This Friday, August 7, brings a diverse slate of six films to theatres across India. GDN chronicles the life of self-taught inventor GD Naidu, while DC reimagines Devdas as a violent Tamil gangster saga. Family audiences get Ohh My Dog, alongside Aryabhatta Ka Zero, Telugu romance Amma Naaku Aa Abbayi Kaavaali and Japanese animated romance Chao.
If you like to get a really big experience while watching movies, then theatres is where the action is and this week, we have a huge number of films realeasing that will likely appeal to you. The New Friday Movie Releases (August 7) bring six fresh films to Indian cinemas, from GDN, a biopic on inventor GD Naidu, and DC, marking Lokesh Kanagaraj's acting debut, to the Japanese animated romance Chao. The week's lineup also includes Ohh My Dog, Aryabhatta Ka Zero and Amma Naaku Aa Abbayi Kaavaali, offering audiences a mix of drama, action, family entertainment and animation. The various cast members who will be seen in action are R. Madhavan, Pankaj Tripathi, Himansh Kohli, Pawan Mahaveer, Suhana Mudavari, Pasam Varshika. Here's what to watch in cinema halls near you this Friday.
Every Friday brings a fresh set of stories to the big screen, and this week is no different. Decide what you want to watch now, here's a closer look at the films making their theatrical debut on Friday, August 7.
Actor R. Madhavan trades one real life role for another as GD Naidu, the self-taught Coimbatore inventor credited with building India's first indigenous electric motor. Directed by Krishnakumar Ramakumar, the biopic follows Naidu through court battles with British authorities and years of invention, with Sathyaraj in support.
Filmmaker Lokesh Kanagaraj makes his acting debut opposite Wamiqa Gabbi in DC, a modern, violent retelling of the Devadas story directed by Arun Matheswaran. Kanagaraj plays a gangster on the run who falls for Gabbi's Chandra, and the Tamil thriller carries an Anirudh Ravichander score and a Hindi release from Dharma Productions.
Ohh My Dog pairs Pankaj Tripathi with director Amit Rai's son Maahi Rai in a story about a boy, a stray dog and the trafficking racket the pair accidentally uncover. The shoot involved more than 250 dogs, and the film moved from a crowded July 31 date to August 7 to avoid clashing with bigger openers.
Himansh Kohli plays Baggu, a young man who keeps failing his IAS exams, loses the woman he loves and still refuses to quit, in Kamal Chandra's Aryabhatta Ka Zero. Sonnalli Seygall, Ravi Kishan and Shilpa Shinde round out a cast built around real defeat and recovery rather than easy transformation.
Pawan Mahaveer makes his acting debut in this Telugu romantic entertainer while still completing his medical degree in London, splitting his time between hospital wards and film sets. Directed by Shivala Prabhakar, the love triangle stars Suhana Mudavari and Pasam Varshika opposite him.
Among the week's non-Indian arrivals, the animated Japanese film Chao follows an office worker whose life is upended when a mermaid princess proposes marriage and moves in, slowly working through his emotional defences. It joins Hollywood holdovers The Odyssey and Spider-Man: Brand New Day, both still going strong in theatres.
Which new movies are releasing in theatres on Friday?
The new Friday movie releases on August 7 include GDN, DC, Ohh My Dog, Aryabhatta Ka Zero, Amma Naaku Aa Abbayi Kaavaali, and the Japanese animated film Chao.
Which R. Madhavan movie is releasing on August 7?
GDN, starring R. Madhavan as inventor GD Naidu, is releasing in theatres on August 7.
Is Lokesh Kanagaraj making his acting debut in DC?
Yes. Filmmaker Lokesh Kanagaraj makes his acting debut alongside Wamiqa Gabbi in DC, which releases in theatres on August 7.
Which family movie is releasing this Friday?
Ohh My Dog, starring Pankaj Tripathi and Maahi Rai, is the family entertainer among the new Friday movie releases on August 7.
Which Japanese film is releasing in Indian theatres this week?
Chao, a Japanese animated romance about a mermaid princess and an office worker, is releasing in Indian cinemas on August 7.