A lot has happened in the world of OTT this week. We had too many OTT shows releasing that will keep you hooked to the screen. Here is a rewind of the main OTT news of the day...
From Shaheer Sheikh and Ankita Lokhande's BTS video for Pavitra Rishta 2 and Malikstar Fahadh Faasil revealing why Malayalam stars are staying away from Bollywood to the Modern Love season 2 trailer, Venkatesh revealing that Narappa is his most challenging movie yet and Netflix implementing measures to make the platform safer for kids and families here's all what grabbed headlines to make it to the trending OTT news today...
![Mohanlal and Mammootty to Tovino Thomas, why are Malayalam stars staying away from Bollywood? Malik actor Fahadh Faasil has the answer [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO]](https://st1.bollywoodlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Malayalam_Cinema_Best_Actors_Superstars_Mohanlal_Mammootty_Fahadh_Faasil_Tovino_Thomas.jpg?impolicy=Medium_Widthonly&w=303 "Mohanlal and Mammootty to Tovino Thomas, why are Malayalam stars staying away from Bollywood? Malik actor Fahadh Faasil has the answer [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO]")
From the 90s onward, it wasn't uncommon to see Malayalam cinema superstars like Mohanlal and Mammootty appear in Bollywood movies, with celebrated filmmakers of the Malayalam film industry such as Priyadarshan regularly making Hindi films with Bollywood stars like Akshay Kumar and Suniel Shetty. However, all that has stopped over the past 5 to 6 years.
Fahadh Faasil's crime drama Malik has released and we tell you five reasons why this film is a must-watch for this weekend.
Fahadh Faasil's latest Malayalam film Malik has fallen prey to piracy. As per reports, it is has been leaked by notorious website Tamilrockers.
Maliek revolves around an impoverished boy, Sulaiman Ali (Fahadh Faasil), who grows up to be the messiah of his local Muslim community in a Kerala village after graduating from his initial steps of petty crime. However, despite his best intentions he can't escape the seeds of communal disharmony sown by those who backstab him, alienating others who he had started out with, eventually culminating in him being wanted for terrorism charges by the Indian government.
![Malik star Fahadh Faasil and Director Mahesh Narayanan REVEAL why Hindi film audience has gone CRAZY over Malayalam movies; say, 'India is not only Bollywood' [EXCLUSIVE]](https://st1.bollywoodlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Fahadh_Faasil_Director_Mahesh_Narayanan_Malik_Take_Off_C_U_Soon_Malayalam_Cinema_Craze.jpg?impolicy=Medium_Widthonly&w=303 "Malik star Fahadh Faasil and Director Mahesh Narayanan REVEAL why Hindi film audience has gone CRAZY over Malayalam movies; say, 'India is not only Bollywood' [EXCLUSIVE]")
Wondering how this newfound craze for Malayalam cinema has emerged we decided to pose the question in an exclusive interview to the two best candidates to answer it: Fahadh Faasil and director Mahesh Narayanan, who've combines for some of the industry's most acclaimed films like Take Off, C U Soon and Malik
Wondering what to watch today? Bollywood has often delivered flicks that nobody could have dreamt of. Here is a list of 5 crime thriller movies to watch today on various OTT platforms that you must watch.
![Fahadh Faasil REVEALS why Malayalam movies don't mint 200-300 crore at the box office like Tamil, Telugu films; says, 'We're looking at nothing less than 2000 crore' [EXCLUSIVE]](https://st1.bollywoodlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Fahadh_Faasil_Malik_Director_Mahesh_Narayanan_Why_Malayalam_Movies_Not_Collecting_200_300_Crore_At_The_Box_Office_Like_Tamil_Telugu_Movies-1.jpg?impolicy=Medium_Widthonly&w=303 "Fahadh Faasil REVEALS why Malayalam movies don't mint 200-300 crore at the box office like Tamil, Telugu films; says, 'We're looking at nothing less than 2000 crore' [EXCLUSIVE]")
BollywoodLife couldn't have found two better candidates than one of Malayalam cinema's leading stars, Fahadh Faasil, and his Malik director, Mahesh Narayanan, to place on the hot seat and inquire why the industry is yet to break those big box office records or why it's films are yet to receive that 'pan-India' tag like Tamil and Telugu movies have
![BREAKING! Fahadh Faasil and director Mahesh Narayanan confirm C U Soon part 2; reveal, 'It is not a continuation' [EXCLUSIVE]](https://st1.bollywoodlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/C_U_Soon_Sequel_Fahadh_Faasil_Director_Mahesh_Narayanan.jpg?impolicy=Medium_Widthonly&w=303 "BREAKING! Fahadh Faasil and director Mahesh Narayanan confirm C U Soon part 2; reveal, 'It is not a continuation' [EXCLUSIVE]")
A sequel to C U Soon has been announced, with the confirmation coming straight from Fahadh Faasil and Director Mahesh Narayanan in an exclusive interview with BollywoodLife, where the duo also revealed interesting tidbits about how they plan to go about it and what changes will we see in C U Soon part 2
Amazon Prime Video unveiled its exciting and exclusive lineup of Indian and International entertainment, for Prime Day. The line-up includes some of the most anticipated movies in six languages.
From Malik's plot and character deets and the latest trailer of The King's Man to theatre owners warning Telugu film producers against direct OTT releases and The Vigil and Mani Ratnam's Navarasa release dates; here's all what grabbed headlines to make it to the trending OTT news today
![Malik: Fahadh Faasil and director Mahesh Narayanan reveal CRUCIAL DEETS about the film's plot, characters and themes prior to its release [EXCLUSIVE]](https://st1.bollywoodlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Fahadh_Faasil_Malik_Plot_Story_Character_Release_Date_Trailer_Amazon_Prime_Mahesh_Narayanan.jpg?impolicy=Medium_Widthonly&w=303 "Malik: Fahadh Faasil and director Mahesh Narayanan reveal CRUCIAL DEETS about the film's plot, characters and themes prior to its release [EXCLUSIVE]")
If like us, you, too, can hardly wait for the 15th to know more about Malik, then today's your lucky day. BollywoodLife recently sat down for an exclusive chat about with both the movie's star, Fahadh Faasil, and Director Mahesh Narayanan, and they graciously indulged us with some crucial deets about the film's plot, characters, and themes.
From Fahadh Faasil giving a glimpse of his stellar performance in Malik trailer to Taapsee Pannu planning to make her comeback in Telugu cinema with Mishan Impossible, here's a look at the top trending south news today.
Dhanush's Tamil film Jagame Thandhiram is set to release on Netflix on June 18, Friday. Due to COVID-19, several films are releasing on the OTT platform. Here is a list of Tamil and Malayalam films that will release on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney + Hotstar. Take a look.
Fahadh Faasil shared a long note on social media. He spoke about a couple of issues one of them was his serious accident on the sets of Malyanakunju
With the announcement of Fahadh Faasil's Malik and Prithviraj's Cold Case releasing directly on OTT, it is expected that more films might also follow.
Directed by Mahesh Narayanan, Fahadh Faasil's Malik also features Maala Parvathi, Dileesh Pothan, Divya Prabha, Salim Kumar, Indrans, Jalaja, Sarath kumar, Vijay Forrt and Sudhi Koppa in key roles.
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