'Pharma' OTT release: When and where to stream Nivin Pauly's first web series?

It has been revealed that Nivin Pauly’s first web series "Pharma" will be platformed by JioHotstar. An intriguing first-look poster has Nivin trapped side a pill capsule. The streamer is expected to launch the series sometime in September first week.

 

Inspired by true events, Pharma is directed by PR Arun, who made his debut with the Rajisha Vijayan-starrer sports drama Finals. The series also sees the return of veteran Hindi cinema actor Rajit Kapur to Malayalam cinema after a decade. 

 

Krishnan Sethukumar, who produced the Mammootty-starrer Unda, is bankrolling the series under the banner of Moviee Mill.

 

As per the official logline, Pharma is said to be a gripping medical drama that follows the different phases in the life of K. P. Vinod, a medical representative.

 

Nivin is joined in the cast by Binu Pappu, Narain, Muthumani, Shruti Ramachandran, Veena Nandakumar, and Aalekh Kapoor, among others.

 

Sreejith Sarang ("Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru", "Por Thozhil") is handling the editing of the film that has Abinandhan Ramanujam ("Mark Antony", "Good Bad Ugly") as the cinematographer. Jakes Bejoy ("Thudarum", "Office on Duty") is the composer.

 

The show, which takes on the ethical dilemmas of India's pharmaceutical industry, will be available for streaming to Indian audiences in five languages—Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Hindi.

 

The crew had screened the first episode at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) last year, to an enthusiastic response.  

 

Nivin Pauly’s other upcoming projects include "Dear Students" (with Nayanthara), "Shekara Varma Rajavu", "Sarvam Maya", and the Tamil films "Yezhu Kadal Yezhu Malai", from director Ram, and "Benz", co-starring Raghava Lawrence and produced by Lokesh Kanagaraj.

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