New OTT Releases this Week (April 24 – 30): Citadel, Dasara, Pathu Thala, and More Movies and TV Shows Playing Now

Featuring Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Richard Madden and produced by the Russo brothers Anthony and Joe Russo. Citadel is set as a mothership for a number of upcoming spin-offs. The Hindi one is set to feature Varun Dhawan and Samantha Ruth Prabhu. Citadel is based on an independent global intelligence service. Mason Kane and Nadia Sinh are played, respectively, by Richard Madden and Priyanka Chopra Jonas. The pair were once elite Citadel agents, but since the Citadel’s fall, their memories have been completely erased, and they have remained hidden.

IMDB Rating: NA

Language and Genre: English, action drama

Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video

Cast: Richard Madden, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Stanley Tucci, Lesley Manville,
Osy Ikhile, Ashleigh Cummings

Release Date: 28 April

Dasara

Dasara, starring Telugu actor Nani, is finally getting its OTT release on Netflix. The movie initially premiered on March 30 in theaters. With the Singareni coal mines serving as the back drop, the movie tells the story of Dharani (Nani) who has experienced numerous phobias since childhood. His grandmother reveals to him one day that she uses alcohol to deal with fear, and he picks up the habit of walking about with bottles dangling from his waist. And the rest of the story unfold with Suri (Deekshith Shetty), his closest buddy, and his love for Vennela (Keerthy Suresh).

IMDB Rating: 7.4

Language and Genre: Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, action adventure drama

Where to watch: Netflix

Cast: Nani, Dheekshith Shetty, Keerthy Suresh, Samuthirakani, Shine Tom Chacko

Release Date: 27 April

Pathu Thala

Initially released on March 30, Pathu Thala is a Tamil neo-noir action thriller featuring Silambarasan and Gautham Karthik in the lead roles. The investigation into the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu’s strange disappearance is the main focus of the film. A dedicated policeman named Shakthivel (Karthik) is given the assignment to look for the missing leader and look into the matter. When his investigation takes him to the legendary mobster AG Raavanan (Silambarasan), he is unable to collect proof since AGR is virtually untouchable due to his position of power in the sand mining industry and is therefore above reproach.

IMDB Rating: 8.0

Language and Genre: Tamil, neo-noir action thriller

Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video

Cast: Silambarasan, Gautham Karthik, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Priya Bhavani Shankar

Release Date: 27 April

U-Turn

From director Arif Khan, U-Turn features Alaya F, Priyanshu Painyuli in the leading roles of a supernatural thriller of a movie. After investigating a string of mysterious deaths of motorists who took illegal U-turns on a flyover, Radhika, an intern journalist, finds herself in an unexpected turn of events where she becomes the prime suspect.

IMDB Rating: NA

Language and Genre: Hindi, horror

Where to watch: ZEE5

Cast:Alaya F, Priyanshu Painyuli, Aashim Gulati, Manu Rishi, Rajesh Sharma

Release Date: 26 April

Ved

Riteish Deshmukh debuts as a director in Ved where he also stars alongside his wife Genelia D’Souza. The romantic comedy movie revolves around two characters both of whom have been studying at the same school and end up getting married to each other. With marriage comes many challenges, financial difficulties and which they must navigate.

IMDB Rating: 7.8

Language and Genre: Marathi, Hindi, romantic drama

Where to watch: Disney+ Hotstar

Cast: Riteish Deshmukh, Genelia D’Souza, Ashok Saraf, Jiya Shankar

Release Date: 28 April

Thuramukhan

Revolving around the infamous protests against the ‘chappa’ system that was practiced in the Cochin harbor during the 1950s, Thuramukhan is a movie directed by Rajeev Ravi. It features Nivin Pauly, Indrajith Sukumaran, Joju George in the lead roles. The ‘chappa’ system that prevailed where metal tokens or chappa were thrown into a crowd of workers who would fight to get a token and earn the right to work for the day.

IMDB Rating: 6.6

Language and Genre: Malayalam, historical drama

Where to watch: SonyLIV

Cast: Nivin Pauly, Indrajith Sukumaran, Joju George, Arjun Ashokan, Sudev Nair, Manikandan R. Achari, Senthil Krishna, Nimisha Sajayan, Poornima Indrajith, Darshana Rajendran

Release Date: 28 April

Sweet Tooth 2

Following up on the success of the first season, Netflix is all set to release the second season of the children’s show featuring Nonso Anozie, Christian Convery. The show is about a boy who is half human and half deer in a post-apocalyptic world surviving alongside other hybrids.

IMDB Rating: 7.8

Language and Genre: English, fantasy drama

Where to watch: Netflix

Cast: Nonso Anozie, Christian Convery, Adeel Akhtar, Stefania LaVie Owen, and Dania Ramirez

Release Date: 27 April

The Good Bad Mother

This Korean television show has been highly rated and is about the relationship of a mother and son who set off looking for true happiness. The official description goes, “A tragic accident leaves an ambitious prosecutor with the mind of a child — forcing him and his mother to embark on a journey to heal their relationship.”

IMDB Rating: 8.3

Language and Genre: Korean, comedy slice of life

Where to watch: Netflix

Cast: Ra Mi-ran, Lee Do-hyun, Ahn Eun-jin, Yoo In-soo

Release Date: 26 April

Other OTT Releases this Week

Please note that some Imdb ratings are not yet available since the movies and shows have not released yet.