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Calinos Entertainment Shines with Award-Winning Dramas & Talents at MIPCOM 2023!
Mumbai: Calinos Entertainment will be presenting; “Farah” and “EGO” from its Turkish Catalogue; “Adela”, “Indefensible”, “Alert Squad” and 6 Serbian series from its Global Catalogue; as the leading dramas in MIPCOM 2023.
Awarded by global viewers at different social platforms; “Farah” has already turned into a global phenomenon since its premiere in Turkey.
The global fans of Turkish dramas were awarded “Farah” in three categories on “Dizilah Güzel Awards”; “The Best New Series”, “The Best Cast Ensemble” and “The Best Child Actor”. These awards basically reflect the success of the drama in terms of both story & cast.
Besides its binding story, supporting women empowerment “Farah” has globally acclaimed strong lead acts; Demet Ozdemir “The International Best Actress Award Winner at the 21 Kineo Awards in Venice” and Engin Akyurek “The Best Actor Award Winner of 2015” in International Emmy Awards and Seoul Drama Awards.
At the first season; Iranian refugee woman Farah found herself in the middle of the mafia-police war and an unpredictable love with her hunter Tahir. With Farah’s son Kerimsah, all three together, have created a family, against all odds around them. But the love between Farah & Tahir will be tested even harder in the second season when Behnam, the father of Kerimsah who was known as dead, arrives in Istanbul to get his so-called “family” back. Feyyaz Duman, Hatice Aslan and Sera Kutlubey will accompany Engin Akyurek, Demet Ozdemir, Firat Tanis, and Rastin Pakhanad in the second season of Farah for more tears, more betrayals, and more heartbreaks but the most of all more love. With its sensational second season “Farah” will continue to be the Turkish star of Calinos Catalogue.
The global star of the catalogue “Indefensible” is lately awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and TV as “The Best Daily Serie” at the 38 Prix Gémeaux Awards and has been shortlisted for the “Content Innovation Awards in the Best New Scripted Series – Non-English” category. It’s a long-lasting successful Crime Drama and approved for the third season by TVA Canada.
In addition to “Indefensible” another awarded Pixcom drama “Alertes – Alert Squad” will be included to the phenomenal catalogue. The 3 season-long crime series has won “The Best Annual Drama” award with its last season at the 38 Prix Gémeaux Awards.
Last but not least; six awards winning Serbian series; “Tycoon”, “The Clan”, “No Trespassing”, “The Only Way Out”, “The Name of People” and “The Well” will also be presented in MIPCOM 2023 by Calinos Entertainment in MIPCOM 2023.
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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.
