Satluj
Crime, Drama, History (Hindi)
Triggered by the search for his missing aunt, human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra takes on a broken system in a courageous fight to uncover the conspiracy behind thousands of disappearances and extrajudicial killings during the nadir of Punjab’s period (more…)
The Invite
Drama, Comedy (English)
Joe and Angela's marriage is on thin ice. When they invite their enigmatic upstairs neighbors for a dinner party, the night spirals into unexpected places. Have they reignited the spark or lit the match that burns it all down? (more…)
Super Subbu
Comedy (Telugu)
An unlucky teacher is assigned to teach sex ed in a hostile village. Can he balance this secret while chasing his dreams and saving his relationship? (more…)
Baby Do Die Do
Mystery, Thriller, Crime (Hindi)
Follows a deaf and mute serial killer in Mumbai who can only hear her dead sister's voice as she commits murders for mysterious reasons. (more…)
Gatta Kusthi 2
Comedy, Drama (Tamil)
Picks up after the first film, with Veera and Keerthi balancing parenthood and Keerthi's wrestling career, featuring a role reversal where Veera takes on more domestic responsibilities. (more…)
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Ikka
Drama, Thriller (Hindi)
With a loved one's life at stake, a celebrated lawyer must defend a man he suspects is guilty — battling his conscience every step of the way.
Cast:
Sunny Deol, Akshaye Khanna, Tillotama Shome, Dia Mirza, Sanjeeda Sheikh, Jyoti Mukherji, Shishir Sharma, Akansha Ranjan Kapoor, Vijay Vikram Singh, Daria Bedi
Director:
Siddharth P. Malhotra
Writer:
Suparn Verma
Fri, July 10 2026
Sunny Deol-Akshaye Khanna's courtroom drama loses to melodrama, teary mothers and dialoguebaazi.
What does an honest, idealistic lawyer, successful enough to own a sea-facing flat in Mumbai, do when faced with the prospect of defending a man charged with the grievous assault of a young woman? The face off between won’t-defend-the-indefensible Arjun Mehra (Sunny Deol) and entitled rich jerk Shauryaman Gaur (Akshaye Khanna) is your standard battle between the good guy vs the bad guy. Left to himself, Arjun wouldn’t touch Shaurya with a bargepole, but here, the writers try and finesse it, by forcing the former into the latter’s corner, by coming up with a you-can’t-be-serious crutch. But we are asked to roll with it, because it is that kind of film; truth being stranger than fiction, and all that.
Fri, July 10 2026
Ikka refuses to be a simple good versus evil drama. Two men- a star lawyer, Arjun Mehra, and Shauryaman Gaur, a spoilt kid of an influential politician- who are at loggerheads with each other personally and professionally, are forced to come together for an attempted murder case. An underdog lawyer, Madhura Banerjee, serves as the public prosecutor. Sunny Deol and Tillotama Shome deliver credible performances among the leads. The former genuinely surprises you with his restraint in the need of the hour and enjoys going ballistic occasionally. He appears composed and unperturbed within the courtroom and transforms effortlessly into a man consumed by guilt back home. Tillotama is as assured as ever with a confident portrayal of a rookie lawyer.
Fri, July 10 2026
Sunny Deol, Akshaye Khanna, Tillotama Shome starrer courtroom drama isn't all quiet perfect and thrilling but the film isn't a snooze fest either. It lacks the legal sparkle and concentrates more on the drama.
Sunny Deol and Tilottama Shome playing opposing lawyers in a very commercial thriller is a promising premise for an engaging watch. In Siddharth P Malhotra’s Ikka, Deol plays a hot-shot successful lawyer Arjun Mehra defending a murder accussed Shauryaman Gaur, played by Akshaye Khanna, while Shome plays the prosecutor of the case. The two come from very different schools of cinema, and thus, seeing them share screen space in a film holds a lot of promise. But does Ikka, a Netflix film, deliver? Let’s find out.
Dhamaal 4
Comedy (Hindi)
The Dhamaal boys are back for another treasure hunt, facing hilarious challenges in their quest for the Treasure of Life.
