Heart Beat (TV series)

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Heart Beat
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Poster
Genre
Written byDeepak Sundarrajan
Directed by
  • Deepak Sundarrajan
  • Adbul Kabeez
  • Chidambaram Manivannan
Starring
Narrated byDeepa Balu
ComposerSaran Raghavan
Country of originIndia
Original languageTamil
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes164
Production
Executive producerRJ Shyam Sundar
Producers
  • Padmini Velu
  • Rajavelu
Production location Chennai
Cinematography
  • Regimel Surya Thomas
  • K. Santhosa Pandi
Editors
  • Vignesh Arjun
  • Sreedhar M
  • Srinivasan K
Running time18-30 minutes
Production companyA Tele Factory
Original release
Network JioHotstar
Release8 March 2024 (2024-03-08) 
present

Heart Beat is an Indian Tamil-language medical drama series starring Deepa Balu and Anumol, Charukesh. The series is written by Deepak Sundarrajan and directed by Deepak Sundarrajan, Adbul Kabeez and Chidambaram Manivannan for JioHotstar. [1] The series is similar to the popular US drama series, New Amsterdam and Grey's Anatomy . [2] It focuses on the personal and professional lives of surgical interns, residents, and attendings at the fictional RK Multispeciality Hospital. [2] It premiered on JioHotstar on 8 March 2024 and also dubbed simultaneously in Telugu and Hindi languages.

Contents

The first season of the series premiered on 8 March 2024 and ended on 23 August 2024 with 100 episodes. It also aired on Star Vijay from 24 November 2024 on every Sunday.

The second season of this series is scheduled to premiered on 22 May 2025. [3]

Series overview

SeriesEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast released
11008 March 2024 (2024-03-08)23 August 2024 (2024-08-23)
26422 May 2025 (2025-05-22)present

Synopsis

Season 1

The series follows the life of Reena, the estranged daughter of renowned general surgeon Radhi, starting from her acceptance into the surgical residency program at the fictional RK Hospital. The hospital was established by RK, whose son Arjun becomes Reena's love interest. During her time as an intern, Reena works alongside fellow physicians Teju, Naveen, Rocky, Guna, and senior interns Anitha and Ravi, who each struggle to balance their personal lives with hectic schedules and stressful residency requirements. During their internship, they are overseen by Dr. Radhi, whose life complicates after Reena is revealed to be her daughter from her past life.

Season 2

Season 2 opens with Radhi adjusting to life outside the hospital after stepping away from her duties, while Reena struggles under the new leadership of Arjun, the recently appointed CEO. Encouraged by her children and her own sense of purpose, Radhi reclaims her role. The story follows Radhi and Reena dealing with their past, fuelled by the arrival of Reena's biological father and Radhi's past love interest, Dr. Vijay.

Cast

Cast and character appearances in Heartbeat (TV series)
ActorCharacterSeason 1Season 2
Deepa BaluDr.Reena VijayMainMain
Anumol Dr.Radhi ThiyagarajanMainMain
CharukeshArjunMainMain
YogalakshmiDr.Tejasri "Teju"MainMain
SabareshDr.Ramakrishna "Rocky"MainMain
T. M. Karthik Dr.PreethamMain
Karthik Kumar Dr.VijayMain
Amit Bhargav MadhanMainRecurring
JayaraoRKMain
Mohan Raman Thiyagarajan / "Thayagu"GuestMain
RG RamDr.NaveenMainMain
GurulakshmanDr.RaviMain
Padine KumarDr.AnithaMainMain
Sharmila ThapaArunaMainMain
SarvhaaDr.GunaMainMain
Chandrasekar KoneruDevMainMain
Diyansh KSidMainMain
Riya ManojDivya "Divi"MainMain
Ashwathy AgnihothriManasaMain
Akshathaa AjitDr.NiloferMain
Shivaraman MDr.KiranMain
Abdool LeeDr.KamalakannanMain
RoshniAmaya / Abinaya "Abi"Main
Kavithalayaa Krishnan GaneshMainMain
DevishreeSharadhaMainMain
Sindhu Shyam JenniferRecurringRecurring
Giri Dwarakish Dr.Ramanathan "Cinema Doctor"RecurringRecurring
Syamantha KiranSuchitra Madhan "Suchi"RecurringRecurring
Varshini SureshSoniaRecurringRecurring
Sherin FarhanaYoung SoniaRecurringRecurring
Samridha SamAgalya MadhanRecurringRecurring
Riyaz Khan SuryakantGuestGuest
Aruljothi ArockiarajCharuMainRecurring
Revathi ElangoBharathiMain
Gaayathri KrishnanRaniFew Ep
Bose Venkat Vinisha's fatherFew Ep
Saravanan RajavelFew Ep
YogiMuruganFew Ep
DasarathyMNMFew Ep
Roshan AYoung VijayFew Ep
Sachana NamidassYoung Radhi ThiyagarajanFew Ep
Kanishka VijaykumarYoung ReenaFew EpFew Ep
Indumathy ManikandanPallaviGuest

Production

Development

The series was announced by JioHotstar in early 2024, following the popularity of other Tamil web series such as Mathagam and Label . [4] It was slated to be a medical drama titled Heart Beat, written and directed by Deepak Sundarrajan, and produced by Padmini Velu and Rajavelu for A Tele Factory. [5] [6]

Casting

Malayalam actress Anumol, who cast to play a pivotal role in the series. [7] [8]

Release

The first trailer was released on 9 February 2024 featuring to Deepa Balu as Reena, a medical intern on her first day at work. [9] It was announced on 11 February that the series would be released in Tamil and dubbed into other Indian languages. [10] It was also given a release date of 8 March 2024, coinciding with International Women's Day. [11]

Soundtrack

The theme song was released 25 January 2024 on YouTube. [12]

Track list
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Heartbeat Paattu"Super SubuMadley Blues (Harish Venkat and Prashanth) [13] Harish Venkat0:55

References

  1. "Hotstar Specials 'Heart Beat' gets a streaming date". The Hindu . 10 February 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Heart Beat Review: India's Grey's Anatomy Fails To Make A Mark Due To Sloppy Storytelling". Times Now. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  3. "Deepa Balu and Anumol starrer 'Heart Beat 2' to launch Soon". The Times of India . 3 April 2025.
  4. "Release date of Heart beat, a series about doctors". ABP News (in Tamil). 12 February 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  5. "New web series in Disney Hotstar". Cineulagam (in Tamil). 10 March 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  6. "Heart Beat - Disney+ Hotstar announces a new Tamil medical drama". OTT play. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  7. Tamil, Hindu (10 March 2024). "Anumol's 'Heart beat' series grabs attention". The Hindu (in Tamil). Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  8. Tamil, Hindu (31 January 2024). "Song released for Heat beat series". The Hindu (in Tamil). Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  9. "Disney+ Hotstar series Heart Beat gets a release date". Cinema Express. 10 February 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  10. "Heart beat to premiere on March 8 on Disney Hotstar". Daily Thanthi (in Tamil). 13 February 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  11. "Heart Beat OTT release date - Tamil medical drama will be out for streaming on THIS platform". OTT play. 11 February 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  12. "Disney Hotstar web series Heat beat theme song released". Kumudam (in Tamil). 31 January 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  13. "This is Heart beat song". ABP news (in Tamil). 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.