Madharasi, Inspector Zende, The Conjuring: Last Rites: OTT and Theatre releases this week | Sept. 1 - Sept. 7 | 2025

From 'The Conjuring: Last Rites' and 'Madharasi' to 'Wednesday Season 2: Part 2' and 'Inspector Zende', this week is loaded with big-screen and OTT releases. Here's your guide to sort your what to watch list

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THEATRE RELEASES

The Conjuring: Last Rites | Sept. 5

The fourth film of 'The Conjuring' horror franchise, starring Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga as paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, will arrive in Indian theatres with an 'A' certification and zero cuts.

Madharasi | Sept. 5

Directed by AR Murugadoss, the intense action-packed film has Sivakarthikeyan ("Amaran", "Doctor") headlining the film alongside Rukmini Vasanth, Biju Menon, Vidyut Jammwal, Shabeer Kallarakkal and Vikranth.

Bad Girl | Sept. 5

Written and directed by debutant filmmaker Varsha Bharath, the film is said to be a bold and emotionally stirring coming-of-age drama, which has by now garnered widespread critical acclaim and accolades from outside India. 

Ghaati | Sept. 5

Directed by Krish Jagarlamudi, this big-budget crime drama has Anushka Shetty playing a victim-turned-criminal-turned-legend. A pan-Indian release, it will be out in different Indian languages, including Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi.

OTT RELEASES

Highest 2 Lowest | Apple TV+ | Sept. 5

Contemporary reimagining of Akira Kurosawa's 1963 classic 'High and Low' (itself an adaptation of American novelist Ed McBain's 'King's Ransom'), the Spike Lee thriller has Denzel Washington playing a music mogul caught in a moral dilemma.

Maalik | Prime Video | Sept. 5

Rajkummar Rao plays a gangster with political ambitions in this blood-soaked crime drama co-starring Prosenjit Chatterjee, Manushi Chillar, Swanand Kirkire, Saurabh Sachdeva, Saurabh Shukla, Anshumaan Pushkar.

Inspector Zende | Netflix | Sept. 5

Inspired by the real-life adventures of cop Madhukar Bapurao Zende and the infamous Charles Sobhraj, the film has Manoj Bajpayee playing the titular character while Jim Sarbh essays Carl Bhojraj, a character inspired by Sobhraj.

Kammattam | Zee5 | Sept. 5

This six-episode Malayalam investigative thriller series has actor Sudev Nair playing a cop investigating a case that the makers claim is based on a real-life incident that occurred in Kerala.

Wednesday: Season 2 - Part 2 | Netflix | Sept. 3

Jenna Ortega returns in the second half of the second season of the Tim Burton-directed supernatural fantasy drama, continuing her adventures at Nvermore. The first part was released on August 6, 2025.

The Paper | JioHotstar | Sept. 5

Domhnall Gleeson leads the spin-off the popular sitcom 'The Office', which comes from the same creators Greg Daniels and Michael Komanhe, and is set in the same universe. The focus is a newspaper company trying to survive in the digital age.

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