Five Six Seven Eight, also known as 5678, is an Indian Tamil-language teen dance drama series directed by A. L. Vijay, Prasanna JK, and Mrudhula Sridharan and produced by A.L. Alagappan and Hitesh Thakkur, starring Ditya Bhande, Nagendra Prasad and Chinni Prakash. It follows the lives of gifted middle-class youngsters turned financially disadvantaged dancers who work hard to overcome difficulty and achieve their dreams.[2] It premiered on ZEE5 on 18 November 2022.[3]
| Five Six Seven Eight | |
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| Genre | Coming-of-age Drama Dance |
| Created by | A. L. Vijay |
| Written by | A.L. Vijay Mrudhula Sridharan |
| Screenplay by | A. L. Vijay Mrudhula Sridharan |
| Directed by | A. L. Vijay[1] Prasanna JK Mrudhula Sridharan |
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| Music by | Sam C. S. |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Tamil |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Think Big Studioor A. L. Alagappan Hitesh Thakkur |
| Cinematography | Sandeep K. Vijay |
| Editor | Anthony |
| Production company | D Studios |
| Original release | |
| Network | ZEE5 |
Cast edit
- Ditya Bhande as Semba
- Nagendra Prasad as coach Prasath
- Chinni Prakash as Balan master, security
- Vivek Jogdande as Vikram
- Meetha Raghunath as Swetha
- Sree Raam as Dinesh, Semba's brother
- Shreya
- Hunar Sharma
- Prajna Ravi
- Sai Pallavi
- Vidyuth Vivek
- Mona Kakade
- Akshat Singh as Semba's friend
Promotion edit
In early 2022, ZEE5 announced a slate of eleven upcoming Tamil series and films, with Five Six Seven Eight being one of them,[4][5] scheduled for a release on 18 November 2022.[6] The makers unveiled the first look posters through social media platforms[6] and the official teaser was released on 17 October 2022 which shows a conflict of sorts between two dance groups who come from different socio-economic backgrounds.[7]
Reception edit
A critic from Cinema Express wrote: "As a whole, the Five Six Seven Eight series has its heart in the right place."[8]
References edit
- ^ "'Nearly 50% of Zee5 viewership is from non-Hindi market'". The Hindu BusinessLine. 6 April 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ "Five Six Seven Eight OTT release: When and where to watch the dance-based series". OTTPlay. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ "Uunchai, Mammals, A Christmas Story Christmas, Five Six Seven Eight: New teasers, trailers and posters". The Telegraph. India. 18 October 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (12 April 2022). "ZEE5 Global Reveals Tamil-Language Slate". Variety. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ Farooqui, Maryam (6 April 2022). "Adding more to Tamil slate, ZEE5 invests 3x in regional content to expand subscriber base". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Director Vijay's web series Five Six Seven Eight gets a release date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ "Teaser of Five Six Seven Eight web series out". Cinema Express. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ "Five Six Seven Eight Series Review: Electrifying performances elevate this insipid drama". Cinema Express.
