Uppu Puli Kaaram (transl. Salt Sour Spicy) is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language streaming 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
Based onMy Father Is Strange
by Lee Jung Sun
Screenplay byA. C. Karnamurthy
Dialogues:
Arunbharathy
Albin Prashanth Raj
Story byAnanda Vikatan
Directed byM. Ramesh Baarathi
Chidambaram Manivannan
Starring
Theme music composerArun Suradhaa
ComposersSheik
MS Lamb
Balasarangan KC
Country of originIndia
Original languageTamil
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes100
Production
Executive producerB. Radha
ProducersB. Srinivasan
Raadhika Srinivasan
Production locationsChennai
Palakkad
Mumbai
CinematographyR. V. Parthiba Krishna
Manikandan Ramamoorthy
EditorsP. M. Achuthan
Siddhartha Ravindranaath
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running timeapprox.20–22 minutes per episode
Production companyVikatan Televistas Pvt Ltd
Original release
NetworkDisney+ Hotstar
Release30 May 2024 (2024-05-30) –
present
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.[6] [7][8]It also airs on Star Vijay from 15 June 2024 on every Saturday at 4:30PM.

Synopsis

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The 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 4 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

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  • Ponvannan as Subramani/Kasinathan "Kasi"
  • Vanitha Krishnachandran as Subbalakshmi "Subbu"
    • Swetha as young Subbalakshmi "Subbu"
  • Naveen Muralidhar as Udhay
  • Ayesha Zeenath[9] as Chinmayi
  • Ashwini Aanandita as Keerthi
  • Deepika Venkatachalam as Yashika
  • Raj Ayyappa in double role as
    • Thippu, an serial actor
    • Subramani, Thippu's father
  • Krishna Raghunandhan as Shiva
  • Farina Azad as Suchithra "Suchi"
  • Pranav Mohan as Mahendran "Mahi"
  • Kannadhasan Shanmugam as Rajendran "Raj"
  • Sonia as Sharmila
  • KPY Thidiyan as Anirudh
  • KPY Yogi as Kalyan
  • Akhila Prakash as Ramya Kalyan
  • Ranjith Ayyasamy as Sunil
  • VJ Kalyani as Sheela
  • Arvind Khathare as Chandrasekhar
  • P. R. Varalakshmi as Saroja Devi
  • Sheela as Sharmila's friend
  • Param Guhanesh as Gowtham, Kalyan and Ramya Kalyan's son
  • Chandrasekar Koneru as Mahi and Raj's father

Production

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Development

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The show was announced by Disney+ Hotstar on Sunday on the occasion of Puthandu (Tamil New Year) on April 14.[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

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The series was unveiled on Sunday on the occasion of Puthandu on April 14, 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

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The first theme song was released on 15 May 2024 on the Disney+ Hotstar YouTube Channel.[19]

Track list
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Uppu Puli Kaaram Kudumba Paatu
உப்பு புளி காரம் குடும்ப பாட்டு"
Adesh KrishnaArun SuradhaaSharanya Srinivas
Anjana Balakrishnan
Deepak Blue
Arun Suradhaa
0:39

References

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  1. ^ "Uppu Puli Kaaram: Salt, spice, and everything nice". www.newindianexpress.com. 29 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Uppu Puli Kaaram - Disney+ Hotstar's Tamil web series is about contemporary relationships and more". OTTplay. 16 April 2024.
  3. ^ "ஓடிடியை கலக்க வருகிறது 'உப்பு புளி காரம்'! எப்போது ரிலீஸ் தெரியுமா?". zeenews.india.com. 14 April 2024.
  4. ^ "New on Disney+ Hotstar in May: 'Uppu Puli Kaaram'". www.thehindu.com. 14 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Uppu Puli Kaaram OTT release date: Here's when to stream the Tamil family entertainer on Disney+ Hotstar". www.ottplay.com. 21 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Disney+ Hotstar's Tamil series 'Uppu Puli Kaaram' to premiere on this date". www.thehindu.com. 20 May 2024.
  7. ^ "டிஸ்னி+ ஹாட்ஸ்டார் சுவையுடன் பரிமாறும் ஸ்பெஷல்ஸ் சீரிஸ், 'உப்பு புளி காரம்' ! வெளியானது ஃபர்ஸ்ட் லுக்!". tamil.asianetnews.com. 17 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Disney+ Hotstar unveils the release date of 'Uppu Puli Kaaram', the Hotstar Specials series!". www.indiaglitz.com. 19 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Aysha starrer 'Uppu Puli Karam Kudumba' set for its premiere on 30 May 2024". The Times of India. 25 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Disney+ Hotstar announces new series on modern relationships - Uppu Puli Kaaram". Cinema Express. 15 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Disney+ Hotstar announces release date for Uppu Puli Kaaram". Cinema Express. 20 May 2024.
  12. ^ "ஹாட்ஸ்டாரில் வெளியாகும் புது வெப் சீரிஸ் உப்பு புளி காரம்.. எப்போ ரிலீஸ் தெரியுமா?". tamil.filmibeat.com. 17 April 2024.
  13. ^ "Indian Remake of Hit Kdrama That Leaves You Confused". leisurebyte.com. 15 September 2023. Archived from the original on 18 September 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  14. ^ "Uppu Puli Kaaram promo - New Disney+ Hotstar web series set to be a hilarious family entertainer". OTTplay. 17 April 2024.
  15. ^ "முன்னணி ஓடிடி தளமான டிஸ்னி+ ஹாட்ஸ்டார், அதன் அடுத்த புதிய இணையத் தொடரான 'உப்பு புளி காரம்' சீரிஸின் ஃபர்ஸ்ட் லுக்கை வெளியிட்டுள்ளது". www.etvbharat.com. 16 April 2024.
  16. ^ "டிஜிட்டல் தள ரசிகர்களின் வரவேற்பை பெறுமா 'உப்பு புளி காரம்'...!?". www.virakesari.lk. 16 April 2024.
  17. ^ "மே 30 முதல் டிஸ்னி பிளஸ் ஹாட்ஸ்டாரில் 'உப்பு புளி காரம்' சீரிஸ்". Hindu Tamil Thisai. 19 May 2024.
  18. ^ "'Uppu Puli Kaaram'; Tamil Web Series Release Date Announced, Where To Watch And Cast Details". www.oneindia.com. 20 May 2024.
  19. ^ "Vera mari Vibe-u 🥳 Uppu Puli Kaaram Kudumba Paatu is Now Yours". Twitter. 16 May 2024.
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