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Published 19:08 IST, October 1st 2020

'Paava Kadhaigal' to be the first Tamil Netflix film; fans cannot stop gushing about it

Netflix recently announced that they're soon going to release their first Tamil film, 'Paava Kadhaigal'. Netizens reacted to the news in huge numbers.

Reported by: Isha Khatu
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Over the years, Netflix has been churning out Hindi original movies and web series in India. The streaming giant recently announced that they are coming up with a Tamil original. This will be Netflix's first Tamil film. Paava Kadhaigal is an anthology which will be created by 4 directors namely Gautham Menon, Sudha Kongara, Vetri Maaran and Vignesh Shivan. When Netflix announced the big news fans couldn't stop gushing about the same. 

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Netflix's first Tamil film Paava Kadhaigal

Netflix finally decided to make original content in India in different languages apart from English and Hindi. They recently tweeted that they're coming up with a Tamil anthology called Paava Kadhaigal. Paava Kadhaigal's directors are Gautham Menon, Sudha Kongara, Vetri Maaran and Vignesh Shivan. The anthology will be based on how 'love, pride and honour influences complex relationships through four different stories made by the four directors each'. 

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Netizens react to the announcement 

When Netflix announced the news on their official Twitter account, Indian fans couldn't stop talking about the same. They took to their Twitter accounts to share their excitement about Netflix's first Tamil film. A Twitter user said that he is 'freaking out with excitement'. Another Twitter user congratulated the Paava Kadhaigal team. A twitter user shared a hilarious gif of Steve Carell from the American sitcom The Office. In the gif, the actor says "Oh My God."

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A Twitter user mentioned that the news is exciting. Filmmaker Srishti Arya wrote that she cannot wait, in caps to show her excitement for the anthology. Another user wrote that since Netflix made its debut in Indian originals, it has always made Hindi films. He added that finally Tamil language is getting attention from Netflix. He hopes that Telugu and Kanada movies will be made by Netflix as well. Take a look at the Tweets.

Meanwhile, the Paava Kadhaigal cast will feature actors like Anjali, Bhavani Sre, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Hari, Kalidas Jayaram, Kalki Koechlin, Padam Kumar, Prakash Raj, Sai Pallavi, Shanthnu Bhagyaraj, and Simran, amongst others. The anthology will be produced by Ronnie Screwvala’s RSVP Movies and Ashi Dua Sara’s Flying Unicorn Entertainment. 

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Updated 19:08 IST, October 1st 2020

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