New Theatre and OTT Releases This Week: October 1–4, 2026

29 Sep 2026 04:28 AM
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Seven films are listed for theatrical release this week, while 13 titles are listed across Netflix, ETV Win, Amazon Prime Video, ZEE5 and Jio Hotstar. The schedule below follows the Filmy Focus list published on September 28. It does not provide plot details or languages, so those are left unconfirmed.

Theatrical releases

Film	Release date	Details
Sanchaari	October 1	The first theatrical release listed for the week, arriving on Thursday.
Sigma	October 2	Scheduled to open in theatres on Friday.
Don’t Trouble The Trouble	October 2	Joins the October 2 theatrical lineup.
Tella Kagitham	October 2	Listed for a Friday theatrical release.
Tatvam	October 2	Scheduled to reach theatres alongside the other October 2 releases.
Dorothy	October 2	Part of the week’s Friday theatrical lineup.
Drishyam 3	October 2	Listed for theatrical release on October 2.

OTT releases

Title	Platform	Streaming date	Details
Death of a Unicorn	Netflix	Streaming now	Already listed as available when the September 28 schedule was published.
The Woman in the Yard	Netflix	Streaming now	Also listed as available ahead of the October releases.
Least Eligible Bachelor	ETV Win	September 30	The earliest dated OTT arrival in the list.
Romanchakam	Netflix	October 1	One of three Netflix titles listed for Thursday.
Ohh My Dog	Netflix	October 1	Scheduled to begin streaming on Thursday.
East of Eden	Netflix	October 1	Also listed for an October 1 Netflix debut.
Love (web series)	Netflix	October 2	The web series joins Netflix’s Friday lineup.
Doing Life	Netflix	October 2	Listed to begin streaming on Friday.
Sardar 2	Amazon Prime Video	October 2	The sole Prime Video title in the supplied schedule.
Mother Promise	ZEE5	October 2	One of two ZEE5 releases listed for Friday.
Pooja Meri Jaan	ZEE5	October 2	Joins ZEE5’s October 2 lineup.
Bethlehem Kudumba Unit	Jio Hotstar	October 2	Listed as the platform’s Friday release.
Blue Box Season 2	Netflix	October 4	The final dated OTT arrival in the list, scheduled for Sunday.

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