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January 2025 Upcoming South Indian Movies locked to release: Thug Life, Game Changer, Daaku Maharaaj, and others

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January 2025 Upcoming South Indian Movies locked to release: Thug Life, Game Changer, Daaku Maharaaj, and others

January 2025 Upcoming South Indian Movies locked to release: Are you looking for a chart that can help you learn about the upcoming South Indian movies (Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam) slated to land on the big screens this beginning month of 2025 (January)? If you are one of those, so here you go. We have prepared an extracted list that will offer you complete knowledge about all the upcoming movies, language-wise, release dates, and genres, alongside their cast and crew details as announced by the makers.

What to Expect from beginning month of New Year: January 2025 Upcoming South Indian Movies locked to release

3rd January 2025 Upcoming South Indian Movies Releases

Dreamcatcher (Telugu)

Genre: Psychological, Thriller

Cast: Prashanth Krishna, Aneesha Dama, Srinivas Ramireddy and others.

Release Date: January 3, 2025

Director: Sandeep Kakula

Status: Released

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Evol (Telugu)

Genre: Romantic, Thriller

Cast: Shivakumar Ramachandravara, Surya Srinivas, Jenifer Emmanuel and others.

Release Date: January 3, 2025

Director: Ram Yogi Velagapudi

Status: Released

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Pa…Pa…(O Naanna) (Telugu)

Genre: Family, Drama

Cast: Kavin Raj, Aparna Das, K. Bhagyaraj and others.

Release Date: January 3, 2025

Director: Ganesh K Babu

Status: Released

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Xtreme (Tamil)

Genre: Action, Crime, Drama

Cast: Rachitha Mahalakshmi, Abi Nakshatra, Raj Kumar Nagarajan and others.

Release Date: January 3, 2025

Director: Rajavel Krishna

Status: Released

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Kalan (Tamil)

Genre: Crime, Thriller

Cast: Deepa Shankar, Appu Kuttya, Sampath Ram and others.

Release Date: January 3, 2025

Director: V. Veera Murugan

Status: Released

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See Saw (Tamil)

Genre: Drama, Thriller

Cast: Natarajan Subramaniam, Nishanth Russo, Padine Kumar and others.

Release Date: January 3, 2025

Director: Guna Subramaniam

Status: Released

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Bioscope: The Story of the Story (Tamil)

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Cast: Sankagiri Rajkumar, Sathyaraj, Cheran and others.

Release Date: January 3, 2025

Director: Sankagiri Rajkumar

Status: Released

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Lara (Tamil)

Genre: Suspense, Thriller

Cast: Ashok Kumar Balakrishnan, M. Karthikesan, Anusreya Rajan and others.

Release Date: January 3, 2025

Director: Mani Moorthi

Status: Released

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Vijayapuri Veeran (Tamil)

Genre: Drama

Cast: Jackie Chan, Zhang Yixing, Guli Nazha and others.

Release Date: January 3, 2025

Director: Stanley Tong

Status: Released

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Guns and Roses (Kannada)

Genre: Action, Drama

Cast: Arjun Vishwakarma, Yashvika Nishkala, Kishore Kumar G. and others.

Release Date: January 3, 2025

Director: HS Srinivas Kumar

Status: Released

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After Breakup (Kannada)

Genre: Drama

Cast: Dhanaraju Y N, Nisarga Manjunatha and others.

Release Date: January 3, 2025

Director: Dhanaraju Y N

Status: Released

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Swecha (Kannada)

Genre: Drama

Cast: Anvish Anand, K R Murahari Reddy, Shree Lakshmi and others.

Release Date: January 3, 2025

Director: Suresh Raju

Status: Released

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Desakkaaran (Malayalam)

Genre: Drama

Cast: Pathmaa Gopika, Dr Ajaykumar Babu, Singal Thanmaya and others.

Release Date: January 3, 2025

Director: Dr Ajaykumar Babu

Status: Released

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Communist Pacha Adhava Appa (Malayalam)

Genre: Drama

Cast: Nazlin Jameela Saleem, Althaf Salim, Sajin Cherukayil and others.

Release Date: January 3, 2025

Director: Shamim Moideen

Status: Released

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Orumbettavan (Malayalam)

Genre: Drama

Cast: Indrans, Jaffar Idukki, Johny Antony and others.

