Best Tamil Web Series on OTT Right Now!

On the topic of the Best Tamil Web Series on OTT, over the past few years, Kollywood saw a sudden rise as far as quality and quantity of scripted television goes. From Kallachirippu on ZEE5 to Paava Kadhaigal on Netflix India there are quite a few limited titles available to watch on OTT platforms, but, selecting the best is a chore you do not want to go through. So, here’s presenting the Best Tamil Web Series on OTT you should not miss watching.

Last Updated on June 28, 2022

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9. Behind Closed Doors

Creator – Bhargav Prasad
Streaming Platform – Viu

Best Tamil Web Series on OTT: Behind Closed Doors (2019) is a twelve-episode web series on Viu which attempts to showcase the different aspects of relationships across gender, caste, and class lines.

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8. November Story

Starring – Tamannaah
Director – Indhra Subramanian
Streaming Platform – Disney+ Hotstar

Tamannaah’s OTT debut was planned and finished its first schedule back in November of 2019, so we can understand that isn’t a fortuitous attempt by the Baahubali actress for an easy payday, unlike her counterpart, Kajal Aggarwal’s haphazard try with Live Telecast. Released on Hotstar, the TV show was directed by Indhra Subramaniam, who earlier worked as the assistant director to Ram Kumar, who directed Ratsasan.

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7. Ammuchi

Starring – Chinnamani, Dhanam
Director – Rajeshwar. K
Streaming Platform – YouTube

Preview Only: As vacation beings, Arun wants to go to Goa, but his mother makes him go to Kodangipalayam (Arun’s grandma’s place ), where Arun and Sassi begin their adventure.

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6. LIVIN’

Director – Prabhuram Vyas
Streaming Platform – YouTube

Preview Only: Produced by Put Chutney, LIVIN, an eight-episode web series revolves around three friends Harish, Haritha and Sam and the drama begins when the latter two take a big step and move in together.

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5. Iru Dhuruvam

Starring – Ravi Jiva, Abhirami Iyer
Director – Mkumaran
Streaming Platform – Sony LIV

Best Tamil Web Series on OTT: The 2018 thriller series, Iru Dhuruvam, starring Ravi Jiva in the primary role, consists of police investigation stories and deals on more the themes of investigations, detections, and suspense. The series is now streaming on Sony LIV.

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4. Fingertip

Starring – Akshara Haasan, Gayathrie
Director – S. Shivakar
Streaming Platform – ZEE5

Preview Only: Fingertip on ZEE5, a dramatic thriller with Akshara Haasan, Ashwin Kakumanu, Sunaina, and Gayathrie in the lead roles, captures our technology-hooked modern lives through the prism of the five dangerous transgressions. The series is a highly relatable, engaging, and bingeable series about today’s culture.

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3. Kallachirippu

Starring – Amrutha Srinivasan, Vikas
Director – Rohit Nandakumar
Streaming Platform – ZEE5

Preview Only: Kallachirippu follows 24-year-old Mahati through a string of misfortunes that begin after being forced into an arranged marriage. Then the newly married Mahati unexpectedly stabs her husband in self-defense after a heated debate. This sets off a chain of events that the true nature of every character involved in this marriage. One of the Best Tamil Web Series on OTT.

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2. Suzhal – The Vortex

Starring – Kathir, Aishwarya Rajesh
Creators – Pushkar and Gayatri
Streamer – Prime Video

Preview Only: Suzhal – The Vortex is a crime thriller that goes beyond the traditional investigation and shakes up the cultural societal fabric, when a crime hits a village in India. Set against the backdrop of a unique micro-festival, ancient myths collide with the troubling present as we are drawn into the eye of the storm.

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1. Paava Kadhaigal

Starring – Sai Pallavi, Kalidas, Anjali & Simran
Directors – Maaran, Kongara, ShivN & Menon
Streaming Platform – Netflix

[This excerpt comes from our ‘Paava Kadhaigal’ Review]

On the top of the Best Tamil Web Series on OTT, Paava Kadhaigal explores four short stories of those who dare to dream and desire – and those firm to stand in their way. Following a comparable format structure of its predecessors, Lust and Ghost Stories, this series is a heart-trending watch. It will move you with its realistic stories, relatable characters, fantastic performances, and narratives that don’t back down to display the wicked things that happen in our society in the name of honor killing.

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