Cast:
Ajay Devgn, Arshad Warsi, Riteish Deshmukh, Javed Jaffrey, Sanjay Mishra, Ravi Kishan, Upendra Limaye, Anjali Anand, Sanjeeda Sheikh, Esha Gupta
Director:
Indra Kumar
Fri, July 10 2026
As Ajay Devgn leaps off ships and cliffs on rescue missions, it is the new addition, Ravi Kishan as a Jack Sparrow-type samudri daku, who brings some giggles to the film
In 2007, Indra Kumar came up with Dhamaal, in which a whole bunch of characters led by Sanjay Dutt, tumbled and fell into holes full of risible jokes. This was followed by Double Dhamaal and Total Dhamaal, which were more of the same, in terms of crassness. 2007 was a big year for brainless comedy, with Partner, Hey Babyy, Buddha Mar Gaya the big hitters, toplined by Bhool Bhulaiyaa. Inaneness was the name of the game, but the occasional touch of goofiness and entire starry ensembles committing to stupidity, saved these films. How do you top the last two Dhamaals? Dhamaal 4 comes up with a number, because it can’t be bothered with thinking of what comes after double and total: maybe four was better than double double or total total.
Fri, July 10 2026
At 2 hours 20 minutes long, Indra Kumar film starring Ajay Devgn, Riteish Deshmukh, Arshad Warsi and Jaaved Jafferi is a collection of gags, weakly stitched together.
It doesn’t take a genius to know that Dhamaal 4, directed by Indra Kumar, isn’t a good movie. At 2 hours and 20 minutes long, it’s simply a collection of gags, stitched together with weaker connective tissue than a physiotherapist could detect in the body of a 90-year-old. The film begins with a suspiciously AI-generated-looking prologue about pirates — you read that correctly. Years later, a collection of greedy buffoons sets out on a quest to locate treasure that these pirates left hidden.
Moana
Family, Fantasy, Comedy, Adventure (English)
Moana answers the Ocean's call and, for the first time, voyages beyond the reef of her island of Motunui with the infamous demigod Maui on an unforgettable journey to restore prosperity to her people.
Cast:
Catherine Lagaʻaia, Dwayne Johnson, John Tui, Frankie Adams, Rena Owen, Jemaine Clement, Amaya Masoli, Emma Puahi-Shapazian, Tealoha Hokulani Carrera
Director:
Thomas Kail
Fri, July 10 2026
Fri, July 10 2026
How do you know you’re special? Sometimes, destiny first speaks through the pulse within. One such prodigy is Moana from Motunui. The future chief of her beautiful island, she knew from day one that she was born to do big things. The spirited teen girl was the chosen one to restore the heart of the goddess of nature, Te Fiti, and save her island from perishing. It’s a story we’ve seen before in 2016, and I’ll happily watch the young Polynesian girl’s journey to greatness another time every decade. That said, the question remains: will the little warrior’s courage and sweet-natured plot be enough to pull it through?
The Invite
Drama, Comedy (English)
Joe and Angela's marriage is on thin ice. When they invite their enigmatic upstairs neighbors for a dinner party, the night spirals into unexpected places. Have they reignited the spark or lit the match that burns it all down?
Cast:
Seth Rogen, Olivia Wilde, Penélope Cruz, Edward Norton
Director:
Olivia Wilde
Fri, July 10 2026
Fri, July 10 2026
Starring Wilde, Seth Rogen, Penelope Cruz and Edward Norton, The Invite is an astute dissection of long-term relationships.
After succumbing to the sophomore slump a few years ago with the dreadfully dull psychological thriller Don’t Worry Darling (2022), Olivia Wilde has reaffirmed herself as a phenomenally talented filmmaker with her third feature, The Invite. It is as astute a dissection of long-term relationships as this year’s The Drama was of the honeymoon phase. Wilde stars as an anxious woman named Angela, who secretly invites her new neighbours for a casual get-together in a naked attempt to impress them. However, she neglects to run this by her husband Joe, a failed musician-turned-teacher played by Seth Rogen. He isn’t into it one bit. Joe has an axe to grind against the neighbours, because their love-making has kept him awake for weeks. He doesn’t know whether to be angry or jealous, but he most certainly isn’t going to be rolling out the red carpet for them. Played by Penélope Cruz and Edward Norton, the neighbours are the perfect foils to utterly bored Angela and Joe. Even before the chic couple from next door arrives, the two are at each other’s throats about everything from back posture to charcuterie boards.
Thu, July 9 2026
Written by Will McCormack and Rashida Jones, the English remake of a get-together gone wrong is also searingly insightful.
The Invite, directed by Olivia Wilde, opens with an Oscar Wilde quote, “One should always be in love. That is the reason one should never marry.” The Hollywood comedy is set in a San Francisco couple who invite their neighbours over one evening. It exposes the two couples to own up to some uncomfortable admissions and realise some suppressed truths about themselves. With only four actors in the cast, The Invite works as an engaging play that delivers steady one-liners and insights as the characters experience every emotion under the sun. Wilde impressively guides the feature to an absorbing ending that perfectly sums up human relationships.
