FlixFeaturing hard-hitting stories of young girls and women negotiating patriarchal power structures to college students questioning authority with memes, these web series make for a refreshing watch.Screenshot/Zee5Away from conventional television soap operas and mainstream Kollywood films, Tamil filmmakers are increasingly turning to the internet to explore nuanced plotlines and compelling narratives. From hard-hitting stories of young girls and women negotiating patriarchal power structures to college students questioning authority with memes, here are five refreshing Tamil web series you can watch on Ott platforms. Ayali (2023) In a village which believes that a goddess will curse girls who aren’t married off as soon as they get their first period, Tamil (played by Abi Natchatra) is a young girl who aspires to become a doctor. Written and directed by Muthukumar, Ayali explores the regressive idealisations of gender, outlining a realistic depiction of patriarchy that strips girls and women of their power,...
- 7/11/2023
- by NidharshanaR
- The News Minute
EntertainmentMeme Boys, now streaming on SonyLiv, is a Tamil web series that tips its hat to this vibrant social media culture of finding humour in all kinds of situations.Sowmya RajendranScreengrabThere is no significant event in Tamil Nadu – be it politics, cinema or reality TV – that does not become a Vadivelu meme. However grave the situation, the people of the state always find a way to laugh at it. Meme Boys, now streaming on SonyLiv, is a Tamil web series that tips its hat to this vibrant social media culture. The eight-episode show directed by Arun Koushik was created by Rajiv Rajaram and Drishya. It credits A Gokul Krishna as the showrunner. Meme Boys is set in the fictional Apoorva University, one of the numerous engineering colleges that dot the landscape in and around Chennai. The show follows the story of a group of four students – Mohan Jyothy Babu (known...
- 7/22/2022
- by AjayR
- The News Minute
CinemaA slew of Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films and web series are lined up for theatrical and Ott release.Tnm StaffFacebook and Twitter/ Sai Pallavi, ParthibanA number of movies and shows in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam are gearing up for release in July. While some have already released in theatres and are set to stream on over-the-top (Ott) platforms, several films are slated for release in cinemas later this month. Pan-Indian releases like Rocketry: The Nambi Effect, a biopic on former Isro scientist Nambi Narayanan, and Kichcha Sudeep’s Vikrant Rona; blockbuster movies with a star-studded cast such as Kamal Haasan’s Vikram, and Rana Daggubati and Sai Pallavi’s Virata Parvam, as well as Ott releases like Meme Boys and Modern Love: Hyderabad, a number of Ott and theatrical releases are in store for July, Tamil Vikram Written and directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, Vikram stars actors Kamal Haasan,...
- 7/5/2022
- by SaradhaU
- The News Minute
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