JioHotstar has unveiled a list of 25 original projects across Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada, at the JioHotstar South Unbound event. The event which was held in Chennai was attended by actor and Member of Parliament Kamal Haasan, actor Mohanlal, and Tamil Nadu's Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin, among others.
At the event, Kamal said, "Stories do not belong to any screen; they always travel with the listener and belong to people. Screens simply follow them."
Here is the complete slate:
Tamil:
Kaattan: A new drama starring Vijay Sethupathi and Milind Soman (Paiyaa and Doctor).
LBW - Love Beyond Wicket: A sports drama starring Vikranth and Niyathi Kidambi
Love Always: A film starring Jaya Prakash, Jayasudha, Gauri Kishan, and Ramsan.
Kenatha Kaanom: A comedy drama headlined by Yogi Babu.
Resort: A new project starring Vijay Kumar Rajendran (Natpe Thunai, Odavum Mudiyadhu Oliyavum Mudiyadhu), Thalaivasal Vijay
Lingam: A crime thriller starring Kathir, Divya Bharathi, Poornima Ravi, and Sathya, among others.
Second Love: A romance, with details yet to be revealed.
Lucky The Superstar: A drama starring GV Prakash, Anaswara Rajan, Meghna Sumesh, Elango Kumaravel, and Devadarshini.
Good Wife: The legal drama headlined by Priyamani is returning for a second season. Sampath Raj and Aari Arjunan are returning for the second season.
Heartbeat: The medical drama is returning for a third season. Starring Anumol, Karthik Kumar, and Deepa Balu, among others, the second season premiered in May.
Telugu:
Moodu Lantharlu: A new project with Aishwarya Rajesh in the lead.
Varam: A new crime drama starring VishwaDev Rachakonda, Shivathmika Rajashekar, and Srinivas Avasarala.
Vishakha: A new project starring Kajal Agarwal.
Mad for Each Other: A new project headlined by Radha Nair and Sreemukhi.
Vikram on Duty: An investigative thriller surrounding a large conspiracy.
Batchmates: A college romance, that stars Bindhu Madhavi, among others.
Save The Tiger: The comedy is returning for a third season, which stars Chaitanya Krishna, Priyadarshi Pulikonda, Abhinav Gomatam, among others.
Roadies: A new series based on the reality TV show of the same name, will be developed in Telugu.
Malayalam:
Pharma: A drama starring Nivin Pauly, Rajit Kapur, Shruti Ramachandran, among others.
Anali: A new project starring Leona Lishoy and Nikhila Vimal.
Secret Stories: ROSLIN: A drama starring Meena, Vineeth, and Hakim.
Cousins And Kalyanams: A new project whose details are yet to be revealed.
Kerala Crime Files: The crime thriller returns for a third season, and stars Aju Varghese, Lal, Arjun Radhakrishnan, among others.
1000 Babies: The drama returns for a second season, and stars Neena Gupta and Rahman, among others.
Comedy Cooks: A new reality show, with cooking at the centre. Further details are yet to be revealed.
Further the versions of Bigg Boss in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada, will also return, with Vijay Sethupathy, Nagarjuna, Mohanlal, and Kichcha Sudeep, hosting the respective versions.
Krishnan Kutty, Head – Entertainment (South), JioStar said: “The South has always been a creative powerhouse, and it is a privilege to serve a region that is defining the next era of Indian storytelling. The stories born here are bold, the creators are fearless and the audiences are among the most invested than anywhere in the country.Our commitment is to fuel this ecosystem with meaningful, long-term investments in talent, infrastructure and new storytelling formats"
