What date, time and platform will Malayalam language hit action film Kaduva be released worldwide for OTT streaming?
It’s another big weekend of OTT streaming releases for home audiences in India, with Darlings, John Luther and Crash Course all set to make their debuts this Friday.
However, one of the first big drops of the weekend is actually a Malayalam language film that will finally be making its OTT streaming debut after its successful theatrical release last month; Kaduwa.
Here’s everything you need to know about Kaduva’s OTT streaming release, including the release date, time, platform and cast for the hit film.
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What is Kaduva about?
Kaduva is an Indian Malayalam language masala film directed by Shaji Kailas under the banners of Prithviraj Productions and Magic Frames production studios.
Set in the late 1990s, the film tells the story of Kadukunnel Kuriyachan, also known as Kaduva, an aspiring rubber planter.
Through unusual circumstances, he is taken to the county jail in Kottayam, where three inmates attempt to kill Kaduva, apparently on orders from a local inspector general.
It turns out that Kaduva and the IG in question, Joseph Chandy Ouseppukutty, have a long history and bitter rivalry.
Through flashbacks to her childhood and then back to the dire situation Kaduva finds herself in, the mystery of this planter is revealed – but who will really end up in the ground?
“Set in the late 90’s, the film follows the life of a young Mundakayam rubber planter and his rivalry with a senior Kerala Police officer.” – Kaduva Summary, via IMDB.
Kaduva: OTT release date, time and streaming platform
The 2022 Kaduva movie is scheduled to be released worldwide for OTT streaming on Thursday, August 4thth via the Amazon Prime Video platform.
A specific start time has not yet been publicly confirmed; However, Filmibeat reports that Kaduva will be released on Thursday, August 4 at 00:00 ISTth – which would also match the platform’s typical update window for original Indian content.
Amazon Prime Video currently offers several subscription plans that provide access to Kaduva once OTT streaming is released:
- Rs 179 for a one-month subscription
- Rs 459 for a three month subscription
- Rs 1499 for an annual subscription
The satellite broadcasting rights for the film were acquired by Surya TV.
“They have a cool factor [hyper-masculine Achayans]. When I put on this white kurta and mundu, you feel cool. If I had to pick one Malayali swag symbol, it would be this one [an achayan] will appear in this list. I don’t know if they are our James Bond but this caricature of this very ‘cool Achayan’ is part of the Malayali swag culture.” – Prithviraj Sukumaran, via Gulf News.
Meet the Kaduva cast
The 2022 Kaduva film stars Prithviraj Sukumaran as Kadukunnel “Kaduva” Kuriyachan (also credited as Kadukunnel Kurian Koruthu) with Vivek Oberoi as IG Joseph Chandy (also credited only as Ouseppukutty).
Prithviraj Sukumaran is fast becoming one of the hottest stars in modern Indian cinema industry having previously starred in Bro Daddy and Jana Gana Mana in 2022.
Vivekanand (Vivek) Oberoi is an excellent dance partner of Sukumaran, with his most notable roles being in Company (2002), Saathiya (2002), Shootout at Lokhandwala (2007) and Krrish 3 (2013).
The full cast list for Kaduva includes:
- Samyuktha Menon as Elsa
- Arjun Ashokan as the winner
- Alencier Ley Lopez as Varkey
- Baiju Santhosh as Lawyer Kora
- Kalabhavan Shajohn as CI Dominic Benjamin
- Rahul Madhav as Mrs. Robin Poovampara
- Janardhanan as Ananthanathan
- Innocent like Fr. Vattasseri
- Suresh Krishna as Kunji Thomman
- Seema as Theruthi Chedathi
- Priyanka Nair as Merin Joseph
- Aarish Anoop as Chacko
- Angelina Abraham as Tessa Kurian
- Vriddhi Vishal as Eva Kurian
- Nandhu as Manmadhan
- Shivaji Guruvayoor as Finance Minister Thomas Poovampara
- Vijayakumar as Rajeevan
- Aneesh G Menon as Sunny
- Sudhish as Mathai
- VK Sreeraman as Bishop
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