Triples (TV series)

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Triples
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Poster of the Web series
Genre Romantic comedy
Written byBalaji Jayaraman
Directed byCharukesh Sekar
Starring
Composer Vishal Chandrashekhar
Country of origin India
Original languageTamil
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Producer Karthik Subbaraj
Production locationIndia
CinematographyKalaiselvan
EditorPrasanna G. K.
Running time22-30 min
Production company Stone Bench Creations
Release
Original network Disney+ Hotstar
Original release11 December 2020 (2020-12-11)

Triples is an Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy television series for Hotstar Specials produced by Karthik Subbaraj under his Stone Bench Creations, with the script being written by Balaji Jayaraman and directed by Charukesh Sekar. [1] [2] The series stars Jai and Vani Bhojan in the lead role. while Rajkumar, Vivek Prasanna, Madhuri Jain and Namita Krishnamurthy in the supporting role. [3] [4] It was released through Disney+ Hotstar on 11 December 2020. [5]

Contents

Plot

Three friends set out to Goa to deal with a major problem that threatens to ruin their business, and lives. A loan shark, a politician who is on the lookout for his daughter, an ex-wife and a current girlfriend make their journey adventurous. [6]

Cast

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
1"The Wedding Guest"Charukesh SekarBalaji11 December 2020 (2020-12-11)
It's Ram's wedding, but he looks unhappy. Flash back a few years, and he has just opened a café in an IT firm with his two besties. A new venture, but there's new love too.
2"Ex Factor"Charukesh SekarBalaji11 December 2020 (2020-12-11)
Meera, a blast from Ram's very recent past, makes a comeback with news to share. When Maadhu and Cheenu doubt her intentions, she reveals why they divorced.
3"The Wedding Crashers"Charukesh SekarBalaji11 December 2020 (2020-12-11)
After hearing Meera's news, Maadhu, Cheenu and Janaki try everything to stop the wedding. Finally, Janaki gets a brainwave.
4"Gone in 60 Seconds"Charukesh SekarBalaji11 December 2020 (2020-12-11)
Ram is all set to do the unthinkable, giving Maadhu and Cheenu quite a scare. Meanwhile, Swapna and Mukesh elope along with something that doesn't belong to them.
5"Mad Max Mylapore"Charukesh SekarBalaji11 December 2020 (2020-12-11)
Swapna's angry politician father and Baby Chetta's henchmen chase the trio all over Mylapore. Once they are able to take a breather, the three stumble upon a lead.
6"Go Goa Gone"Charukesh SekarBalaji11 December 2020 (2020-12-11)
The Triples land in Goa, and the thieving lovebirds are right there but so is Baby Chetta. To top it all, they have to deal with unwanted guests.
7"Hide & Seek"Charukesh SekarBalaji11 December 2020 (2020-12-11)
The situation worsens as Chelladurai also finds the hotel and a drunk Cheenu gets loose-lipped with Mythili. If that wasn't enough, Ram gets an ominous phone call.
8"All Is Well"Charukesh SekarBalaji11 December 2020 (2020-12-11)
In order to save Mukesh, Swapna strikes a deal with Baby. While that's going on, Ram, Meera and Janaki set in motion a plan to rescue their friends.

Production

Producer Karthik Subbaraj and director Charukesh Sekar noted that the show was written to match Crazy Mohan's style of writing, stating that "Growing up, we have all been fans of Crazy Mohan sir. When I was pitched the idea, I thought it was funny and interesting because it had good humour and romance quotient as well".[ citation needed ] Two of the characters in the show —  Vivek Prasanna and Rajkumar — were named as Madhu and Cheenu, a reference to Mohan's theatre sketches. Charukesh stated that the two characters are Mohan's iconic creations, further adding that "When the show's writer (Balaji) narrated these characters to me, I was sold. The show plays out like a comedy of errors and has lots of wordplay, just like in the style of Crazy Mohan". [7]

Soundtrack

Triples
Soundtrack album by
Vishal Chandrashekhar and Jai
Released4 December 2020
Recorded2020
Genre Soundtrack
Language Tamil
Label Disney+ Hotstar
Producer Vishal Chandrashekhar

The soundtrack album is composed by Vishal Chandrashekhar and Jai, with the former also working in the production of the film's music and background score. [8] The series feature two songs which were released individually on 4 December 2020. The series mark Jai's debut as a composer, who worked in one song from the album. [9]

Track list
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Nee En Kannadi"Charukesh Sekar Vishal Chandrashekhar Govind Prasad, Sinduri Vishal3:21
2."Uyir Unnodu Serumo"Archana Sabeshh Jai Bobo Shashi 3:09

Release

On 23 October 2020, Disney+ Hotstar announced four Tamil original web series for Hotstar Specials with Triples being one of them, [10] [11] and its teaser was released as a part of the promotional purposes the same day. [12] The official trailer was released on 30 November 2020. [13] [14] The series released through Disney+ Hotstar on 11 December 2020 in Tamil along with Telugu, Malayalam, Marathi, Kannada, Bengali and Hindi dubbed languages.[ citation needed ]

Reception

V. Lakshmi of The Times of India gave 3 out of 5 and stated "Triples does manage to take you on a joyful, yet bumpy ride, despite its hurried writing and a few rutted sequences notwithstanding." [15] Srinivasa Ramanujam of The Hindu wrote "Triples’ arrives at a time when there's a lot of comedy options for the average Tamil viewer. There are Vadivelu/Vivek scenes galore to re-visit, and other recent aspiring players who are creating quite a mark in the online space. That it manages to leave a mark despite all that means something, and that surely augurs well for the larger Tamil comic space." [16] Behindwoods gave 2.5 out of 5 and stated "Despite the humour working only in parts, Triples is a watchable web-series." [17]

Manoj Kumar R. of The Indian Express gave a mixed review writing "We get the Crazy Mohan-style comedy only in terms of names of the characters. There aren't enough clever wordplays, puns and laugh-out-loud moments to encourage us to overlook other problems." [18]

Ranjani Krishnakumar of Firstpost panned the show stating "The biggest shame with Triples is that it had potential. A sharper commentary on the world and a cleverer dialogue writer could have made Triples an absolute delight of a show." [19] Sudhir Srinivasan of Cinema Express gave a rating of 1.5 out of 5 and wrote "This web-series never amounts to anything more than mundane chatter between cardboard characters." [20]

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