January 2026 Upcoming South Indian Movies: The Raja Saab, Jana Nayagan, Parasakthi, Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu and others

January 2026 Upcoming South Indian Movies: Are you curious about the exciting upcoming South Indian (Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam) movie lineup slated to land on the big screens this January 2026? If you are one of those enthusiasts, here is a 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—perfect for every cinema enthusiast.

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Upcoming Telugu/Tamil/Kannada/Malayalam Movies Releasing in January 2026: Full List with Details

1st January South Indian Releases

Titles	Genre	Director	Stars
Teertharoopa Tandeyavarige (Kannada)	Drama	Ramenahalli Jagannatha	Nihar Mukesh, Rachana inder and others
Shivaleela (Kannada)	Drama	Ashok Jayram	B Manjamma Jyogathi, Dachhu Divakar S and others
The Ice (Kannada)	Horror, Suspense	Subbu Bhardwaj	Muramreddy Venkateswarlu, Susmitha Pal and others

9th January South Indian Releases

Titles	Genre	Director	Stars
The Raja Saab (Telugu)	Comedy, Horror, Romantic	Maruthi Dasari	Prabhas, Nidhhi Agerwal and others
Velleppam (Malayalam)	Drama	Praveen Raj Pookkadan	Akshay Radhakrishnan, Noorin Shereef and others

10th January South Indian Releases

Titles	Genre	Director	Stars
Parasakthi (Tamil)	Action, Political, Drama	Sudha Kongara Prasad	Sivakarthikeyan, Sree Leela and others
Pennu Case (Malayalam)	Comedy, Drama	Febin Sidharth	Nikhila Vimal, Hakkim Shah, and others

12th January South Indian Releases

Titles	Genre	Director	Stars
Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu (Telugu)	Action, Drama	Anil Ravipudi	Chiranjeevi, Nayanthara and others
Violent Rose (Telugu)	Action, Romantic, Thriller	Jashwanth Lucky	Venkat Kishore, Srithi Ira Allu and others

13th January South Indian Releases

Titles	Genre	Director	Stars
Bhartha Mahasayulaku Wignyapthi (Telugu)	Comedy, Family, Romantic	Kishore Tirumala	Ravi Teja, Ashika Ranganath and others

14th January South Indian Releases

Titles	Genre	Director	Stars
Anaganaga Oka Raju (Telugu)	Comedy, Romantic, Thriller	Suryadevara Naga Vamsi	Naveen Polishetty, Meenakshi Chaudhary and others
Nari Nari Naduma Murari (Telugu)	Drama	Ram Abbaraju	Sharwanand, Samyuktha Menon and others
Vaa Vaathiyaar (Tamil)	Action, Comedy	Nalan Kumarasamy	Karthi, Sathyaraj and others

15th January South Indian Releases

Titles	Genre	Director	Stars
Thalaivar Thambi Thalaimaiyil (Tamil)	Comedy, Drama, Family	Nithish Sahadev	Jiiva, Ilavarasu, and others
Mango Pachcha (Kannada)	Action, Drama	Viveka Prakash	Sanchith Sanjeev, Kaajal Kunder, and others
Surya Power of Love (Kannada)	Action, Romantic	Sagar Daass	Prashanth Surya, Harshitha MK, and others
Bombay Positive (Malayalam)	Comedy, Drama, Romantic	Jeevan Kottayi	Lukman Avaran, Pragya Nagra and others

16th January South Indian Releases

Titles	Genre	Director	Stars
Maazar (Kannada)	Crime, Suspense, Thriller	Local Loki	Murugananthan. M, Sambrama Sree and others
Bharathi Teacher (Kannada)	Drama	M.L. Prasanna	Rohith Raghavendra, Yashika Chaira, and others
Sukran (Malayalam)	Comedy, Romantic, Thriller	Ubaini	Bibin George, Shine Tom Chacko, and others
Kanimangalam Kovilakam (Malayalam)	Comedy, Horror	Raajesh Mohan	Ajmal Khan AA, Abbhi Krish, and others
Rudra (Malayalam)	Drama	Sajeev Kilikkulam	Sajeev Kilikkulam, Nishi Govind, and others

22nd January South Indian Releases

Titles	Genre	Director	Stars
Chatha Pacha: The Ring of Rowdies (Malayalam)	Action, Comedy	Advaith Nayar	Arjun Ashokan, Roshan Mathew and others

23rd January South Indian Releases

Titles	Genre	Director	Stars
Hot Spot 2 Much (Tamil)	Comedy, Drama, Romantic	Vignesh Karthick	Priya Bhavani Shankar, Brigida Saga, and others
Jockey (Tamil)	Action, Drama	Pragabhal	Yuvan Krishna, Ridhaan Krishnas, and others
Draupathi 2 (Tamil)	Action, Drama, Historical	Mohan G	Richard Rishi, Rakshana and others
Maayabimbum (Tamil)	Drama, Romance	K. J. Surendar	Akash Nagarajan, Janaki Srinivasan, and others
Vangala Viriguda (Tamil)	Action, Drama	Guhan Chakkaravarth	Guhan Chakkaravarth, Alina Sheikh, and others
Landlord (Kannada)	Action, Drama, Social	Jadesh Kumar Hampi	Duniya Vijay, Rachita Ram and others
Cult (2026) (Kannada)	Drama	Anil Kumar T M	Zaid Khan, Rachita Ram and others
Baby Girl (Malayalam)	Drama, Family, Thriller	Arun Varma KP	Nivin Pauly, Lijomol Jose, and others
Magic Mushrooms (Malayalam)	Comedy, Family, Fantasy	Nadirshah	Vishnu Unnikrishnan, Sidharth Bharathan, and others
Pazhuthu (Malayalam)	Drama, Thriller	Stalin G Alexander	Rejan Krishan, Aiswarya Subash, and others

30th January South Indian Releases

Titles	Genre	Director	Stars
Om Shanti Shanti Shantihi (Telugu)	Comedy, Drama	A R Sajeev	Tharun Bhascker, Eesha Rebba and others
Devagudi (Telugu)	Action, Adventure, Drama	Bellam Ramakrishna	Raghu Kunche, Rajshree Nayar and others
China Piece (Telugu)	Action, Thriller	Akki Viswanadha	Nihal Kodhaty, Surya Srinivas and others
Zamana (Telugu)	Crime, Drama	Bhaskar Jakkula	Surya Srinivas, Swathi Kashyup and others
Trimukha (Telugu)	Crime, Suspense, Thriller	Razesh Naidu	Sunny Leone, Yogesh Kalle and others
Battle (2026) (Tamil)	Drama, Musical, Romantic	Narayanan P	Arjun Anbudan, Aradhya Krishna and others
Tadviruddha (Kannada)	Suspense, Thriller	Vinod J. Raj	Suchendra Prasad, Suman Ranganathan and others
Mavuta (Kannada)	Action, Adventure, Thriller	Ravishankar Nag	Lakshmipati Balaji, Thriller Manju and others
Valathu Vasathe Kallan (Malayalam)	Comedy, Drama, Thriller	Jeethu Joseph	Biju Menon, Joju George and others

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