Release Date: January 3, 2025

Director: Sugeesh Dekshinakashi

Status: Released

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ID: The Fake (Malayalam)

Genre: Drama

Cast: Dhyan Sreenivasan, Divya Pillai, Kalabhavan Shajon and others.

Release Date: January 3, 2025

Director: Arun Sivavilasam

Status: Released

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Mr Bengali (Malayalam)

Genre: Drama

Cast: Aristo Suresh, Kollam Thulasi, Joby Vayalunkal and others.

Release Date: January 3, 2025

Director: Joby Vayalunkal

Status: Released

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The Malabar Tales (Malayalam)

Genre: Drama, Thriller

Cast: Siva Raaj, Pradeep Balan, Anil Anto and others.

Release Date: January 3, 2025

Director: Aniel Kunhappan

Status: Released

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5th January 2025 Upcoming South Indian Movies Releases

Thug Life (Tamil)

Genre: Action, Drama

Cast: Kamal Haasan, Silambarasan T. R., Trisha Krishnan and others.

Release Date: Postpone

Director: Mani Ratnam

Status: Upcoming

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6th January 2025 Upcoming South Indian Movies Releases

Ekka (Kannada)

Genre: Drama

Cast: Yuva Rajkumar and others.

Release Date: Postpone

Director: Rohit Padaki

Status: Upcoming

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9th January 2025 Upcoming South Indian Movies Releases

Rekhachithram (Malayalam)

Genre: Suspense, Thriller, Drama

Cast: Asif Ali, Anaswara Rajan, Manoj K Jayan and others.

Release Date: January 9, 2025

Director: Jofin T. Chacko

Status: Released

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10th January 2025 Upcoming South Indian Movies Releases

Game Changer (Telugu)

Genre: Political, Drama

Cast: Ram Charan, Kiara Advani, Samuthirakani and others.

Release Date: January 10, 2025

Director: Shankar Shanmugham

Status: Released

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Vanangaan (Tamil)

Genre: Action, Drama

Cast: Arun Vijay, Roshini Prakash and others.

Release Date: January 10, 2025

Director: Bala

Status: Released

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Madraskaaran (Tamil)

Genre: Action, Thriller

Cast: Shane Nigam, Kalaiyarasan Harikrishnan, Niharika Konidela and others.

Release Date: January 10, 2025

Director: Vaali Mohan Das

Status: Released

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Madha Gaja Raja (Tamil)

Genre: Action, Comedy

Cast: Vishal Krishna, Arya, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar and others.

Release Date: January 10, 2025

Director: Sundar C.

Status: Released

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Nimma Vasthugalige Neeve Javaabdaararu (Kannada)

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Cast: Dileep Raj, Shilpa Manjunath, Apoorva Bharadwaj and others.

Release Date: January 10, 2025

Director: Keshav Moorthy

Status: Released

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Teddy Bear (Kannada)

Genre: Horror, Psychological, Thriller

Cast: Bhargav B.V., Shylaja Simha, Sparsha Rekha and others.

Release Date: January 10, 2025

Director: Lokesh B.

Status: Released

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Choo Mantar (Kannada)

Genre: Horror, Comedy, Thriller

Cast: Sharan, Chikanna, Aditi Prabhudeva and others.

Release Date: January 10, 2025

Director: Karvva Navneeth

Status: Released

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Ennu Swantham Punyalan (Malayalam)

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Cast: Arjun Ashokan, Anaswara Rajan, Balu Varghese and others.

Release Date: January 10, 2025

Director: Mahesh Madhu

Status: Released

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Envazhi Thanivazhi (Malayalam)

Genre: Drama

Cast: Fazal Poonor, Akhila Sreelesh and others.

Release Date: January 10, 2025

Director: P. Joseph Jerin

Status: Released

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13th January 2025 Upcoming South Indian Releases

Daaku Maharaaj (Telugu)

Genre: Action, Drama

Cast: Nandamuri Balakrishna, Boby Deol, Shraddha Srinath and others.

Release Date: January 13, 2025

Director: Bobby Kolli

Status: Released

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14th January 2025 Upcoming South Indian Movies Releases

Sankranthiki Vasthunam (Telugu)

Genre: Rom-Com, Drama

Cast: Daggubati Venkatesh, Aishwarya Rajesh, Meenakshi Chaudhary and others.

