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]
| Jai Mahendran | |
|---|---|
 Promotional release poster | |
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Rahul Riji Nair |
| Directed by | Srikanth Mohan |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Sidhartha Pradeep |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Malayalam |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Rahul Riji Nair |
| Cinematography | Prasanth Raveendran |
| Editor | Christy Sebastian |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 31–33 minutes |
| Production company | First Print Studios |
| Original release | |
| Network | SonyLIV |
| Release | 11 October 2024 |
Cast
edit- 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
editThe 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
editThe series was initially scheduled to release on 9 February 2024,[9] but was later moved to 11 October 2024.[10]
Reception
editLatha 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
edit- ^ Anand, Shilpa Nair (4 October 2024). "Debutant director Srikanth Mohan talks about helming the Malayalam series 'Jai Mahendran'". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ Krishna, Gayathri (7 February 2024). "Jai Mahendran writer Rahul Riji Nair- the web series offers a lighthearted take on the intricacies of our political system| Exclusive". OTTPlay.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Manu, Hridyambika A (21 October 2023). "Nithya Menen's Masterpeace to Nivin Pauly's Pharma: New Malayalam OTT web series". OTTPlay.
- ^ Krishna, Gayathri (10 October 2024). "Jai Mahendran out on OTT: Saiju Kurup's web series is now streaming on this platform". OTTPlay.
- ^ "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 (in Malayalam). 17 June 2023.
- ^ The Hindu Bureau (28 September 2024). "'Jai Mahendran' trailer: Saiju Kurup plays a manipulative revenue officer in Sony LIV's quirky series". The Hindu.
- ^ Sharma, Bhavana (9 February 2024). "Jai Mahendran OTT release: Here is when and where the film will stream". Deccan Chronicle.
- ^ "Saiju Kurup's web series debut 'Jai Mahendran' confirms premiere date". The New Indian Express. 7 September 2024.
- ^ Srinivasan, Latha (11 October 2024). "Jai Mahendran review: Highly engaging comical political satire powered by good writing and performances". Hindustan Times.
- ^ Suresh, Anandu (11 October 2024). "Jai Mahendran review: Saiju Kurup's performance is the saving grace of this otherwise dull Malayalam series". The Indian Express.
- ^ Menon, Akhila (11 October 2024). "Jai Mahendran Review: A humourous [sic] take on modern-day Indian politics and system". OTTPlay.
