Amazon Prime Video Sets First Tamil Series

Amazon has revealed its first Tamil-language series for Prime Video, Vella Raja, starring Bobby Simha (Jigarthanda) and Parvatii Nair (Yennai Arindhaal).

Set in the heart of North Chennai, Vella Raja follows the lives of characters who find themselves embroiled in a hostage situation while staying at the iconic Bawa Lodge. Notorious drug lord Deva, who has used the lodge as a hideout after a cocaine heist, must now escape with his loot while avoiding traps set by the police and his rivals.

The drug-world drama is directed by Guhan Senniappan (Sawaari) and produced by Dream Warrior Pictures. Vella Raja becomes available December 7 on Amazon Prime Video worldwide.

“We are very excited and curious to come forward and present a bold story in Tamil, at a grand scale,” said SR Prabhu of Dream Warrior Pictures. “It has always been our effort to provide quality entertainment through all our works. Like always, we have delved deeper into each character, establishing their back-stories and building a complex, grim, dark drug world with undertones of humor in this Prime exclusive series. With a thrilling storyline, credible directors, producers, and with a strong cast, we believe, this venture will be liked by Prime Video audiences.”

“We have seen great response from consumers on Tamil content with our lineup of blockbuster films,” added Prime Video’s India content head, Vijay Subramaniam. “We are now excited to collaborate with Dream Warrior Pictures to showcase Vella Raja, our first Tamil Prime exclusive series. This reaffirms Amazon Prime Video’s commitment of telling great stories across languages. We will continue to work hard to bring best-in-class content across international, regional and local titles to our customers in India and globally.”