Thalaivar Thambi Thalaimaiyil (TTT) OTT release date: It follows a village panchayat leader who must resolve an ego clash when a wedding and a funeral are scheduled on the same day

Last Updated: 10.39 AM, Feb 07, 2026
Thalaivar Thambi Thalaimaiyil, the recently released Tamil film starring actor Jiiva in the lead role, is gearing up for its OTT release. The rural comedy drama, which came off as a surprise hit for the Pongal season, has been acquired by Netflix and will debut it in the coming days soon. Here is when you can watch it.
The Jiiva-starrer 2026 Tamil rural comedy drama had hit theatres for Pongal after advancing its release date, due to delay in Jana Nayagan. Thalaivar Thambi Thalaimaiyil went on to become a blockbuster at the box office and even received positive response from audience. Now, the film is gearing up for its OTT release this week.

Netflix has bagged the streaming rights of Thalaivar Thambi Thalaimaiyil, and will premiere it on February 12, Thursday. The film is written and directed by Nithish Sahadev, and stars Jiiva in the lead role. If you have not yet watched the film, you can stream Thalaivar Thambi Thalaimaiyil soon on OTT next week.
| Title | Thalaivar Thambi Thalaimaiyil |
| Thalaivar Thambi Thalaimaiyil OTT platform | Netflix |
| Thalaivar Thambi Thalaimaiyil OTT release date | February 12 |
| Thalaivar Thambi Thalaimaiyil cast | Jiiva, Thambi Ramaiah, Ilavarasan |
In the film Thalaivar Thambi Thalaimaiyil, Jiiva plays Jeevaratnam, a local Panchayat leader who is in-charge of conducing a wedding under his oversee. However, as preparations take place, a death occurs in the house next door, and the family adamant on conducting the funeral on the same day as the wedding. The rest of the film revolves around how Jeevaratnam tackles the issue and sorts out the ego clash between the two neighbours.

Directed by Nithish Sahadev who previously did Malayalam film Falimy, Thalaivar Thambi Thalaimaiyil’s cast includes Thambi Ramaiya, Ilavarasu, Prathana Nathan, Jensen Dhivakar, Jaiwanth, Sarjin Kumar, Rajesh Pandian, Subash Kannan, Amith Mohan, Anuraj OB, Sharath, Savithri and others. The film had opened to good reviews upon its release, and had a solid run at the box office.
Q. What is Thalaivar Thambi Thalaimaiyil about?
A. Thalaivar Thambi Thalaimaiyil is a rural comedy drama about a panchayat leader who must oversee a wedding happens correctly but faces uncertainty when a death occurs at the neighbour's place.
Q. What is Thalaivar Thambi Thalaimaiyil OTT release date?
A. Thalaivar Thambi Thalaimaiyil will stream on Netflix on February 12.
Q. Who is the director of Thalaivar Thambi Thalaimaiyil?
A. Malayalam filmmaker Nithish Sahadev helmed Thalaivar Thambi Thalaimaiyil.