Ratheesh R. (associate of Lijo Jose Pellissery). Cast: Joju George, Anaswara Rajan, and veteran Mamukkoya (his last completed series). 4. Mumbai–Kochi Express (Netflix India) Expected: November 2025 Genre: Action thriller / Mystery on a train
The first episode’s opening scene is identical to the film’s climax — but halfway through, the camera pulls back to reveal a control room. Someone is watching. Testing them. The genre blurs into meta-thriller .
Note: This is a direct sequel to the cult 2021 film Churuli , but now as a 4-episode series. Director Lijo Jose Pellissery is executive producing, with new director Shinu Sidharth . what to watch malayalam thriller upcoming shows 2025
A 30-hour journey on the Mumbai–Kochi Duronto Express . Six passengers receive anonymous letters before boarding, each containing a photo of a person they’ve never met — except one photo is of a murdered woman found on the tracks two days earlier. The passengers realize: one of them is the killer, and the letters are from a vigilante who wants to expose them mid-journey.
5 episodes (each covering ~6 hours of the journey). Ratheesh R
6 episodes, real-time structure (each episode = 2 hours inside the building).
Two undercover cops (new characters) enter a village in Idukki that doesn’t appear on any GPS — only to find that the original Churuli ’s timeline is repeating, but with details changed. They hear rumors that the first pair of cops never left — they’re still inside, aged and mad, speaking in reverse Malayalam. Testing them
A family returns to their ancestral tharavad (traditional home) in North Kerala after 20 years to sell it. But the local villagers warn them: “The Theyyam dancers have forbidden anyone from entering after sunset.” Soon, family members start seeing doppelgängers of themselves — and realize that the house doesn’t exist on any revenue map after 10 PM.