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Jai Mahendran is an Indian Malayalam-language drama streaming television series directed by Srikanth Mohan and written by Rahul Riji Nair.[1][2] Produced under First Print Studios, starring Saiju Kurup and Miya George in lead roles.[3] as Priya Mahendran. It premiered on SonyLIV on 11 October 2024.[4]
Cast
- Saiju Kurup[3] as Deputy Tahasildar Mahendran
- Suhasini Maniratnam[3] as Tahasildar Shobha
- Miya George[3] as Priya Mahendran
- Suresh Krishna[3] as Aravindan Tahasildar in charge
- Johny Antony[3] as Chief Minister Chandy Kurian
- Maniyanpilla Raju[3] as Koshy Thomas Revenue Minister
- Balachandran Chullikkad[3] as Rtd Tahasildar Shibu
- Rahul Riji Nair[3] as Balu aka Balagopal
- Vishnu Govindan[3] as Saji
- Sidhartha Siva[3] as Sathish
- Malavika Manoj as Malu; Shobha's daughter
- Pauly Valsan as Jancy
- Anand Manmadan as Babu
- Jeo Baby as Harichandran
- Appunni Sasi as Aniyankunju
- Krishnan Balakrishnan as Minister PS
- Renjith Sekhar Nair as Prajas
- Zhins Shan as Jacob
- Vinita Venugopal as Menaka
- Abraham Joseph
Production
The series was announced on SonyLIV.[5] The principal photography of the series commenced in April 2023.[6] The filming was wrapped in June 2023.[7] The trailer of the series was released on 28 September 2024.[8]
Release
The series was initially scheduled to release on 9 February 2024,[9] but was later moved to 11 October 2024.[10]
Reception
Latha Srinivasan of Hindustan Times[11] and Anandu Suresh of The Indian Express reviewed the series.[12] Akhila Menon of OTTPlay gave the series 3/5 stars.[13]
References
- ↑ Debutant director Srikanth Mohan talks about helming the Malayalam series 'Jai Mahendran', Anand, Shilpa Nair. The Hindu(4 October 2024). Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ↑ Jai Mahendran writer Rahul Riji Nair- the web series offers a lighthearted take on the intricacies of our political system| Exclusive, Krishna, Gayathri. OTTPlay(7 February 2024).
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 Nithya Menen's Masterpeace to Nivin Pauly's Pharma: New Malayalam OTT web series, Manu, Hridyambika A. OTTPlay(21 October 2023).
- ↑ Jai Mahendran out on OTT: Saiju Kurup's web series is now streaming on this platform, Krishna, Gayathri. OTTPlay(10 October 2024).
- ↑ Saiju Kurup to star in SonyLIV's first Malayalam original series Jai Mahendran. The Indian Express(18 April 2023).
- ↑ Rahul Riji Nair's OTT show 'Jai Mahendran' starts rolling. Onmanorama(18 April 2023).
- ↑ Jai Mahendran: മഹേന്ദ്രൻ ഉടൻ പ്രേക്ഷകരിലേക്കെത്തും; 'ജയ് മഹേന്ദ്രൻ' ഷൂട്ടിങ് പൂർത്തിയായി. Zee News Malayalam(17 June 2023).
- ↑ 'Jai Mahendran' trailer: Saiju Kurup plays a manipulative revenue officer in Sony LIV's quirky series. The Hindu(28 September 2024).
- ↑ Jai Mahendran OTT release: Here is when and where the film will stream, Sharma, Bhavana. Deccan Chronicle(9 February 2024).
- ↑ Saiju Kurup's web series debut 'Jai Mahendran' confirms premiere date. The New Indian Express(7 September 2024).
- ↑ Jai Mahendran review: Highly engaging comical political satire powered by good writing and performances, Srinivasan, Latha. Hindustan Times(11 October 2024).
- ↑ Jai Mahendran review: Saiju Kurup's performance is the saving grace of this otherwise dull Malayalam series, Suresh, Anandu. The Indian Express(11 October 2024).
- ↑ Jai Mahendran Review: A Template:As written take on modern-day Indian politics and system, Menon, Akhila. OTTPlay(11 October 2024).