Uppu Puli Kaaram (transl. Salt Sour Spicy) is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language television series, which is an official remake of the South Korean series My Father Is Strange.[1] Directed by M. Ramesh Baarathi and Chidambaram Manivannan for Disney+ Hotstar.[2][3][4] The show revolves around modern love, with stories on relationships in the modern generation.
| Uppu Puli Kaaram | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Genre | Romantic Family Comedy Drama |
| Based on | My Father Is Strange by Lee Jung Sun |
| Screenplay by | A. C. Karnamurthy Dialogues: Arunbharathy Albin Prashanth Raj |
| Story by | Ananda Vikatan |
| Directed by | M. Ramesh Baarathi Chidambaram Manivannan |
| Starring |
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| Theme music composer | Arun Suradhaa |
| Composers | Sheik MS Lamb Balasarangan KC |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Tamil |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 128 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | B. Radha |
| Producers | B. Srinivasan Raadhika Srinivasan |
| Production locations | Chennai Palakkad Mumbai |
| Cinematography | R. V. Parthiba Krishna Manikandan Ramamoorthy |
| Editors | P. M. Achuthan Siddhartha Ravindranaath |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | approx.20–22 minutes per episode |
| Production company | Vikatan Televistas Pvt Ltd |
| Original release | |
| Network | Disney+ Hotstar |
| Release | 30 May 2024 – 2 January 2025 |
| Related | |
| My Father Is Strange | |
The principal characters of the series include Ponvannan, Vanitha Krishnachandran, Naveen Muralidhar, Ayesha Zeenath, Ashwini Aanandita, Deepika Venkatachalam, Krishna Raghunandhan, Farina Azad, Raj Ayyappa and Pranav Mohan.[5] It is scheduled to premiere on Disney+ Hotstar on 30 May 2024 and ended with 128 episodes on 2 January 2025.[6] [7][8] It also airs on Star Vijay from 15 June 2024 on every Saturday at 4:30PM.
Synopsis
editThe story revolves around about a middle class family Subramani and Subbalakshmi are a happy family with their three daughters, and their one son. However, one day, a young man, who is a celebrity, shows up at the household claiming that he is the son of the family.
Subramani is shocked and feels guilty & responsible for Thippu’s plight. He decides to be the fatherly figure to Thippu. However, the four siblings are confused with the arrival of the new guy and the drama unfolds while all of them continue to handle issues in their respective love lives.
Cast
edit- Ponvannan as Subramani/Kasinathan "Kasi" (Annam Mess owner), Subbu's husband, Udhay, Chinmayi, Keerthi and Yashika's father
- Vanitha Krishnachandran as Subbalakshmi "Subbu" (Annam Mess co-owner), Subramani/ Kasi's wife, Udhay, Chinmayi, Keerthi and Yashika's mother
- Swetha as young Subbalakshmi "Subbu"
- Naveen Muralidhar as Udhay (IAS aspirant), Subramani/ Kasi and Subbu's son, Chinmayi’s younger brother Keerthi and Yashika's elder brother, Suchi's husband
- Ayesha Zeenath[9] as Chinmayi (criminal advocate), Kasi and Subbu's eldest daughter, Udhey's older sister, Keerthi and Yashika's elder sister, Shiva's wife,
- Ashwini Aanandita as Keerthi (Gym trainer), Kasi and Subbu's second daughter, Udhey and Chinmayi's younger sister, Yashika's elder sister, Mahi's love interest
- Deepika Venkatachalam as Yashika (Intern in 7Star TV, Tippu's manager), Kasi and Subbu's youngest daughter, Udhey, Chinmayi and Keerthi's younger sister, Tippu's love interest
- Raj Ayyappa in double role as
- Thippu (Actor in 7Star TV), real Subramani and Yashoda's son, Yashika's love interest
- Subramani, Thippu's father, Yashoda's ex husband, Kasi's friend
- Krishna Raghunandhan as Shiva (Non-fiction dept exec in 7Star TV), Chinmayi's husband, Kasi and Subbu's son-in-law, Chandrasekhar and Sharmila's son, Udhay, Keerthi and Yashika's brother-in-law
- Farina Azad as Suchithra "Suchi" (Fashion designer in 7Star TV), Udhey's wife, Kasi and Subbu's daughter-in-law, Chinmayi, Keerthi and Yashika's sister-in-law
- Pranav Mohan as Mahendran "Mahi" (Gym trainer), Keerthi's love interest, Raj's twin brother
- Kannadhasan Shanmugam as Rajendran "Raj", Mahi's twin brother
- Sonia as Sharmila (Kasi and Subbu's premise owner), Chandrasekhar's wife, Shiva's mother, Chinmayi's mother-in-law
- KPY Thidiyan as Anirudh (7Star TV staff), Shiva's friend and colleague
- KPY Yogi as Kalyan (Freelance photographer), Subbu's younger brother, Ramya Kalyan's husband, Gowtham's father, Udhay, Chinmayi, Keerthi and Yashika's maternal uncle
- Akhila Prakash as Ramya Kalyan, Kalyan's wife, Subbu's sister-in-law, Gowtham's mother
- Ranjith Ayyasamy as Sunil, Tippu's co-actor
- VJ Kalyani as Sheela (7Star TV staff), Shiva and Anirudh's colleague
- Arvind Khathare as Chandrasekhar, Shiva's father, Sharmila's husband, Chinmayi's father-in-law,
- P. R. Varalakshmi as Saroja Devi, Subbu and Kalyan's mother, Kasi and Ramya's mother-in-law, Udhay, Chinmayi, Keerthi and Yashika's grandmother
- Sheela as Sharmila's friend
- Param Guhanesh as Gowtham, Kalyan and Ramya Kalyan's son, Udhay, Chinmayi, Keerthi and Yashika's cousin, Saroja Devi's grandson
- Chandrasekar Koneru as Mohan, Mahi and Raj's father
- Priyadarshini Rajkumar as Yashoda, Thippu's mother and real Subramani's ex-wife
- Perarasu as Yashoda's lawyer
Production
editDevelopment
editThe show was announced by Disney+ Hotstar on Sunday on the occasion of Puthandu (Tamil New Year) on 14 April.[10] The series production is handled by Vikatan Televistas,[11] which has already produced the crime thriller series, November Story, for Disney+ Hotstar in 2021, starring Tamannaah Bhatia in lead. The series is Vikatan Televistas`s second collaboration with Disney+ Hotstar.[12] This is the second remake of a South Korean series after MY3.[13]
The series is directed by M. Ramesh Baarathi. It has music by Sheik, and cinematography by R. V. Parthiba Krishna.
Release
editThe series was unveiled on Sunday on the occasion of Puthandu on 14 April, the OTT giant had released a first-look poster of the family entertainer.[14] The first promo was released on 17 April 2024 featuring, The teaser shows four siblings of a family fighting for their TV remote.
The show will air on after Heart Beat series.[15][16]
It was announced that the series would be released in Tamil and other Indian languages and would make its streaming debut on 30 May 2024.[17][18]
Soundtrack
editThe first theme song was released on 15 May 2024 on the Disney+ Hotstar YouTube Channel.[19]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Uppu Puli Kaaram Kudumba Paatu உப்பு புளி காரம் குடும்ப பாட்டு" | Adesh Krishna | Arun Suradhaa | Sharanya Srinivas Anjana Balakrishnan Deepak Blue Arun Suradhaa | 0:39 |
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