'Salaar', 'Dunki' and 'Neru' are battling it out in theatres. But for those who are looking forward to binge-worthy watch some new releases at OTT during the Christmas weekend, here's our pick of movies streaming on OTT platforms.

TOBY - Sony Liv

'Toby', the titular character, is based on an 8-page short story by T.K. Dayanand which would serve as the base for Raj B Shetty's story for the feature film. Set in Kumta region of Uttara Kannada district in Coastal Karnataka. The film is about Toby, a speech-impaired orphan, who has a violent streak in him, and yet, yearns for a simple life too, with the woman he likes and the daughter he rears. The story unfolds as Toby faces several challenges to protect the life he has built with his daughter.

Genre: Action, Drama

Language: Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi

FALIMY - Disney+ Hotstar

Directed by newcomer Nithish Sahadev, Falimy is a fun entertainer about a dysfunctional family on a trip to Varanasi. Jagadish, Manju Pillai, Sandeep Pradeep and Meenaraj also play major roles in it.

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Language: Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi

TAGARUPALYA - Prime Video

The movie 'Tagarupalya' was made based on the rituals held in Mandya villages. The story takes place in a single day, when a family goes to pay the debt of the village god, the events that take place there are tied in the form of a movie. Nagabhushana, Amrutha Prem in lead roles.

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Language: Kannada

PHOENIX - Prime Video

Phoenix tells the story of John and his family and their relocation to a faraway island village with the hope of rebuilding their new life, but a new member joins them, and a series of horrifying events starts that becomes the aftermath of a love story which affects John and his family.

Genre: Horror, Thriller

Language: Malayalam

GHOST - AHA Video

It is marketed as a Kannada heist action thriller film. M. G. Srinivas will reprise his role as Mahesh Das from Birbal Trilogy Case 1: Finding Vajramuni in Ghost, the first instalment of a larger cinematic universe. Shiva Rajkumar, Anupam Kher, Jayaram, and others star in it. It revolves around a gangster and his team as they hijack a prison to seek justice and threaten to release all the criminals if justice is not given.

Genre: Heist Action, Thriller

Language: Tamil (Dub)

KUIKO - Netflix

Yogi Baby plays a man who rears camels in Saudi Arabia. When his mother passes away in his hometown, he has her mortal remains preserved inside a freezer box until his return. Even after the last rites are carried out, he holds onto the box, in the memory of his mother. How this box brings about changes in his life forms the crux of the story. Aside from him, the cast includes Vidharth, Ilavarasu, Vinodhini Vaidyanathan.

Genre: Slice-of-life, Satrical Comedy

Language: Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada

SAJINI SHINDE KA VIRAL VIDEO - Netflix

A teacher Sajini Shinde (Radhika Madan) goes missing after her video goes viral. An inspector Bela Barud (Nimrat Kaur) is assigned the case for investigation, only to find out that everyone is a suspect.

Genre: Mystery, Thriller

Language: Hindi

AADIKESHAVA - Netflix

A young man gets a job at a cosmetic company & falls for its glamorous owner, but soon unforeseen events begin to unfurl his family's dark past. Panja Vaisshnav Tej, Joju George, Sreeleela, Aparna Das played the significant roles.

Genre: Action, Drama

Language: Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada

ADI - Zee5

"Adi" unfolds on Sajeev and Geethika's wedding day, where a scuffle triggers Sajeev's conflicted male ego, affecting their relationship. Shine Tom Chacko, Ahaana Krishna, and Dhruvan star in this emotional drama.

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Language: Malayalam

80S BUILDUP - Prime Video

A youngster accepts his sister's challenge to make the girl who has come to his grandfather's funeral to fall in love with him before the last rites are done. Santhanam, Radhika Preethi played the lead roles in this comedy- drama.

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Language: Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada

DRY DAY - Prime Video

Dry Day is a comedy-drama that unfolds in the heartland of the country where the protagonist, Gannu (Kumar), a small-time goon, embarks on a journey against the system. Amidst the emotional quest to earn the trust and love of his dear ones, Gannu not only confronts the external challenges but also struggles with his own insecurities and issue of alcoholism.

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Language: Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada 

SUGAR FACTORY - Prime Video

Sugar Factory is a Kannada movie starring Darling Krishna, Sonal Monterio, Adhvithi Shetty, and Rangayana Raghu in prominent roles. It is written and directed by Deepak Aras. The synopsis reads on platform, "Arya and Adithi Bopanna meets up in a pub, where they pretend in a love relationship among their friends due to a challenge."

Genre: Action, Romance

Language: Kannada

ALA NINNU CHERI - Prime Video

Divya (Payal Radhakrishna) is fixed by her mother's marriage. But this girl fall in love with Ganesh (Dinesh Tej). Both get up and want to get married. But Anu (Hebah Patel) comes between them. What happened after that is the story of this movie. Directed by Maresh Shivan.

Genre: Action, Romance

Language: Telugu

ITTU SI BAAT - Prime Video

The 2022 Hindi Romantic comedy film stars Bhupendra Jadawat, Gayatri Bharadwaj in lead roles. The story is Bittu Sharma, an aspiring cricketer from the small town has always been in love with Sapna Mathur but she considered him a friend. While he sells blood to buy Sapna her dream phone, she starts seeing a flirt named Vicky.

Genre: Romance, Comedy

Language: Hindi