Amazon Prime Video India has set its first Tamil-language long-form scripted original series, “Suzhal – The Vortex,” written and created by Pushkar and Gayatri (“Vikram Vedha”).
The eight-part crime thriller revolves around the investigation of a missing girl that wreaks havoc and disrupts the fabric of a small town in South India. It is produced by Wallwatcher Films and directed by Bramma and Anucharan M. The cast includes Kathir (“Pariyerum Perumal”), Aishwarya Rajesh (“Kanaa”) and Sriya Reddy (“Sometimes”) alongside veteran Radhakrishnan Parthiban (“Single Slipper Size – 7”).
Amazon had debuted in Tamil-language original commissions with anthology “Putham Pudhu Kaalai” (2020).
“Suzhal – The Vortex” was launched at the ongoing International Indian Film Academy Awards (Iifa) Weekend at Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, by Aparna Purohit, head of India originals, Amazon Prime Video, the creators, directors and lead cast. It will be available for streaming from June 17.
Purohit said: “When you have a nuanced, suspenseful thriller with a strong emotional core,...
The eight-part crime thriller revolves around the investigation of a missing girl that wreaks havoc and disrupts the fabric of a small town in South India. It is produced by Wallwatcher Films and directed by Bramma and Anucharan M. The cast includes Kathir (“Pariyerum Perumal”), Aishwarya Rajesh (“Kanaa”) and Sriya Reddy (“Sometimes”) alongside veteran Radhakrishnan Parthiban (“Single Slipper Size – 7”).
Amazon had debuted in Tamil-language original commissions with anthology “Putham Pudhu Kaalai” (2020).
“Suzhal – The Vortex” was launched at the ongoing International Indian Film Academy Awards (Iifa) Weekend at Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, by Aparna Purohit, head of India originals, Amazon Prime Video, the creators, directors and lead cast. It will be available for streaming from June 17.
Purohit said: “When you have a nuanced, suspenseful thriller with a strong emotional core,...
- 6/3/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Actor-director Radhakrishnan Parthiban’s critically-acclaimed Tamil film, ‘Oththa Seruppu Size 7’, which went on to win a National Award, is to be remade in the Bahasa Indonesia language. The development makes ‘Oththa Seruppu’ the first ever Tamil film to be remade in Bahasa Indonesia. The Bahasa version of the film is to be produced by Naveen […]...
- 2/17/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
InterviewAward-winning actor Priyanka Nair plays the lead in Abhilash Purushothaman’s debut feature film, which is on a problem faced by women across the world.CrisPriyanka Nair plays the single character in the filmWhen Abhilash Purushothaman went to Goa in 2019 to attend the international film festival there, he began to reimagine a script he'd had in mind. He had just watched the Tamil film Oththa Seruppu Size 7, in which Parthipan played the only character on screen. Abhilash’s story was mostly about a woman character. Why not remove the two or three other side characters from the screen, he thought. Abhilash came back to his home in Thiruvananthapuram and began writing the script with only the woman’s character appearing on the screen, and the others turning into voices on the telephone. In one-and-a-half years, he wrote the script, shot most of it, and now at last, it is in post-production stage.
- 7/28/2021
- by Cris
- The News Minute
CinemaThe winners of Dadasaheb Phalke Awards South 2020 have been announced for Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam films.Digital NativeThe winners of the Dadasaheb Phalke Awards 2020 for excellence in South cinema have been announced. The awards honored individuals from the Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, and Kannada film industries for their outstanding contribution towards the growth and development of cinema. Award winners include Dhanush, Jyothika, Ajith, Mohanlal, Parvathy Thiruvothu, Nagarjuna Akkineni, Rashmika Mandanna, Shiva Rajkumar and others. From the Tamil film industry, Dhanush has bagged the Best Actor award for his performance in Asuran, while Jyothika won the Best Actress award for the film Raatchasi. Parthiban has been awarded Best Director for his remarkable film Oththa Seruppu Size 7. Anirudh Ravichander bagged the Best Music Director award, and the critically acclaimed film To Let bagged the Best Film award. Ajith Kumar has bagged the award for Most Versatile Actor. In Malayalam cinema, Mohanlal...
- 1/3/2021
- by Jahnavi
- The News Minute
Veteran Indian producer Ronnie Screwvala’s RSVP and Ramesh Krishnamoorthy’s Global One Studios will produce a series based on the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy.
The companies have optioned the audio-visual rights to eminent authors’ Dominique Lapierre and Javier Moro’s 2001 book, “Five Past Midnight in Bhopal: The Epic Story of the World’s Deadliest Industrial Disaster.”
A cloud of toxic gas escaped from an American pesticide plant, in 1984, in the central Indian city of Bhopal. It killed and injured thousands of people. In “Five Past Midnight in Bhopal” Lapierre and Moro weave hundreds of characters, eyewitness accounts, and adventures into a human tapestry.
Screwvala said: “A breath-taking story, compellingly told, this story needs to be adapted for screen with the importance and scale as that of ‘Chernobyl.’ A series that will keep you on the edge of your seat, touch your heart, provoke your anger and compassion. It will challenge...
