This week, Amazon Prime Video premieres the gripping Kannada movie Law directly on the service, on July 17. Produced by Ashwini Puneeth Rajkumar and directed by Raghu Samarth, the legal drama stars Ragini Chandran in the lead, along with Mukhyamantri Chandru, Sudharani and Achyuth Kumar among others. The plot revolves around Nandhini, a law student, who fights for justice following a gruesome crime.
On July 14 arrives the Gujarati sports drama feature Gujarat 11, starring Daisy Shah in the lead. Additionally, Tamil crime drama Magamuni starring Arya, Mahima Nambiar and Indhuja Ravichandran also comes on July 16.
An all-new season of crime drama, the Amazon Original Series Absentia is set to release on July 17. The third season of the Stana Katic-starrer follows the cliffhanger in Season 2 after Oduwale’s killer is uncovered, revealing a personal betrayal to Emily. Prime members in India can also an all-new Amazon Original Series El Candidato starring James Purefoy and José María de Tavira in the lead.
Highlights this week
Law (Kannada) – July 17
There are umpteen stories that involve crime and investigations. Sometimes, the case even gets dismissed due to lack of evidence and the accused are set free. However, ‘Law’ is a paradigm shift from the rest in this genre. Nandhini, a law student who is caught in a precarious situation fights for justice following a gruesome crime.
Gujarat 11 (Gujarati) July 14
Gujarat 11 is the story of an ex-football player, Divya, who takes up the challenge of training juvenile home boys for a state-level football tournament.
Magamuni (Tamil) – July 16
The story revolves around two long-separated brothers, who end up in life-threatening situations. How do their lives intersect and what happens next?
El Candidato (Season 1) – July 17
Rookie CIA field operative Isabel Alfaro works alongside infamous CIA legend Wayne Addison to bring down Rafael Bautista, Mexico’s most vicious and brilliant narco. Her mission brings her into conflict with Eduardo Yzaguirre, her former boyfriend and the current Mayor of Mexico City, the cleanest and most inspirational politician in the country.
Absentia (Season 3) – 17 July
After being declared dead in absentia, an FBI agent must reclaim her family, identity and innocence when she finds herself the prime suspect in a string of murders.