama Max |
| Moonwalk | July 8 | JioHotstar |
| Kuttante Shinigami | July 4 | Manorama Max |

After struggling to make it as a musician, Prabhendu decides to take a crack at this ancestral profession as a priest. After a puja doesn't quite accomplish its purpose, he ends up with a ghost. What effect will she have on his life? The feel-good movie is helmed by Akhil Sathyan.
Streaming on: JioHotstar (from Jan 30)
Cast: Nivin Pauly, Riya Shibu, Preity Mukhundhan

When a traumatised Anju meets Pavi, a ghostwriter, in the middle of nowhere, an unlikely bond developed between the two, with each finding solace in each other and also finding strength and renewed hope in this drama helmed by Sreejith S Kumar and Gritto Vincent.
Streaming on: SunNXT
Cast: Meenakshi Jayan

A routine probe, after a girl is suspected to have eloped with another villager, takes Crime Branch officer Jayashankar on a trail of unreported missing persons. As he digs deeper, he suspects the involvement of a serial killer who has been operating with alarming efficiency.
Streaming on: SonyLIV
Cast: Mammootty, Vinayakan, Rajisha Vijayan

Kerala chief minister is kidnapped by a stranger, who then uses him to address and resolve the problems of the common man. As the CM's son investigates the case, he also uncovers details about the person and why he has sought the particular mode to execute his mission in this madcap comedy-thriller.
Streaming on: ZEE5
Cast: Dileep, Mohanlal, Vineeth Sreenivasan

A bunch of Kabbadi players get entangled in crime in a Kerala-Tamil Nadu border town, forcing them to question their loyalties and also jeopardising the lives of their loved ones. In their quest for revenge, who really ends up losing?
Streaming on: Prime Video
Cast: Shane Nigam, Shantanu Bhagayaraj

Director Dinjith Ayyathan's movie, which has the tagline of Infinite Chronicles of Kuriachan, builds up its protagonist - a mysterious figure who is currently absconding. His story and his love for his dogs are told through his wife Mlaathi, her help Peyoos, his late colleague, a former naval officer and the villagers.
Streaming on: Netflix (Dec 31)
Cast: Sandeep Pradeep, Saurabh Sachdeva, Vineeth, Narain

Two ex-lovers, Anish and Anjana, meet and romanticise about their past - while also revisiting the feelings that brought them together and drove them apart, in this conversational romcom similar to '96 and Before Sunrise trilogy.
Streaming on: SunNXT and OTTplay Premium (from Dec 31)
Cast: Roshan Mathew, Zarin Shihab

In director Gautham Vasudev Menon's Malayalam directorial debut, Mammootty essays the titular role of a former cop, who runs his own detective agency. After his landlady entrusts him with the task of finding the owner of a purse, he sets out to crack what is seemingly a simple case but soon evolves into one about tracking the whereabouts of two missing people.
Streaming on: ZEE5 and OTTplay Premium (from Dec 19)
Cast: Mammootty, Sushmita Bhat, Gokul Suresh

Helmed by Finals director PR Arun, Nivin Pauly's web series debut traces the life of a young medical representative as he navigates the pressures of the pharmaceutical industry amid corporate pressure and sales targets. The show is touted to be a social drama based inspired by true stories.
Streaming on: JioHotstar, accessible via OTTplay Premium (from Dec 19)
Cast: Nivin Pauly, Rajat Kapur, Narain

Fathima begins questioning her self worth, when she asks for a mattress for her ailing back and there's no one to help her. She decides take things on her own hands, thereby shaking religious structures and patriarchy along the way.
Streaming on: Manorama Max
Cast: Shamla Hamza, Viji Vishwanath

Rohan, a spoilt rich brat, finds that something is not right at home after he returns from visiting the house of a former friend who had just passed away. He decides to dig deeper, only to find out haunting secrets.
Streaming on: JioHotstar and Manorama Max
Cast: Pranav Mohanlal, Gibin Gopinath, Arun Ajikumar

