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Gemplex collaborates with Cloudwalker
MUMBAI: Web and app streaming service Gemplex has partnered with leading online smart TV brand CloudWalker to facilitate the expansion of its global on-demand internet streaming operations beyond the app module and internet TV network.
Gemplex is has presence in 50+ countries worldwide. This expansion would bring an extensive library of high-quality content, including 4K HDR-mastered original TV series, to more markets in urban and rural India, where CloudWalker has a fair presence with a range of innovative smart screens and TVs in the online and offline markets.
Gemplex MD-chairman Prakash Tiwari said: "The primary motive for a tie-up with CloudWalker is due to its scale of seamless digital entertainment distribution network in the Indian market via smart TVs and its latest offering of smart screens with superior, HDR picture quality and multi-tasking capabilities that it lends to the smart TV industry.”
“Our partnership with CloudWalker will help entertainment enthusiasts across India to discover and enjoy Gemplex” said Gemplex CEO Suresh Anchan.
“We look forward to delighting our users with cutting-edge technology and the ability to watch their favourite series in UHD and HD delivered to their homes” said Gemplex SVP Avishek Majumder.
“We are excited to be partnering with CloudWalker and offer our original and diversified contents to their users.” said Vishalkumar Patil, SVP, Gemplex.
CloudWalker president Jagdish Rajpurohit said: “We are excited to partner with Gemplex and bring its diverse range of exclusive, high-quality content offering to our vast audience base consuming thousands of hours of digital content on CloudWalker smart screens and smart TVs daily. Our aim is to offer variety of popular content for our users to stream on the big screen. The native content discovery engine & app recommendation on CloudWalker smart screen/TV brings curated movies, TV shows, originals, music, documentaries, spiritual content, viral videos, kids’ entertainment, apps & much more. Adding Gemplex to our vast content library gives an edge to our product offering in the market and offers a new content platform to our users for entertainment.”
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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.
