'Dhoom Dhaam', 'The Boys' Season 4, 'Uppu Kappurambu': Our top picks for the weekend watch

Dhoom Dhaam

Hindi language movie | Action/Comedy | Netflix

So, if you’re in the mood for something light-hearted, breezy, and totally entertaining — with a twist on the usual wedding rom-com formula — Dhoom Dhaam on Netflix might just hit the spot. Think arranged marriage, mistaken identity, high-speed chases, and a gender role reversal that’s both endearing and hilarious (even if a tad predictable). Yami Gautam Dhar, who rarely ever gives a bad performance, plays Koyal with charm and fire, while Pratik Gandhi is an absolute delight as Veer — a timid, unsuspecting groom caught in a wild ride on his wedding night. Basically, ‘saviour complex’ flipped on its head. So, don’t expect nuance, but do expect fun, and maybe even a few unexpectedly progressive punches!

For fans of: Rom-coms with a shot of adrenaline

By Somya Mehta

Uppu Kappurambu

Telugu language movie | Comedy | Prime Video

At a time when Telugu cinema is running high with its larger-than-life productions, giving its larger peer Bollywood a run for its money, this comedy flick feels like a breath of fresh air.

Headlined by Keerthy Suresh and supported by Suhas and Babu Mohan, the movie directed by Ani IV Sasi centres around a unique problem facing a fictitious village: What happens when it runs out of burial space? Suresh plays the village chief confronting the problem in a production that blends eccentricity, satire and humour.

For fans of: Off-beat movies, humour, satire

By Rajagopalan Venkataraman

The Boys

Prime Video | 4 Seasons | Superhero Satire / Action

Everyone’s talking about James Gunn’s Superman this weekend — and while it’s a fresh, hopeful take on the cape, here’s something that throws hope out the window and asks: What if superheroes were corporate-owned narcissists with zero morals?

Enter The Boys — a gloriously unhinged, R-rated takedown of superhero worship. Brutal, hilarious, and uncomfortably relevant, it imagines a world where "heroes" are products and power is pure corruption. Antony Starr as Homelander delivers one of the best villain performances on TV, while Karl Urban’s Billy Butcher is the scruffy, foul-mouthed human fighting back. It’s sharp, savage, and absolutely binge-worthy. Season 5 just wrapped filming — so if you haven’t jumped in yet, you’ve got a year to catch up.

For fans of: Invincible, anti-heroes, political satire

By Husain Rizvi

Heretic

Apple TV | 1h 51m| Horror

How far can belief get you? Can faith change your fate? If you find yourself in a house with a creepy killer, but no one knows, do you have any hope of getting out? This psychological thriller starring a brilliantly foul Hugh Grant is a lesson in mental (and physical) manipulation – with a little body horror thrown in.

When two young women missionaries show up at a remote house and try to talk faith to a seemingly innocuous middle-aged man who lures them in only to dissect their beliefs and then offer them two doors out of his home, they must reassess everything they believe in, including how far they will go to survive.

For fans of: Criminal Minds, Mindhunter

By Karishma Nandkeolyar