This week, the Bollywood franchise Welcome is back with its third installment. Tamil cinema serves up a triple treat with a sports drama, rom-com and a family drama set to hit the screens, and Hollywood brings back the crowd favorite Supergirl, alongside her entourage, ready to save the world again.
Here's what to watch in theaters this week:
Hindi
Welcome to the Jungle
The third installment of the iconic Welcome franchise, Welcome to the Jungle, will finally make it to the screens on June 26. Ahmed Khan takes the reins from Anees Bazmee, carrying forward the comedy with Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty, Raveena Tandon, Arshad Warsi, Lara Dutta, Disha Patani, Jacqueline Fernandez, Johnny Lever, Paresh Rawal, Rajpal Yadav, Shreyas Talpade and Tusshar Kapoor in prominent roles.
Tamil and Malayalam
Ananthan Kaadu
Directed by Jiyen Krishnakumar, Ananthan Kaadu unfolds across the turbulent backdrop of the 1980s and 90s. This intense drama explores themes of endurance, brutality, and revenge, and narrates how decisions born out of desperation unleash forces beyond anyone's control, drawing the narrative into a gripping arc where fate relentlessly catches up with those who try to escape their history. The film casts Indrans, Regena Cassandrra, and Arya in lead roles.
Tamil
Angikaaram
Angikaaram is a sports drama inspired by true events. It stars Kotapadi J Rajesh, Sindhoori Vishwanath, Mansoor Ali Khan, and Viji Venkatesh in prominent roles, and is directed by Thenpathiyan.
Heartin
When fate throws a couple into a predicament with an ex-girlfriend. Director Kishore Kumar casts Debnita, Whatsaap Mani, Madonna Sebastian and Sananth in this rom-com.
Con City
This comedic family-drama follows a family in distress whose lives take a surprising turn when a lightning strike cause a receipt printer to turn into a money-making machine, leading to public chaos when the rest of the society discovers what is happening. The films is directed by Harish Durairaj and casts Anna Ben, Yogi Babu, Arjuan Das, Akilan, Imman Annachi and Aruldoss in lead roles. It will also mark Das and Ben’s first collaboration.
Malayalam
Uyir
Inspired by true events, Uyir centers on probationary officer SI Ajeeb (Roshan Mathew), who serves at the Dharmadam police station in Kannur district. When he takes up the investigation into the sudden death of an unidentified woman, whose remains are found in a well, he wrestles with his own psychological struggles as he digs for answers. With little evidence to work with and no official backing, he relentlessly chases the truth with ASI Joy (Baiju Santhosh) by his side. The film is directed by M. Padmakumar with Mathew, Santhosh, Athulya Chandra, Shruthy Menon, and Santhosh Thrivikraman as the main cast.
Kannada
Balaramana Dinagalu
Directed by K M Chaitanya, this crime drama is set in 1980s Bangalore, and tells the story of a young man, Balarama (Vinod Prabhakar), hailing from a remote village in Karnataka, who rises to become a dreaded gangster and rules Bangalore. The film stars Prabhakar, Priya Anand, Ashish Vidyarthi, Atul Kulkarni, Ramesh Indira, Vinay Gowdaa, Avinash, Aditya Ashree and K S Sridhar in lead roles.
English
Supergirl
After a surprising force strikes, Kara Zor-El, also known as Supergirl, teams up with an unlikely ally for a vengeance-filled interstellar quest for justice. Milly Alcock leads the film as Supergirl, alongside an impressive ensemble cast that also features David Corenswet and Eve Ridley in prominent roles.