Joruga Hushaaruga Shikaaru Podhama (Telugu)
When: February 29
This coming-of-age outing will feature the story of two people, whose paths cross each other, as they embark on a journey across the country. The film directed by Naga Vamsil stars Santhosh Shoban, Phalguni Khanna and Viva Harsha.
Dune 2 (English)
When: March 1
The sequel of the Dune Franchise, helmed by Denni Villeneuve is one of the biggest releases from Hollywood this year. This direct continuation to the first instalment will deal with Paul Atreides’ journey in realising his true fate as the messiah of the ‘Fremen’ population. The film is the culmination of a two-film adaptation of Frank Herbert’s classic science fiction novel of the same name. Dune 2 features Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, Zendaya, and Charlotte Rampling.
POR (Tamil) / Dange (Hindi)
When: March 1
A seemingly normal ego clash between two best friends quickly snowballs into a bigger political issue that involves opposing college groups and state media. The film directed by Bejoy Nambiar features Kalidas Jayaram, Arjun Das and Sanchana Natarajan in Tamil and stars Harshvardhan Rane, Ehan Bhat and Nikita Dutta in Hindi.
Laapataa Ladies (Hindi)
When: March 1
Set in 2001 somewhere in rural India, the sophomore directorial outing from Kiran Rao comically shows what happens when two young brides wearing veils get lost and accidentally travel with different families. The film, bankrolled by Aamir Khan, features Nithanshi Goel, Pratibha Ranta, Sparsh Shrivastava and Ravi Kishen.