Vijay Sethupathi's Baththa is coming to Netflix on October 29, and Malayalam is one of its five audio options. Netflix India South announced the date on X on October 25: "Watch Baththa on Netflix, out 29 October in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu , Kannada and Malayalam." The film, written and directed by Balaji Tharaneetharan, opened in theatres on October 1.
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Film: Baththa
Platform: Netflix
Streaming from: October 29, 2026
Languages: Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam
Writer and director: Balaji Tharaneetharan
Lead cast: Vijay Sethupathi, Lijomol Jose
Music: Sai Abhyankkar
From theatres to Netflix in four weeks
Baththa reached cinemas on October 1, 2026. Ten days later, on October 11, Vijay Sethupathi posted a thank-you to Kerala on X. "A big thank you to Kerala for showering #Baththa with so much love!" he wrote, adding that he wished he could be there but was "sending my love from afar".
Now, 28 days after its theatrical release, the film moves to Netflix on October 29. The same post nudged viewers to search for "Southverse" on Netflix to find Baththa alongside the platform's other South Indian films and shows. Our Baththa page has the film's full details.
Netflix also put out a poster for the release with the line "You're not ready for Baththa's rampage".
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Who is in it
Vijay Sethupathi leads, and Lijomol Jose is the officially billed female lead.
The rest of the cast is reported to include Master Sai Prithviraj, Baby Sahasra Shree, Santhy Balachandran, Hari Krishnan, Arjun Chidambaram, Vishnu Govindan, Ajay Ghosh and Deepa Venkat, with Ramya Pandian in a cameo.
Who made it
Balaji Tharaneetharan wrote and directed the film, and Sai Abhyankkar composed the music. The trailer credits Murad Khetani, Priya Atlee, Alok Jain and Ajit Andhare as producers, with Atlee presenting. It is a Star Studio18, Cine1 Studios and A for Apple Studios production.
Also on Netflix South this week
Baththa is not the only South title landing on the platform this week. Akka, the Netflix series led by Keerthy Suresh and Radhika Apte, follows on October 30. Netflix India confirmed it on X: "Watch Akka, out 30 October, only on Netflix." Our Akka teaser story has more on the series.
Avaraachan and Sons is also expected on Netflix on October 30, according to reports. Netflix has not announced it on its own handles yet, so treat that date as unconfirmed.
For everything else that is streaming this week, see our weekly Malayalam OTT guide.
Also read: Akka trailer: Keerthy Suresh leads a Netflix series with three Malayali stars
