| Accidental Farmer & Co | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Genre | Comedy drama |
| Written by | Sugan Jay |
| Directed by | Sugan Jay |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Vagu Mazan |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Tamil |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Balaji Mohan |
| Producer | Raja Ramamurthy |
| Editor | M. Niranjan Antony |
| Running time | approx.25-30 minutes per episode |
| Production companies |
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| Original release | |
| Network | SonyLIV |
| Release | 10 March 2023 (2023-03-10) |
Accidental Farmer & Co is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama streaming television series, written and directed by Sugan Jay, produced for SonyLIV under the banner of Trend Loud and Open Window.
The story of an innocent farmer starts growing a 'Miracle Plant' in his village. The principal characters of the series include Vaibhav, Ramya Pandian and Badava Gopi. It is scheduled to premiere on SonyLIV on 10 March 2023.
Synopsis
The story is around a care-free youngster in a village who is upset over his deceased grandfather for not saving any valuables for him. He comes across a magical plant which brings fortunes to him. However, the news spreads everywhere, leaving him in trouble in different ways.
Cast
- Vaibhav as Chellakannu
- Ramya Pandian as Sheela
- Badava Gopi as Postman
- Chutti Aravind as Moorthy
- Vinodhini Vaidyanathan as Nallamakka
- Venkatesan as Engaalu
- Inba Ravi as Durai
- Vinoth as Mani
- Naga Vishal as Sevala
- Dhanam as Engaalu's wife
Development
Release
It was announced on Tuesday 28 February 2023, that the series will be released on SonyLIV from 10 March 2023.
Reception
A critic from Cinema Express wrote that "Despite a premise that offers plenty of eccentricities to play with, it is let down by blandness and needed a fleshed-out screenplay". A critic from OTTplay wrote that "Sugan Jay's eight-part series effortlessly segues from one episode to another, but as a whole, doesn't really leave an impact, thus relegating it to a one-time watch". A critic from Scroll.in wrote that "The eight-episode show could easily have been wrapped up at half the length. There is actually a fine and fun movie here, about stereotypically clueless villagers sitting on the equivalent of the discovery of oil in their backyard". A critic from India Today wrote that "An example of an excellent village-based comedy drama is Panchayat, which has all the elements in the right proportion, from performances to story to narrative style. A leaf must definitely be taken out of that show by Sugan Jay".
References
- "Accidental Farmer & Co: SonyLIV's forthcoming Tamil original, starring Vaibhav, is a comedy in the offing". ottplay.com.
- Chandar, Bhuvanesh (7 March 2023). "Ramya Pandian: One good commercial break will change things for me". The Hindu.
- "Accidental Farmer & Co: New Comedy Series From SonyLIV, Check Details". www.binged.com. 28 February 2023.
- "SonyLIV releases teaser of Vaibhav's web series Accidental Farmer & Co". www.cinemaexpress.com. 28 February 2023.
- "where to watch actor vaibhavs new tamil web series". english.jagran.com. 6 March 2023.
- "The Accidental Farmer and Co Series Review: A quirky premise that needed more quips to stay entertaining". www.cinemaexpress.com. 10 March 2023.
- "Vaibhav and Ramya Pandian's comedy series has an interesting plot". OTTplay.
- Ramnath, Nandini (10 March 2023). "'Accidental Farmer & Co' review: A wandering comedy anchored by its quirky characters". Scroll.in.
- "Accidental Farmer and Co Review: The Vaibhav-starrer is a comedy of errors that centres around the village 'loser'". India Today. 10 March 2023.
