Black Sheep (web series)

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Black Sheep
Genre Comedy, Drama
Written byBhargav Prasad
Directed byVivek Krishna Ramanujam, Naveen Kumar
Starring
Music byKaber + Tenma, Sathish Raghunathan
Opening themeNaa Enna Muttala
Country of origin India
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1+
No. of episodes8 (list of episodes)
Production
Producer Mathivanan Rajendran
CinematographyNiketh Bommi
EditorDorai
Running time15–30 minutes
Production company Stray Factory
Release
Original network YouTube
Original release5 June (2016-06-05) 
30 August 2016 (2016-08-30)

Black Sheep is an Indian web series created by Stray Factory. [1] The first season consists of eight episodes and premiered online on Rascalas. [2] [3]

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Plot summary

This coming of age show, chronicles the life of Shyam Rajendran a student at an engineering college who has trouble completing his degree. He decides to drop out and decides to become a Stand up Comic, much to the disapproval of his father, a Colonel in the army. [4]

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