# Jana Nayagan, Welcome to the Jungle lead OTT releases this week

2026-08-17T11:16:29+00:00 | Entertainment | Indian Opinion Desk

Corroboration: 2 independent outlets

Several new films and shows are arriving on streaming platforms this week, according to Indian entertainment outlets. The biggest release is Jana Nayagan, the farewell film of Tamil Nadu CM Vijay, which will premiere on ZEE5 on August 21 in multiple Indian languages. 123telugu.com reports the film is the highest-grossing Tamil film of 2026 and stars Pooja Hegde, Mamitha Baiju, and Bobby Deol. Welcome to the Jungle, the third instalment of the Akshay Kumar-led Welcome franchise, will reportedly stream on JioHotstar from August 21, per both sources. Other notable releases include the DC series Lanterns on JioHotstar from August 17, Toy Story 5 on Prime Video and Apple TV from August 18, Chennai Love Story on SonyLIV from August 21, and Pyaar Prema Kalyanam on Netflix from August 21.

## Coverage

- ndtvprofit.com <https://www.ndtvprofit.com/lifestyle/ott-releases-this-week-welcome-to-the-jungle-toy-story-5-and-more-movies-series-to-watch-11920048#publisher=newsstand>
- 123telugu.com <https://www.123telugu.com/mnews/ott-releases-this-week-jana-nayagan-welcome-to-the-jungle-chennai-love-story-more-coming-to-zee5-jio-hotstar-sony-liv-more-prp.html>

This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-08-17T13:21:01+00:00.

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