Amazon Prime Video Announces 9 Films, Release Dates For Coolie No 1, Soorarai Pottru, Maara

Movie theatres across the country may be slowly planning their reopening, but the streaming wars show no sign of letting up. Last week both Netflix and Amazon Prime Video announced their respective Tamil anthologies at the same time, and Disney plus Hotstar is ready to drop their Laxmmi Bomb trailer. And if that's not enough, Amazon Prime Video has made yet another announcement about releasing 9 movies (Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam) over the next 3 months.

Halal Love Story (Malayalam) 

Streaming on 15^th October

Halal Love Story is an upcoming Malayalam comedy starring Indrajith Sukumaran, Joju George, Soubin Shahir and Parvathy Thiruvothu. The film promises to bring back all the charm and small-town goodness of its director Zakariya Mohammed's previous film Sudani From Nigeria.  The film is about a small town getting together to make a film. Halal Love Story is produced by Aashiq Abu's OPM Cinemas and Jesna Ashim and Harshad Ali under Papaya Films.

Bheema Sena Nalamaharaja (Kannada)

Streaming on 29^th October

Bheema is an upcoming Kannada family entertainer directed by Karthik Saragur. The movie stars Aravinnd Iyer, Aarohi Narayan, Priyanka Thimmesh, Achyuth Kumar and Aadya in leading roles

Soorarai Pottru (Tamil)

Streaming on 30^th October

Deepavali + a big-star movie = sacred tradition for the Tamils. So this Suriya movie is a jackpot for Amazon Prime, and will be a huge driver for subscriptions in the virgin-OTT markets. Directed by Sudha Kongara, this may be the hit Suriya's been waiting for a while now.

Chhalaang (Hindi) 

Streaming on 13^th November

Directed by Hansal Mehta, Chhalaang is an inspirational social comedy starring Rajkummar Rao and Nushrat Bharucha. The film is produced by Ajay Devgn, Luv Ranjan and Ankur Garg.

Manne Number 13 (Kannada) 

Streaming on 19^th November

Maane Number 13 is an upcoming horror thriller directed by Vivy Kathiresan. The film stars Varsha Bollamma, Aiswarya Gowda, Praveen Prem and Chetan Gandharva.

Middle Class Melodies (Telugu) 

Streaming on 20^th November

Starring Anand Deverakonda and Varsha Bollamma, Middle Class Melodies is a humour packed whimsical tale depicting the congenial lives of the middle class in the village where a young man dreams of owning a hotel in a town. The film is directed by Vinod Anantoju.

Durgavati (Hindi) 

Streaming on 11^th December

Directed by Ashok and starring Bhumi Pednekar, Durgavati tells the story of an innocent Government officer who is embroiled in a conspiracy involving powerful forces. The film is presented by T-Series and Cape of Good Films and is an Abundantia Entertainment production.

Maara (Tamil) 

Streaming on 17^th December

Starring R Madhavan and Shraddha Srinath, Maara is a romantic drama directed by Dhilip Kumar. It is produced by Prateek Chakravorty and Shruti Nallappa of Pramod Films.

Coolie No. 1 (Hindi) 

Streaming on 25^th December

This is a big coup for the streaming giant. Coolie No. 1, starring Varun Dhawan and Sara Ali Khan, was touted as one of the biggest theatrical releases of the year. The film will see director David Dhawan reprise his own massively popular comedy film, starring Govinda, from 25 years ago.