I, Nobody
Crime, Thriller, Drama (Malayalam)
Rajeevan, an ordinary government employee, witnesses something he was never meant to see and is thrust into the centre of a serious crime. Branded a troublemaker and hunted by the system, he must protect his family while fighting to survive against forces far beyond his control.
Cast:
Prithviraj Sukumaran, Parvathy Thiruvothu, Hakkim Shajahan, Ashokan, Vijayaraghavan, Madhupal, Shankar Ramakrishnan, Nakshathra C M, Nishanth Sagar, Nandhu
Director:
Nissam Basheer
Writer:
Sameer Abdul
Fri, July 10 2026
Technically, the film is on par with some of the best works from Malayalam cinema in recent years, with slick, thoughtful framing and editing
How far would a fallen man go for redemption? If one were to ask Rajeevan (Prithviraj Sukumaran), the protagonist of Nissam Basheer’s, I, Nobody, he would probably say: from one extreme, reckless act to another. Consequently, the film also takes one on a rollercoaster series of events, which are intriguing and unconventional up to a point until they turn chaotic misfires. For that matter, almost every other character in I, Nobody appears to believe that their redemption arc lies in jumping into an even bigger problem than the one which they are already entangled in, almost as if they gained some pleasure from further tightening the noose around their neck. These are the kind of men who would bring an earth mover to pick a dry leaf which had fallen on their front yard. But then, we need people like that to create uncommon cinematic situations, which are aplenty in I, Nobody.
Baby Do Die Do
Mystery, Thriller, Crime (Hindi)
Follows a deaf and mute serial killer in Mumbai who can only hear her dead sister's voice as she commits murders for mysterious reasons.
Cast:
Huma Qureshi, Rachit Singh, Sikandar Kher, Seema Pahwa, Chunky Panday, Saqib Saleem, Vidya Malvade, Himanshu Malik, Marudhar Shekhawat, Arun Kushwah
Director:
Nachiket Samant
Thu, July 9 2026
Huma Qureshi, however, has gone out on a limb and brought this film to life.
The title for Nachiket Samant’s film is at first perplexing. But then, once I saw what they were trying to do, I smirked. An English transliteration of the protagonist’s name, Baby Karmarkar — how amused one might be by the pun might dictate how much they end up enjoying Samant’s film – because it’s full of dour, made-in-Mumbai humour. Baby (Huma Qureshi, also producer with brother/actor Saqib Saleem) is a deaf/mute female assassin, whose umbrella doubles up as a sneaky pistol. Exploiting Mumbai’s crowded spaces, Baby slips in, kills her target, and slips out. Thanks to the blinders that Mumbai residents have put on, it takes a while for most people to realise there’s a corpse next to them. It’s a smooth, nifty way to get the job done. In the film’s first scene, the makers introduce Baby’s modus operandi inside a Mumbai local.
Sat, July 4 2026
‘Baby Do Die Do’, starring Huma Qureshi, throws together noir, graphic novel aesthetics, Mumbai life, romance, real estate politics and revenge drama
There’s a genuinely interesting film hidden inside Baby Do Die Do. It just takes far too long to reveal itself, and even then, it refuses to answer the questions that matter. The film opens with a fractured family: a deceased father, an emotionally volatile mother, twin girls, one of whom is deaf and mute. A late-night adventure results in tragedy leaving Baby alone and vengeful. Right away the questions start building—how did the girls suddenly pick up a puppy in an abandoned hotel? It’s the first of many questions the film, co-written by director Nachiket Samant with Jasmeet K Reen and Parveez Shaikh, never answers.
Fri, July 3 2026
Satluj
Crime, Drama, History (Hindi)
Triggered by the search for his missing aunt, human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra takes on a broken system in a courageous fight to uncover the conspiracy behind thousands of disappearances and extrajudicial killings during the nadir of Punjab’s period of insurgency.
