Movies to watch in theaters and on OTT - Aug 12

1. Happy Birthday - Telugu movie starring Lavanya Tripathi, Naresh Agastya. A motley crew congregates at an upscale hotel for various reasons right after a bill is passed, allowing citizens to carry firearms. A madcap journey reveals everyone’s hidden motives.
2. The Warriorr - Telugu action drama starring Ram Pothineni, Krithi Shetty and Aadhi Pinisetty. A young, naïve and idealistic Satya moves to Kurnool in hopes of a bright future. Discontent with how the city remains in the grip of a gangster, he decides to change the ‘treatment’ for the ‘disease’.
3. Thank You - Telugu Rom-Com starring Naga Chaitanya, Raashii Khanna and Malvika Nair. Abhi is a successful entrepreneur who calls himself ‘self-made’ and doesn’t believe anyone but himself is the reason for his success. But when he’s forced to look back on life, what does he realise?
4. Rashtra Kavach Om - Hindi movie starring Aditya Roy Kapur, Sanjana Sanghi, Jackie Shroff, Ashutosh Rana, Prakash Raj and Prachee Shah Paandya. After losing his memory while fighting enemies, Om, a special forces para commando officer, is on a mission to save the nation from terrorists.
5. Nikamma - Hindi movie starring Abhimanyu Dassani, Shilpa Shetty, Shirley Setia. A man and his new sister-in-law must put aside their differences when they find themselves in a brutal, lawless town.
6. Deepa & Anoop - Joined by her color-changing pet elephant, a joyful little girl creates music, merriment and mischief at her Indian family's Mango Manor hotel.
7. Day Shift - English movie starring Jamie Foxx. An LA vampire hunter has a week to come up with the cash to pay for his kid's tuition and braces. Trying to make a living these days just might kill him.
8. Team Zenko Go - Season 2 - Kids series on Netflix. Niah, Ari, Ellie, and Jax are stealthy do-gooders who harness the art of distraction to perform anonymous acts of kindness for the residents of Harmony Harbor.
9. Never Have I Ever - Season 3 - Popular Netflix series. After a traumatic year, a first-generation Indian-American teenager wants to improve her status at school, but friends, family, and feelings don't make it easy on her.
10. Shabaash Mithu - Hindi movie starring Taapsee Pannu. From child prodigy to trailblazing captain, Indian women's cricket icon Mithali Raj navigates highs and lows of professional career.
11. 13: The Musical - English musical film. A 12-year-old NYC kid plans the ultimate Bar Mitzvah. However, those plans go awry when his parents reveal they are getting divorced and he has to move halfway across the country.
12. Kaaneyaadavara Bagge Prakatane - Kannada-language comedy-drama film directed by Anil Kumar. It stars Rangayana Raghu, P. Ravi Shankar, Tabla.

In Theatres

1. Laal Singh Chaddha - Hindi Comedy/Drama starring Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Mona Singh, Naga Chaitanya Akkineni, Pulkit Kumar
2. Karthikeya 2 - Telugu thriller starring Nikhil and Anupama Parameswaran, Anupam Kher. A sequel to mystic thriller Karthikeya, which deals with the personal problems of Karthik and how he comes out of them. His pursuit of the truth leads him to find out the power of Indian ancient belief system and Tatva of Lord Sri Krishna.
3. Bullet Train - English Action/Adventure starring Brad Pitt, Joey King and Sandra Bullock
4. Sita Ramam - Telugu Hit movie starring Dulquer Salmaan, Rashmika Mandanna and Mrunal Thakur
5. BIMBISARA - Telugu Action/Adventure starring Nandamuri Kalyan Ram, Catherine Tresa and Samyuktha Menon
6. Macherla Niyojakavargam - Telugu action thriller starring Nithin, Krithi Shetty and Catherine Tresa. Siddhu is an IAS officer who is waiting for his posting in AP. In the meantime, he falls in love with Swathi, who hails from Macherla and has issues with Rajappa. Things get heated up when Siddhu gets posted in Macherla.
7. Raksha Bandhan - Hindi family drama starring Akshay Kumar, Bhumi Pednekar, Sahil Mehta,Sadia Khateeb, Abhivan Gautam
8. Viruman - Tamil action movie starring Karthi and Aditi Shankar. An intrepid and good-hearted son fights to make his arrogant father pay the price for his sins, which includes his mother's death, and save his brothers from the man's grip.
9. Thallumaala - Malayalam movie starring Tovino Thomas, Kalyani Priyadarshan, Shine Tom Chacko and Chemban Vinod Jose.