OTT Releases This Week: From the mysterious Murder in Mahim to the even more intriguing Cooking Up Murder, here’s what to expect on OTT this week
If you are an ardent lover of crime, mysterious plots and mysteries with a dash of comic, then, the OTT releases of this week are just the thing for you!
Updated : May 13, 2024 01:55 PM ISTIf you are an ardent lover of crime, mysterious plots and mysteries with a dash of comic, then, the OTT releases of this week are just the thing for you!
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OTT Releases This Week: From the mysterious Murder in Mahim to the even more intriguing Cooking Up Murder, here’s what to expect on OTT this week
So… here comes yet another Monday. While many may term it as a mundane Monday, we would like to term it as a helpful Monday. The reason? Well… we would like to say so because, this is the time of the week, when we will help you to make the right choices when it comes to OTT releases.
Title: Murder in Mahim
Produced by: Ajit Andhare, Anjali Bhushan and Mark Benjamin
Directed by: Raj Acharya
Starcast: Vijay Raaz, Ashutosh Rana, Shivani Raghuvanshi, Shivaji Satam
OTT platform: Jio Cinema
Story plot:
The said series (which is in 8 parts), mirrors the super strong association of the police department with that of the journalists. This series treads upon a crime which had taken place at Mumbai’s Mahim railway station.
Just as when the Mumbai Police starts their investigation, they happen to find out that a young boy, who happens to be a son of a retired journalist Peter Fernandes (Ashutosh Rana) is majorly involved in the crime.
Upon knowing that his son is involved in the crime, Peter Fernandes takes a decision of joining the investigation with an aim of finding the truth. Just as when he starts the journey of investigation, he lands up discovering many secrets and shocks which he had never even expected.
Title: Aavesham
Directed by: Jithu Madhavan
Starcast: Fahadh Faasil, Hipzster, Mithun Jai Shankar, Roshan Shanavas, Sajin Gopu
OTT platform: Amazon Prime Video
Story plot:
The film’s story revolves around three boys Aju, Bibi, and Shanthan, who land up in the city of Bangalore from Kerala. The reason? Well... they have to pursue a degree in aeronautical engineering. Upon coming here, they land up choosing a certain BK Hostel because of the ‘freedom’ that it offers against their college’s very own accommodation.
Life is smooth and easy for the trio; till the time they land up encountering their senior student Kutty. What happens after that is a big clash of egos and a handful of fist fights because of bruised egos. Eventually, Kutty extends a hand of friendship. Not the one to accept it that easily, Aju decides to seek revenge. And what steps that he takes for this is what forms the rest of the film!
Title: Bastar The Naxal Story
Directed by: Sudipto Sen
Starcast: Adah Sharma, Indira Tiwari, Vijay Krishna
OTT platform: Zee 5
Story plot:
There have been many films which have been made on the dreaded topic of naxalism. One such film is Bastar: The Naxal Story, which does not give you an aerial / bird’s eye view of the topic of naxalism. It rather gives you a hard-hitting insight on the said topic.
Added to that is the impeccable trio of actress Adah Sharma, director Sudipto Sen and producer Vipul Amrutlal Shah, who had stormed the box office with their major hit The Kerala Story. As far as Bastar: The Naxal Story is concerned, Adah Sharma has really nailed it in the role of the daredevil IPS officer Neerja Madhavan.
Also Read: Adah Sharma’s Bastar: The Naxal Story to be released on OTT on THIS date! Read all the details here!
Title: Cooking Up Murder (Spanish)
Directed by: Román Parrado
Starcast: Irma Frigenti, Juan Luis Galiacho, Gloria Frances Bulnes
OTT platform: Netflix
Story plot: It’s a true story in the form of a docu-series, which is about a murder investigation. The name of the murdered individual happens to be Heydi Paz and the man who gets convicted for it, happens to be an extremely well-known restaurateur in Spain.
What happens after that is a series of fake identities which are built on a tower of secrets with the motive of achieving fame and fortune!