In the photo: the return of naai sekar, Kaapa, Mr. Mom
After back-to-back frantic months with dozens of additions to the Indian catalogue, we are kicking off the new year at a more typical pace. In addition to catching up with a bunch of 2022 theatrical releases, Netflix released two new original Indian movies and a new series – the real-life drama. Fireproof.
Here are all the new Indian movies and series added to Netflix in January 2023.
N = Netflix Original
New Indian Movies on Netflix: January 2023
The return of Naai Sekar (2022)
Idiom: tamil
Execution time: 139 minutes
Director: suraaj
Cast: Vadivelu, Anandraj, Rao Ramesh
Gender: Comedy | Added to Netflix: January 5
The return of Naai Sekar It is a spin-off of the 2006 film talai nagaram, with comedic actor Vadivelu reprising his wannabe criminal character Naai Sekar. In the new movie, he eventually becomes a thief, kidnapping dogs and extorting money from his wealthy owners. When Naai Sekar is injured while stealing a gangster’s dog, he gets a clue about his haunted hound missing from him.
Mumbai Mafia: Police vs. the Underworld (2023) N
Idiom: english and more
Execution time: 87 minutes
Director: Francis Longhurst, Raaghav Dar
Gender: Documentary, Crime | Added to Netflix: January 6
With organized crime and terrorism on the rise in India in the 1990s, a police squad of “hit” specialists was given free rein to assassinate gangsters, no questions asked. Some officers single-handedly killed dozens of suspected mobsters, with little or no oversight from the courts. This documentary explains the rise of these encounter policemen. In addition to the original English version (which contains some subtitled dialogue), dubbed versions in a dozen languages can be found in the film’s audio menu.
Thai massage (2022)
Idiom: Hindi
Execution time: 120 minutes
Director: Mangesh Hadawale
Cast: Gajraj Rao, Divyendu Sharma, Sunny Hinduja
Gender: Comedy | Added to Netflix: January 6
After decades as a widower, 70-year-old Dubey (played by 50-something Gajraj Rao) decides he’d like to have sex one more time before he dies, but there’s no way he can achieve his goal with so many. nosy neighbors and family members around. A young friend comes up with the perfect solution: a trip to Thailand.
mr mom (2022)
Idiom: Hindi
Execution time: 97 minutes
Director: shaad ali
Cast: Riteish Deshmukh, Genelia D’Souza, Mahesh Manjrekar
Gender: Comedy | Added to Netflix: January 13th
Real-life married couple Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia D’Souza play a married couple who can’t agree on whether to have children in the sitcom. mr mom. Their relationship hits a rocky point when wife Gugloo becomes pregnant, only for husband Amol to find out that he was magically pregnant as well.
Chhota Bheem aur Chand Pari ki Dastaan (2021)
Idiom: Hindi
Execution time: 65 minutes
Gender: Children, Animation | Added to Netflix: January 14
Just as the Moon Fairy is about to bestow the gifts of youth, wealth, and immortality on Bheem and his friends, the gifts are stolen by a greedy old king. Once again, it’s up to the little superhero and his friends to save the day.
Varalaru Mukkiyam (2022)
Languages: tamil and hindi
Execution time: 145 minutes
Director: santhosh rajan
Cast: Jiiva, Kashmiri Pardeshi, Pragya Nagra
Gender: Romantic Comedy | Added to Netflix: January 14
Karthik spends his time chasing fame and women until a beautiful young woman moves into his neighborhood, but there is someone else who has his eye on Karthik. A Hindi dubbed version of Varalaru Mukkiyam is available in the movie’s audio menu.
kaapa (2022)
Idiom: Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil and Telugu
Execution time: 133 minutes
Director: shaji kailas
Cast: Prithviraj Sukumaran, Asif Ali, Dileesh Pothan
Gender: Action, Suspense | Added to Netflix: January 19
Shortly after moving to a town with a long history of gang warfare, an unsuspecting husband finds his pregnant wife’s name on a criminal wanted list. He moves his wife to safety while he tries to clear her name, only to discover that her past is more complicated than he lets on. Kannada, Tamil and Telugu dubbed versions can be selected from the film’s audio menu.
