As I'm Suffering From Kadhal

As I'm Suffering from Kadhal (transl. As I'm suffering from love) a 2017 Indian romantic comedy web series in Tamil, created by Balaji Mohan. The series, consisting of 10 episodes, was released on 15 June 2017 by Hotstar in Hotstar Originals.[1][2]

As I'm Suffering From Kadhal
GenreRomantic comedy
Created byBalaji Mohan
Written byBalaji Mohan
Starring
Music bySatish Raghunathan
Original languageTamil
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producersDhanya Balakrishna
Balaji Mohan
News editorsPrasanna GK
Balaji Mohan
CinematographyShiva GRN
Release
Original networkHotstar
External links
Website

Plot

Set in urban Chennai, this web series tells the story of four couples negotiating the many meanings of modern-day love. They are:- 1.Bala Kumar, a divorcee who shares the custody of his daughter Smriti. 2.Divya & Badri, a live-in couple, who completely oppose the fact of getting married. 3.Meera & Santhosh, a “married” couple, who absolutely hate each other. 4.Raghav & Tanvi, love birds, who are in the “process” of getting married.

The series starts with Meera crashing her car and ruining Tanvi-Raghav's Pre-pre-engagement party. Divya then tells Raghav to check on Meera, and it is later discovered that Meera cheated on Santhosh with Raghav as Santhosh too cheated on her at his Bachelor party with a girl called Nii-vaa-suin in Bangkok. Badri hears their conversation and struggles to hide the truth. He eventually tells it to Divya.

At Raghav & Tanvi's pre-engagement party, Meera learns that she is pregnant. She throws the Pregnancy-kit in the dustbin that is later seen by Divya. Santhosh and his friend add alcohol to Divya & Badri's juice. A drunk Divya & Badri blurt out the truth in front of everybody & even confess to Divya's dad that they don't want to get married.

Tanvi breaks up with Raghav. Meera tells Santhosh that she is pregnant with his baby and they both reconcile. Divya's dad warns Badri to marry Divya. Bala Kumar gets extremely sad and upset because his ex-wife shifts with Smriti and her husband to Bangalore.

This story ends with a lot of confusion and happiness.

Cast

Main Cast
Actor / Actress Character
Sunder Ramu Bala Kumar
Baby Yuvina Smirthi
Sananth Badri
Sanchana Natarajan Divya
Dhanya Balakrishna[3] Meera
Balaji Mohan Santosh
Nakshatra Nagesh Tanvi
Abishek Joseph George Raghav

Guest appearance
  • RJ Love Guru (Vivaswan Rajesh) voiced as an Interviewer
  • Arjunan as Balaji Mohan friend
  • Robo Shankar as associate director
  • Andrea Jeremiah as psychiatrist
  • RJ Vigneshkanth as a photographer
  • Vaidhyanathan as Sanchana Natrajan Father
  • Radha Shekar as Sanchana Natrajan Mother
  • Vijay Varadharajan as producer
  • Vignesh Vijayakumar as assistant director
  • VJ Ramya as Sara, Sanchana's friend

Production

Balaji Mohan initially planned As I'm Suffering from Kadhal as a feature film, but ultimately decided it was better made as a series, saying, "as I explored the concept further with parallel storylines falling into place, it didn't make sense to fit it into a two-hour film".[4]

Episodes

As I'm Suffering from Kadhal is available on the streaming service Hotstar. All 10 episodes were released simultaneously on 15 June 2017, as opposed to a serialised format, to encourage binge-watching.[5]

Season Episode Title Duration Release date
1 1 Meet the Sufferers 20:42 15 June 2017
1 2 Suffering for Chaos 19:06 15 June 2017
1 3 Suffering from Chronic fighting 20:01 15 June 2017
1 4 Suffering from Perfection deficiency 23:39 15 June 2017
1 5 Suffering from External problem 19:07 15 June 2017
1 6 Suffering from High Expectations 26:05 15 June 2017
1 7 Suffering From Pressure To Perform 23:04 15 June 2017
1 8 Suffering From Dependency 27:12 15 June 2017
1 9 Suffering From A Secret Overdose 22:58 15 June 2017
1 10 Suffering From Kadhal 23:26 15 June 2017

Soundtrack

The team released a music video in Hotstar composed by Satish Raghunathan, penned by the director Balaji Mohan and sung by Anand Aravindakshan, Balaji Mohan, Dhanya Balakrishna, Karthika Vaidyanathan, Satish Raghunathan and choreographed by Gayathri Raguram.

Critical reception

Firstpost called it "bold, funny and relatable".[6] The Quint wrote "As I’m Suffering From Kadhal is a refreshing rom-com that anyone living in a metro city can relate to."[7]

References
  1. "As I'm Suffering From Kadhal - இவர்கள் சொல்லும் ரிலேஷன்ஷிப் லாஜிக் ஓகேவா?". www.vikatan.com.
  2. "Meet Balaji Mohan, director of the fun 'As I'm Suffering from Kadhal' Tamil web series". www.thenewsminute.com. 20 June 2017.
  3. ""நான் கெட்டவார்த்தை எல்லாம் பேச மாட்டேங்க" - 'As I'm Suffering From Kadhal' தன்யா". www.vikatan.com.
  4. "The Series Shows The Best and Worst of Different Relationships". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Times of India. 2 July 2017.
  5. "As I'm Suffering From Kadhal". Hotstar. 15 June 2017. Archived from the original on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  6. "As I'm Suffering From Kadhal Tamil Funnay and relatable Web Series". www.firstpost.com. 21 June 2017.
  7. "As I'm Suffering From Kadhal Series on Hotstar". www.thequint.com. 20 June 2017.
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