Pongal 2026 Release: Jockey to Vaa Vaathiyaar and More Movies Releasing in Theaters & OTT

The 2026 Pongal festival comes with many twists. Let's see which movies are releasing in theaters and on OTT for this year's Thai Pongal.

Movies Releasing in Theaters for Pongal

For the Pongal festival, 5 Tamil movies are set to release in theaters. Two films will be released on January 14th, and three will hit the screens on January 15th.

Vaa Vaathiyaar

Directed by Nalan Kumarasamy and starring Karthi, Krithi Shetty, and Rajkiran, Vaa Vaathiyaar is scheduled to release in theaters on January 14th.

Jockey

Jockey, a film directed by Pragabhal centered around ram fighting, is also announced to be released on January 14th.

Draupathi 2

Draupathi 2, a grand film directed by Mohan G starring Richard Rishi and Natty Natraj, is set to release on January 15th. Ghibran has composed the music.

Thalaivar Thambi Thalaimaiyil

Starring Jiiva, Thalaivar Thambi Thalaimaiyil is coming to theaters as a Pongal treat this year. The film is directed by Nidhish Sahadev and releases on January 15th.

Server Sundaram

Server Sundaram, directed by Anand Balki and starring Santhanam, which has been shelved for a long time, is also reportedly releasing this Pongal.

OTT Release Movies

120 Bahadur

Based on the Battle of Rezang La, this film shows the sacrifice of Major Shaitan Singh and 120 soldiers. It will stream on Amazon Prime Video on January 16th.

Bank of Bhagyalakshmi

The story of five amateur thieves who go to rob a village bank. It's a comedy-crime drama releasing on Amazon OTT on January 12th.

Agatha Christie – Seven Dials

A thriller series surrounding a mysterious murder case in 1925 England. It streams on Netflix on January 15th.

Can This Love Be Translated?

A love story between a translator and a Korean movie star. It will be released on the Netflix OTT platform on January 16th.

Pongal Releases on OTT

One Last Adventure: Stranger Things 5

A documentary about the making of the final season of Stranger Things. You can watch it on Netflix from January 12th.

Taskari: The Smuggler's Web

The story of a police officer who busts a drug smuggling ring operating out of Mumbai airport. It streams on Netflix from January 14th.

The Rip

This police thriller starring Matt Damon and Ben Affleck exposes corruption in the Miami police department. You can watch it on Netflix from January 16th.

What's Special on OTT

Pa Pa Pa

A political satire comedy surrounding the kidnapping of the Kerala Chief Minister. You can watch it on Zee5 OTT from January 16th.

Gurram Papireddy

A dark comedy about a gang that goes to steal a corpse from a cemetery. It is set to release on Zee5 OTT on January 16th.

Masti 4

The fourth part of the adult comedy series will stream on Zee5 OTT from January 16th.

Kalamkaaval

A terrifying Malayalam crime thriller based on the "Cyanide Mohan" case. The film will stream on Sony Liv OTT from January 16th.