There is a lot to look forward to this week, including the endless battle between the father’s love and a mother’s vengeance in Drishyam: The Conclusion, and a struggling author discovering disturbing truths while ghost writing for a well-renowned author in Verity. This week is packed with a blend of chaos, action, adventure, romance, and many other ingredients. Here is a look at films and shows releasing this week (September 28 – October 4)
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Baththa
Director: Balaji Tharaneetharan
Cast: Vijay Sethupathi, Lijo Mol Jose, Hari Krishnan, Sahasra Sree, Santhy Balachandran
Platform: Theatrical Release
Releasing: October 1, 2026
Baththa takes place in a more retro setting of 1986 Madras. We follow the tale of the don (Vijay Sethupathi) in the area. Following an accidental turn of events where an eight-year-old boy traps him inside a school restroom, what is born is an unexpected bond between the two, eventually transforming their lives for the better.
Dupahiya
Director: Sonam Nair
Cast: Gajraj Rao, Renuka Shahane, Sparsh Shrivastava, Bhuvan Arora, Shivani Raghuvanshi, Yashpal Sharma
Platform: Amazon Prime
Releasing: October 2, 2026
Following the events of Dupahiya season 1 (2025), the story will continue within the same fictional village of Dhadakpur. Banwari Jha’s (Gajraj Rao) barren land is chosen as the new site to install a mobile phone tower. In the meantime, chaos enters in the name of superstitions, alongside many other happenings, including Bhugol (Sparsh Shrivastava) finding influencer fame, and Roshni (Shivani Raghuvanshi facing the heat of her exams, and many others.
Verity
Director: Michael Showalter
Cast: Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson, Josh Hartnett, Ismael Cruz Cordova, Brady Wagner, Asel Swango, Daniel Echevarria
Platform: Theatrical Release
Releasing: October 2, 2026
Based on a best-selling novel, Verity, we follow the tale of a struggling writer, Lowen Ashleigh (Dakota Johnson). Under mysterious circumstances, she is hired to complete a successful book series for the renowned author Verity Crawford (Anne Hathaway) after being confined to a wheelchair due to an accident. During her research, she stumbles upon a chilling manuscript written by Verity about her life and her husband, Jeremy.
Digger
Director: Alejandro G. Inarritu
Cast: Tom Cruise, Riz Ahmed, John Goodman, Sandra Hüller, Michael Stuhlbarg, Jesse Plemons
Platform: Theatrical Release
Releasing: October 2, 2026
Digger will be the latest movie featuring the iconic action star, Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise was last seen in Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning. This time around, he will be seen in a completely unrecognisable avatar as he takes on the role of a greedy businessman in the new fictional tale on Digger Rockwell.
Pooja Meri Jaan
Director: Vipasha Arvind, Navjot Gulati
Cast: Vikram Singh Chauhan, Rajesh Jais, Huma Qureshi, Vijay Raaz, Mrunal Thakur
Platform: ZEE5
Releasing: October 2, 2026
Pooja (Mrunal Thakur) rejects a proposal from her long-time boyfriend, Aniket (Vikram Singh Chauhan). Unable to bear the reality of the situation, this sudden change of heart leads to Aniket committing suicide, leaving behind an email blaming her for his death. In a strive for survival, she must turn to her lawyer-friend Sana (Huma Qureshi) for support against the accusations by society.
Don’t Trouble The Trouble
Director: Shashank Yeleti
Cast: Fahadh Faasil, Saurabh Sachdeva, Ssara Palekar, Ayansh Kanneganti
Platform: Theatrical Release
Releasing: October 2, 2026
Suri (Fahadh Faasil) is a street magician lusting for money. His skills as a magician enable him to become a con artist. One encounter with a girl, however, proves to be life-changing as he learns about her supernatural abilities. The girl is revealed to be a genie possessing the powers to grant wishes who seeks answers in this magical comedy tale.
Anbil Avan
Director: Karthikeyan Ramakrishnan
Cast: Ashok Selvan, Preity Mukhundhan, Revathi, Sabumon Abdusamad
Platform: Theatrical Release
Releasing: October 2, 2026
Anbil Avan starts off as a fresh tale of a newly married couple, Surya (Ashok Selvan) and Iyal (Preity Mukhundhan). To enrich their lives and give it a new start, they shift to a quiet hill town. This idea quickly backfires as they soon find themselves deep within a dangerous situation. What started off as a romantic tale has a drastic shift of narrtive to a high-stakes battle of survival.
Drishyam: The Conclusion
Director: Abhishek Pathak
Cast: Ishita Dutta, Ajay Devgn, Shriya Saran, Tabu, Jaideep Ahlawat, Prakash Raj, Rajat Kapoor
Platform: Theatrical Release
Releasing: October 2, 2026
Drishyam: The Conclusion is the third instalment part of the Hindi Drishyam trilogy. The original Malayalam Drishyam 3 was released a few months back. While the first two Hindi Drishyam movies were directly inspired by the original ones, the director has assured that the third instalment will be completely different from the original one and will also provide a decisive conclusion to the series. We will once again follow the Salgaonkar family as they continue to cover their ladder of lies.
Lucky Strike
Director: Marc Frydman, Rod Lurie
Cast: Scott Eastwood, Colin Hanks, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Henry Hughes, Taylor John Smith
Platform: Theatrical Release
Releasing: October 2, 2026
Lucky Strike is a World War II-based film where we strap on the boots of a US Captain, John Castle, during the Battle of the Bulge in 1944. Captain Castle and his squad are given the task of blocking a crucial road against the 1st SS Panzer Division. However, the squad is quickly wiped out following an ambush by the Germans. A wounded Captain Castle must find a way to survive and escape the German lines.
Doraemon The Movie: Nobita and The New Castle Of The Undersea Devil
Director: Tetsuo Yajima
Cast: Wasabi Mizuta, Megumi Ohara, Yumi Kakazu, Subaru Kimura, Tomokazu Seki
Platform: Theatrical Release
Releasing: October 2, 2026
The new Doraemon story will explore the adventures of Nobita and his friends as they find a secret underwater castle filled with various mysteries and riches. With the help of Doraemon’s high-tech gadgets, they must embark on an exciting journey into the ocean, where they will meet an entirely new civilization and also have to find a way to save Earth.
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