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Written by | Halitha Shameem |
Directed by | Revathi |
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Music by | K |
Country of origin | India |
Original language | Tamil |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 |
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Cinematography | Siddharth Ramaswamy |
Editor | Krishnan kumar Chezhian |
Running time | 38-42 minutes |
Production company | Banijay Asia |
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Network | JioHotstar |
Release | 4 July 2025 – present |
Good Wife is a 2025 Indian Tamil-language legal drama television series starring Priyamani, Aari Arujunan, Sampath Raj, Mekha Rajan and Amrutha Srinivasan. [1] The series is written by Halitha Shameem and directed by Revathi for JioHotstar. It is a remake of the American television series The Good Wife which aired on CBS from 2009 to 2016. [2]
The series is a homemaker and former lawyer who, after few years, starts working at a law firm to support her family when her husband gets stuck in a political scandal. It premiered on JioHotstar on 4 July 2025. [3]
The plot revolves around Tarunika, a law school graduate, who is a loving wife and mother who, after quitting her job following marriage. When her husband, Gunaseelan, is arrested for a sex and corruption scandal, she starts working as a junior lawyer at a law firm to support her family and faces courtroom battles and finding her identity in a male-dominated world. [4]
Tarunika now has to balance both her home and in the legal world while also having to deal with the humiliation she faces from her husband's scandal. [5]
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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1 | "Her Honour" | Revathi | Halitha Shameem | 4 July 2025 |
2 | "The Betrayal" | Revathi | Halitha Shameem | 4 July 2025 |
3 | "The Taste of Victory" | Revathi | Halitha Shameem | 4 July 2025 |
4 | "Henceforth known as Property" | Revathi | Halitha Shameem | 4 July 2025 |
5 | "Old Flame" | Revathi | Halitha Shameem | 4 July 2025 |
6 | "What lies Beneath" | Revathi | Halitha Shameem | 4 July 2025 |
It is an adaptation of Robert King and Michelle King's The Good Wife . [6] It is the second Indian remake after the Hindi language The Trial , which released on Disney+ Hotstar on 14 July 2023 and features Kajol in the lead role. [7]
The series was announced by Jio Hotstar on June 3, a day ahead of actress Priyamani’s birthday. The series was written by Halitha Shameem whose prior work includes Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa and Minmini . The show has been directed by actress and filmmaker Revathi, who makes her Tamil directorial debut in a limited series with it. [8] Produced by Rajesh Chadha, Mrinalini Jain, Shyam Rathi, Deepak Dhar and Rishi Negi under Banijay Asia. The series was music composed by K, while editing by Krishnan kumar Chezhian. Siddharth Ramaswamy served as co-director and cinematographer on the show. [9]
The series stars Priyamani as lead role in his fourth collaboration acted in limited series after The Family Man , His Story and Sarvam Shakthi Mayam. [10] [11] Actor Sampath Raj was cast as Tarunika's husband Gunaseelan, Aari Arujunan was cast as Hari Ashok. [12]
The first poster was released on 3 June 2025 featuring, The poster shows actress Priyamani holding a bunch of court documents and both side her kids, while Sampath Raj is in the background, behind bars, with the rest of the image filled up with newspaper clippings. [13]
The series Teaser was released on 12 June 2025 with the trailer on 26 June announcing the release date of 4 July. [14] The show premiered in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali and Marathi languages on JioHotstar. [15]