Modern Love Chennai
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| Modern Love Chennai | |
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 Official poster | |
| Genre | Romance Drama Anthology |
| Based on | Modern Love by John Carney |
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| Opening theme | "Yaayum Gnaayum" by Yuvan Shankar Raja |
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| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Tamil |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Thiagarajan Kumararaja |
| Production location | Chennai |
| Cinematography | Nirav Shah Jeeva Shankar Vikas Vasudevan |
| Running time | 38–69 minutes |
| Production companies | Tyler Durden and Kino Fist The New York Times Company |
| Original release | |
| Network | Amazon Prime Video |
| Release | 18 May 2023 |
Modern Love Chennai is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language romantic anthology television series directed by Bharathiraja, Balaji Sakthivel, Thiagarajan Kumararaja, Raju Murugan, Krishnakumar Ramakumar and Akshay Sundher.[1] It was produced by Tyler Durden and Kino Fist. It has ensemble cast including Ritu Varma, Sri Gouri Priya, Wamiqa Gabbi, Ashok Selvan, Ramya Nambeesan, Sanjula Sarathi, Vasundhara Kashyap, Vijayalakshmi Feroz, Kishore and others.[2]
Premise
[edit]Modern Love Chennai is the Chennai chapter based on the American anthology series Modern Love and published by The New York Times.[3][4] It streamed on Amazon Prime Video on 18 May 2023.[5]
Cast
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| Margazhi | Paravai Kootil Vaazhum Maangal | Ninaivo Oru Paravai |
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Episodes
[edit]The first season of the series has six episodes.[7][8]
| Series | Episodes | Originally released | ||
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| 1 | 6 | 18 May 2023 | ||
Season 1 (2023)
[edit]| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
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| 1 | "Lalagunda Bommaigal (transl. The Dolls of Lalagunda)" | Raju Murugan | Raju Murugan | 18 May 2023 | |
| Despite the rules of their area Lalagunda, Shoba (Sri Gouri Priya) is ready to marry Nathuram (Vasudevan Murali) as predicted by a soothsayer (Prasanna Ram Kumar). Before the marriage, she finds that he had cheated her. She ends up wedding the soothsayer out of sheer coincidence. When Shoba meets Nathuram accidentally at a shop, both of them pretend they never met. | |||||
| 2 | "Imaigal (transl. Eyelids)" | Balaji Sakthivel | Balaji Tharaneetharan | 18 May 2023 | |
| Devi (T. J. Bhanu) and Nithyanandham (Ashok Selvan) are college sweethearts. It is revealed that Devi's vision is incurably deteriorating day by day. Certain challenges comes up post-marriage, but the couple concentrates on raising their child Tharani. Eventually, both rekindle, and Nithya helps Devi to pursue her dreams to play veena and supports her through the marriage. | |||||
| 3 | "Kaadhal Enbadhu Kannula Heart Irukkura Emoji (transl. Love is a Heart-eyed emoji)" | Krishnakumar Ramakumar | Reshma Ghatla | 18 May 2023 | |
| After influenced by the idea of love from cinema, Mallika (Ritu Varma) expects her real life to be in line with it. Going through a lot of struggles and breakups, she cannot find any suitable partner that matches her expectation. Finally, she accepts for an arranged marriage when her parents asked her. Mallika's husband (Vaibhav) feels happy to have her in his life due to her naughtiness as the same he has. | |||||
| 4 | "Margazhi (transl. December)" | Akshay Sundher | Balaji Tharaneetharan | 18 May 2023 | |
| Jazmine (Sanjula Sarathi), a girl in high school, feels depressed due to the separation of her parents. She copes herself with Ilaiyaraaja music. She develops an affection with her choir colleague Milton (Chu Khoy Sheng). Suddenly, when Milton plans to move out of the town, Jazmine is shattered. Later Jazmine realizes that it is just a phase in her life and makes her first kiss with Milton, followed by Milton expressing his admiration of beauty towards her. The episode ends with Jazmine smiling and feeling happy about her first kiss. | |||||
| 5 | "Paravai Kootil Vaazhum Maangal (transl. Gazelles those resides in bird's nest)" | Bharathiraja | Pratheep Kumar S | 18 May 2023 | |
