Fingertip (TV series)

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Fingertip
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Poster
Genre Crime
Drama
Thriller
Screenplay by Neelan K. Sekar
S. Shivakar
Directed byS. Shivakar
Starring Akshara Haasan
Gayathrie
Sunaina
Ashwin Kakumanu
ComposerDheena Dhayalan
Country of originIndia
Original languageTamil
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes(list of episodes)
Production
Producers Vishnu Vardhan
Anu Vardhan
Production companyVishnu Vardhan Films
Original release
Network Zee5
Release21 August 2019 (2019-08-21)

Fingertip is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language streaming television series, starring Akshara Haasan, Ashwin Kakumanu, Sunaina, and Gayathrie. [1] [2] [3] Fingertip was directed by Srinivasan Shivakar and premiered on ZEE5 on 21 August 2019. [4]

Contents

Overview

SeasonOriginal broadcast
First airedEpisodes
1 21 August 20195
2 17 June 20228

Cast

Season 1

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Greed"ShivakarShivakar21 August 2019 (2019-08-21)
Rekha and Vijay, married and living in a city, face serious challenges when the social media platform, Clicker, enters their lives. Rekha is overjoyed with her new-found success on Clicker and is ready to go to any extreme to retain her online popularity.
2"Rage"ShivakarShivakar21 August 2019 (2019-08-21)
Krishnamoorthy, a retired banker and a strict disciplinarian, is finding it tough to deal with a real-life situation when a threat from the digital world forces him to face unexpected consequences.
3"Betrayal"ShivakarShivakar21 August 2019 (2019-08-21)
Priya and Vidhya's friendship takes a hit when Varun, a handsome young man, enters their lives. And social media platforms, instead of bringing the friends closer, only heighten Priya's woes permanently changing her equation with her friend.
4"Lust"ShivakarShivakar21 August 2019 (2019-08-21)
Sandhya is a postgraduate student who harbours numerous dreams and ambitions. Raghavan, an IT professional, on the other hand, lives a monotonous life. The two instantly hit it off after connecting on dating app Qupid. But the seemingly perfect relationship suddenly begins to develop cracks with unforeseen twists and turns.
5"Vengeance"ShivakarShivakar21 August 2019 (2019-08-21)
Sanjay is an actor who is loved by the masses and the classes alike. The star is highly active and vocal on the social media platform Expressit. However, he is not aware of the surprise that Expressit has in store for him a surprise that will challenge his reputation, his family, and, ultimately, his decade-long career.

Season 2

Fingertip (Season 2) is an original Tamil-Language television series directed by Srinivasan Shivakar starring Prasanna, Aparana Balamurali, Regina Cassandra, Vinoth Kishan, Kanna Ravi, and Sharath Ravi. [5]

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