Modern Love Chennai

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Modern Love Chennai
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Official poster
Genre Romance
Drama
Anthology
Based on Modern Love
by John Carney
Written by
Directed by
Starring
Opening theme"Yaayum Gnaayum" by Yuvan Shankar Raja
Composers
Country of originIndia
Original languageTamil
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producer Thiagarajan Kumararaja
Production location Chennai
Cinematography Nirav Shah
Jeeva Shankar
Vikas Vasudevan
Running time38–69 minutes
Production companiesTyler Durden and Kino Fist

Amazon Studios

The New York Times Company
Original release
Network Amazon Prime Video
Release18 May 2023 (2023-05-18)

Modern Love Chennai is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language romantic anthology television series directed by Bharathiraja, Balaji Sakthivel, Thiagarajan Kumararaja, Raju Murugan, Krishnakumar Ramakumar and Akshay Sundher. [1] It was produced by Tyler Durden and Kino Fist. It has ensemble cast including Ritu Varma, Sri Gouri Priya, Wamiqa Gabbi, Ashok Selvan, Ramya Nambeesan, Sanjula Sarathi, Vasundhara Kashyap, Vijayalakshmi Feroz, Kishore and others. [2]

Contents

Premise

Modern Love Chennai is the Chennai chapter based on the American anthology series Modern Love and published by The New York Times. [3] [4] It streamed on Amazon Prime Video on 18 May 2023. [5]

Cast

Lalagunda BommaigalImaigal Kaadhal Enbadhu Kannula Heart Irukkura Emoji
  • Sri Gouri Priya as Shoba
  • Vasundhara Kashyap as Vaijayanti
  • Vasudevan Murali as Nathuram
  • R Prasanna Ram Kumar as Soothsayer, later Shoba's husband
  • Bakkiyam Sankar as Shoba's uncle
  • Noble James as YouTuber Foodie
  • Sundarayyer as Shoba's father
  • Parveen as Nathuram's assistant girl
  • Sumitra as Nathuram's wife
  • Ashok Selvan as Nithyanandham
  • T. J. Bhanu as Devi
  • V. Yuvashree as Baby Tharani
  • Baby Aazhiya as Tharani (6 years)
  • H. Dikshita as Tharani
  • Rethika Srinivas as Devi's mother
  • Skanda Priya Thota as Doctor
  • Manjula as Devi's colleague
  • Ritu Varma as Mallika
  • Samyuktha Viswanathan as Roja
  • Pawan Alex as KK, Mallika's college crush
  • Aniruth Kanakarajan as school crush
  • Agilan Pushparaj as Anbu, office crush
  • Ajay Melvin as Rajashekhar, Mallika’s cousin
  • Vaibhav as Mallika's husband
  • Baradwaj Rangan as himself
  • Akshaya Hariharan as Akshaya
  • Ravi Bhat as Mallika's father
  • Sujatha Babu as Mallika's mother
MargazhiParavai Kootil Vaazhum MaangalNinaivo Oru Paravai
  • Sanjula Sarathi as Jazmine
  • Chu Khoy Sheng as Milton
  • Srikrishna Dayal as Jaiseelan, Jazmine's father
  • Arul D. Shankar as Priest
  • Krithika N as Rachel, Jazmine's friend
  • Arun as Rachel's boyfriend
  • Cheryl Jean Rose as Milton's grandmother

Episodes

The first season of the series has six episodes. [7] [8]

SeriesEpisodesOriginally released
1 618 May 2023 (2023-05-18)

Season 1 (2023)

