We’re nearing the end of 2023, and as we say goodbye to this year and hello to the new, we’re taking a moment to enjoy some of the greatest stuff that was presented in India this year.
With so many incredible online series in languages like Tamil and Telugu, as well as the debut of Malayalam’s first web series this year, the OTT space for Indian shows was enormous. bringing in a new era of streaming and entertainment.
1. Modern Love Chennai– Amazon Prime Video
Six episodes representing six distinct types of love stories that are taking place in Chennai may be found in the Tamil romance anthology Modern Love Chennai. The show is an Indian translation of Modern Love, a comparable American series created by John Carney, which originated from a New York Times weekly column. In pivotal roles, the ensemble cast of the program included performers like Ashok Selvan, Wamiqa Gabbi, Ritu Varma, Kishore, Ramya Nambeeshan, and many more.
2. Kerala Crime Files– Disney+ Hotstar
The first season of the Malayalam-language criminal drama web television series Kerala criminal Files – Shiju, Parayil Veedu, Neendakara, written by Ashiq Aimar and directed by Ahmed Khabeer. In the program, two police officers of Ernakulam North station, played by actors Aju Varghese and Lal, are in a race against time to apprehend a fugitive murderer.
3. Kumari Srimathi– Amazon Prime Video
Gomtesh Upadhye is the director of the Telugu drama series Kumari Srimathi, which was written in part by Srinivas Avasarala, Jayanth Tadinada, Kaushik Subrahmanya, and Uday Aghamarshan. The struggles faced by Srimathi, who works at a restaurant for a meager wage and aspires to follow her ambition of starting her own business and reclaiming her uncle’s family property, are depicted in this series.
4. The Village– Amazon Prime Video
Arya, Divya Pillai, George Maryan, Baby Aazhiya, John Kokken, Pooja Ramachandran, and many others starred in important parts in the Tamil-language horror film The Village. The show tells the narrative of Dr. Gautham Subramanian, who is driving from Chennai to Thoothukudi when he and his family—his wife, Neha, and daughter, Maya—have a car breakdown in the abandoned village of Kattiyal. Gautham leaves his family behind in order to find help, only to return and discover the sinister mysteries of the area along with their disappearance.
5. Masterpeace– Disney+ Hotstar
Written by Praveen S and directed by Sreejith N, the Malayalam language drama series Masterpeace stars an ensemble cast of performers in lead parts, including Nithya Menen, Sharaf U Dheen, Renji Panicker, Maala Parvathi, Ashokan, and Shanthi Krishna. This is the story of an unusual family headed by Binoy, a driven but troubled businessman, and Ria, a committed housewife who tries her hardest to keep their unusual family together.
6. Sweet Kaaram Coffee– Amazon Prime Video
Reshma Ghatala is the creator of the Tamil comedy-drama series Sweet Kaaram Coffee, which is helmed by Bejoy Nambiar, Krishna Marimuthu, and Swathi Raghuraaman. Three distinct women—a grandma, her daughter-in-law, and a granddaughter—who embarked on a quest to comprehend and rise above the people they felt they owed it to are the subjects of the television series.
7. Dhootha– Amazon Prime Video
Naga Chaitanya plays the lead in the Telugu horror mystery thriller series Dhootha, which is his first over-the-top production. The show, which was written and directed by Vikram K. Kumar, centers on Saagar, a journalist who discovers a newspaper that foretells the events of his life. Actors like Parvathy Thiruvothu, Prachi Desai, Tharun Bhascker, Rohini, Tanikella Bharani, Priya Bhavani Shankar, Pasupathy, and many more appear in important roles in the series in addition to Chay.
