Four fresh South Indian OTT titles drop this Friday, August 28, offering a mix of drama, music, romance and slice-of-life storytelling. Aakali Rajyam tackles unemployment and ambition on Aha Video, Kerala Underground spotlights Malayalam rap on Zee5, Anbe Diana delivers a grounded Chennai love story on SonyLIV, while Part-Timers explores friendship and startup hustle on JioHotstar.
Friday just got so much busier. 4 new South Indian OTT releases land on streaming various platforms on August 28 2026, and each one pulls from a different corner of the region's storytelling range. Aakali Rajyam arrives on Aha Video with a Tamil-Telugu tale of ambition and unemployment, Kerala Underground turns up the volume on Zee5 with a rap reality show, Anbe Diana brings a gentle romance to SonyLIV, and Part-Timers closes out the week on JioHotstar with a story about friendship and hustle. Whichever mood you are in this weekend, one of these 4 is built for it.
Aakali Rajyam Aha Video
Kerala Underground Zee5
Anbe Diana SonyLIV
Part-Timers JioHotstar
Aakali Rajyam follows three friends who leave home for Hyderabad chasing work that keeps slipping out of reach. The Tamil-Telugu bilingual doesn't dress up the job hunt, it sits inside the rejection and the quiet pressure from family back home. What makes it worth watching is the turn midway, when the three stop waiting to be hired and start building something of their own instead. It reads less like a career drama and more like a portrait of a generation refusing to be defined by its setbacks.
Kerala Underground hands the mic to ten rappers who have built real followings in Malayalam hip hop without ever getting a stage this big. Host Aathira Rajeev keeps the format tight, battles that test bars, rounds that test nerve, and eliminations that don't play favorites. What sets it apart from the usual singing competition mould is the space it gives contestants to talk about where they came from before they perform. By the time someone is crowned the state's underground champion, you'll understand exactly why they earned it.
Anbe Diana is set in Perambur, Chennai, and it wears the neighborhood well. Pari Elavazhagan plays CSK, a soft-spoken Telugu athletics coach, opposite Ramya Ranganathan's Diana D'Souza, a free-spirited Anglo-Indian neighbor he can't stop noticing. The romance builds slowly and believably, which is exactly why the obstacles land harder once CSK's controlling mother enters the picture. Cultural friction drives the show, but it never turns preachy, it feels more like the kind of tension real families actually sit with.
Part-Timers follows Sindhu and Teju, played by Thanuja Puttaswamy and Gnaneswari Kandregula, two roommates with almost nothing in common besides an address and an idea. The Telugu series earns its slice-of-life label honestly, letting the friendship form through small, unglamorous moments instead of a big meet-cute. Underneath the roommate comedy runs a real thread about building a startup from nothing, money worries and self-doubt included. It's a quieter watch than the rest of Friday's lineup, but it stays with you longer.
| Title | Language | OTT Platform | Genre |
| Aakali Rajyam | Tamil-Telugu | Aha Video | Drama |
| Kerala Underground | Malayalam | ZEE5 | Reality |
| Anbe Diana | Tamil | SonyLIV | Romance |
| Part-Timers | Telugu | JioHotstar | Comedy-Drama |
Which South Indian OTT releases are arriving on August 28?
Four new titles arrive on August 28: Aakali Rajyam, Kerala Underground, Anbe Diana and Part-Timers.
Where can I watch Aakali Rajyam?
Aakali Rajyam will stream on Aha Video from August 28.
Where can I watch Kerala Underground?
Kerala Underground will premiere on ZEE5 on August 28.
Where can I watch Anbe Diana?
Anbe Diana will be available to stream on SonyLIV from August 28.
Where can I watch Part-Timers?
Part-Timers will premiere on JioHotstar on August 28.