Cast:
Diljit Dosanjh, Arjun Rampal, Suvinder Vicky, Geetika Vidya, Kanwaljit Singh, Saurabh Sachdeva, Jagjeet Sandhu, Geeta Agrawal Sharma, Amit Dhawan, Vikas Mohla
Director:
Honey Trehan
Writer:
Utsav Maitra, Niren Bhatt, Honey Trehan
Mon, July 6 2026
Honey Trehan's film, which was taken down within days of release, is a troubling yet essential account of state crackdown during the Punjab insurgency
“Hisaab toh Punjab ka hai hi complicated (Punjab has a complex history),” says Arjun Rampal’s CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) officer and the film’s narrator in Honey Trehan’s profoundly relevant Satluj. The director is in no mood to shy away from the state’s turbulent past or let the wrongdoers off the hook in this drama that has seen its share of trouble with the censors. Much like its real-life protagonist Jaswant Singh Khalra (played by Diljit Dosanjh), a human rights activist, Trehan has been resolute in his mission, refusing to flinch to the powers that be—in this case the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). His persistence paid off as Satluj, formerly titled ‘Punjab ’95’, finally released on ZEE5 in the iteration its creator wanted—though only briefly.
Mon, July 6 2026
Few Indian films have had their very existence validated so completely by the forces they are fighting. Honey Trehan’s Satluj (formerly Panjab ’95) concerns a man who bravely sought to expose state-sanctioned cover-ups and justice for the victims’ families. It then languished for years, awaiting CBFC approval, before being released on an OTT platform without any fanfare. The irony is brutal. Even before the first frame rolls, the film’s own painful journey to our screens is a mirror to the very silence it is trying to break. Trehan’s 1995-set film a somber and unsettling alternative to popular Indian cinema obsessed with hyper-masculine, uniformed heroes who shoot first and ask questions later (and sometimes never do). It gives up chest-thumping folklore for documented history and dives into a bleeding chapter of Punjab’s past that mainstream conversation has spent decades trying to forget. Satluj does not try to exploit the tragedy to create a cheap spectacle, but rather concentrates on the lives lost without explanation and the one man who refused to let them be statistics.
Mon, July 6 2026
In the deadline-driven world of film review writing, I find time hanging, every Friday afternoon, like the proverbial Sword of Damocles over my head. I write most of what I absorb; in hindsight, I feel I have invariably left out some observations. But that holds true for almost everything in life. With Satluj, there was so much to take in, feel, assimilate and ponder, that I allowed the film to stay and grow within me for a day before I put my emotions into words. But Satluj wasn’t allowed to breathe for more than 48 hours. Dropped silently on Friday evening, it was pulled off Zee 5, without a doubt the most courageous streaming platform out there, within Sunday night. The platform — whose triptych of bold storytelling (Berlin, Kennedy) was crowned by Satluj — put out a statement saying that the film would be “unavailable in India until further notice” owing to “current developments”. It also vowed to bring back Satluj, as well as continue its endeavour to promote creators with artistic integrity and conviction. We hope the platform will come through with its promise and purpose every time.
Alpha
Action, Thriller (Hindi)
Two fierce female agents tackle dangerous missions in a thrilling world of espionage, as they navigate perilous situations, execute daring stunts, and face unexpected turns in this action-packed adventure.
Cast:
Alia Bhatt, Sharvari, Bobby Deol, Anil Kapoor, Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Dia Mirza, Hrithik Roshan
Director:
Shiv Rawail
Mon, July 6 2026
Shiv Rawail's ‘Alpha’ is sorely missing fresh ideas and is unable to credibly showcase Alia Bhatt as an action star.
The YRF Spyverse is now running on vibes, star cameos and whatever ridiculously catchy new jingle with placeholder English lyrics Sanchit and Ankit Balhara have cooked up. After the glorious high of Pathaan (2023), there’s only been disappointment: first the unnecessary Tiger 3 (2023), then the embarrassing misfire of War 2 (2025). Shiv Rawail’s Alpha isn’t as dire as the previous two entries, but nevertheless shows a franchise badly in need of fresh ideas and, more importantly, a sense of purpose.
Sun, July 5 2026
The benchmark for the YRF Spy Universe isn’t particularly high, especially after the War films. So it comes as a pleasant surprise to find a taut, breezy action thriller that doesn’t waste time dwelling on unnecessary detours. For starters, this is a completely romance-free enterprise, and that itself is a rarity in mainstream Hindi cinema. There are no mandatory love songs shot in exotic locations or forced romantic subplots. In fact, there are only a couple of songs, and for the most part, the film moves at a brisk pace.
Sat, July 4 2026
Gatta Kusthi 2
Comedy, Drama (Tamil)
Picks up after the first film, with Veera and Keerthi balancing parenthood and Keerthi's wrestling career, featuring a role reversal where Veera takes on more domestic responsibilities.
