The month of May is going to end in a few days. Are you looking for some entertainment in the last week of May? Several fresh movies and series are coming on various OTT platforms like JioHotstar and Netflix this week, which can provide wholesome entertainment to the audiences. A lot of options are available on the OTT platforms for movie lovers to watch, from action drama film Sikandar to crime thriller film Thudarum and many more. Let’s have a look at the new releases on the streaming platforms.
Top five movies and series coming on OTT platforms this week
Sikandar
Sikandar is a Bollywood action drama film released in theatres on 30th March 2025. A. R. Murugadoss was in the direction of this film, which was produced by Sajid Nadiadwala. In the titular character Sikandar, Salman Khan portrayed the role while the other prominent actors and actresses of the film include Rashmika Mandanna, Kajal Aggarwal, Sathyaraj, Sanjay Kapoor, Sharman Joshi, Jatin Sarna and Prateik Babbar. However, during its theatrical release, the film faced backlash from the audiences and critics, which enabled the film to underperform at the box office.
Even after coming at the EID time, the film with a big star like Salman Khan failed to bring a good number to the box office. The story of the movie is related to a man called Sanjay Rajkot, who fights against a corrupt politician. However, the movie is now available on Netflix from May 25. Audiences who are big fans of Salman Khan and action movies and want to see a fresh pair of Salman Khan and Rashmika Mandana can once enjoy the movie on the OTT.
Criminal Justice Season 4
Around 2.5 years have passed since the release of the third season of Criminal Justice, titled Adhura Sach, and the anticipation is high for the fourth season of Criminal Justice. However, the long wait is going to be over as the much anticipated Criminal Justice Fourth Season titled A Family Matter is ready for streaming on JioHotstar from May 29, 2025. The first, second and third season of Criminal Justice was released in 2019, 2020 and 2022, respectively.
The director of this Hotstar Original courtroom drama is Rohan Sippy, while the audiences will see the return of Pankaj Tripathi as Madhav Mishra in this television series. Announcing the release date of Criminal Justice Season 4: A Family Matter, the OTT platform Jio Hotstar has shared on X (Previously known as Twitter) that “Iss baar sach ke do nahi, teen pehlu hain. Mishra Ji ke career ke sabse pecheede case ke liye thoda intezaar aur!”. Apart from Pankaj Tripathi, the other star casts of the fourth instalment of Criminal Justice include Shweta Basu Prasad, Asha Negi, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, Deshna Dugad, and Purab Kohli.
HIT: The Third Case (HIT 3)
HIT: The Third Case features the versatile actor Nani as the main lead role, who is well known for his script selection. This Indian Telugu language action thriller movie was released theatrically on 1st May 2025 as the third instalment of the HIT film series. After releasing in theatres, the film was found to be receiving positive reviews from critics and audiences, which made it successful at the box office and provided the boost to the Telugu film industry it needed for a long time.
Apart from earning over Rs 100 crore worldwide, the film has become the highest-grossing movie in Nani’s career. After showing strong performances at the box office, HIT: The Third Case is all set to stream on Netflix from May 29 to cater to a wider audience. In the digital space, audiences can enjoy the movie in multiple languages, including Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam.
The film is a treat for movie lovers who prefer violence and action genres as it promises to offer intense violence, for which it was released in theatres with an A rating. Nani and Srinidhi Shetty, starring in the film, were directed by Sailesh Kolanu, who has also directed the first two instalments of the HIT franchise. The film revolves around Arjun Sarkaar, a ruthless police officer and his mission to solve the mystery of a series of brutal killings. Apart from compelling storytelling, some cameo appearances and the hint at the end of the movie HIT: The Fourth Case can also hold the interest of the audience to watch the movie till the end.
Thudarum
After becoming a big blockbuster at the box office, Mohanlal’s Thudarum is coming to the OTT platform JioHotstar on May 30. The strong storytelling, excellent performances and gripping direction have supported this Malayalam crime thriller movie to get phenomenal success in the Malayalam cinema in terms of box office results as well as audience reaction.
Directed by Tharun Moorthy and produced by Rejaputhra Visual Media, Thudarum has been seen to start its theatrical run on 25th April 2025 with positive reviews from both audiences and critics and became a commercial success.
Apart from Mohanlal, the movie is found to be featuring Sobhana, Prakash Varma, Binnu Pappu, Farhan Faasil, Irshad Ali, Maniyanpilla Raju, and Aarsha Chandini Baiju. It has achieved the record of collecting more than Rs 100 crore from the Kerala box office alone and became the first Malayalam movie to do so. Moreover, just after L2:Empuraan, Mohanlal’s Thudarum has also become the worldwide Rs 200 crore grosser movie. On 26h May, Monday, JioHotstar announced the OTT release date of Thudarum with a poster which confirms the streaming of the movie from 30th May on JioHotstar in Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Hindi languages.
Retro
The well-known Tamil director Karthik Subbaraj has directed the Retro movie and has previously directed some of the blockbuster movies like Pizza, Jigarthanda, and Jigarthanda DoubleX.
Retro is an Indian Tamil romantic action movie which stars Suriya and Pooja Hegde in the lead roles. The film was released on 1st May 2025 with a direct clash with Nani’s Hit: The Third Case.
As per the producer figure, the movie has earned a worldwide gross collection of around Rs 235 crore within 18 days of its theatrical release. With a poster of Suriya and box office results of Retro, 2D Entertainment, the producer of the movie, has thanked the audience by writing on X, “Dear Audience and #AnbaanaFans, we’re humbled by your immense love and support for #TheOne. Grateful for the glory, it’s all because of you.”
For the fans who have missed the movie on the big screen and are eagerly waiting for its OTT release, the wait is going to be over in a few days. Retro is all set for its digital release on Netflix on 31st May in all four South Indian languages, along with Hindi. The tagline Love-Laughter-War ensures entertainment for action-romantic comedy movie lovers. The movie follows the story of a reformed gangster who is committed to keeping his promise to his wife and living a normal, quiet life. Nevertheless, it becomes difficult for him to live a peaceful life because of his past history.
