Amazon Prime Video's new Tamil and Telugu content packs a punch: All you need to know

Naga Chaitanya in Dhootha
(Image credit: Amazon Prime Video)

Unveiling its biggest slate to date for South India, at its maiden Prime Video Presents India showcase event, Amazon Prime Video announced a slew of new titles in Tamil and Telugu that it plans to launch over the next 24 months.

The highlights of the list include Naga Chaitanya's new web series, the digital debut of veteran director Bharathiraja through Modern Love Chennai, which will also see the new offerings of talented directors like Raju Murugan and Balaji Sakthivel. 

 Here is the full list of the Tamil and Telugu content and the details of the cast and crew. It should be said here that we are reproducing the list as provided by Amazon Prime Video. 

Amazon Prime Video's new web series in Tamil and Telugu

1. Dhootha (Telugu) 

In this supernatural horror, possessed inanimate objects wreak havoc on the lives of people who commit deadly sins.

Production Company: Northstar Entertainment

Executive Producer: Vikram K Kumar

Director:  Vikram K Kumar

Writers:  Vikram K Kumar, Dondapati Venkatesh, Poorna Prajna, Sripal Reddy, Naveen George Thomas

Key Cast: Naga Chaitanya, Parvathy Thiruvothu, Priya Bhavani Shankar, Prachi Desai, Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam

2. Modern Love Chennai (Tamil)  

The Chennai chapter of the widely loved US original anthology series, Modern Love Chennai explores six diverse yet universal stories of different facets, shades and moods of love, all set in the city’s many unique milieus.

Production Company: Tyler Durden and Kino Fist

Creative Producer: Thiagarajan Kumararaja

Directors: Bharathi Raja, Balaji Sakthivel, Raju Murugan, Krishnakumar Ramakumar, Akshay Sundher

Writers: Balaji Tharaneetharan, Rajumurugan, Reshma Ghatala, Pratheep Kumar, Thiagarajan Kumararaja

Key Cast: Kishore, Ramya Nambeesan, Ashok Selvan, Ritu Varma, Vijayalakshmi, TJ Banu, Gouri Reddy, Samyuktha Vishwanathan, Vasudevan Murali, Chu Khoy Sheng, Sanjula S

3. Modern Love Hyderabad (Telugu) 

The Hyderabad chapter of the widely loved US original anthology series, Modern Love Hyderabad explores six diverse yet universal stories of different facets, shades and moods of love, all set in the city’s many unique milieus.

Production Company: SIC Productions (Films)

Creative Producer: Nagesh Kukunoor

Producer: Elahe Hiptoola

Directors: Nagesh Kukunoor, Venkatesh Maha, Uday Gurrala, Devika Bahudanam

Writers: Nagesh Kukunoor, Shashi Sudigala, Bahaish Kapoor

Key Cast: Aadhi Pinisetty, Nithya Menen, Ritu Varma, Suhasini Maniratnam, Revathy, Naresh, Malavika Nair, Abijeet Duddala, Naresh Agastya, Komalee Prasad, Ulka Gupta

Kathir, Shriya Reddy and Aishwarya Rajesh in Suzhal

Kathir, Shriya Reddy and Aishwarya Rajesh, the Suzhal leads. (Image credit: Amazon Prime Video)

4. Suzhal – The Vortex (Tamil)  

An investigation into a simple missing persons case unravels and rips the intricate social fabric of a small town.

Production Company: Wallwatcher Films

Creators: Pushkar & Gayatri

Directors: Bramma, Anucharan. M

Writers: Pushkar and Gayatri

Key Cast: Aishwarya Rajesh, Kathir, R. Parthiban, Sriya Reddy

5. Sweet Kaaram Coffee (Tamil) 

Braving the unknown, three generations of women from the same family set off on an epic road trip.

Production Company: Lion Tooth Studios

Creative Producer: Reshma Ghatala

Directors: Bejoy Nambiar, Krishna Marimuthu, Swathi Raghuraaman

Writers: Reshma Ghatala, Swathi Raghuraaman, Vinithra Madhavan Menon, Krishnaswamy Ramkumar

Key Cast: Lakshmi, Madhoo, Santhy Balachandran

The Village, a new Tamil web series on Amazon Prime Video

 Arya and Divya Pillai, the leads in The Village. (Image credit: Amazon Prime Video)

6. The Village (Tamil)  

India’s first show based on a graphic novel, The Village follows a family on a road trip that falls victim to a clan of mutants.

Production Company: Studio Shakthi

Creative Producer: Milind Rau

Director: Milind Rau

Writers: Milind Rau, Deepthi Govindarajan, Deeraj Vaidy

Key Cast: Arya, Divya Pillai, Aazhiya, Aadukalam Naren, Thalaivasal Vijay, Muthukumar, Kalai Raani, George M, John Kokken, Arjun Chidambaram, Pooja, Jayaprakash, P.N. Sunny

Amazon Prime Video's new Tamil web series

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7. Vadhandhi: The Fable of Velonie (Tamil)  

A dramatic noir thriller about the murder of a beautiful young girl, seen from the Rashomon-esque perspectives of an unrelenting obsessed cop, a novelist captivated by her grace and an opportunistic news editor.

Production Company: Wallwatcher Films

Creator: Andrew Louis

Creative Producers: Pushkar & Gayatri

Director: Andrew Louis

Writer: Andrew Louis

Key Cast: S.J. Suryah, Laila, M. Nasser, Sanjana

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8. Ammu  

In an attempt to get her abusive husband suspended from police duty, Ammu does the unthinkable.

Production Company: Stone Bench

Director: Charukesh Sekar

Writers: Charukesh Sekar, Padmavathy

Key Cast: Aishwarya Lekshmi, Naveen Chandra, Bobby Simha

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