Cast:
Aishwarya Lekshmi, Vishnu Vishal, Ramya Krishnan, Karunas, Munishkanth, Kaali Venkat, Lizzie Antony, Gajaraj, Sreeja Ravi, Karunakaran
Director:
Chella Ayyavu
Writer:
Chella Ayyavu
Mon, July 6 2026
Does a really good job of keeping the laughs coming, even if there are intermittent scenes where your eyes roll to the back of your head
Camouflage. It is always interesting to see how women empowerment films play out in Tamil cinema. Quite often, the makers try to mount a ‘male saviour’ film masquerading as a ‘women empowerment’ film. But smarter filmmakers know that the audience might see through this bluff, and they have started packaging it better. One such film was Chella Ayyavu’s Gatta Kusthi (2022), a seemingly entertaining ride about the ill effects of misogyny and the inherent need for women’s empowerment in society. On paper, it was empowering, but compromises were made to make it seem more ‘palatable’. Interestingly, in Gatta Kusthi 2, Chella doesn’t play the camouflage game. He throws caution to the wind, and goes all out to give us a battle of the sexes that tilts the scales clearly in favour of the man, but not without having him point out why women must be empowered. Basically, Chella and Vishnuu have the cake, and this time, they eat it, too.
Fri, July 3 2026
Director Chella Ayyavu's Gatta Kusthi 2, starring Vishnu Vishal and Aishwarya Lekshmi, is a family entertainer with a wrestling backdrop. The film's lopsided take on gender politics and comedy that never lands make it a sequel that could have been done away with.
In a span of two months, we saw Samantha, Preity Mukundhan and Abhirami ace action like no one in Maa Inti Bangaaram and Blast. But Aishwarya Lekshmi did it back in 2022 when she wrestled her way into the hearts of audiences with her role in Gatta Kusthi. Four years later, the team reunites for a sequel that promises to delve deep into the lives of Veera, Keerthi and their daughter, Mathi Malar.
Couture
Drama (French)
In the frenzy of Fashion Week, three women cross paths in Paris, grappling with the world's tragedies and the questions of their lives: Maxine, an American film director in her forties, discovers she has cancer; Ada, a young South Sudanese model, escapes a predetermined destiny to be thrust into a deceptive universe and French makeup artist Angèle, a small hand working in the shadows of the catwalks, dreams of escaping her life.
Cast:
Angelina Jolie, Anyier Anei, Ella Rumpf, Louis Garrel, Vincent Lindon, Garance Marillier, Grégoire Colin, Aurore Clément, Yuliia Ratner, Mona Tougaard
Director:
Alice Winocour
Sun, July 5 2026
Miranda Priestly probably wouldn’t tolerate Angelina Jolie’s character from Couture, a new drama set in the world of high fashion that premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2025. Jolie plays Maxine, an indie filmmaker who’s been hired to bring her brand of transgressive edginess to a promotional short for Paris Fashion Week. With neither the patience nor the experience for promotional work, Maxine can barely mask her contempt for her new gig — and that’s before a call from her doctor flips her world upside down. Couture couldn’t be further removed from the glossy world of this summer’s fashion world-set blockbuster The Devil Wears Prada 2. And while that movie makes excuses for the same industry that Couture wants to dress down, director Alice Winocour’s attempt to offer a ground-level perspective of an industry that has been glamorized for far too long turns out dull, directionless, and mildly delusional.
Pritam and Pedro
Crime, Drama, Mystery (Hindi)
The dynamic between the two contrasting personalities, a seasoned cop who prefers old-school methods and a tech-savvy cop who relies on modern technology for investigations, as they navigate their partnership in solving crimes.
Cast:
Vir Hirani, Arshad Warsi, Vikrant Massey, Mona Singh, Rajesh Sharma, Mohit Chauhan, Shruti Marathe, Naina Sareen, Satyadeep Misra, Harshika Kewalramani
Director:
Amir Satyaveer Singh, Avinash Arun
Sat, July 4 2026
Despite capable performances, Pritam and Pedro struggles with predictable writing, muted emotional impact, and storytelling that never rises above polished mediocrity.
There are certain names in cinema that arrive long before the credits roll. They carry with them not merely recognition but a formidable burden of expectation—a promise of excellence painstakingly accumulated over decades. Rajkumar Hirani belongs comfortably to that rarefied league. His films have consistently blended humour with humanity, wit with wisdom, and entertainment with emotion, creating stories that linger long after the curtains have fallen. From the irrepressibly charming Munna Bhai series to the socially resonant 3 Idiots, the delightfully irreverent PK, and the emotionally layered Sanju, Hirani has fashioned a cinematic identity that is at once distinctive and deeply endearing.
