Telugu weekend releases: DNK, Itllu Arjuna, Romeo Juliet, Geethanjali in theatres; Jailer 2, Ranabaali on OTT

Telugu weekend releases begin a day early. Four films reach cinemas on Friday, 13 November, and two star-led October releases move to streaming services on either side of that date. Mouli’s crime comedy DNK, the love story Itllu Arjuna, the youth romance Romeo Juliet and the return of Mani Ratnam’s Geethanjali share the Friday screens. Jailer 2 starts streaming on Thursday, 12 November, and Ranabaali lands on Netflix a day later. Rajinikanth and Vijay Deverakonda lead those two.

In theatres from Friday, 13 November

DNK, short for Donga Naa Koduku, comes from Mythri Movie Makers. Its hero, buried in debt, settles on a jewellery-store heist as the way out. Writer Sreenu Kambala makes his debut as director. Mouli Tanuj Prashanth leads a cast that includes Ali, Rajitha, Sushmitha Shetty and Raghu Babu. The trailer’s closing card carries the Netflix logo but names no streaming date.

Itllu Arjuna, which Nagarjuna presents, introduces Aniesh opposite Anaswara Rajan. Mahesh Uppala directs this first production of What Next Entertainments, and Thaman S composed the songs. Bookings are open, and the ticketing listing shows a UA 16+ certificate with a length of 2 hours 23 minutes.

Bhargav Macherla’s Romeo Juliet pairs Harshit with Visakha Dhiman; he wrote the script as well. ETV Win presents the film and Mayuri Movies is distributing it. Geethanjali, Mani Ratnam’s first Telugu film, with Nagarjuna and Girija Shettar, returns to screens worldwide on that Friday as well. It first played in 1989, and Aditya Music posted a fresh trailer for the revival on Sunday, 8 November.

On OTT: Jailer 2 and Ranabaali

Rajinikanth’s Jailer 2 is first off the mark. Prime Video starts it on 12 November, and Telugu audio is offered alongside Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam and Kannada. Nelson Dilipkumar’s sequel opened in cinemas on 15 October.

Ranabaali joins Netflix on Friday. Vijay Deverakonda plays a rebel in Rayalaseema during a famine in the British era, and Rahul Sankrityan directed. Netflix has confirmed five languages, with Telugu as the original. The film opened in cinemas on 16 October.

Both films therefore move to streaming exactly 28 days after their cinema release. The service has not announced the time of day at which Jailer 2 becomes available.