| Kallachirippu | |
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| Written by | Rohit Nandakumar |
| Directed by | Rohit Nandakumar |
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| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Tamil |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 (list of episodes) |
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| Producer | Karthik Subbaraj |
| Production location | India |
| Production company | Stone Bench Creations |
| Original release | |
| Network | ZEE5 |
| Release | 23 July – 30 July 2018 |
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Kallachirippu (transl. Fake smile) is a 2018 Indian Tamil language streaming 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]
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- ^ "Kallachirippu-fame Amrutha Srinivasan joins Karthi's Dev". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ Scroll Staff. "A murder by mistake in Tamil web series 'Kallachirippu' on Zee5". Scroll.in. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "Kallachirippu review: Zee5's Tamil web series is an unbelievably dark thriller with unpredictable characters". Firstpost. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "'Kallachirippu' review: An intriguing thriller with never before seen characters". The News Minute. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "Kallachirippu review: This Karthik Subbaraj production is a kickass entertainer". The Indian Express. 29 July 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "Team 'Kallachirippu': Why should lust not be worthy of respect?". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 3 August 2018.