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| Genre | Drama Anthology |
| Created by | Mani Ratnam |
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| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Tamil |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 9 |
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| Editor | Sreejith Sarang |
| Running time | 30- 48 minutes |
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| Network | Netflix |
| Release | 6 August 2021 |
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Navarasa (transl. Nine emotions) is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language anthology television series created by Mani Ratnam, who also collaborated with Jayendra Panchapakesan to produce it through their newly formed banner Justickets.[1][2] The series features nine stand-alone episodes based on the Indian concept of the Navarasas, filmed by Priyadarshan, Karthik Subbaraj, Vasanth, Arvind Swami, Bejoy Nambiar, Karthick Naren, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Sarjun KM and Rathindran R. Prasad. It comprises an ensemble cast of Suriya, Vijay Sethupathi, Siddharth, Revathi, Parvathy Thiruvothu, Prayaga Martin, Arvind Swamy, Prasanna, Poorna, Delhi Ganesh, Rohini, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Yogi Babu, Manikuttan, Remya Nambeesan, Aditi Balan, Bobby Simha, Riythvika, Sree Raam, Atharvaa, Nedumudi Venu, Anjali and Kishore, amongst others.
The series was conceived when Mani Ratnam and Jayendra were collaborating on social causes, as a project for a streaming service that could generate funds to help daily-wage workers and other members of the Film Employees Federation of South India (FEFSI) affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Marking the digital debut for Mani Ratnam and the production studio Madras Talkies, the project saw Justickets team up with FEFSI and Bhoomika Trust for fundraising activities. After an official announcement in October 2020 by the cast and crew, including the directors, writers, composers, cinematographers and editors, production of short film-episodes began during the same month and ended by March 2021. Three films proposed by directors Halitha Shameem, Ponram and K. V. Anand, were dropped during the production stage.
Navarasa was an eagerly anticipated Tamil streaming project, thanks to the star cast, technicians and directors working in the project and the promotional campaigns. The series was released on 6 August 2021 through Netflix.[3]
- ^ "'Navarasa': Mani Ratnam, Suriya headline host of talent part of new Netflix anthology". The Hindu. 28 October 2020. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ Johnson, David (16 July 2020). "Mani Ratnam's web series: The ace filmmaker brings these nine directors for 'Navarasa'". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ "Suriya, Parvathy, Nithya and Vijay Sethupathi among cast for Netflix's 'Navarasa'". The News Minute. 28 October 2020. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.