majnu mission (2023) N
Idiom: Hindi, English, Tamil and Telugu
Execution time: 129 minutes
Director: Shantanu Bagchi
Cast: Sidharth Malhotra, Rashmika Mandanna, Kumud Mishra
Gender: Spy thriller, period work | Added to Netflix: January 20
In the 1970s, Indian spy Amandeep lives undercover in Pakistan, working as a tailor and expecting a child with his wife, Nasreen. When the Pakistani army begins developing a nuclear weapon, he is in a race to expose the operation to the world, but doing his duty to India puts Amandeep’s new family at risk. majnu mission It has a great setup, but the execution is mediocre. English, Tamil and Telugu dubbed versions are available from the audio menu.
Dhamaka (2022)
Idiom: telugu
Execution time: 136 minutes
Director: Trinadha Rao Nakkina
Cast: Ravi Teja, Sreeleela, Jayaram
Gender: Action, Comedy | Added to Netflix: January 21st
the telugu movie Dhamaka – not to be confused with the 2021 Netflix original Hindi film of the same name – starring Ravi Teja as a pair of doppelgängers who love the same woman. One man is a street hustler, the other is the son of a wealthy CEO. How is a girl supposed to choose?
baby black sun (2022)
Idiom: English
Execution time: 85 minutes
Director: Nilesh Maniyar
Gender: Documentary | Added to Netflix: January 23
The life of teen author and motivational speaker Aisha Chaudhary, who died of pulmonary fibrosis at age 18, inspired the 2019 Hindi fiction film. the sky is pinkcurrently streaming on Netflix. baby black sun is a non-fiction follow-up featuring home video footage provided by Aisha’s family and excerpts from some of her public performances.
18 pages (2022)
Idiom: telugu
Execution time: 137 minutes
Director: Palnati Surya Pratap
Cast: Nikhil Siddharth, Anupama Parameswaran, Ajay
Gender: Romantic Theater | Added to Netflix: 26 of January
A heartbroken man finds a diary on the road and falls in love with the woman who wrote it. Upon learning that the author is likely deceased, he sets out to finish all the tasks she intended to accomplish in her life.
an action hero (2022)
Idiom: Hindi
Execution time: 128 minutes
Director: Anirudh Iyer, Neeraj Yadav
Cast: Ayushmann Khurrana, Jaideep Ahlawat, Neeraj Madhav
Gender: Action | Added to Netflix: 26 of January
Life imitates art when a popular action star accidentally kills a suspicious politician and is forced to go on the run. In addition to providing many emotions, an action hero explores the current wave of Bollywood boycotts and the differences between reality on and off screen.
raangi (2022)
Idiom: tamil and telugu
Execution time: 121 minutes
Director: m.saravanan
Cast: Trisha Krishnan, Anaswara Rajan
Gender: Action, Suspense | Added to Netflix: January 28
raangi («a stubborn woman“) stars Trisha Krishnan as Thaiyal, a tenacious reporter who stumbles across a scoop falsely connecting her teenage niece to terrorists in Tunisia. But getting to the bottom of the story puts Thaiyal and her family in danger. A Telugu dubbed dialogue track is available in the audio menu.
New Indian Series on Netflix: January 2023
Fireproof (2023) N
Idiom: hindi and more
Seasons: one
Episodes: 7
Cast: Abhay Deol, Rajshri Deshpande, Ashish Vidyarthi
Gender: courtroom drama | Added to Netflix: January 13th
Based on a nonfiction book of the same name, the series Fireproof follows two grieving parents seeking justice after their teenage sons are killed in a cinema fire in South Delhi in 1997. Dubbed dialogue options in English, Tamil, Telugu and more are available from the audio menu. of the program.
Which of the newly added Indian movies and series will you watch? Let us know in the comments below!