| Ravi (Kishore) wants his wife Revathi (Ramya Nambeesan) to move out of his life due to the arrival of Rohini (Vijayalakshmi), his new love interest. Revathi accepts it calmly and is supportive towards their decision. She plans to leave the house to Rohini along with the kids in the house by acknowledging that people might lose out their love towards their partner. At the end, Revathi reminiscences her past that she met Ravi in a bus, who asks her a book to read the final chapter of it. | |||||
| 6 | "Ninaivo Oru Paravai (transl. Memory is but a bird)" | Thiagarajan Kumararaja | Thiagarajan Kumararaja | 18 May 2023 | |
| A progressive young couple, Sam (Wamiqa Gabbi) and K (PB), breaks up due to untold circumstances. Due to some misfortune, K loses his memory and Sam is to narrate all the past that happened between them. She narrates all of the events between them, and K eventually asks her what was the reason for their breakup, which Sam refuses to answer. K and Sam get into an argument that she is hiding the truth from him. Eventually, K meets up with Sam and confesses to her that he only remembers her in the accident and wants to start a new life with her. After they seemingly patch up, they dance in the rain and run home soaking. Sam closes the door almost immediately after entering their home with clothes that are bone dry, smiling at K; revealing that all the events are her mental conjunction, that imply K isn't around anymore. | |||||
Production
[edit]The series was announced by Amazon Prime on 28 April 2022. The creative producer of the series is Thiagarajan Kumararaja. It was produced by Tyler Durden and Kino Fist.[9] Modern Love Chennai is inspired by the American series Modern Love.[10] The trailer for the series was released on 11 May 2023.[11][12]
Music
[edit]The soundtrack of the series was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, Yuvan Shankar Raja, G. V. Prakash Kumar and Sean Roldan.[13][14]
| Modern Love Chennai | ||||
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| Released | 2023 | |||
| Recorded | 2023 | |||
| Genre | Amazon Prime Video Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 45:51 | |||
| Language | Tamil | |||
| Label | Prime Video India | |||
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| Yuvan Shankar Raja chronology | ||||
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| G. V. Prakash Kumar chronology | ||||
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| Sean Roldan chronology | ||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Yaayum Gnaayum" (Title Track) | Yugabharathi | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Shivani Panneerselvam | 3:22 |
| 2. | "Jingrudha Dhanga" (Lalagunda Bommaigal) | Bakkiyam Shankar | Sean Roldan | Sean Roldan | 3:17 |
| 3. | "Nenjil Oru Minnal" (Margazhi) | Ilaiyaraaja | Ilaiyaraaja | Ilaiyaraaja | 2:46 |
| 4. | "Kukunnu" (Kaadhal Enbadhu Kannula Heart Irukkura Emoji) | Yugabharathi | G. V. Prakash Kumar | Remya Nambeesan, Vagumazan | 2:52 |
| 5. | "Thee Inbamae" (Ninaivo Oru Paravai) | Yugabharathi | Ilaiyaraaja | Christopher Stanley | 1:47 |
| 6. | "Peranbae" (Imaigal) | Yugabharathi | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Shivani Panneerselvam, Yuvan Shankar Raja | 4:11 |
| 7. | "Paavi Nenjae" (Ninaivo Our Paravai) | Yugabharathi | Ilaiyaraaja | Ilaiyaraaja | 2:38 |
| 8. | "Uravu" (Lalagunda Bommaigal) | Yugabharathi | Sean Roldan | Sean Roldan, Padmapriya Raghavan | 3:14 |
| 9. | "Aanaal" (Ninaivo Oru Paravai) | Yugabharathi | Ilaiyaraaja | Ananya Bhat | 2:18 |
| 10. | "Kaala Visai" (Ninaivo Oru Paravai) | Yugabharathi | Ilaiyaraaja | Shivani Panneerselvam | 1:36 |
| 11. | "Sooriyan Thondrudhu Saamatthilae" (Ninaivo Oru Paravai) | Yugabharathi | Ilaiyaraaja | Priya Mali | 1:24 |
| 12. | "Thendral" (Margazhi) | Ilaiyaraaja | Ilaiyaraaja | Ilaiyaraaja | 3:45 |
| 13. | "Thaen Mazhaiyo" (Ninaivo Oru Paravai) | Yugabharathi | Ilaiyaraaja | Shivani Panneerselvam | 1:17 |
| 14. | "Endrum Endhan" (Margazhi) | Ilaiyaraaja | Ilaiyaraaja | Priya Mali | 0:52 |
| 15. | "Kaamaththup-Paal" (Ninaivo Oru Paravai) | — | Ilaiyaraaja | — | 3:00 |
| 16. | "Kannil Pattu Nenjai Thotta Minnal" (Ninaivo Oru Paravai) | — | Ilaiyaraaja | — | 1:04 |
| 17. | "The Good Bye" (Ninaivo Oru Paravai) | — | Ilaiyaraaja | — | 5:36 |
| 18. | "Uncertainty of the future" (Ninaivo Oru Paravai) | — | Ilaiyaraaja | — | 0:44 |
| Total length: | 45:51 | ||||
Release
[edit]The series was released on Amazon Prime Video on 18 May 2023.[15][16]
Reception
