Soori's sports action drama Mandaadi hit Tamil theatres on September 10, 2026, and has turned into one of the biggest openings of his career. Directed by Mathimaran Pugazhendhi, the film doubles as Telugu actor Suhas's entry into Tamil cinema, and also stars Mahima Nambiar and Sathyaraj.
The story revolves around Muthukaali (Soori), once a gifted boat racer, who now lives quietly in Chennai as a lifeguard, having fled his coastal hometown years earlier over unresolved trauma. When his friend's son clashes with the family of Saattaappuli (Suhas), the man now ruling the local boat-racing scene, Muthukaali is forced back to Kalinga Patnam. Returning reopens old wounds and rivalries he'd buried. As tensions build between the two camps, everything converges on the Mandaadi — a traditional sailboat race.
According to a Times of India report, Netflix has locked in the digital rights to Mandaadi, leaving fans eager for its arrival on the platform. That said, neither Netflix nor the production team has confirmed an actual premiere date.
The general norm for a film like this to hit streaming is somewhere between four to eight weeks after it wraps its theatrical run. Some industry chatter points to a launch around Dussehra, giving audiences who missed it in theatres a chance to catch it at home putting a rough guess at early October. But that's speculation until Netflix officially confirms a date.
Mandaadi has had a strong run so far. It has collected over ₹109 crore worldwide in 13 days. The movie opened to over ₹15 crore worldwide in its first two days, and by day three that number had roughly doubled to around ₹30 crore. It kept climbing - nearly ₹48 crore by day four, and past ₹62 crore worldwide by day five, holding up well even on its first weekday instead of dropping off. That's a solid result for a film made on a reported ₹75 crore budget, and it suggests good word-of-mouth is keeping people coming back.
Right now, the cinema hall is still the only way to catch Mandaadi. Netflix subscribers keeping an eye out for its arrival will need to wait for an official date.