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 nine episodic series is premiered 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 Radhika 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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References

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  2. ↑ "ஒரு இரவில் நடக்கும் சம்பவம்; அதர்வா - மணிகண்டனின் மத்தகம்". www.nakkheeran.in (in Tamil). 22 July 2023.
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  5. ↑ "Atharvaa Murali teams up with Disney Plus Hotstar for his digital debut series! - First look and teaser out". www.indiaglitz.com. 3 May 2023.
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  7. ↑ "Mathagam: Atharvaa's intriguing thriller with Manikandan revolves around a night". www.ottplay.com. 5 May 2023.
  8. ↑ "ஹாட்ஸ்டார் ஸ்பெஷல் வெப் சீரிஸ்.. அதர்வா நடிக்கும் 'மத்தகம்' பர்ஸ்ட்லுக் ரிலீஸ்." www.indiaglitz.com. 3 May 2023.
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  12. ↑ "ஒரே இரவில் என்ன வேணாலும் நடக்கலாம்.. ஜெய் பீம் மணிகண்டன்-அதர்வா கூட்டணியில் உருவான மத்தகம்". www.cinemapettai.com (in Tamil). 22 July 2023.
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  14. ↑ "'Mathagam' Trailer: Atharvaa Murali, Mani Kandan, Nikhila Vimal, Dhivyadharshini "DD" Neelakandan, Gautham Menon, Dilnaz Irani, Prasath Murugesan And Darbuka Siva Starrer 'Mathagam' Official Trailer". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 4 May 2023.
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  16. ↑ "Mathagam first look teaser out. Atharvaa Murali and Manikadan's thriller to stream soon on Disney+ Hotstar". www.indiatoday.in. 5 May 2023.
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