Bandra OTT release: Dileep, Tamannaah thriller on ZEE5 from November 13
By Siddharth VermaBusiness Correspondent, Peepals Bharat
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Bandra, the Malayalam thriller with Dileep and Tamannaah Bhatia, streams on ZEE5 from 13 November 2026, three years after its cinema release.
What Happened
Bandra, the Malayalam action thriller starring Dileep and Tamannaah Bhatia, will stream on ZEE5 from Friday, 13 November 2026, the platform has confirmed. The film, directed by Arun Gopy and written by Udaykrishna, opened in cinemas on 10 November 2023, so its arrival on streaming comes about three years after its theatrical run. It was Tamannaah Bhatia's first Malayalam film. An earlier report had expected a September 2026 streaming date; the November date is the later, confirmed one.
Key Facts
- Film: Bandra, a Malayalam action thriller.
- Streaming: on ZEE5 from Friday, 13 November 2026, as confirmed by the platform.
- Theatrical release: Friday, 10 November 2023, during the Diwali holiday period.
- Lead cast: Dileep and Tamannaah Bhatia; the cast also includes Dino Morea, Mamta Mohandas, Kalabhavan Shajohn, R. Sarathkumar, Lenaa and Easwari Rao.
- Director: Arun Gopy; writer: Udaykrishna.
- The film marked Tamannaah Bhatia's Malayalam debut.
- Language confirmed for streaming: Malayalam; no dubbed versions were reported.
Why It Matters
For Malayalam film fans, Bandra's streaming release closes a long wait. A gap of about three years between cinema and streaming is long, and it meant that viewers who missed the film in theatres, or who live in places where it had a limited run, had no legal way to watch it at home. The ZEE5 premiere changes that.
The film is described as a romantic action thriller. Its story follows an aspiring filmmaker who is drawn into the life of an actress from the 1990s, according to a synopsis carried in coverage of the release, and a woman's investigation into a famous actress's death is part of the plot as described by another listing.
Bandra was Tamannaah Bhatia's first role in Malayalam cinema, and the supporting cast draws on actors such as R. Sarathkumar and Dino Morea. A streaming release lets the film reach viewers far beyond the cinemas where it first played, including Malayalam audiences abroad and viewers outside Kerala who missed its original run.
The delayed release also points to a wider pattern. Coverage of the premiere noted that another Dileep film, Thankamani, is still waiting for a streaming announcement. Film releases on platforms depend on deals between producers and streaming services, and when those deals take time, films can sit unseen for months or years.
Bandra is not the only south Indian title arriving on streaming that Friday. Listings for 13 November 2026 also include Ranabaali on Netflix, with dubbed Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada versions, and Happy Journey on Sun NXT in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada.
Peepals timeline: Bandra was released in cinemas on Friday, 10 November 2023, during the Diwali holiday. An earlier report, published around the start of September 2026, expected it on ZEE5 in September 2026, but that date passed. ZEE5 then confirmed Friday, 13 November 2026 as the streaming date, 1,099 days after the theatrical release (by our count of days between the two reported dates).
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Film | Bandra (Malayalam) |
| Platform | ZEE5 |
| Streaming from | Friday, 13 November 2026 |
| In cinemas | Friday, 10 November 2023 |
| Director | Arun Gopy |
| Lead actors | Dileep, Tamannaah Bhatia |
Impact
Short-term: Viewers with a ZEE5 subscription can watch Bandra from 13 November 2026. The film joins a week of new Malayalam and south Indian streaming releases.
Long-term: Bandra's long-delayed release may encourage attention to other older Malayalam films still without a streaming home. For ZEE5, it adds a known-cast Malayalam title to its regional library.
Who is affected: Malayalam film viewers in India and abroad, ZEE5 subscribers, fans of Dileep and Tamannaah Bhatia, and the film's producers.
Key Takeaway
Bandra, the Dileep and Tamannaah Bhatia Malayalam thriller released in cinemas in November 2023, finally streams on ZEE5 from 13 November 2026.
Questions and Answers
When is Bandra OTT release and on which platform?
Bandra streams on ZEE5 from Friday, 13 November 2026, as confirmed by the platform.
Who are the actors in Bandra?
Dileep and Tamannaah Bhatia lead the cast, with Dino Morea, Mamta Mohandas, Kalabhavan Shajohn, R. Sarathkumar, Lenaa and Easwari Rao in other roles.
Why is Bandra coming to OTT so late?
The film opened in cinemas on 10 November 2023, and its streaming release was delayed for about three years; reports did not give a reason. An earlier expected date of September 2026 also passed before ZEE5 confirmed 13 November.
Is Bandra available in languages other than Malayalam?
Reports of the ZEE5 premiere confirm the Malayalam version only; no dubbed versions were reported.
Disclaimer: Prepared by the Peepals newsroom from publicly available sources with AI assistance. Information is accurate to the best of our knowledge at the time of publication and may change. Images may be representative. Not professional advice. Report an error via our contact page.
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