Amazon Prime Video's new Tamil and Telugu content packs a punch: All you need to know
Veteran Bharathiraja makes his digital debut
Unveiling its biggest slate to date for South India, at its maiden Prime Video Presents India showcase event, Amazon Prime Video announced a slew of new titles in Tamil and Telugu that it plans to launch over the next 24 months.
The highlights of the list include Naga Chaitanya's new web series, the digital debut of veteran director Bharathiraja through Modern Love Chennai, which will also see the new offerings of talented directors like Raju Murugan and Balaji Sakthivel.
Here is the full list of the Tamil and Telugu content and the details of the cast and crew. It should be said here that we are reproducing the list as provided by Amazon Prime Video.
Amazon Prime Video's new web series in Tamil and Telugu
Superstar @chay_akkineni like never before 👀#PrimeVideoPresentsIndia#SeeWhereItTakesYou pic.twitter.com/z9ScpB1hGaApril 28, 2022
1. Dhootha (Telugu)
In this supernatural horror, possessed inanimate objects wreak havoc on the lives of people who commit deadly sins.
Production Company: Northstar Entertainment
Executive Producer: Vikram K Kumar
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Director: Vikram K Kumar
Writers: Vikram K Kumar, Dondapati Venkatesh, Poorna Prajna, Sripal Reddy, Naveen George Thomas
Key Cast: Naga Chaitanya, Parvathy Thiruvothu, Priya Bhavani Shankar, Prachi Desai, Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam
#ModernLoveOnPrime: continuing with the stories of love, the stories of life, next we bring you Chennai 💙#PrimeVideoPresentsIndia #SeeWhereItTakesYou pic.twitter.com/eb8gnuig3wApril 28, 2022
2. Modern Love Chennai (Tamil)
The Chennai chapter of the widely loved US original anthology series, Modern Love Chennai explores six diverse yet universal stories of different facets, shades and moods of love, all set in the city’s many unique milieus.
Production Company: Tyler Durden and Kino Fist
Creative Producer: Thiagarajan Kumararaja
Directors: Bharathi Raja, Balaji Sakthivel, Raju Murugan, Krishnakumar Ramakumar, Akshay Sundher
Writers: Balaji Tharaneetharan, Rajumurugan, Reshma Ghatala, Pratheep Kumar, Thiagarajan Kumararaja
Key Cast: Kishore, Ramya Nambeesan, Ashok Selvan, Ritu Varma, Vijayalakshmi, TJ Banu, Gouri Reddy, Samyuktha Vishwanathan, Vasudevan Murali, Chu Khoy Sheng, Sanjula S
#ModernLoveOnPrime: the love keeps pouring, now with stories from Hyderabad 💝 pic.twitter.com/XFA28PujtEApril 28, 2022
3. Modern Love Hyderabad (Telugu)
The Hyderabad chapter of the widely loved US original anthology series, Modern Love Hyderabad explores six diverse yet universal stories of different facets, shades and moods of love, all set in the city’s many unique milieus.
Production Company: SIC Productions (Films)
Creative Producer: Nagesh Kukunoor
Producer: Elahe Hiptoola
Directors: Nagesh Kukunoor, Venkatesh Maha, Uday Gurrala, Devika Bahudanam
Writers: Nagesh Kukunoor, Shashi Sudigala, Bahaish Kapoor
Key Cast: Aadhi Pinisetty, Nithya Menen, Ritu Varma, Suhasini Maniratnam, Revathy, Naresh, Malavika Nair, Abijeet Duddala, Naresh Agastya, Komalee Prasad, Ulka Gupta
4. Suzhal – The Vortex (Tamil)
An investigation into a simple missing persons case unravels and rips the intricate social fabric of a small town.
Production Company: Wallwatcher Films
Creators: Pushkar & Gayatri
Directors: Bramma, Anucharan. M
Writers: Pushkar and Gayatri
Key Cast: Aishwarya Rajesh, Kathir, R. Parthiban, Sriya Reddy
#SweetKaaramCoffeeOnPrime: Braving the unknown, three generations of women from the same family set off on an epic road trip.#PrimeVideoPresentsIndia #SeeWhereItTakesYou pic.twitter.com/Zbn3Xkbmd1April 28, 2022
5. Sweet Kaaram Coffee (Tamil)
Braving the unknown, three generations of women from the same family set off on an epic road trip.
Production Company: Lion Tooth Studios
Creative Producer: Reshma Ghatala
Directors: Bejoy Nambiar, Krishna Marimuthu, Swathi Raghuraaman
Writers: Reshma Ghatala, Swathi Raghuraaman, Vinithra Madhavan Menon, Krishnaswamy Ramkumar
Key Cast: Lakshmi, Madhoo, Santhy Balachandran
6. The Village (Tamil)
India’s first show based on a graphic novel, The Village follows a family on a road trip that falls victim to a clan of mutants.
Production Company: Studio Shakthi
Creative Producer: Milind Rau
Director: Milind Rau
Writers: Milind Rau, Deepthi Govindarajan, Deeraj Vaidy
Key Cast: Arya, Divya Pillai, Aazhiya, Aadukalam Naren, Thalaivasal Vijay, Muthukumar, Kalai Raani, George M, John Kokken, Arjun Chidambaram, Pooja, Jayaprakash, P.N. Sunny
7. Vadhandhi: The Fable of Velonie (Tamil)
A dramatic noir thriller about the murder of a beautiful young girl, seen from the Rashomon-esque perspectives of an unrelenting obsessed cop, a novelist captivated by her grace and an opportunistic news editor.
Production Company: Wallwatcher Films
Creator: Andrew Louis
Creative Producers: Pushkar & Gayatri
Director: Andrew Louis
Writer: Andrew Louis
Key Cast: S.J. Suryah, Laila, M. Nasser, Sanjana
Amazon's new Telugu movie
#AmmuOnPrime: A sweet name, with a terrifying story. In an attempt to get her abusive husband suspended from police duty, Ammu does the unthinkable.#PrimeVideoPresentsIndia #SeeWhereItTakesYou pic.twitter.com/Mqn7GUje5SApril 28, 2022
8. Ammu
In an attempt to get her abusive husband suspended from police duty, Ammu does the unthinkable.
Production Company: Stone Bench
Director: Charukesh Sekar
Writers: Charukesh Sekar, Padmavathy
Key Cast: Aishwarya Lekshmi, Naveen Chandra, Bobby Simha
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