Mathagam

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Mathagam
Genre Gangster drama
Directed byPrasath Murugesan
Starring
Music by Darbuka Siva
Country of originIndia
Original languageTamil
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes9
Production
Cinematography
    • A. M. Edwin Sakay
Editor
    • Praveen Antony
Running time25-30 minutes
Production companyScreen Scene Media Entertainment
Original release
Network Disney+ Hotstar
Release18 August 2023 (2023-08-18)

Mathagam is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language gangster drama television series created and directed by Prasath Murugesan for Disney+ Hotstar. That delves deep into the nexus between cops and gangsters in Chennai, with the entire story taking place in 30 hours. [1]

Contents

The principal characters of the series include Atharvaa and K. Manikandan. [2] [3] The eight episodic series is scheduled to premiere on Disney+ Hotstar on 18 August 2023. [4]

Cast

Episodes

Part [lower-alpha 1] Season [lower-alpha 1] EpisodesOriginally released
1 15 [lower-alpha 2] 18 August 2023 (2023-08-18)
2 4 [lower-alpha 2] 12 October 2023 (2023-10-12)
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
11"Scent of Crime"Prasath MurugesanPrasath Murugesan, Kalyanthuth Pandi, N.Banuchander18 August 2023 (2023-08-18)
12"Ulterior Motive"Prasath MurugesanPrasath Murugesan, Kalyanthuth Pandi, N.Banuchander18 August 2023 (2023-08-18)
13"Combat Stance"Prasath MurugesanPrasath Murugesan, Kalyanthuth Pandi, N.Banuchander18 August 2023 (2023-08-18)
14"Band Trip"Prasath MurugesanPrasath Murugesan, Kalyanthuth Pandi, N.Banuchander18 August 2023 (2023-08-18)
15"Battle Begins"Prasath MurugesanPrasath Murugesan, Kalyanthuth Pandi, N.Banuchander18 August 2023 (2023-08-18)
16"The Purge"Prasath MurugesanPrasath Murugesan, Kalyanthuth Pandi, N.Banuchander12 October 2023 (2023-10-12)
17"Red Rag"Prasath MurugesanPrasath Murugesan, Kalyanthuth Pandi, N.Banuchander12 October 2023 (2023-10-12)
18"Battering Ram"Prasath MurugesanPrasath Murugesan, Kalyanthuth Pandi, N.Banuchander19 October 2023 (2023-10-19)
19"First Light"Prasath MurugesanPrasath Murugesan, Kalyanthuth Pandi, N.Banuchander19 October 2023 (2023-10-19)

Development

Production

The series is produced by Screen Scene Media Entertainment. Prasath Murugesan, of Kidaari (2016) fame, has directed the series that deals with the nexus between cops and gangsters in Chennai, marking his OTT debut. The music for the series was composed by Darbuka Siva. The cinematography was handled by A. M. Edwin Sakay, editing by Praveen Antony, stunts by Dhilip Subbarayan, and art direction by Suresh Kallery. [7]

Casting

Atharvaa [8] [9] was cast as Ashwath Rathnakumar and plays a police officer. [10] K. Manikandan was cast as gangsters. [11] [12] Atharvaa and K. Manikandan's marked his web series debut with this series. [13]

Release

The first teaser was released on 3 May 2023 featuring Atharvaa and K. Manikandan with Raadhika Sarathkumar's voiceover says that the night is watching over everyone - the one who only sees the light and the other who only sees the day. [14] [15] The teaser showcases the conflict between the good and the evil. [16] It was announced on Wednesday 5 August 2023 that the series will be released on 18 August 2023 in Tamil, [17] Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali and Marathi languages on Disney+ Hotstar. [18]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Some publications refer to "part" as "season."
  2. 1 2 Initially planned for 8 Episode season but later released in 2 parts with 4 episodes each

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  2. ↑ "ஒரு இரவில் நடக்கும் சம்பவம்; அதர்வா - மணிகண்டனின் மத்தகம்". www.nakkheeran.in (in Tamil). 22 July 2023.
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