Heart Beat is an Indian Tamil-language medical drama series which premiered on 8 March 2024 on Disney+ Hotstar.[1] It focuses on the personal and professional lives of surgical interns, residents, and attendings at the fictional RK Multispeciality Hospital.[citation needed]
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| Written by | Deepak Sundarrajan |
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| Narrated by | Deepa Balu |
| Composer | Saran Raghavan |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Tamil |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 100 |
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| Production location | Chennai |
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| Running time | 22-25 minutes |
| Production company | Tele Factory Productions |
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| Network | Disney+ Hotstar |
| Release | 8 March – 23 August 2024 |
The series is written by Deepak Sundarrajan and directed by Deepak Sundarrajan and Adbul Kabeez. The primary cast includes Deepa Balu with Anumol, Charukesh, Amit Bhargav, and others. The series is similar to the popular US drama series, New Amsterdam and Grey's Anatomy.[2]
Synopsis
editSeason 1
editThe series follows the life of Reena (Deepa Balu), the estranged daughter of renowned general surgeon Radhi (Anumol), starting from her acceptance into the surgical residency program at the fictional RK Hospital. The hospital was established by RK (Jayarao), whose son Arjun (Charukesh) becomes Reena's love interest. During her time as an intern, Reena works alongside fellow physicians Teju (Yogalakshmi), Naveen (RG Ram), Rocky (Sabaresh), Guna (Sarvhaa), and senior interns Anitha (Padine) and Ravi (Guru Lakshman), who each struggle to balance their personal lives with hectic schedules and stressful residency requirements. During their internship, they are overseen by Radhi, who works with attending physician Ramanathan (Giri Dwarakesh).
Cast
edit- Deepa Balu as Reena
- Anumol as Radhi Thiyagarajan
- Charukesh as Arjun
- Amit Bhargav as Madhan
- Yogalakshmi as Teju
- Sharmila Thapa as Aruna
- RG Ram as Naveen
- Sabaresh as Ramakrishna "Rocky"
- Sarvhaa as Guna
- Padine Kumar as Anitha
- Guru Lakshman as Ravi
- Jayarao as RK
- Revathi Elango as Bharathi
- Giri Dwarakesh as Ramanathan
- Aruljothi Arockiaraj as Charu
- Chandrasekar Koneru as Dev
- Devishree as Sharadha
- Kavithalayaa Krishnan as Ganesh
- Diyansh as Sid
- Riya Manoj as Divya
- Varshini Suresh as Sonia
- Sindhu Shyam as Jennifer
Cameo
edit- Mohan Raman as Thiyagarajan
- Indumathy Manikandan as Pallavi
- Yogi as Murugan
- Dasarathy as MNM
- Riyaz Khan as Suryakant
- Bose Venkat
- Saravanan Rajavel
- Gaayathri Krishnan as Rani
Production
editDevelopment
editThe series was announced by Disney+ Hotstar in early 2024, following the popularity of other Tamil web series such as Mathagam and Label.[3] It was slated to be a medical drama titled Heart Beat, written and directed by Deepak Sundarrajan, and produced by Padmini Velu and Rajavelu for Tele Factory Productions.[4][5]
Casting
editMalayalam actress Anumol, who cast to play a pivotal role in the series.[6][7]
Release
editThe first trailer was released on 9 February 2024 featuring to Deepa Balu as Reena, a medical intern on her first day at work.[8] It was announced on 11 February that the series would be released in Tamil and dubbed into other Indian languages.[9] It was also given a release date of 8 March 2024, coinciding with International Women's Day.[10]
Soundtrack
editThe theme song was released 25 January 2024 on YouTube.[11]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Heartbeat Paattu" | Super Subu | Madley Blues (Harish Venkat and Prashanth)[12] | Harish Venkat | 0:55 |
References
edit- ^ "Hotstar Specials 'Heart Beat' gets a streaming date". The Hindu. 10 February 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Heart Beat Review: India's Grey's Anatomy Fails To Make A Mark Due To Sloppy Storytelling". Times Now. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Release date of Heart beat, a series about doctors". ABP News (in Tamil). 12 February 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "New web series in Disney Hotstar". Cineulagam (in Tamil). 10 March 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Heart Beat - Disney+ Hotstar announces a new Tamil medical drama". OTT play. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Anumol's 'Heart beat' series grabs attention". The Hindu (in Tamil). 10 March 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Song released for Heat beat series". The Hindu (in Tamil). 31 January 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Disney+ Hotstar series Heart Beat gets a release date". Cinema Express. 10 February 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Heart beat to premiere on March 8 on Disney Hotstar". Daily Thanthi (in Tamil). 13 February 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ "Heart Beat OTT release date - Tamil medical drama will be out for streaming on THIS platform". OTT play. 11 February 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ "Disney Hotstar web series Heat beat theme song released". Kumudam (in Tamil). 31 January 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ "This is Heart beat song". ABP news (in Tamil). 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
External links
edit- Heart Beat at IMDb