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
1"Lalagunda Bommaigal (transl.The Dolls of Lalagunda)" Raju Murugan Raju Murugan18 May 2023 (2023-05-18)
Despite the rules of their area Lalagunda, Shoba (Sri Gouri Priya) is ready to marry Nathuram (Vasudevan Murali) as predicted by a soothsayer (Prasanna Ram Kumar). Before the marriage, she finds that he had cheated her. She ends up wedding the soothsayer out of sheer coincidence. When Shoba meets Nathuram accidentally at a shop, both of them pretend they never met.
2"Imaigal (transl.Eyelids)" Balaji Sakthivel Balaji Tharaneetharan 18 May 2023 (2023-05-18)
Devi (T. J. Bhanu) and Nithyanandham (Ashok Selvan) are college sweethearts. It is revealed that Devi's vision is incurably deteriorating day by day. Certain challenges comes up post-marriage, but the couple concentrates on raising their child Tharani. Eventually, both rekindle, and Nithya helps Devi to pursue her dreams to play veena and supports her through the marriage.
3"Kaadhal Enbadhu Kannula Heart Irukkura Emoji (transl.Love is a Heart-eyed emoji)" Krishnakumar Ramakumar Reshma Ghatla18 May 2023 (2023-05-18)
After influenced by the idea of love from cinema, Mallika (Ritu Varma) expects her real life to be in line with it. Going through a lot of struggles and breakups, she cannot find any suitable partner that matches her expectation. Finally, she accepts for an arranged marriage when her parents asked her. Mallika's husband (Vaibhav) feels happy to have her in his life due to her naughtiness as the same he has.
4"Margazhi (transl.December)"Akshay Sundher Balaji Tharaneetharan 18 May 2023 (2023-05-18)
Jazmine (Sanjula Sarathi), a girl in high school, feels depressed due to the separation of her parents. She copes herself with Ilaiyaraaja music. She develops an affection with her choir colleague Milton (Chu Khoy Sheng). Suddenly, when Milton plans to move out of the town, Jazmine is shattered. Later Jazmine realizes that it is just a phase in her life and makes her first kiss with Milton, followed by Milton expressing his admiration of beauty towards her. The episode ends with Jazmine smiling and feeling happy about her first kiss.
5"Paravai Kootil Vaazhum Maangal (transl.Gazelles those resides in bird's nest)" Bharathiraja Pratheep Kumar S18 May 2023 (2023-05-18)
Ravi (Kishore) wants his wife Revathi (Ramya Nambeesan) to move out of his life due to the arrival of Rohini (Vijayalakshmi), his new love interest. Revathi accepts it calmly and is supportive towards their decision. She plans to leave the house to Rohini along with the kids in the house by acknowledging that people might lose out their love towards their partner. At the end, Revathi reminiscences her past that she met Ravi in a bus, who asks her a book to read the final chapter of it.
6"Ninaivo Oru Paravai (transl.Memory is but a bird)" Thiagarajan Kumararaja Thiagarajan Kumararaja 18 May 2023 (2023-05-18)
A progressive young couple, Sam (Wamiqa Gabbi) and K (PB), breaks up due to untold circumstances. Due to some misfortune, K loses his memory and Sam is to narrate all the past that happened between them. She narrates all of the events between them, and K eventually asks her what was the reason for their breakup, which Sam refuses to answer. K and Sam get into an argument that she is hiding the truth from him. Eventually, K meets up with Sam and confesses to her that he only remembers her in the accident and wants to start a new life with her. After they seemingly patch up, they dance in the rain and run home soaking. Sam closes the door almost immediately after entering their home with clothes that are bone dry, smiling at K; revealing that all the events are her mental conjunction, that imply K isn't around anymore.

Production

The series was announced by Amazon Prime on 28 April 2022. The creative producer of the series is Thiagarajan Kumararaja. It was produced by Tyler Durden and Kino Fist. [9] Modern Love Chennai is inspired by the American series Modern Love . [10] The trailer for the series was released on 11 May 2023. [11] [12]

Music

The soundtrack of the series was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, Yuvan Shankar Raja, G. V. Prakash Kumar and Sean Roldan. [13] [14]

