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Chingari collaborates with KLiKK to boost regional content offering
Mumbai: Short-video sharing app Chingari has announced the collaboration with OTT platform KLiKK, an on-demand Bengali video and music streaming platform owned and managed by Angel Television Pvt Ltd. Through this partnership, Chingari aims to further boost its regional content offering.
KLiKK offers a range of original web series, shows, audio and video songs, audio stories, kids animation and short films. The OTT platform boasts the largest collection of Bengali films, all available on the platform in HD format.
Commenting on the development, Chingari app co-founder and CEO Sumit Ghosh said, “Chingari is one of the most loved apps in the country. Through our various partnerships our endeavor is to offer more choice to our users. KLiKK has a wide and varied mix of intriguing content and we feel that the Chingari users will enjoy the new value addition.”
Under the partnership, KLiKK will be releasing 20 short format web series in the first year. Some of the titles include “Protibimbo,” “Chick Flick,” “Dream Boutique,” “Jighansha,” “Roopkathar Radio,” “Next,” “Taki Tells,” “Kalimpong Krimes,” “Khelaa Ssuru,” “Gangulys Wed Guhas,” and “Danny Detective Inc.” The app will also offer exclusive content and film premieres at regular intervals to Chingari users.
“In a short span of time KLiKK has gained immense popularity with the audience. Some of our web series have gained popularity and people are keenly looking forward to the next season. Even the audio story category is receiving a very enthusiastic response,” stated founder promoter of KLiKK Vikash Tantiya. “We are pleased to get on board with Chingari. It will be a win-win proposition for the users. Chingari users will get access to the content bank that we have to offer and we will be able to reach a wider audience base”.
Chingari app co-founder & COO Deepak Salvi added, “We are very excited to have KLiKK on board. It is an interesting time for us at Chingari and we are happy to provide a wide range of entertainment to our users. Even our content creators will have something unique to work with the addition of KLiKK content.”
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Prime Video to stream Tamil thriller Exam from May 15
Seven-episode series from National Award-winner A. Sarkunam streams in India and 240-plus countries
MUMBAI: Prime Video announced on April 27th that Exam, a taut seven-episode suspense drama set against the crucible of high-stakes competitive testing, will premiere on May 15th in India and across more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.
Written and directed by A. Sarkunam, a National Award-winner, the series is produced under the Wallwatcher Films banner by the creative duo Pushkar and Gayatri, who have previously delivered Suzhal: The Vortex (both seasons) and Vadhandhi: The Fable of Velonie for the platform. Dushara Vijayan and Aditi Balan lead the cast, with Abbas in a pivotal role.
The show will stream in Tamil with dubbed versions in Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, and Kannada, and subtitles in 15 languages, including English, a distribution sweep that underscores Prime Video’s push to globalise Indian regional content.
Nikhil Madhok, director and head of originals at Prime Video India, framed the series as both timely and commercially astute. “Exam is a very timely and relevant story that captures the emotional intensity of competitive exams and masterfully transforms it into a thrilling high-stakes drama,” he said. “We believe it is a story that will resonate deeply with millions.” Madhok noted that it was a privilege to once again collaborate with Pushkar and Gayatri following the success of Suzhal and Vadhandhi.
For Pushkar and Gayatri, the series is as much a moral reckoning as a thriller. “With Exam, we wanted to dig into ambition, injustice, and those moral crossroads that people face when pushed to the edge,” the creative producers said. “At the heart of this story is a young woman who refuses to remain powerless. Her journey is not about glamorising defiance, but about exploring the emotional and ethical cost of standing up to a system stacked against her.” They described Prime Video as “an incredible collaborator” and “the perfect home” to bring the series to global audiences.
Wallwatcher Films, which Pushkar and Gayatri founded and run, has been on a productive streak with the platform. Beyond Exam, the company is also readying Vadhandhi Season 2 for Prime Video, making the duo one of the platform’s most active regional creative partners.
The real exam, it seems, is for Prime Video itself: can a Tamil drama about systemic injustice and a young woman’s defiance crack audiences from Chennai to Chicago? If Pushkar and Gayatri’s track record is anything to go by, the answer is likely yes, and the results will be out on May 15th.
