Paper Rocket is an Indian drama streaming television web series written and directed by Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi[1] and produced by Sreenidhi Sagar under his banner Rise East Productions.[2] The series stars Kalidas Jayaram and Tanya Ravichandran in the lead roles. Music and background score was composed by Simon K King. Cinematography handled by Richard M Nathan, Gavemic U Ary (one episode) and editing was done by Lawrence Kishore.[3]
| Paper Rocket | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Genre | Drama comedy Romance Adventure |
| Written by | Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi |
| Directed by | Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi |
| Starring | Kalidas Jayaram Tanya Ravichandran Renuka Karunakaran Nirmal Palazhi Gouri G. Kishan Dheeraj Nagineedu Chinni Jayanth Kaali Venkat Poornima Bhagyaraj |
| Composers | Score: Simon K King Songs: Simon K King Vedshanker Dharan kumar |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Tamil |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Sreenidhi Sagar |
| Production location | India |
| Cinematography | Richard M. Nathan |
| Editor | Lawrence Kishore |
| Running time | 220 minutes |
| Production company | Rise East Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | ZEE5 |
| Release | 29 July 2022 |
The series was premiered on the 29 July 2022 exclusively on ZEE5.[4]
Cast edit
- Kalidas Jayaram as Jeeva
- Tanya Ravichandran as Ilakya
- Renuka as Valliamma
- Karunakaran as Tiger
- Nirmal Palazhi as Unni
- Gouri G. Kishan as Charu
- Dheeraj as Prathyush
- Nagineedu as Gunaselan
- Chinni Jayanth as Devarajan
- Kaali Venkat as Francis
- Poornima Bhagyaraj as Dr. Sheila
- G.M.Kumar as Grandfather
- Abhishek Shankar as Shankar IPS
- Priyadharshini Rajkumar as Kala
Production edit
On 5 April 2022 the director herself reveals the title and first single.[1][5]
Music edit
The soundtrack album and background score for Paper Rocket were composed by Simon K King, and two songs by Vedshanker and two songs by Dharan kumar.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cheranaadu" | Ku. Karthik Joe Paul | Simon K King | Ramya Nambeesan | 3:45 |
| 2. | "Vaana Veetilae" | Ku. Karthik | Simon K King | Sony Daffodil,Sanah Moidutty, Shilvi Sharon | 3:29 |
| 3. | "Jo Jo Jo" | Mani Amuthavan | Vedshanker | Haricharan Seshadri | 3:37 |
| 4. | "Kandaen Kandaen" | Ku. Karthik | Dharan kumar | Srisha Mohandas | 4:18 |
| 5. | "Oraayiram Jenmam" | Ku. Karthik | Simon K King | Keshav Ram | 3:22 |
| 6. | "Oru Kanni" | Mani Amuthavan | Vedshanker | Sreekanth Hariharan | 3:35 |
| 7. | "Kaalai Maalai" | Vivek | Dharan kumar | Sid Sriram | 4:37 |
| 8. | "Iruvizhi" | Ku. Karthik | Simon K King | Alexandra Joy | 3:17 |
| Total length: | 30:10 | ||||
Episodes edit
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "An Incomplete Story" | Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi | Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi | 29 July 2022 |
| 2 | "Circle of Trust" | Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi | Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi | 29 July 2022 |
| 3 | "Be Like a River" | Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi | Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi | 29 July 2022 |
| 4 | "Homecoming" | Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi | Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi | 29 July 2022 |
| 5 | "Love in the Time of Tumor" | Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi | Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi | 29 July 2022 |
| 6 | "Sufferning Breath" | Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi | Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi | 29 July 2022 |
| 7 | "Celebrating Death" | Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi | Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi | 29 July 2022 |
Release edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi's Next Titled Paper Rocket; First Single Also Out". News18. 6 April 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "ZEE5 launches "Paper Rocket" series by Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi". Indian Television. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Paper Rocket to stream on Zee5 from this date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi's Paper Rocket to premiere on Zee5 on July 29". India Today. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Watch and enjoy". Twitter. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
External links edit
- Paper Rocket at IMDb
- Paper Rocket at ZEE5
