Diwali week brings Ramayana and a slate of South Indian films to UAE screens
Ramayana: Part One leads the Diwali cinema line-up in the UAE, with new Tamil and Malayalam releases opening on November 5 and 6.
With Diwali a week away, UAE cinemas are set to screen a range of festive films. Ranbir Kapoor stars in Ramayana: Part One, directed by Nitesh Tiwari, which opens on November 5 in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and English. Filmed for IMAX, it has already drawn about 20 crore rupees in advance bookings worldwide. Part Two is due around Diwali 2027. On November 6, Suriya stars in Scene, a cop drama directed by Jithu Madhavan, with Nazriya Nazim and Naslen in key roles. The same day brings Mookuthi Amman 2: Maha Sakthi, in which Nayanthara plays a dual role under director Sundar C. Malayalam audiences will also see Disco, an action-crime thriller directed by Ullas Chemban and led by Antony Varghese, which opens on November 6. On streaming, Netflix has a Diwali family film and Prime Video has a film about the life of Muhammad Ali.