Modern Love Chennai: Six top directors come on board this Prime Video series

Hyderabad: ‘The Modern Love’ series on Amazon Prime Video is a huge hit in several countries. The internationally-acclaimed original anthology was helmed by John Carney. The English series is an anthology of love stories of people of different ages. The same web series was made in Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi as well and they were a huge hit in India with audiences showering their love.

Prime Video has announced the global release of its upcoming anthology series ‘Modern Love Chennai.’ Produced under the banner of Tyler Durden and Kino Fist, with Thiagarajan Kumararaja as the creator, the six-episode anthology presents a bouquet of compelling and unique love stories set in the city of Chennai that explores relationships, push boundaries, and open minds.

The anthology includes the following episodes:

· “Lalagunda Bommaigal” – Directed by Rajumurugan, music composed by Sean Roldan, features Sri Gouri Priya, Vasudevan Murali, and Vasundhara.

· “Imaigal” – Directed by Balaji Sakthivel, music composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, features Ashok Selvan and T.J. Bhanu.

· “Kaadhal Enbadhu Kannula Heart Irukkura Emoji” – Directed by Krishnakumar Ramakumar, music composed by G.V. Prakash Kumar, features Ritu Varma, Samyuktha Viswanathan, Pawan Alex, and Aniiruth Kanakarajan.

· “Margazhi” – Directed by Akshay Sundher, music composed by Ilaiyaraaja, features Sanjula Sarathi, Chu Khoy Sheng, and Srikrishna Dayal.

· “Paravai Kootil Vaazhum Maangal” – Directed by Bharathiraja, music composed by Ilaiyaraaja, features Kishore, Ramya Nambessan, and Vijayalakshmi.

· “Ninaivo Oru Paravai” – Directed by Thiagarajan Kumararaja, music composed by Ilaiyaraaja, features Wamiqa and PB.

“After the successful launch of ‘Modern Love Mumbai’ and ‘Modern Love Hyderabad,’ we are excited to bring the third Indian edition of the well-acclaimed international franchise, ‘Modern Love,’ to our service. At Prime Video, we are constantly working towards bringing locally rooted stories that have a universal appeal,” said Aparna Purohit, head of India Originals, Prime Video.

She added, “‘Modern Love Chennai’ celebrates and explores love in all its beauty, joy, and glory, hand-in-hand with the intricacies and complexities that go with the emotion. It has been wonderful collaborating with Thiagarajan Kumararaja and all the other wonderful directors to tell these heart-warming stories that explore the city’s culture and nuances.”

This latest version of ‘Modern Love Chennai’ will start streaming on 18 May.