Modern Love Chennai
Soundtrack album by
Released2023
Recorded2023
Genre Amazon Prime Video Soundtrack
Length45:51
Language Tamil
Label Prime Video India
Ilaiyaraaja chronology
Music School
(2023)
Modern Love Chennai
(2023)
Yuvan Shankar Raja chronology
Custody
(2023)
Modern Love Chennai
(2023)
Bommai
(2023)
Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Yaayum Gnaayum" (Title Track) Yugabharathi Yuvan Shankar Raja Shivani Panneerselvam3:22
2."Jingrudha Dhanga" (Lalagunda Bommaigal)Bakkiyam Shankar Sean Roldan Sean Roldan 3:17
3."Nenjil Oru Minnal" (Margazhi) Ilaiyaraaja Ilaiyaraaja Ilaiyaraaja 2:46
4."Kukunnu" (Kaadhal Enbadhu Kannula Heart Irukkura Emoji)Yugabharathi G. V. Prakash Kumar Remya Nambeesan, Vagumazan2:52
5."Thee Inbamae" (Ninaivo Oru Paravai)Yugabharathi Ilaiyaraaja Christopher Stanley1:47
6."Peranbae" (Imaigal)Yugabharathi Yuvan Shankar Raja Shivani Panneerselvam, Yuvan Shankar Raja 4:11
7."Paavi Nenjae" (Ninaivo Our Paravai)YugabharathiIlaiyaraajaIlaiyaraaja2:38
8."Uravu" (Lalagunda Bommaigal)Yugabharathi Sean Roldan Sean Roldan, Padmapriya Raghavan3:14
9."Aanaal" (Ninaivo Oru Paravai)Yugabharathi Ilaiyaraaja Ananya Bhat 2:18
10."Kaala Visai" (Ninaivo Oru Paravai)Yugabharathi Ilaiyaraaja Shivani Panneerselvam1:36
11."Sooriyan Thondrudhu Saamatthilae" (Ninaivo Oru Paravai)Yugabharathi Ilaiyaraaja Priya Mali1:24
12."Thendral" (Margazhi) Ilaiyaraaja Ilaiyaraaja Ilaiyaraaja 3:45
13."Thaen Mazhaiyo" (Ninaivo Oru Paravai)Yugabharathi Ilaiyaraaja Shivani Panneerselvam1:17
14."Endrum Endhan" (Margazhi) Ilaiyaraaja Ilaiyaraaja Priya Mali0:52
15."Kaamaththup-Paal" (Ninaivo Oru Paravai)Ilaiyaraaja3:00
16."Kannil Pattu Nenjai Thotta Minnal" (Ninaivo Oru Paravai) Ilaiyaraaja 1:04
17."The Good Bye" (Ninaivo Oru Paravai) Ilaiyaraaja 5:36
18."Uncertainty of the future" (Ninaivo Oru Paravai) Ilaiyaraaja 0:44
Total length:45:51

Release

The series was released on Amazon Prime Video on 18 May 2023. [15] [16]

Reception

Kirubhakar Purushothaman of Indian Express gave 4 stars out of 5 and stated that " A fantastic sixer!" [17] Latha Srinivasan critic of India Today gave 3.5 stars out of five and wrote that "One of the most important aspects of Modern Love Chennai is the music of Ilaiyaraaja which elevates this series to another level. With a mix of his old and new compositions, the ace music director has shown us that there is really no one comparable to him". [18] A critic from Rediff.com appreciated film and noted that "Whistle Podu!" [19]

Khushboo Ratda  of Pinkvilla wrote that "Modern Love Chennai is all about warm, cherry stories, some are quirky and puzzling. A few stories converse with your heart." [20] Logesh Balachandran of Times of india noted that "After Bharathiraja's episode, the one that really work is Thiagarajan Kumararaja's Ninaivo Oru Paravai." [21] Haricharan Pudipeddi critic of Hindustan Times wrote that "The third Indian adaptation of the Modern Love franchise is here. It has stories that are flat, but some that speak to the heart." [22] R Srinivasan of Ananda Vikatan gave mixed reviews. [23] Bhuvanesh Chandar of The Hindu said that "Thiagarajan Kumararaja’s anthology is a phenomenal assortment of captivating love stories". [24]

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