R ARIVANANTHAM
ZEE5 the largest home-grown OTT streaming platform, is all set to premiere its Tamil original series ‘Ayali’, a social drama on Thursday (January 26, 2023) . The series revolves around a teenager Tamil Selvi and her fight against the customs and beliefs of the society against child marriage and girls’ education.
Trailer:
The 8 episode series is produced by S Kushmavathi’s Estrella Stories and directed by Muthukumar, starring Abi Nakshatra, Anumol, Aruvi Madhan, Lingaa and Singampuli in prominent roles.
‘Ayali’ is a social drama about a teenager who dreams of becoming a doctor. However, the age-old customs in her village Veerappannai in Pudukottai district in Tamil Nadu demands girls to get married off immediately after they attain puberty. The belief is that the Goddess Ayali will get angry and curse the village folks if this tradition is not adhered to. Shattering age-old beliefs and customs, the young girl fights against all odds to achieve her goal of becoming a doctor is the rest of the story.
‘Ayali’ also has guest appearances by Lakshmi Priya, Smruthi Venkat and Bagavathy Perumal.
After screening the premier show for journalists on Tuesday, Siju Prabhakaran, Chief Cluster Officer – South, ZEE Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. said, “We are delighted to witness such a phenomenal response for ‘Ayali’ even before its premiere. ‘Ayali’ is a pertinent story in society today, bringing issues pertaining to women empowerment and girl child education to the forefront, and breaking myths and old customs in an entertaining manner. Hence, it was only imperative that we organise a special screening for a certain segment of our audiences on the occasion of National Girl Child Day and International Education Day. The response received from the industry and viewers alike is very encouraging, and it sets the tone for us at ZEE5, to present more engaging and path-breaking stories in the year ahead.”
Cast
Abinayashree – Tamil
Anumol – Kuruvammal
ARUVI Madhan – Thavsi
Lingaa – Sakthivel
Singampuli – Thiruppathi
TSR – DHARMARAJ – Murthy
Lovelyn – Mythili
Gayathri – Eswari
Thara – Kayazhvili
Melodi – Selvi
Pragadheeswaran – Murugan
Jenson – Sekar
Lakshmi Priya Chandramouli – Inspector (Guest Appearance)
Smruthi Venkat – English Teacher (Guest Appearance)
Sendhil vel – Collector (Guest Appearance)
Bagavathi perumal (Bucks) – M.L.A (Guest Appearance)
Crew
Director: Muthu Kumar
Producer Name: Kushmavathi
Production House: Estrella Stories
Screenplay & Dialogues: Veenai Maindhan, Sachin, Muthu Kumar
Music: Revaa
Editor: Ganesh Siva
Cinematographer: Ramji