Tony Jose, a detective struggling to make his mark, finally zeroes in on a case that could help him establish himself as well as win over his childhood sweetheart's father. But things soon escalate, beyond the supposed capabilities of Tony.
Streaming on: ZEE5
Cast: Sharafudheen, Vinay Forrt, Anupama Parameswaran

Helmed by Senna Hegde of Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam fame, the satire revolves around a group of men who begin spreading a news of a illicit affair and how their villagers then take it upon themselves to find the people involved.
Streaming on: JioHotstar, accessible via OTTplay Premium (from November 14)
Cast: Unniraj, Renji Kankol, Vineeth Chakyar

Kodamazha Suni is forced to revisit his choices, after people from his gang are hurt. While in pursuit of the mysterious adversary, Suni must also confront the deeds of his past. The action drama is directed by Krishand, who had also helmed the superlative series Chronicles of the 4.5 Gang and Purusha Pretham.
Streaming on: SunNXT (from November 14)
Cast: Vishnu Agasthya, Sanoop Padaveedan, Rahul Rajagopal

Former military officer Dev Mahendran and family get caught in a tricky situation in a foreign country, after the former meets his ex, who is currently trapped in a human trafficking ring. Can Dev save her, but at what cost? The action thriller is directed by Vineeth Sreenivasan.
Streaming on: Manorama Max
Cast: Noble Babu Thomas, Kalabhavan Shajohn and Manoj K Jayan

Despite being made fun for his condition of vitiligo, Jyothish has tried to live life on his own terms. But when he decides to pursue a dream career that few have made it, the hurdles become even greater. Will he surrender to his fate or create his own destiny?
Streaming on: Amazon Prime Video
Cast: Arjun Ashokan, Revathy Sharma, Sarath Sabha

A trio of youngsters are smitten by their next-apartment neighbour Chandra, who is rarely seen in the day. Little do they know how she's connected to their organ trafficking ring that is functioning in the city or about the hell that she can unleash.
Streaming on: JioHotstar
Cast: Kalyani Priyadarshan, Naslen, Chandu Salimkumar

After her fiancé is apparently killed in a train accident, Abhirami is approached by three men - an investigative journalist, a cop and a goon - to seek information about a hard-disk that her fiancé had with him. As Abhirami along with her friend tries to trace the drive, they also unravel several secrets in this Jeethu Joseph thriller.
Streaming on: Sony LIV, accessible via OTTplay Premium (from Oct 23)
Cast: Asif Ali, Aparna Balamurali, Deepak Parambol

Soon after their wedding, Sahadevan is falsely accused of domestic abuse by his wife Nayana. The family drama, helmed by Sethunath Padmakumar, takes the audience through what led to the incident and if Sahadevan can fight his way out of this legally.
Streaming on: ZEE5, accessible via OTTplay Premium (from Oct 17)
Cast: Asif Ali, Sidharth Bharathan, Jagadish

Directed by Jayaraj, the movie, based on a true story, revolves around the incidents that happen during a Mehfil night, when a family patriarch revisits his past while trying to ensure that the current generation also sustains the same love for music that he has.
Streaming on: SunNXT, accessible via OTTplay Premium (from Oct 10)
Cast: Mukesh, Unni Mukundan, Asha Sharath

After falling for Nidhi at his alma mater, Aryan decides to follow her. But little does he know about the trouble that awaits him when he reaches Tamil Nadu. The romantic action-drama also has Antony Varghese in a cameo.
Streaming on: Prime Video (from October 1) and Lionsgate Play, accessible via OTTplay Premium (from October 3)
Cast: Hridhu Haroon, Preity Mukundhan, Jagadish

This thriller, set in New York, revolves around a powerful pharma magnate named Philip Kurian and the games he plays to stay ahead.
Streaming on: ZEE5, accessible via OTTplay Premium (from October 2)
Cast: Anoop Menon, Rajalakshmy C and Lal