[edit]Kirubhakar Purushothaman of Indian Express gave 4 stars out of 5 and stated that " A fantastic sixer!"[17] Latha Srinivasan critic of India Today gave 3.5 stars out of five and wrote that "One of the most important aspects of Modern Love Chennai is the music of Ilaiyaraaja which elevates this series to another level. With a mix of his old and new compositions, the ace music director has shown us that there is really no one comparable to him".[18] A critic from Rediff.com appreciated film and noted that "Whistle Podu!"[19]
Khushboo Ratda of Pinkvilla wrote that "Modern Love Chennai is all about warm, cherry stories, some are quirky and puzzling. A few stories converse with your heart."[20] Logesh Balachandran of Times of india noted that "After Bharathiraja's episode, the one that really work is Thiagarajan Kumararaja's Ninaivo Oru Paravai."[21] Haricharan Pudipeddi critic of Hindustan Times wrote that "The third Indian adaptation of the Modern Love franchise is here. It has stories that are flat, but some that speak to the heart."[22] R Srinivasan of Ananda Vikatan gave mixed reviews.[23] Bhuvanesh Chandar of The Hindu said that "Thiagarajan Kumararaja’s anthology is a phenomenal assortment of captivating love stories".[24]
See also
[edit]- Modern Love Mumbai, Mumbai chapter of Modern Love
- Modern Love Hyderabad, Hyderabad chapter of Modern Love
References
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- ^ "Interview with the team of 'Modern Love: Chennai': Trying to define love and its many hues". The Hindu. 16 May 2023. Archived from the original on 16 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ "After Mumbai & Hyderabad, Modern Love Chennai Is All Set To Turn Audiences Into A Pool Of Mush!". IndiaTimes. 12 May 2023. Archived from the original on 17 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ "Bharathiraja: 'One of the greatest things I received from Modern Love Chennai is the friendship of Kumararaja'". The Indian Express. 11 May 2023. Archived from the original on 17 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ "Modern Love Chennai: Kishore on Bharathiraja, being a romantic & much more". OTTPlay. Archived from the original on 16 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ Hymavati, Ravali (8 May 2023). "Modern Love Chennai: This Thiagarajan Kumararaja's Web Series Will Premier On Amazon Prime From This Date". www.thehansindia.com. Archived from the original on 17 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
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- ^ "Amazon Prime announces Modern Love Chennai". OTTPlay. Archived from the original on 16 May 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ Frater, Patrick (8 May 2023). "Prime Video Sets 'Modern Love Chennai' Release Date – Global Bulletin". Variety. Archived from the original on 17 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ "'Modern Love Chennai': Trailer of Tamil anthology of love stories out". The Hindu. 11 May 2023. Archived from the original on 17 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ "Modern Love Chennai trailer out! Here's when the show will release". WION. 11 May 2023. Archived from the original on 17 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
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- ^ "Modern Love Chennai review: A fantastic sixer!". The Indian Express. 18 May 2023. Archived from the original on 18 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
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- ^ VERMA, SUKANYA. "Modern Love Chennai: Whistle Podu!". Rediff. Archived from the original on 18 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ "Modern Love Chennai Review: Imaigal, Lalagunda Bommaigal episodes stand out; Every story feels a tad stretched". PINKVILLA. 18 May 2023. Archived from the original on 18 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
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- ^ "Modern Love Chennai review: Isn't entirely groundbreaking, but offers an eclectic mix of stories on love and heartbreak". Hindustan Times. 18 May 2023. Archived from the original on 18 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ ர.சீனிவாசன் (18 May 2023). "Modern Love Chennai: 'ஒருமுறைதான் மழை வருமா?' தமிழ் ஆந்தாலஜிகளில் இது ஏன் ஒரு முக்கியமான படைப்பு?". vikatan.com (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 18 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ "'Modern Love: Chennai' review: Thiagarajan Kumararaja's anthology is a phenomenal assortment of captivating love stories". The Hindu. 18 May 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 18 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.