What To Watch This Week Of August 21 To 27: Akelli, Dream Girl 2, King Of Kotha, And More
An exciting week awaits you!

August has seen pretty exciting releases so far, and more exciting titles are lined up ahead as well. Not just OTT but some really anticipated films are dropping in theatres as well. So, get ready to mark the new films and shows that are going to release on the silver screen, Netflix and other OTT platforms.
Theatres
King of Kotha – August 24
Starring Dulquer Salmaan, Shabeer Kallarakkal, Prasanna, Gokul Suresh, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Nyla Usha, Chemban and Vinod Jose among others, gear up to watch this gangster drama film on the big screen on Onam.
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Akelli – August 25
Starring Nushrratt Bharuccha in the head role, this thriller film revolves around a woman who gets trapped in a terrorist-ruled country Iraq and has to struggle to reach home.
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Dream Girl 2 – August 25
Starring Ananya Panday and Ayushmann Khurrana in the lead, this romantic comedy-drama revolves around the new drama that unfolds in ‘dream girl’ Pooja’s life.
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem – August 25
With voiceovers by Jackie Chan, Ice Cube, Paul Rudd, Post Malone, John Cena, Ayo Edebiri, Maya Rudolph, and many others, this film revolves around the turtles who will set out to find a crime syndicate but an army of mutants is also looking for them.
Asteroid City – August 25
After much dilly-dallying, this Wes Anderson movie is all set to be released this week.
Retribution – August 25
This Liam Neeson, Noma Dumezweni, Lilly Aspell and Jack Champion film revolves around a father who is threatened by a mysterious bomber when he is on his way to drop his kids at school.
Netflix
Lighthouse – August 22
Starring Gen Hoshino and Masayasu Wakabayashi in the lead, this Japanese talk show revolves around a musician and an actor talking about their dreams, lives and hopes.
Who Is Erin Carter – August 24
This show is about a teacher who finds herself stuck in a supermarket robbery but things go haywire when one of the robbers claims he knows her.
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Killer Book Club – August 25
Horror lovers, assemble, as an exciting and scary movie is going to release this week. The plot of the film revolves around eight friends who also love horror but things take a turn for the worse when a scary clown is after them.
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Disney Llus Hotstar:
Ahsoka – August 23
This show is a part of the Star Wars franchise and revolves around Jedi Ahsoka Tano who investigates a looming threat to the galaxy.
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Also read: Dream Girl 2 Trailer: Ananya Looks Cute, And Ayushmann’s Pooja Is Marrying Shah Rukh! *Wink*
Apple TV+:
Wanted: The Escape of Carlos Ghosn – August 23
Documentary lovers, this one is for you. This show is about the Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn who went into hiding.
Which of these releases are you excited for the most?
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