''Tamil Rockerz'' is an Indian
Tamil-language
streaming television
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series written and directed by
Arivazhagan Venkatachalam under the banner of
AVM. The film stars
Arun Vijay and
Vani Bhojan
Vani Bhojan (born 28 October 1988) is an Indian actress, who predominantly appears in Tamil cinema, Tamil films. She made her Telugu film debut with ''Meeku Maathrame Cheptha'' in 2019 and her Tamil film debut with ''Oh My Kadavule'' in 2020.
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. The series' story is based on the torrent site
Tamil Rockers.
Plot
Rudra to head a special team, consisting of cyber forensic officer Sandhya, cyber crime SI Bhanu and inspector Nelson, to find
Tamil Rockerz and prevent Garuda to be released by them.
Cast
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Arun Vijay as Rudhra IPS
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Vani Bhojan
Vani Bhojan (born 28 October 1988) is an Indian actress, who predominantly appears in Tamil cinema, Tamil films. She made her Telugu film debut with ''Meeku Maathrame Cheptha'' in 2019 and her Tamil film debut with ''Oh My Kadavule'' in 2020.
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as Sandhya Venugopal
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Iswarya Menon as Keerthi
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Vinodhini Vaidyanathan as Bhanu
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Johnny
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as Director Iniyan
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Vinod Sagar as Nelson
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Azhagam Perumal as Madhi
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Marimuthu as Madhi's assistant
Episodes
Reception
A critic from ''
The Hindu
''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was founded as a weekly publication in 1878 by the Triplicane Six, becoming a daily in 1889. It is one of the India ...
'' opined that "'Tamil Rockerz' season 1 review: Predictable storytelling that wastes potential". A critic from ''
The Indian Express
''The Indian Express'' is an English-language Indian daily newspaper founded in 1932 by P. Varadarajulu Naidu. It is headquartered in Noida, owned by the ''Indian Express Group''. It was later taken over by Ramnath Goenka. In 1999, eight y ...
'' wrote that "The creators of Tamil Rockerz deserve credit for turning the gaze inwards. The series shines the light on the moral and ethical bankruptcy of the industry that breeds all sorts of problems". A critic from ''
Hindustan Times
''Hindustan Times'' is an Indian English language, English-language daily newspaper based in Delhi. It is the flagship publication of HT Media Limited, an entity controlled by the Birla family, and is owned by Shobhana Bhartia, the daughter o ...
'' said that "Arivazhagan's has the potential, but the treatment of the story is so generic that it fails to keep one invested". Arun Anthony of ''
Deccan Herald
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'' gave the film 2 out of 5 stars and said "The story is muddled with many subplots and overly emotional sequences that make the viewer lose connection with the narrative."
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, 21211254
SonyLIV original programming
Tamil-language thriller television series
2022 Tamil-language television series debuts
2022 Tamil-language television series endings
Tamil-language web series