Release Date: January 14, 2025

Director: Anil Ravipudi

Status: Released

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Kadhalikka Neramillai (Tamil)

Genre: Rom-Com

Cast: Jayam Ravi, Nithya Menen and others.

Release Date: January 14, 2025

Director: Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi

Status: Released

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16th January 2025 Upcoming South Indian Movies Releases

Pravinkoodu Shappu (Malayalam)

Genre: Mystery, Thriller

Cast: Soubin Shahir, Basil Joseph, Chemban Vinod and others.

Release Date: January 16, 2025

Director: Sreeraj Sreenivasan

Status: Released

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Narayaneente Moonnanmakkal (Malayalam)

Genre: Family, Comedy

Cast: Suraj Venjaramoodu, Joju George, Alencier Ley Lopez and others.

Release Date: January 16, 2025

Director: Sharan Venugopal

Status: Released

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17th January 2025 Upcoming South Indian Releases

Sanju Weds Geetha 2 (Kannada)

Genre: Romantic, Drama

Cast: Srinagar Kitty, Rachita Ram, Ragini Dwivedi and others.

Release Date: January 17, 2025

Director: Nagashekhar

Status: Released

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Kanna Muchhe Kaade Goode (Kannada)

Genre: Suspense, Thriller

Cast: Raghavendra Rajkumar, Prarthna Suvarna, Aravind Bolar and others.

Release Date: January 17, 2025

Director: Nataraj Krishnegowda

Status: Released

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Ravanapura (Kannada)

Genre: Action, Romantic, Drama

Cast: Rathan Kalyan, Raksha Nimbhargi, Vasanth Kalyan and others.

Release Date: January 17, 2025

Director: Kumar M Bagvalli

Status: Released

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Raja Roja (Kannada)

Genre: Drama

Cast: Bigboss Divakar, Preethi Yesudas, Kuri Sunil and others.

Release Date: Postpone

Director: Uday Prem

Status: Upcoming

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Kuchuku (Kannada)

Genre: Drama

Cast: Arjun Chauhan, Priyadarshni Gowda, Basavaraj Kumar and others.

Release Date: Postpone

Director: Mysuru Raju

Status: Upcoming

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Off Road (Malayalam)

Genre: Drama, Thriller

Cast: Sarath Appani, Harikrishnan, Josekutty Jacob and others.

Release Date: January 17, 2025

Director: Shaji Stephan

Status: Released

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1098 Ten, Nine, Eight: A Countdown to Infinity (Malayalam)

Genre: Social, Drama

Cast: Santhosh Keezhattoor, Monisha Warrier and others.

Release Date: January 17, 2025

Director: Guru Govind

Status: Released

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Emerald (Malayalam)

Genre: Action, Drama

Cast: Vishakh Raveendhran, Sandeep Ramesh, Amal Krrish and others.

Release Date: January 17, 2025

Director: Krishna Sagar

Status: Released

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23th January 2025 Upcoming South Indian Movies Releases

Dominic and the Ladies Purse (Malayalam)

Genre: Comedy, Thriller

Cast: Mammootty, Gokul Suresh Gopi, Sushmitha Bhat and others.

Release Date: January 23, 2025

Director: Gautham Menon

Status: Released

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24th January 2025 Upcoming South Indian Movies Releases

Dear Krishna (Telugu)

Genre: Drama

Cast: Akshay Krishnan, Mamitha Baiju, Shanti Krishna and others.

Release Date: January 24, 2025

Director: Dinesh Baboo

Status: Released

January 2025 Upcoming South Indian Movies

Hathya (Telugu)

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Cast: Ravi Varma, Dhanya Balakrishna, Pooja Ramachandran and others.

Release Date: January 24, 2025

Director: Srividya Basawa

Status: Released

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Thalli Manasu (Telugu)

Genre: Family, Drama

Cast: Rachitha Mahalakshmi, Kamal Kamaraju, Aadarsh Balakrishna and others.

Release Date: January 24, 2025

Director: V. Sreenivas

Status: Released

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Gandhi Tatha Chettu (Telugu)

Genre: Drama

Cast: Bhanu Prakash Kothala, Sukriti Veni Bandreddi, Ananda Chakrapani and others.

Release Date: January 24, 2025

Director: Padmavathi Malladi

Status: Released

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Mr. HouseKeeping (Tamil)

Genre: Rom-Com, Drama

Cast: Hari Baskar, Losliya Mariyanesan, Ilavarasu and others.

