This week brings a strong mix of action, comedy, suspense, science fiction, psychological mystery and biographical drama across Netflix, Prime Video, JioHotstar, Apple TV and SonyLIV. From Taapsee Pannu’s fierce Gandhari and the tense thriller The Runner to R. Madhavan’s G.D.N, these 7 new movies are worth adding to your OTT watchlist.
7 New Movies Releasing This Week on OTT (August 31 – September 6)
1. Gandhari (Netflix, September 3)
Taapsee Pannu stars as Bani, a mother whose world falls apart when her daughter is kidnapped. After losing her eyesight while trying to protect her child, Bani refuses to let her disability end the search. She enters a dangerous criminal world and takes matters into her own hands to find those responsible.
2. The Runner (Prime Video, September 2)
During her routine morning run, a high-powered London lawyer receives a terrifying call from a mysterious man who claims to have kidnapped her son. Forced to race through the city while following a series of sinister instructions, she must keep moving, obey every order and tell no one—or risk losing her child.
3. Dhamaal 4 (Netflix, September 4)
Guddu, Lallan, Adi and Manav are pulled into another madcap treasure hunt after learning about Shaitaan Singh’s hidden fortune. Their search gets even more chaotic when the treasure map is split into pieces, families enter the race and everyone heads towards a mysterious island. Ajay Devgn, Arshad Warsi, Riteish Deshmukh and Jaaved Jaaferi return for another round of comic confusion.
4. Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu (JioHotstar, September 2)
Din Djarin and Grogu take on a dangerous mission as the galaxy struggles to rebuild after the Empire’s fall. They must rescue Jabba’s son, Rotta the Hutt, from a pirate-controlled underworld filled with threats and deadly traps. As their mission becomes increasingly risky, Grogu’s Force abilities become vital to their survival.
5. Mayday (Apple TV, September 4)
Set in 1987, this action-comedy follows U.S. Navy pilot Troy “Assassin” Kelly after a secret mission leaves him stranded in Soviet territory. His unexpected rescuer is Nikolai Ustinov, a former KGB agent who decides to hide him rather than hand him over. Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh play two unlikely allies trying to escape enemy forces.
6. Unmadham (SonyLIV, September 4)
A police constable carrying the weight of his past becomes involved in a long-forgotten unsolved case. As he digs deeper, disturbing secrets begin to surface and challenge everything he believes. Kunchacko Boban leads this Malayalam psychological mystery thriller.
7. G.D.N (Netflix, September 4)
R. Madhavan plays renowned inventor G.D. Naidu in this biographical drama. The film captures pivotal moments from Naidu’s life as he battles powerful authorities threatening his groundbreaking innovations in a transforming India. It is a story of vision, perseverance and the fight to protect ideas capable of changing lives.
From a desperate mother’s search for her daughter and a high-pressure kidnapping thriller to a wild treasure hunt and an inspiring true-life story, this week’s OTT movie lineup has something for every mood.