Accidental Farmer & Co is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama streaming television series, written and directed by Sugan Jay, produced for SonyLIV under the banner of Trend Loud and Open Window.[1]
| Accidental Farmer & Co | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Genre | Comedy drama |
| Written by | Sugan Jay |
| Directed by | Sugan Jay |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Vagu Mazan |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Tamil |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Balaji Mohan |
| Producer | Raja Ramamurthy |
| Editor | M. Niranjan Antony |
| Running time | approx.25-30 minutes per episode |
| Production companies |
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| Original release | |
| Network | SonyLIV |
| Release | 10 March 2023 |
The story of an innocent farmer starts growing a 'Miracle Plant' in his village. The principal characters of the series include Vaibhav, Ramya Pandian[2] and Badava Gopi. It is scheduled to premiere on SonyLIV on 10 March 2023.[3]
Synopsis
editThe story is around a care-free youngster in a village who is upset over his deceased grandfather for not saving any valuables for him. He comes across a magical plant which brings fortunes to him. However, the news spreads everywhere, leaving him in trouble in different ways.
Cast
edit- Vaibhav as Chellakannu
- Ramya Pandian as Sheela
- Badava Gopi as Postman
- Chutti Aravind as Moorthy
- Vinodhini Vaidyanathan as Nallamakka
- Venkatesan as Engaalu
- Inba Ravi as Durai
- Vinoth as Mani
- Naga Vishal as Sevala
- Dhanam as Engaalu's wife
Development
editRelease
editIt was announced on Tuesday 28 February 2023, that the series will be released on SonyLIV from 10 March 2023.[4][5]
Reception
editA critic from Cinema Express wrote that "Despite a premise that offers plenty of eccentricities to play with, it is let down by blandness and needed a fleshed-out screenplay".[6] A critic from OTTplay wrote that "Sugan Jay's eight-part series effortlessly segues from one episode to another, but as a whole, doesn't really leave an impact, thus relegating it to a one-time watch".[7] A critic from Scroll.in wrote that "The eight-episode show could easily have been wrapped up at half the length. There is actually a fine and fun movie here, about stereotypically clueless villagers sitting on the equivalent of the discovery of oil in their backyard".[8] A critic from India Today wrote that "An example of an excellent village-based comedy drama is Panchayat, which has all the elements in the right proportion, from performances to story to narrative style. A leaf must definitely be taken out of that show by Sugan Jay".[9]
References
edit- ^ "Accidental Farmer & Co: SonyLIV's forthcoming Tamil original, starring Vaibhav, is a comedy in the offing". ottplay.com.
- ^ Chandar, Bhuvanesh (7 March 2023). "Ramya Pandian: One good commercial break will change things for me". The Hindu.
- ^ "Accidental Farmer & Co: New Comedy Series From SonyLIV, Check Details". www.binged.com. 28 February 2023.
- ^ "SonyLIV releases teaser of Vaibhav's web series Accidental Farmer & Co". www.cinemaexpress.com. 28 February 2023.
- ^ "where to watch actor vaibhavs new tamil web series". english.jagran.com. 6 March 2023.
- ^ "The Accidental Farmer and Co Series Review: A quirky premise that needed more quips to stay entertaining". www.cinemaexpress.com. 10 March 2023.
- ^ "Vaibhav and Ramya Pandian's comedy series has an interesting plot". OTTplay.
- ^ Ramnath, Nandini (10 March 2023). "'Accidental Farmer & Co' review: A wandering comedy anchored by its quirky characters". Scroll.in.
- ^ "Accidental Farmer and Co Review: The Vaibhav-starrer is a comedy of errors that centres around the village 'loser'". India Today. 10 March 2023.