Jeevan has to find a way to elope with his girlfriend Sera. Gangsters Victor and Wolf are being hunted by narcotics bureau official. What happens when these two storylines collide, along with more characters - crime, chaos and comedy.
Streaming on: SunNXT, accessible via OTTplay Premium (from October 1)
Cast: Ramzan Muhammed, Gouri G Kishan, Babu Antony

In this Sathyan Anthikad feel-good comedy, Sandeep Balakrishnan decides to visit the family of his late heart donor to attend the latter's daughter's engagement. But after he gets into a scuffle and injures his back, he is forced to stay a few more days with the family, getting to know more about them as well as his donor.
Streaming on: JioHotstar, also accessible via OTTplay Premium (from Sept 26)
Cast: Mohanlal, Malavika Mohanan, Sangeeth Pratap

On the eve of their wedding, Aby's fiancée asks him to arrive at the ceremony on horse. But on doing so, he falls off the horse and slips into a coma. When he finally wakes, the world he is familiar with has changed. He starts by trying to fix others in his lives and in the process also discover that he is the one who needs fixing.
Streaming on: Netflix (from Sept 26)
Cast: Fahadh Faasil, Kalyani Priyadarshan, Vinay Forrt

The ghost of Sumathi is believed to haunt a small town and those who travel the path leading to it. Appu, an youngster, has is life impacted by the same spirit, and decides to get to the bottom of it, in this horror-comedy.
Streaming on: ZEE5 (from Sept 26)
Cast: Arjun Ashokan, Malavika Manoj, Sshivada

Parents Balu and Stephy have their work cut out, raising the hyperactive Jeppu. At the same time, Ameer is struggling to find a job that could help his family. A situation brings the two individuals together, forming an unlikely friendship that change both their lives.
Streaming on: Manorama Max (from Sept 26)
Cast: Asif Ali, Orhan Hyder, Deepak Parambol

Two vloggers decide to chase a woman that take them from their apartment during the pandemic to the forest, unaware that the mystery they are chasing is also fraught with danger to their own lives.
Streaming on: SunNXT
Cast: Vishak Nair, Gayathri Ashok, Manju Warrier

Director Rahul Riji Nair's comedy drama revolves around the incidents that happen when two diverse individuals - a musician-aspirant who ends up as cop and a snobbish judge - are kidnapped by a group of Maoists.
Streaming on: Manorama Max
Cast: Saiju Kurup, Suresh Krishna

The lives of a senior scientist, Raveendran, and his family turns topsy-turvy after the entry of their neighbour John. A serious of incidents involving misunderstandings, kidnapping and the ensuing chaos take the plot of this comedy, helmed by Manoj Palodan, forward.
Streaming on: Saina Play and Prime Video (Sept 5 onwards)
Cast: Anoop Menon, Dhyan Sreenivasan and Sheelu Abraham

Director Krishand RK's Malayalam web series follows four youngsters and a vertically-challenged person, who hatch an ambitious plan to run their village's temple festival. This puts them at odds with the local gangster who controls the city's milk and flower trades.
Streaming on: Sony LIV, accessible via OTTplay Premium (From Aug 29 onwards)
Cast: Darshana Rajendran, Sanju Sivram and Jagadeesh

The six-episode murder mystery, helmed by Shan Thulasidharan, revolves around an investigation carried by circle inspector Antonio George after the death of a man in a suspected road accident. Antonio's probe reveals a web of lies and sinister secrets.
Streaming on: ZEE5, accessible via OTTplay Premium (From Sept 5 onwards)
Cast: Sudev Nair, Jins, Jeo Baby

The Kerala State Award-winning film shuttles between a play and the memories of Vasanthi about the men she has encountered in her life since she left home. The movie is helmed by Shinos and Sajas Rahman.
Streaming on: Manorama Max (Aug 28 onwards)
Cast: Swasika, Siju Wilson, Shabareesh Varma

