Paper Rocket | |
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Genre | Drama comedy Romance Adventure |
Written by | Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi |
Directed by | Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi |
Starring | Kalidas Jayaram Tanya Ravichandran Renuka Karunakaran Nirmal Palazhi Gouri G. Kishan Dheeraj Nagineedu Chinni Jayanth Kaali Venkat Poornima Bhagyaraj |
Composers | Score: Simon K King Songs: Simon K King Vedshanker Dharan kumar |
Country of origin | India |
Original language | Tamil |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 7 |
Production | |
Producer | Sreenidhi Sagar |
Production location | India |
Cinematography | Richard M. Nathan |
Editor | Lawrence Kishore |
Running time | 220 minutes |
Production company | Rise East Productions |
Original release | |
Network | ZEE5 |
Release | 29 July 2022 |
Paper Rocket is an Indian drama streaming television web series written and directed by Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi [1] and produced by Sreenidhi Sagar under his banner Rise East Productions. [2] The series stars Kalidas Jayaram and Tanya Ravichandran in the lead roles. Music and background score was composed by Simon K King. Cinematography handled by Richard M Nathan, Gavemic U Ary (one episode) and editing was done by Lawrence Kishore. [3]
The series was premiered on the 29 July 2022 exclusively on ZEE5. [4]
On 5 April 2022 the director herself reveals the title and first single. [1] [5]
The soundtrack album and background score for Paper Rocket were composed by Simon K King, and two songs by Vedshanker and two songs by Dharan kumar.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Cheranaadu" | Ku. Karthik Joe Paul | Simon K King | Ramya Nambeesan | 3:45 |
2. | "Vaana Veetilae" | Ku. Karthik | Simon K King | Sony Daffodil, Sanah Moidutty, Shilvi Sharon | 3:29 |
3. | "Jo Jo Jo" | Mani Amuthavan | Vedshanker | Haricharan Seshadri | 3:37 |
4. | "Kandaen Kandaen" | Ku. Karthik | Dharan kumar | Srisha Mohandas | 4:18 |
5. | "Oraayiram Jenmam" | Ku. Karthik | Simon K King | Keshav Ram | 3:22 |
6. | "Oru Kanni" | Mani Amuthavan | Vedshanker | Sreekanth Hariharan | 3:35 |
7. | "Kaalai Maalai" | Vivek | Dharan kumar | Sid Sriram | 4:37 |
8. | "Iruvizhi" | Ku. Karthik | Simon K King | Alexandra Joy | 3:17 |
Total length: | 30:10 |
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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1 | "An Incomplete Story" | Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi | Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi | 29 July 2022 |
2 | "Circle of Trust" | Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi | Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi | 29 July 2022 |
3 | "Be Like a River" | Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi | Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi | 29 July 2022 |
4 | "Homecoming" | Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi | Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi | 29 July 2022 |
5 | "Love in the Time of Tumor" | Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi | Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi | 29 July 2022 |
6 | "Sufferning Breath" | Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi | Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi | 29 July 2022 |
7 | "Celebrating Death" | Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi | Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi | 29 July 2022 |
The series is all set to be released on ZEE5 on 29 July 2022. [4]
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