The companies have optioned the audio-visual rights to eminent authors’ Dominique Lapierre and Javier Moro’s 2001 book, “Five Past Midnight in Bhopal: The Epic Story of the World’s Deadliest Industrial Disaster.”
A cloud of toxic gas escaped from an American pesticide plant, in 1984, in the central Indian city of Bhopal. It killed and injured thousands of people. In “Five Past Midnight in Bhopal” Lapierre and Moro weave hundreds of characters, eyewitness accounts, and adventures into a human tapestry.
Screwvala said: “A breath-taking story, compellingly told, this story needs to be adapted for screen with the importance and scale as that of ‘Chernobyl.’ A series that will keep you on the edge of your seat, touch your heart, provoke your anger and compassion. It will challenge...
- 12/4/2020
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
KollywoodHalitha Shameem was recognised as the best woman director for a feature film, while Parthiban received the award for best solo act.Digital NativeSillu Karupatti, the Tamil anthology film written and directed by Halitha Shameem, has received international recognition yet again. The film bagged two awards at the 2020 Toronto Tamil International Film Festival. Sillu Karupatti won the jury awards for Best Feature Film Women Director and Best Experimental Feature Film. Another Tamil film, actor-director Parthiban's Oththa Seruppu Size 7, has won three awards at the film festival: Jury Award for Best Feature Film, Jury Award Best Feature Film Director and Best Solo Act Award. Oththa Seruppu is a thriller featuring only one character (played by Parthiban). It has been lauded for its novel attempt in telling a murder mystery through a middle-aged security guard under interrogation as a murder suspect by the police. The background score was composed by C Sathya.
- 9/15/2020
- by Jahnavi
- The News Minute
Film FestivalSeveral film stars and about 10,000 movie lovers are expected to participate in the 50th International Film Festival of India (Iffi) in Goa this year.Digital NativeThe 50th International Film Festival of India is going to be held at Goa from November 20 to 28, and has several Tamil and Malayalam films that will be screened alongside 200 films from around 76 countries. Among these, 26 are feature films and 15 non-feature films. The Tamil films in chosen to be screened in the feature category are Parthiban's Oththa Seruppu Size 7 and Lakshmi Ramakrishnan's House owner. The three Malayalam films to be showcased are Lijo Jose Pellissery’s Jallikattu, Manu Ashokan’s Uyare, and Tk Rajeev Kumar’s Kolambi. Two Tamil and seven Malayalam films have been selected for the Panorama section. On making it to the Iffi, Parthiban had said in an interview, “I am humbled with the lovely gesture of the jury members,...
- 10/12/2019
- by Geetika
- The News Minute
InterviewIn this interview, Parthiban talks about why he feels 'Oththa Seruppu' should have been selected, the challenges he faced in making the film and more. Anjana ShekarParthiban is elated. With appreciation pouring in from all quarters for his recent film Oththa Seruppu Size 7 that released this Friday, the actor who wore all hats (actor/director/producer) for the film feels like he has accomplished the ultimate goal in life. “I am done. I feel the happiness of someone who has just seen god after a long tapas and is now blinded by his light. This is not just a film to me,” he tells Tnm over the phone. The film is a unique attempt where Parthiban is the only actor in the frame and we hear the voices of other characters and at times view incidents from their perspective without ever seeing their faces. In this quick chat, we...
- 9/25/2019
- by Sowmya
- The News Minute
Academy AwardsOf the 52 entries sent by India so far, only 20 have been in languages other than Hindi – what explains this? Sowmya RajendranIndia has decided that the 2019 entry for the Best International Feature Film category in the Academy Awards will be Gully Boy, a Hindi film directed by Zoya Akhtar. The response to the announcement has been mixed, considering there are several other Indian films which received critical acclaim this year. A few hours before the announcement was made, there were discussions on social media about the films that were reportedly in contention – these included the critically acclaimed blockbuster Andhadhun as well as a handful of south Indian films, namely Super Deluxe (Tamil), And the Oskar Goes To (Malayalam), Dear Comrade (Telugu), Olu (Malayalam), Oththa Seruppu Size 7 (Tamil), Uyare (Malayalam), and Vada Chennai (Tamil). While Gully Boy received mostly positive reviews, the film has similarities to the 2002 American film 8 Mile...
- 9/23/2019
- by Sowmya
- The News Minute
KollywoodThe film has only Parthiban in the frame with the voices of other characters to guide us.Anjana ShekarParthiban’s Oththa Seruppu Size 7 is an interesting film because at the end of it, you observe a lot about the way you watch a film, how short your attention span is, and what keeps you hooked. In that sense, the actor/director is as much a part of the experiment as we are. In its very first scene, the film makes you feel like you’ve opened a book, as you piece together the images and dialogues you see and hear on screen. There’s only Masilamani (Parthiban) in the frame, and we’ll see only him for the next two hours. But slowly, we begin to pay attention to the voices of those who are not shown on screen, to help us navigate the film. And how much can...
- 9/20/2019
- by Anjana
- The News Minute
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