Thalaivettiyaan Paalayam

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Thalaivettiyaan Paalayam
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Genre
Created by Deepak Kumar Mishra
Arunabh Kumar
Based on Panchayat
Written byBalakumaran Murugesan
Directed by Naga
StarringAbishek Kumar
Chetan
Devadarshini
Niyathi
Anandsami
Paul Raj
Veera Sai Manikandan Thogaru
Country of originIndia
Original languageTamil
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producersVijay Koshy
Shreyansh Pandey
Producer Arunabh Kumar
Production location Tamil Nadu
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running timeapprox.26–34 minutes per episode
Production company A TVF Creation
Original release
Network Amazon Prime Video
Release20 September 2024 (2024-09-20) 
present
Related
Panchayat

Thalaivettiyaan Paalayam is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama television series, which is an official remake of the Hindi-language series Panchayat . [1] [2] The series writer by Balakumaran Murugesan and directed by Naga for Amazon Prime Video. Produced by Arunabh Kumar under the banner of TVF, the show revolves around journey of a young boy (Siddharth) from Chennai, who navigates the challenges of his new and unfamiliar surroundings in the remote village of Thalaivettiyaan Paalayam. [3]

Contents

The principal characters of the series include Abishek Kumar, Chetan, Devadarshini, Niyathi, Anandsami Paul Raj and Veera Sai Manikandan Thogaru. The series premiered on 20 September 2024 on Amazon Prime Video and consists of eight episodes. [4]

Cast

Main

Recurring

Episodes

Season 1 (2024)

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Secretary Saar!" Naga Bala Kumaran20 September 2024 (2024-09-20)
2"Marathula pei irukkam la?" Naga Bala Kumaran20 September 2024 (2024-09-20)
3"Oru Narkali ka itna sandai?" Naga Bala Kumaran20 September 2024 (2024-09-20)
4"Poopunitha neerattu vizha!" Naga Bala Kumaran20 September 2024 (2024-09-20)
5"Kudi Monitorayum kedukkum" Naga Bala Kumaran20 September 2024 (2024-09-20)
6"Inimey pechukku idam illa" Naga Bala Kumaran20 September 2024 (2024-09-20)
7"Rendula onnu" Naga Bala Kumaran20 September 2024 (2024-09-20)
8"Sound Amma" Naga Bala Kumaran20 September 2024 (2024-09-20)

Development

Production

The series is produced by Arunabh Kumar under the banner of A TVF Creation, [5] the same company that produced it in Hindi version. [6] Which has already produced in Tamil Adult Comedy-drama series, Engga Hostel , for Amazon Prime Video in 2023. Naga of Marmadesam (1996–1997), Ramany vs Ramany (2001) and Anandhapurathu Veedu (2010) fame, will direct the series. [7]

Casting

Actor Abishek Kumar was cast main role as Siddharth. [8] This is his first role in a main lead role. Chetan and Devadarshini was cast as Meenakshi Sundaram and Meenakshi Devi. [9] Actress Shylaja Chetlur was cast in epiosde 8 as District magistrate. Chetan, Devadarshini and Shylaja Chetlur has worked with Naga’s series Marmadesam (1996–1997), Ramany vs Ramany (2001), Rudraveena (2004 and Chidambara Rahasiyam (2006).

Release

The series trailer was released on 13 September 2024. [10]

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