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Firstpost announces lauch of its web-series ‘9 months’ – season2
MUMBAI: Firstpost, India’s largest and premier platform for digital news analysis and opinions, has been the front-runner in developing and curating innovative content for its audience. It is all set to premiere Nine Months on March 14, 2018. Azim Lalani, Business Head, Firstpost said –“Following the success of Season 1 which was a finalist in the Healthcare & Pharmaceutical Sector at the Indian Marketing awards and has been acknowledged as a path breaking show that clocked over 13 million views, we are now launching Season 2.
In collaboration with Tickled Media’s theindusparent.com, South East Asia’s largest parenting website, presented by Baby Dove, co presented by Huggies, in association with Eureka Forbes & Nerolac, 9 Months will air on www.firstpost.com and on www.theindusparent.com.
Commenting on the launch, Network 18, VP, Content and Strategy, Priyanka Sehgal said, This Season has 0-1 years of the baby and parenting for single, adoptive parents. It is very real in addressing key issues related to mental health after childbirth/ separation or divorce.
9 Months is a comprehensive guide to parenting and will cover 0-1 years, from breastfeeding to care for the new born. The show will also see guest appearances of actors like Tushar Kapoor, Amrita Raichand along with Aditya Tiwari sharing their personal experiences, prominent doctors- pediatricians, psychologists and dieticians answering everything a parent is curious to know.
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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.