A group of villagers take on the mission to bring back the body of a man. The chaotic road trip, however, leads to more mishaps and also unearths truths none of them were ready to encounter along the way, in this Devdath Shaji directorial.
Streaming on: SunNXT, accessible via OTTplay Premium
Cast: Rajesh Madhavan, Jagadeesh, Ashokan

Sub inspector Christo Xavier tries to turn his police station into a community hub by also doubling up as a math tutor. This puts him in odds with a schoolteacher in the village. Things turn serious when a student faces abuse. Christo is now tasked with solving the crime, but can he do it when all eyes are on him?
Streaming on: Lionsgate Play, accessible via OTTplay Premium
Cast: Shine Tom Chacko, Vincy Aloshious

As the village of Perumani gears up for a wedding, a guest worker, who is spotted at several places, gets hailed as a godman. What does his arrival mean for the villagers and especially the wedding?
Streaming on: Saina Play
Cast: Lukman Avaran, Sunny Wayne, Vinay Forrt

The case of Janaki, a Bengaluru-based IT employee and sexual-assault survivor, takes a turn after a renowned lawyer appears for the accused. This forces her to file a petition against the State for denying the justice that she deserves.
Streaming on: ZEE5, accessible via OTTplay Premium (From Aug 14, 2025)
Cast: Suresh Gopi, Anupama Parameswaran, Askar Ali

Amid enduring the hassles from Anjali's obsessive fiancé, perpetually-worried parents and a troublesome man she has no feelings for, the death of her grandmother further throws a wrench into her chaotic life.
Streaming on: Manorama Max (From Aug 14, 2025)
Cast: Anaswara Rajan, Siju Sunny, Joemon Jyothir

Actor David Padikkal suddenly hits a roadblock after his meteoric rise as a superstar. To reinvent himself, he decides to take acting classes, but his inflated ego keeps getting in the way to becoming better at his craft even while his new tutor shows him the way.
Streaming on: Saina Play, Prime Video
Cast: Tovino Thomas, Balu Varghese, Soubin Shahir, Bhavana

Mohanlal returns to host the seventh edition of the reality show Bigg Boss Malayalam, which includes a host of popular faces such as Appani Sarath, Anumol Anukutty and RJ Binu.
Streaming on: JioHotstar

Veteran cop Yohannan and rookie CPO Dinnathan are grouped together for a night patrol, where the former shows the youngster the ropes but only for both their lives to be altered in ways they never imagined when the two become accidental accomplices to a death.
Streaming on: JioHotstar
Cast: Roshan Mathew, Dileesh Pothan

Varghese, years after letting go of employment opportunities, hesitantly joins Kerala police as a constable. His first assignment has his team deputed in Wayanad in the middle of a protest. A series of horrific incidents that happen to the people there, change his life forever.
Streaming on: Sony LIV (from July 11)
Cast: Tovino Thomas, Suraj Venjaramoodu and Cheran
What happens when a 40-year-old bachelor gives a lift to a young bride who flees home on her wedding day? Directed by Deepu Karunakaran and written by Arjun T Sathyan, the comedy-drama revolves around their events that happen their journey together.
Streaming on: Manorama Max (from July 11)
Cast: Indrajith Sukumaran, Anaswara Rajan and Rahul Madha
After watching a breakdance performance at a temple festival, a bunch of youngsters decide to learn and master the art, made famous by Michael Jackson in the 80s, and embark on an unforgettable journey.
Streaming on: JioHotstar
Cast: Sibi Kuttappan, Anunath, Rishi Kainikkara and Arjun Manilal

Helmed by Rasheed Parakkal, the movie revolves around a villager, Kuttan, who encounters a mysterious figure. The duo team up to reveal hidden truths that resulted in an untimely demise of a man. The fantasy drama has a unique take on the grim reaper concept.
Streaming on: Manorama Max
Cast: Indrans, Jaffer Idukki
Stay tuned to this article for all the updates on new Malayalam movies and web series releasing on OTT platforms including Netflix, Manorama Max, Sun NXT, JioHotstar, Amazon Prime Video, Sony LIV and ZEE5.