Kallachirippu

Kallachirippu (transl. Fake smile) is a 2018 Indian Tamil language thriller web television series. It has a non-linear narrative structure provided and is hosted by Zee5, a video on demand platform.[1] The web series was directed by Rohit Nandakumar and produced by popular film director Karthik Subbaraj under his own production company Stone Bench Productions.[2] This was Karthik Subbaraj's first web series as a producer and it was the first web series for Stone Bench Productions company. The web series was released on the streaming platform Zee5 on 23 July 2018 and eventually ended up on 30 July 2018 with only 8 episodes. It starred Amrutha Srinivasan in the female lead role while Vikas, Vignesh Shanmugam, Rajalakshmi, Uma, Maheshwaran and Nandakumar played pivotal roles.[3] This web series is also the second web series to be launched by Zee5 network after America Mappillai.[4] The web series received positive reviews from critics and audience for portrayal of women in more prominent identical roles than the male counterparts.[5][6] The theme of series consists of lust, sexuality, pornography, LGBT, abortion and extramarital affairs apart from love and arranged marriage.[7][8]

Kallachirippu
Presentation
StarringAmrutha Srinivasan
Vikas
Vignesh Shanmugam
Rajalakshmi
Uma
GenreThriller
Developed byKarthik Subbaraj
Written byRohit Nandakumar
Directed byRohit Nandakumar
LanguageTamil
Production
ProductionStone Bench Productions
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Publication
Original release23 July 2018 – 30 July 2018
ProviderZee5
Websiteofficial website

Plot

The series follows 24 year old Mahati through a series of misadventures that begin after being forced into an arranged marriage. Then the newly married Mahati accidentally stabs her husband to death in self-defense after a heated argument. She then promptly wipes her blood-spattered face and calls her boyfriend to clean up the mess. This sets off a chain of events that the true nature of every character involved in this marriage. The series also involved a love story between gay couple.[9]

Cast
  • Amrutha Srinivasan as Mahati
  • Vikas as Ram
  • Vignesh Shanmugam as Ram's boyfriend
  • Rajalakshmi
  • Uma
  • Maheshwaran
  • Nandakumar
  • Chennu Mohan

Production

The idea of producing a web series between Rohit Nandakumar and Karthik Subbaraj was revealed after the release of the anthology film Aviyal in which both of the artists worked for the film together.[10] Nandakumar wrote and acted in one of the six short stories which combined to build up the Tamil anthology film Aviyal while Karthik Subbaraj produced the film under his own production banner Stone Bench Productions. Nandakumar was approached by Subbaraj to make a web series just after the release of Aviyal. Subbaraj approached him as he liked the work of Nandakumar and hinted him to direct a feature film before transforming the concept to make a web series.[11][12]

References
  1. "ZEE5 to launch Tamil web series 'Kallachirippu'". BizAsia | Media, Entertainment, Showbiz, Events and Music. 2018-07-24. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  2. "ZEE5 launches Tamil web series Kallachirippu starring Amrutha Srinivasan". mid-day. 2018-07-25. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  3. "Kallachirippu-fame Amrutha Srinivasan joins Karthi's Dev". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  4. Scroll Staff. "A murder by mistake in Tamil web series 'Kallachirippu' on Zee5". Scroll.in. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  5. "Kallachirippu review: Zee5's Tamil web series is an unbelievably dark thriller with unpredictable characters- Entertainment News, Firstpost". Firstpost. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  6. "'Kallachirippu' review: An intriguing thriller with never before seen characters". The News Minute. 2018-07-24. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  7. "Kallachirippu review: This Karthik Subbaraj production is a kickass entertainer". The Indian Express. 2018-07-29. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  8. "Team 'Kallachirippu': Why should lust not be worthy of respect?". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  9. Raman, Sruthi Ganapathy. "'Hard pill to swallow': What 'Kallachirippu' director wanted from the female lead of his web series". Scroll.in. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  10. "Kallachirippu Teaser: This Karthik Subbaraj-Produced Web-Series Spells Intrigue & Thrill". Silverscreen.in. 2018-07-19. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  11. "Karthik Subbaraj is thrilled about web series Kallachirippu". The Indian Express. 2018-07-25. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  12. "Karthik Subbaraj goes full throttle as producer". www.deccanchronicle.com/. 25 June 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
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