Karoline Kamakshi

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Karoline Kamakshi
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Genre Action comedy
Written by Crazy Mohan
Directed byVivek Kumar Kannan
Starring Meena
Giorgia Andriani
Y. G. Mahendran
Country of originIndia
Original languageTamil
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10 (list of episodes)
Production
ProducerRudrapati Ramana Rao
CinematographyBalaji
EditorMadan
Production companyTrend Loud
Original release
Release5 December 2019 (2019-12-05)

Karoline Kamakshi is a 2019 Tamil-language action comedy streaming television series starring Meena, [1] Giorgia Andriani, [2] [3] Angelina and Anto. The series is the first South Indian venture of the Bollywood actor Andriani. Karoline Kamashki was released on ZEE5 on 5 December 2019. [4]

Contents

Synopsis

Karoline, a French detective and Kamakshi, a CBI officer are required to work together to catch the international bootlegger, Furkin.

Cast

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
11"Finding Virgin Mary"Vivek Kumar Kannan Crazy Mohan 5 December 2019 (2019-12-05)
Kamakshi is given the responsibility of catching the international bootlegger, Furkin. It is said that Furkin had smuggled the Virgin Mary artefact from a museum in Paris. On the other side, Karoline, a French agent lands in Pondicherry for a vacation.
22"French Toast(ed)"Vivek Kumar Kannan Crazy Mohan 5 December 2019 (2019-12-05)
Kamakshi discovers that Karoline has been arrested by the police. The police agree to release Karoline on one condition. Karoline and Kamakshi are to pair up and find the drug lord, Furkin and locate the Virgin Mary.
33"Liar, Liar!"Vivek Kumar Kannan Crazy Mohan 5 December 2019 (2019-12-05)
Karoline traps Old Monk, Furkin's partner. However, Kamakshi fails at catching hold of Old Monk and he manages to escape. Karoline and Kamakshi quarrel and start hating each other.
44"Pants on Fire!"Vivek Kumar Kannan Crazy Mohan 5 December 2019 (2019-12-05)
Later, Kamakshi finds Old Monk but shoots him by mistake. Meanwhile, Furkin's new partner, Vikram, locates Karoline and Kamakshi and chases them.
55"Drunken Brawl"Vivek Kumar Kannan Crazy Mohan 5 December 2019 (2019-12-05)
Furkin's men chase Karoline and Kamakshi but they escape. The two head to the club and Kamakshi gets drunk. In the meantime, Furkin and his men reach the club and Kamakshi shoots Furkin.
66"Secret Service"Vivek Kumar Kannan Crazy Mohan 5 December 2019 (2019-12-05)
Furkin's men try to hunt down Karoline and Kamakshi. Karoline is informed about Furkin's men trying to chase them. Karoline and Kamakshi reach a safe place.
77"Live and Let Die"Vivek Kumar Kannan Crazy Mohan 5 December 2019 (2019-12-05)
Furkin's men find the hideout and reach the spot where Karoline and Kamakshi have been hiding. On the other hand, Furkin learns about the informer, Devaraj and kills him.
88"A Botched Mission"Vivek Kumar Kannan Crazy Mohan 5 December 2019 (2019-12-05)
The sniper captures Karoline and Kamakshi and shoots Vikram. Karoline and Kamakshi escape from the sniper but are caught in Kunjumohan's search activity. On the other hand, Furkin kills Victoria when he discovers she was a traitor.
99"Deal with the Devil"Vivek Kumar Kannan Crazy Mohan 5 December 2019 (2019-12-05)
Karoline and Kamakshi continue with their mission after escaping from the police. They also track Furkin's location and ask Chidambaram for his help for additional force.
1010"End Game"Vivek Kumar Kannan Crazy Mohan 5 December 2019 (2019-12-05)
The final episode shows the battle between Karoline, Kamakshi and Furkin's men. Will the two win?

Reception

The series opened to a negative response from audience and critics. [7] [8] [9]

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