Release Date: January 24, 2025

Director: Arun Ravichandran

Status: Released

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Bottle Radha (Tamil)

Genre: Drama

Cast: Guru Somasundaram, Sanchana Natarajan, John Vijay and others.

Release Date: January 24, 2025

Director: Dhinakaran Sivalingam

Status: Released

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Kudumbasthan (Tamil)

Genre: Drama

Cast: Manikandan K., Guru Somasundaram, R. Sundarrajan and others.

Release Date: January 24, 2025

Director: Rajeshwar Kalisamy

Status: Released

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Vallan (Tamil)

Genre: Drama

Cast: Sundar C., Hebah Patel, Tanya Hope and others.

Release Date: January 24, 2025

Director: Mani Seiyon

Status: Released

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Poorveegam (Tamil)

Genre: Drama

Cast: Bose Venkat, Ilavarasu, Sri Ranjani and others.

Release Date: January 24, 2025

Director: G Krishnan

Status: Released

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Kuzhanthaigal Munnetra Kazhagam (Tamil)

Genre: Political, Drama

Cast:Yogi Babu, Senthil, Subbu Panchu and others.

Release Date: January 24, 2025

Director: Shankar Dayal N.

Status: Released

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Rudhra Garuda Purana (Kannada)

Genre: Drama, Thriller

Cast: Rishi, Priyanka Kumar M, Vinod Alva and others.

Release Date: January 24, 2025

Director: K S Nandeesh

Status: Released

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Royal (Kannada)

Genre: Drama

Cast: Viraat, Sanjana Anand, Rangayana Raghu and others.

Release Date: January 24, 2025

Director: Dinakar Thoogudeepa

Status: Released

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Ride (Kannada)

Genre: Action, Drama

Cast: R Venkatesh Gowda, P Thanvi, Neeraj Kumar M D and others.

Release Date: January 24, 2025

Director: N Bhanuteja

Status: Released

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Forest (Kannada)

Genre: Action, Comedy, Horror, Thriller

Cast: Chikkanna, Anish Tejeshwar, Guru Nandan and others.

Release Date: January 24, 2025

Director: Chandra Mohan

Status: Released

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Lovedale (Malayalam)

Genre: Drama, Thriller

Cast: Reshma Renjith, Rama Shukla, Jaspreet Kour and others.

Release Date: January 24, 2025

Director: Vinu Sridhar

Status: Released

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Am Ah (Malayalam)

Genre: Suspense, Drama

Cast: Dileesh Pothan, Devadarshini, Jaffar Idukki and others.

Release Date: January 24, 2025

Director: Thomas Sebastian

Status: Released

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Anpodu Kanmani (Malayalam)

Genre: Family, Comedy, Drama

Cast: Arjun Ashokan, Anagha Narayanan, Althaf Salim and others.

Release Date: January 24, 2025

Director: Liju Thomaz

Status: Released

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Besty (Malayalam)

Genre: Family, Comedy, Thriller

Cast: Ashkar Saudan, Shaheen Siddique, Sakshi Agarwal and others.

Release Date: January 24, 2025

Director: Shaanu Samad

Status: Released

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Ente Priyathamanu (Malayalam)

Genre: Family, Romantic, Drama

Cast: Indrans, Madhupal, Prem Kumar and others.

Release Date: January 24, 2025

Director: P Sethurajan

Status: Released

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Avirachante Swantham Inangathi (Malayalam)

Genre: Family, Drama

Cast: Sreenivsan Nair, Maya Viswanath and others.

Release Date: January 24, 2025

Director: Sony Joseph

Status: Released

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31st January 2025 Upcoming South Indian Movies Releases

Aghathiyaa (Tamil)

Genre: Fantasy, Thriller

Cast: Jiiva, Arjun Sarja, Raashi Khanna and others.

Release Date: Postpone

Director: Pa. Vijay

Status: Upcoming

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Gana (Kannada)

Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Cast: Prajwal Devaraj, Vedhika, Yasha Shivakumar and others.

Release Date: January 31, 2025

Director: Hari Prasad Jakka

Status: Released

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Nodidavaru Enanthare (Kannada)

Genre: Romantic, Drama

Cast: Naveen Shankar, Padmavati Rao, Spandana Prasad and others.

Release Date: January 31, 2025

Director: Kuldeep Cariappa

Status: Released

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