Sat, July 4 2026
Bringing his magical touch to long-form storytelling, Rajkumar Hirani turns a cold, clinical cyber-thriller into a heartwarming buddy-cop comedy where old-school muscle beautifully collides with modern computer code.
Moving past a heavy-handed Dunki, Rajkumar Hirani finds his deft touch, imbuing a warm soul into the Over-The-Top streaming space where even empathy feels algorithmic these days. Instead of adding to our daily anxiety, Hirani, who works as a series creator, along with director Avinash Arun, takes the clinical world of cybercrime and wraps it in an engrossing buddy-cop comedy that educates and comforts the audience. Reflecting the anxiety of the times when a single digital mistake can ruin a life, the series effectively uses the theme of forgiveness to heal people and relationships. Led by Arshad Warsi, who balances his signature effortless humour with a tougher tone, and debutant Vir Hirani as his father’s creative voice of the outsider who questions the absurd rules of the world, the narrative finds its sweet spot when the points of view of Pedro, an old school policeman nursing a young wound and Pritam, a modern hacker, living with his grandfather under an assumed identity, collide.
Fri, July 3 2026
'Pritam and Pedro' has no granularity. It is cybercrime explained at the level of a school assembly
Rajkumar Hirani has spent two decades turning simple ideas into big, feel-good hits. The six-episode JioHotstar series is directed by Avinash Arun Dharware, the filmmaker behind Killa, Paatal Lok, and Three of Us. It’s an odd pairing on paper. Hirani makes cheerful, sanded-down cinema. Arun makes moody, textured, specific work. None of that specificity survives here. The show looks and moves like a generic OTT product. Pedro (Arshad Warsi) is a Crime Branch cop in Goa, punished for a colleague’s mistake and shunted off to the Cyber Crime Cell. To him, typing a password already counts as hard labour. Pritam (Vir Hirani) is a young ‘cyber genius’ who actually sells vacuum cleaners for a living. When a politician’s son goes missing, the two team up: Pedro needs the case solved to earn his old job back, while Pritam wants help recovering his grandfather’s stolen tape recorder, which holds an old recording of his late grandmother’s voice.
Super Subbu
Comedy (Telugu)
An unlucky teacher is assigned to teach sex ed in a hostile village. Can he balance this secret while chasing his dreams and saving his relationship?
Cast:
Sundeep Kishan, Mithila Palkar, Murali Sharma, Maanasa Chaudhary
Director:
Mallik Ram
Fri, July 3 2026
Directed by Mallik Ram, Netflix’s first Telugu original series turns a familiar conversation on sex education into an engaging rural dramedy
The more we assume things have changed, the more they probably have not, at least not for everyone. While some urban homes and schools have moved beyond awkward ‘birds and bees’ conversations to adopt a more pragmatic approach to sex education, the subject remains taboo in many households. In a remote village, those conversations become even harder. Super Subbu, Netflix’s first Telugu original series, directed by Mallik Ram and starring Sundeep Kishan in the title role, builds an engaging drama around this premise. Some of the early scenes evoke school days when teachers would skip sex education lessons to avoid uncomfortable giggles in the classroom. They also reveal the unease many educators themselves feel around the subject.
Fri, July 3 2026
Director Mallik Ram's Super Subbu, Netflix's first Telugu original series, stars Sundeep Kishan as a sex education officer posted to a remote Telangana village. The seven-episode drama is funny, warm and says something real - until the second half starts asking questions it has no intention of answering.
There are very few mainstream Indian shows willing to build an entire story around sex education without reducing it to awkward jokes or moral sermons. Super Subbu, Netflix’s first Telugu original series, deserves credit for attempting exactly that. Directed by Mallik Ram, the seven-episode dramedy takes an inherently uncomfortable subject and wraps it in humour, family dynamics and small-town eccentricities. For a while, it works beautifully. But just when it seems ready to say something meaningful, the series retreats into safe territory, leaving several of its strongest ideas hanging.
Thu, July 2 2026
It is but a coincidence that Super Subbu has released a day before Pritam and Pedro. Besides the fact that the titles of the two series are based on the names of their protagonists, Super Subbu takes a leaf out of the Rajkumar Hirani (who makes his digital debut as producer with Pritam and Pedro) book of mirth-meets-message, camouflaging bitter truths and taboo life lessons with humour, managing to pack in some succinct social commentary along the way.