Valentine's Week Special: Watch these romantic films on OTT with bittersweet love stories

This Valentine's Week, let's remember that not every love story blossoms into a fairytale with a neatly packed happily-ever-after ending. Some stories are tragically unfinished symphonies, or simply fated to be separated. This week, we invite you to revisit those bittersweet tales, the loves that whisper the ‘what if’ somewhere in the corners of our hearts. This Valentine’s Week, revisit romance that linger long after the last goodbye with OTTplay Premium

Heartbreaking romantic films on OTTplay Premium:

96 (Sun NXT)

Cast: Vijay Sethupathi, Trisha Krishnan, Devadarshini, Gouri G. Kishan, Aadithya Bhaskar

This Tamil film is about a travel photographer named Ram, who has captured the beauty of countless destinations around the world. But nothing could have prepared him for the flood of emotions when he reunites with his old school friends. Just as he was basking in nostalgia, fate brings him face-to-face with the one person he had never forgotten–his childhood sweetheart, Janu. The spark that once burned bright between them, ignites once again through this reunion.

Mayaanadhi (Sun NXT)

Cast: Tovino Thomas, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Leona Lishoy

This Malayalam film is about Maathen, a notorious gang member, who finds himself entangled in an unfortunate incident that leads to the death of an honest police officer. With the authorities hot on his heels, Maathen must flee the country to escape the consequences. But before making his escape, Maathen could not resist the urge to reunite with Aparna, the love of his life. This impulsive decision puts him in danger and snatches his chances of survival.

Annayum Rasoolum (Manorama Max)

Cast: Fahadh Faasil, Andrea Jeremiah, Sunny Wayne, Soubin Shahir, Srinda, Ranjith, Shine Tom Chacko

Humble taxi driver, Rasool, and a salesgirl, named Anna, find themselves drawn to each other. However, their love is soon put to the test when Anna's elder sister interferes and soon becomes a challenge to their relationship. She pressures Rasool, who is Muslim, to change his religion and convert to Christianity. This sparks a crisis of faith and identity that threatens to tear Rasool and Anna apart.

Gunaa (Aha)

Cast: Kamal Haasan, Rekha, Roshini, Janagaraj, Sharat Saxena

Guna is a mentally unstable man, who finds solace in his pure imaginations. However, he hopes to marry the woman he imagines every day. His innocence is tormented when he encounters a young woman at a temple, whom he mistakenly believes to be the exact woman of his imaginary love. In a shocking turn of events, Guna kidnaps the woman believing that she is the one.

Ninnishtam Ennishtam (Sun NXT)

Cast: Mohanlal, Priya, Sukumari, Jagathy Sreekumar, Mukesh, Sukumari

Sreekuttan's life takes a dramatic turn when he falls in love with Shalini, a poor young woman from a family who are struggling to survive. Sreekuttan uses his newfound connection with Shalini to be her benefactor and begins to secretly support her family financially. As he gains her family's trust, Sreekuttan hopes to marry Shalini and give her a good life.