Films in southern India are preparing with a new range of exciting outings, taking the best places in the public surveillance list. If you are still wondering what to watch this week in theaters, here are the movies you need to consult.
5 southern films watch in theaters this week
1. Kantara: Chapter 1
- Casting: Rishab Shetty, Rukmini Vasanth, Jayaram, Gulshan Devaiah, Pramod Shetty, Rakesh Poojari, Prakash Thuminad, Deepak Rai Panaje, Hariprashant Mg, Shaneel Gautham
- Director: Rishab Shetty
- Language: Kannada
- Gender: Epic mythological period
- Execution: 2 hours and 48 minutes
- Release date: October 2, 2025
Kantara: Chapter 1, with Rishab Shetty in the main role, should strike silver screens on October 2, 2025. Written and directed by the actor himself, the film is the second episode of the Kantara franchise and serves as a prequel to Kantara (2022).
The film explores the origins of the tradition behind Kantara, partially teasing in the first episode. Located during the reign of the Kadambas of Banavasi, the film promises a mixture of mysticism and ancestral conflict. Similar to his predecessor, Kantara: Chapter 1 plunges into the link between man, nature and the divine.
While more details are expected, Rukmini Vasanth and Gulshan Devaiah play co-chefs.
2. Erra Cheera
- Casting: Srikanth, Ajay, Kamal Kamaraju, Suman Babu, Karunya Chowdary, Sanjana Shetty, Bhanu Shree, Ali
- Director: Suman Babu
- Language: Telugu
- Gender: Horror thriller
- Execution: Tba
- Release date: October 1, 2025
Erra Cheera is a horror thriller in telugou that follows the life of Dasu and beforehika, a newly married couple. After their marriage, beforehika kills Dasu’s grandmother to usurp her property and later turns into a malicious spirit, haunted by the unresolved death of her own mother.
Meanwhile, a police officer, Sivakumar, is tangled in the current supernatural events. The central mystery revolves around the real intentions from beforehika and the unexpected connection of Dasu with the events.
3. Maria
- Casting: SAVEHRI Prabhakaran, Pavel Navageethan, Sidhu Kumaresan, Vignesh Ravi, Sudha Pushpa
- Director: Hari K. Sudhan
- Language: Tamil
- Gender: Drama
- Execution: 2 hours and 15 minutes
- Release date: October 3, 2025
Maria is a Tamil language drama that follows the life of a nun that begins to live personal desires, takes her to leave the monastery. After having moved away from religious life, she finds herself attracted by a satanic cult.
The rest of the film explores its difficulties in worship, its quest for liberation and its journey to self -acceptance and normality. With knowhri Prabhakaran as manager, the film should be released on October 3, 2025.
4. Sigh sheep
- Casting: Raman Reddy Korivi, Varsha Vishwanath, Gemini Suresh, Sanapala Ramakrishna, Govindraj Neerudi, Kiran Medasani
- Director: Ramachand Vattikuti
- Language: Telugu
- Gender: Suspense crime thriller
- Execution: 2 hours and 12 minutes
- Release date: October 2, 2025
Mutton Soup is a family crime thriller full of suspense that tells the story of Sriram, a financier, born in an easy family. After having married, he and his wife experience several marital challenges, with an incident that changes life changing their relationship forever.
As a dangerous plot is preparing under the surface, the film explores the themes of greed, betrayal and hidden intentions. The “sheep soup” becomes a symbolic thread in the captivating story.
5. Idli Kadai
- Casting: Dhanush, Nithya Menen, Arun Vijay, Rajkiran, Sathyaraj, R. Parthiban, Shalini Pandey, Samuthirakani, Geetha Kailasam
- Director: Dhanush
- Language: Tamil
- Gender: Family drama
- Execution: 2 hours and 27 minutes
- Release date: October 1, 2025
Idli Kadai tells the story of Murugan, a young man from a humble environment working in a prestigious chain of restaurants. Despite his success, Murugan returns to his roots to take over his father’s local Idli store.
While he embarks on a journey of self -discovery and love, his former employer becomes his opponent, leading to a stormy rivalry. What is happening in Murugan’s life and why his former employee stands against him forms the knot of history.
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