From Paatal Lok 2 to Black Warrant: Must-Watch OTT Releases in January

As we enter 2025, movie enthusiasts have a lot to look forward to this January. From the second season of the popular series, Paatal Lok, Vijay Sethupathi starrer Viduthalai Part 2, to Zahan Kapoor's debut project, Black Warrant, cinephiles have a lot to pick from.

Here's a comprehensive list of OTT releases coming in January 2025:

Paatal Lok S2

The first in the list is season 2 of the highly-appreciated web series, Paatal Lok. The crime thriller that made its way to the OTT platform, Prime Video in 2020 was headed by Sudip Sharma. It had revolved around the life of cop Hathi Ram Chaudhary investigating the case of an assassination attempt on a journalist. The story progresses with four suspects getting caught for the crime. On the latest season of Paatal Lok, it is confirmed that the original season cast - Jaideep Ahlawat, Ishwak Singh, and Gul Panag will also be part of this new season. There are also new entrants in this list such as Tillotama Shome, Nagesh Kukunoor, Jahnu Barua, and others. Bankrolled by Clean Slate Filmz Production and Eunoia Films LLP, Avinash Arun Dhaware will be directing season 2. Paatal Lok is slated for a worldwide premiere on January 17.

All We Imagine Is Light

Payal Kapadia’s “All We Imagine As Light”, made quite a splash at the Cannes Film Festival 2024. Not just that, the film has also been nominated for Golden Globes in the Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language and Best Director categories. Payal Kapadia is the third Asian woman to be nominated in the Best Director category. Adding yet another feather to their cap, "All We Imagine As Light" has won another nomination this time in the Best Foreign Language Film category at The Critics Choice Awards. The drama is likely to reach Disney + Hotstar on January 3, 2025, after winning over the international circles. "All We Imagine As Light" is a drama that talks about the story of a Mumbai nurse, who shifts to the city with her partner looking for love and authenticity. The drama enjoys a noteworthy performance by Divya Prabha and Kani Kasruti.

Black Warrant

Shashi Kapoor's grandson, Zahan Kapoor is all set to debut in Bollywood with the jail drama Black Warrant by director Vikramaditya Motwane. The project is scheduled to premiere on the streaming giant Netflix on January 10, and Zahan will play a jailer in Tihar. The story of the Black Warrant is based on Sunil Gupta and Sunetra Choudhury's 2019 book, Black Warrant: Confessions of a Tihar Jailer. Zahan will be supported by Rahul Bhat, Paramvir Singh Cheema, Anurag Thakur, Sidhant Gupta, Tota Roy Chowdhury, Rajendra Gupta, Rajshri Deshpande, Joy Sengupta, and Priya Chauhan as the major cast of the drama.

Viduthalai Part 2

Vaidyanathan, one of Vetrimaaran's period crime thriller Viduthalai Part 2's big releases. Released on the Zee5 platform on January 17th. The sequel of Viduthalai Part 1 is directed by Vettrimaran as per the Jeyamohan-short-story Thunaivan. Alongside Soori and Vijay Sethupathi and Manju Warrier and Gautham Vasudev Menon, he saw the role with importance. Presented by both, Elred Kumar and Vetri Maaran music for this series has been designed by the very talented composer of the cinema fraternity, Ilaiyaraaja.

The Sabarmati Report

Vikrant Massey and Raashii Khanna were seen sharing the screen for the first time in Dheeraj Sarna's political drama, The Sabarmati Report. The film is now all set to make its OTT debut on ZEE5 on January 10 this year, after its box office release. The project is a cinematic adaptation of the horrific 2002 Godhra train incident in Gujarat. Balaji Motion Pictures, Vikir Films Production, with Riddhi Dogra, Sundip Ved, Digvijay Purohit and Hella Stichlmair in key roles, also have The Sabarmati Report coming out.

Shark Tank S4

That goes on the digital shelves of the OTT as well, along with the hottest American superhero movie: Last but certainly not the last, the season 4th of the well-known reality television series, will go live from SonyLIV from 6th January of this year. Aman Gupta, Anupam Mittal, and Namita Thapar are going to be the sharks, who fight it out there for getting at the best offers of the prospective businessmen. Yet, like last time, and many times thereafter, Shark Tank 4 offers lots of promise for drama on it.