Year Ahead: Border 2 to Ikkkis – 8 Exciting Films Releasing in January 2026

The box office kicks off 2026 with a flood of releases. While many films are hitting theatres in January, some are expected to be blockbusters. Here’s a look at 8 exciting movies releasing this month.

1. Ikkis

Release: Jan 1, 2026
Genre: Historical War Drama
Cast: Dharmendra, Agastya Nanda, Jaideep Ahlawat
Director: Sriram Raghavan
Language: Hindi

2. The Raja Saab

Release date: January 9, 2026

Genre: Romantic Horror Comedy

Star Cast: Prabhas, Nidhi Agarwal, Malavika Mohanan, Riddhi Kumar, Sanjay Dutt and Boman Irani

Director: Maruti Dasari

Languages: Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam

3. Jana Nayagan

Release date: January 9, 2026

Genre: Political Action Drama

Star Cast: Thalapathy Vijay, Bobby Deol, Pooja Hegde, Mamita Biju, Prakash Raj, Gautham Menon, Priyamani

Director: H. Vinod

Languages: Tamil, Hindi, Telugu

4. Parasakthi

Release date: January 10, 2026

Genre: Political Action Drama

Star Cast: Sivakarthikeyan, Srileela, Jayam Ravi, Atharva Murali

Director: Sudha Kongara Prasad

Languages: Tamil, Telugu

5. Bharat Mahasayulaku Wignyapthi

Release date: January 12, 2026

Genre: Family Romantic Comedy

Star Cast: Ravi Teja, Aashika Ranganathan, Dimple Hayathi, Sunil, Vennela Kishore and Satya

Director: Kishore Tirumala

Language: Telugu

6.Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu

Release date: January 12, 2026

Genre: Action Drama

Star Cast: Chiranjeevi, Nayanthara, Daggubati Venkatesh, Catherine Tresa

Director: Anil Ravipudi

Language: Telugu

7.Border 2

Release date: January 23, 2026

Genre: Historical War Drama

Star Cast: Sunny Deol, Varun Dhawan, Diljit Dosanjh, Ahan Shetty, Medha Rana, Sonam Bajwa, Mona Singh and Anya Singh

Director: Anurag Singh

Language: Hindi

8. Haunted 3D: Ghosts of the Past

Release date: January 30, 2026

Genre: Horror Suspense Thriller

Star Cast: Mahaakshay Chakraborty and Chetna Pandey

Director: Vikram Bhatt

Language: Hindi