Karoline Kamakshi is a 2019 Tamil-language action comedy streaming television series starring Meena,[1] Giorgia Andriani,[2][3] Angelina and Anto. The series is the first South Indian venture of the Bollywood actor Andriani. Karoline Kamashki was released on ZEE5 on 5 December 2019.[4]
| Karoline Kamakshi | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Action comedy |
| Written by | Crazy Mohan |
| Directed by | Vivek Kumar Kannan |
| Starring | Meena Giorgia Andriani Y. G. Mahendran |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Tamil |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Producers | Raja Ramamurthy Chidambaram Natesan |
| Cinematography | Balaji |
| Editor | Madan |
| Production company | Trend Loud |
| Original release | |
| Release | 5 December 2019 |
Synopsis edit
Karoline, a French detective and Kamakshi, a CBI officer are required to work together to catch the international bootlegger, Furkin.
Cast edit
- Meena[5][6] as Agent Kamakshi, a clumsy, timid and lazy CBI Officer who is sent on the quest to retrieve the stolen Virgin Mary artefact from Furkhin.
- Giorgia Andriani as Agent Karoline, an alcoholic French Secret Agent who is also sent on the quest to retrieve he stolen Virgin Mary artefact from Furkhin as Kamakshi's partner.
- Y. G. Mahendran as Chidhambharam, Director of the Indian CBI and Kamakshi's mentor
- Balaji Murugadoss as Vikram, Furkhin's new partner, who fools Karoline and Kamakshi pretending to be a police informer, who is the actual mastermind in the theft of the Virgin Mary and the Crown
- "Poraali" Dhileepan as Inspector Kunju Mohan, a Pondichery Police Inspector tailing Karoline and Kamakshi on their mission
- Veena Angelina Sweety as Victoria, Furkhin's Gun Moll and Old Monk's girlfriend
- Anto Thomas as Furkhin, an international smuggler who smuggles and deals in artefacts, who steals the Virgin Mary from the National Museum of France
- Spike John as Old Monk, Furkhin's assistant and Karoline and Kamakshi's lead on the Virgin Mary
- TSR as Dr. Venkadam, a Veterinary Doctor who treats Old Monk
- K.P.Sathish as Sameer, an assassin hired by Fukhrin to assassinate Karoline and Kamakshi
- Prabhakar
- Raaghav as Kamakshi's husband
- Uma Sreenivasan as Kamakshi's mother-in-law
- Pranita.N as Mallika, Kamakshi's daughter
Episodes edit
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
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| 1 | 1 | "Finding Virgin Mary" | Vivek Kumar Kannan | Crazy Mohan | 5 December 2019 | |
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Kamakshi is given the responsibility of catching the international bootlegger, Furkin. It is said that Furkin had smuggled the Virgin Mary artefact from a museum in Paris. On the other side, Karoline, a French agent lands in Pondicherry for a vacation. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "French Toast(ed)" | Vivek Kumar Kannan | Crazy Mohan | 5 December 2019 | |
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Kamakshi discovers that Karoline has been arrested by the police. The police agree to release Karoline on one condition. Karoline and Kamakshi are to pair up and find the drug lord, Furkin and locate the Virgin Mary. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Liar, Liar!" | Vivek Kumar Kannan | Crazy Mohan | 5 December 2019 | |
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Karoline traps Old Monk, Furkin's partner. However, Kamakshi fails at catching hold of Old Monk and he manages to escape. Karoline and Kamakshi quarrel and start hating each other. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Pants on Fire!" | Vivek Kumar Kannan | Crazy Mohan | 5 December 2019 | |
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Later, Kamakshi finds Old Monk but shoots him by mistake. Meanwhile, Furkin's new partner, Vikram, locates Karoline and Kamakshi and chases them. | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Drunken Brawl" | Vivek Kumar Kannan | Crazy Mohan | 5 December 2019 | |
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Furkin's men chase Karoline and Kamakshi but they escape. The two head to the club and Kamakshi gets drunk. In the meantime, Furkin and his men reach the club and Kamakshi shoots Furkin. | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Secret Service" | Vivek Kumar Kannan | Crazy Mohan | 5 December 2019 | |
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Furkin's men try to hunt down Karoline and Kamakshi. Karoline is informed about Furkin's men trying to chase them. Karoline and Kamakshi reach a safe place. | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Live and Let Die" | Vivek Kumar Kannan | Crazy Mohan | 5 December 2019 | |
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Furkin's men find the hideout and reach the spot where Karoline and Kamakshi have been hiding. On the other hand, Furkin learns about the informer, Devaraj and kills him. | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | "A Botched Mission" | Vivek Kumar Kannan | Crazy Mohan | 5 December 2019 | |
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The sniper captures Karoline and Kamakshi and shoots Vikram. Karoline and Kamakshi escape from the sniper but are caught in Kunjumohan's search activity. On the other hand, Furkin kills Victoria when he discovers she was a traitor. | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | "Deal with the Devil" | Vivek Kumar Kannan | Crazy Mohan | 5 December 2019 | |
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Karoline and Kamakshi continue with their mission after escaping from the police. They also track Furkin's location and ask Chidambaram for his help for additional force. | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | "End Game" | Vivek Kumar Kannan | Crazy Mohan | 5 December 2019 | |
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The final episode shows the battle between Karoline, Kamakshi and Furkin's men. Will the two win? | ||||||
Reception edit
The series opened to a negative response from audience and critics.[7][8][9]
References edit
- ^ "Meena makes web series debut with Zee5's action-comedy, Karoline Kamakshi". Cinema Express. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ Karki, Tripti (27 November 2019). "Karoline Kamakshi: Arbaaz Khan's girlfriend Giorgia Andriani plays undercover agent in Tamil web series". India TV. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Karoline Kamakshi: Giorgia Andriani couldn't control herself from crying at the launch". mid-day. 7 December 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ Silverscreen India Staff (4 December 2019). "'Karoline Kamakshi Is A Complete Binge Watch': Meena On Her Zee5 Original Show". Silverscreen.in. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "நம்ம மீனாவா இப்படி கெட்டவார்த்தை பேசுகிறார்?". tamil.indianexpress.com (in Tamil).
- ^ "On the set of actor Meena's debut web series, 'Karoline Kamakshi'". www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "Karoline Kamakshi review: Meena — and Tamil audiences — deserve better than this hotchpotch of ineptitude". Firstpost. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ Upadhyaya, Prakash (16 November 2019). "Actress Meena shocks fans by mouthing swear words in Karoline Kamakshi web series". International Business Times, India Edition. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ Purushothaman, Kirubhakar (7 December 2019). "'Karoline Kamakshi' series review: Good cop, bad cop in a bad, bad show". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
