24 October,2025 05:20 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Idli Kadai
Dhanush's latest directorial venture, Idli Kadai, starring Nithya Menen, Arun Vijay, and others, made big waves when it released in theatres amid much hype and buzz. The fil, which hit the big screens on October 1, is now set to arrive on OTT platforms nearly four weeks after its release. The comedy-drama revolves around the journey of a man from a rural village who moves to Dubai, but later returns home to fulfil his father's dreams.
Idli Kadi will be released on the streaming platform Netflix in October 31, 2025. This will provide people who did not see it in the cinema an opportunity to experience the comedy-drama from the comfort of their own homes. The film will be released on OTT in Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi.
Netflix shared the news via a video on Instagram and wrote, "Get ready to have a blockbuster breakfast with Idli Kadai. Watch Idli Kadai on Netflix, out 29 October in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam (sic)."
'Idli Kadai's' plot centres on Dhanush's character, Murugan, who, after leaving his position at a Michelin-starred restaurant, returns to his ancestral village to re-establish his father's idli shop. The cast includes Parthiban and Samuthirakani in significant roles, and the movie presents themes of reconnecting with tradition and embracing one's roots.
It may be recalled that Dhanush had recently disclosed that 'Idli Kadai' was a project he considered personal. The actor had also gone on to disclose that for the first time, his grandmother had acted in his film.
The actor had also spoken at length about the message the film would look to deliver. The film will look to stress on the need to stay connected to one's roots, he had informed. "What is your identity? Studying well, getting a good degree and getting a good job will give you a good position in society. However, our identity lies in our ancestral roots. The lives our father, grandfather, great grandfathers and ancestors led shouldn't just dissipate in the air. It should continue to remain in the form of a memory in the minds of the next generations to come. The breath of our ancestors along with the diety of our soil is what we worship as our ancestral diety. Please go along with your family and offer prayers at the temples of your ancestral deities. We shouldn't forget certain important things," the actor had explained.
He further went on to add, "Just like how a bird, which goes in search of food, returns correctly back to its nest, we too, irrespective of which direction we go in search of a livelihood, shouldn't forget the way we came and the life we lived. This is the point that Idli Kadai makes."
(With input from IANS)
