Jai follows a village youth forced to confront political corruption when it hits home.
Jai, first Tulu OTT film, streams on Zee5 starring Suniel Shetty
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ai, featuring Sunil Shetty, is a Tulu/Kannada movie based on the action and thriller genres. Within five days, the movie collected five crores. It is renowned as the first Tulu movie streaming on a digital platform. The script has been written by Roopesh Shetty and Venu Hasrali. The story begins with a man who works for an MLA, and he ignores the conflicts in the village until he gets one for himself. Let's get into the other insights of Jai.
Jai is going to be online as the makers have decided to stream it on Zee5. It is now available to watch. It was in theatres from November 14, 2025
It is a story of Simhabetu village, where there is a local boy named Satya who is politically influenced by the MLA of the ruling party and, therefore, works for him. However, Satya ignores the unresolved conflicts of the village until those affect him on a personal level. There is a lack of medical facilities in the village, which he kept ignoring. It triggered him when he found that these problems were affecting his own family. Now he started to advocate for the welfare of the community and navigate political manipulation and social challenges. Further, the story is a blend of action, thriller and comedy which intrigues the audience.
Suniel Shetty, Roopesh Shetty and Adhvithi Shetty are the main characters. The other actors are Naveen D Padil, Deepak Shetty, Aravind Bolar, Devdas Kapikad, and Umesh Mijar. The production is by Shoolin Films, Mugrody Productions and Manjunath Attavar. Roopesh Shetty has directed Jai. Manjunath Attavar is the main producer, and Dheekshith Alva is the co-producer.
Jai has gained 8.7 out of 10 on IMDb and collected a good amount on box office. Now, there is going to be a boom in OTT.
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