Call it a festival of first plays. Mega Friday on ZEE5 brings four new releases together on October 31, 2025—each one built for a different mood and language community, and each one sharp enough to stand alone on your weekend slate. We’re talking the Marathi period family drama Baai Tujhyapayi, the Bengali true-crime anthology Ganoshotru, the tight Kannada suspense one-shot Maarigallu, and the feature-length Hindi crime film Rangbaaz: The Bihar Chapter. All four are now streaming.
Start here and line up your queue in one hop: Baai Tujhyapayi · Ganoshotru · Maarigallu · Rangbaaz: The Bihar Chapter. If you want to keep exploring, browse our Movies, new movies, Web Series hub—then circle back to lock today’s four.
Baai Tujhyapayi (Marathi) — Seven Chapters, One Steady Fightback
What Baai Tujhyapayi is: A seven-episode Marathi-language period family drama web series about Ahilya, a teenager in Vesaicha Vadgaon who refuses to be pushed into a ritual marriage at puberty. She hides the milestone, keeps showing up to class, and says the quiet part aloud: medicine, not matrimony. The listing tags (Drama / Family / Period Drama) and the compact runtimes make it easy to watch with family and talk between episodes. Audio: Marathi. Premiere: October 31, 2025.
Why it lands today: The show treats paperwork and everyday logistics—attendance slips, exam forms, signatures—as plot engines. Performances are calibrated: Sajiri Joshi’s Ahilya reads as steady will; Kshitee Jog as Laxmi is a strategy rather than an ornament; Siddhesh Dhuri (Aaba), Shivraj Waichal (Jaysingh) and Vibhavari Deshpande (Mangal Bai) fill out a village that feels lived-in, not staged. Directed by Nipun Dharmadhikari, it’s a social drama that prefers legibility over noise. The episode rail lays out the journey cleanly: “Vesai” → “Saraswati” → … → “Ahilya.”
Best way to watch: Take E1–E3 in one sitting to settle into the rhythm, then space the remaining chapters if you like conversation between turns. The emotional payoff works either way because the writing never rushes the cause-and-effect.
Ganoshotru (Bengali) — Five Case Files From Bengal’s Crime History
What Ganoshotru is: A five-episode Bengali true-crime anthology that reconstructs the lives and reigns of West Bengal’s most feared “public enemies”—Sajal Barui, Kamruzzaman “Chainman” Sarkar, Rashid Khan, Troilokya Devi, and Hubba Shyamal. Genres are Crime / Thriller / Documentary; audio is Bengali with English subtitles. The pitch is simple: recurrence, method, consequence—without glorification.
Why it lands today: Performance is used as an annotation to the record. Mapping is clear right on the page—Ayush Das (Sajal Barui), Debopriyo Mukherjee (Chainman), Subrat Dutta (Rashid Khan), Paoli Dam (Troilokya), Rudranil Ghosh (Hubba)—and the tone stays investigative. If you prefer documented patterns to jump-scare theatrics, this is your straightest line. Watch any chapter first; each is self-contained with a clean beginning, middle, and consequence.
Best way to watch: Pair Troilokya (for the period lens) with Chainman (for investigative patterning). You’ll feel the anthology’s range without losing pace.
Maarigallu (Kannada) — A Compact Suspense One-Shot Rooted In Place
What Maarigallu is: This Kannada suspense story features Praveen Tej. He plays Varadha, a Bedara Vesha artist working to save money for his sister’s wedding day. Things shift when he finds a Kadamba-period stone marking that may reveal buried treasure. Genres: Suspense / Thriller. Audio: Kannada. Premiere: October 31, 2025.
Why it lands today: Rooted in region and folklore, the episode delivers a clear puzzle without bloat. The ensemble—Gopal Krishna Deshpande, Rangayana Raghu, Prashant Siddi, Suraj, Ninad Harithsa—keeps the tension grounded in local texture rather than generic chases. Because it’s one chapter, it’s perfect for viewers with a tight time band who still want a complete story arc in one sitting.
Best way to watch: Slot it between two heavier picks; it resets your headspace without dropping the adrenaline.
Rangbaaz: The Bihar Chapter (Hindi) — A Feature That Studies Power, Not Posturing
What Rangbaaz: The Bihar Chapter is: A feature film in the Rangbaaz universe that charts the rise of Haroon Ali Shah Baig—from street operator to power broker—through the transactional corridors where crime and politics meet. Genres: Action / Crime. Audio: Hindi, Tamil, Telugu (subtitles available). Director: Sachin Pathak. Cast: Vineet Kumar Singh, Aakanksha Singh, Vijay Maurya, Rajesh Tailang, Prashant Narayanan. Release: October 31, 2025.
Why it lands today: Think reportage over mythmaking. The camera sits at human height, cuts to land on choices, and lets a handshake redraw a ward map. Long-time Rangbaaz followers will recognise the worldview, but this is a standalone feature with a fresh cast and a cleaner line through contemporary Bihar. For newcomers, that means no homework—just press play.
Best way to watch: Give it an uninterrupted sitting. The film stacks decisions quickly; momentum is part of the hit.
Build Your Mega Friday on ZEE5 Playlist
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Time-boxed? Open with Maarigallu (one episode), then take two Ganoshotru chapters to make a tight two-to-three-hour run.
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Long-form mood? Begin with Baai Tujhyapayi E1–E3 to settle into its cadence; close the night with Rangbaaz: The Bihar Chapter in one go.
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Language shuffle? Try Marathi → Bengali → Kannada → Hindi to sample four languages without losing narrative coherence—subtitles keep the texture intact.
Your Weekend Is All Set With Mega Friday on ZEE5
Mega Friday on ZEE5 is designed for breadth and intent: a family drama that moves like a dossier, a true-crime anthology that respects the record, a rooted Kannada suspense tale, and a hard-edged Hindi feature about the machinery of power. Four premieres, one platform, one very watchable Friday. Press play, and let the ideas, choices, and consequences stack up.
Bio of Author: Gayatri Tiwari is an experienced digital strategist and entertainment writer, bringing 20+ years of content expertise to one of India’s largest OTT platforms. She blends industry insight with a passion for cinema to deliver engaging, trustworthy perspectives on movies, TV shows and web series.
