Office (TV series)
| Office | |
|---|---|
 Promotional image for Office | |
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | S. Ramana Girivasan |
| Directed by | Ram Vinayak |
| Starring | Karthik Raj Shruthi Raj Vishnu Madhumila Uday Mahesh |
| Music by | Ilayavan |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Tamil |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 562 |
| Production | |
| Producer | K. J. Ganesh |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | approx. 20-22 minutes per episode |
| Production company | Venus Infotainment |
| Release | |
| Original network | STAR Vijay |
| Original release | 11 March 2013 – 5 June 2015 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Office is a 2013-2015 Indian Tamil-language work place comedy television series starring Karthik Raj, Shruthi Raj, Vishnu, Madhumila, Udhayabhanu Maheswaran, Suzane George, Sidharth and Anbazhagan. The series was directed by Ram Vinayak and produced by K. J. Ganesh.
It aired on STAR Vijay from 11 March 2013 to 5 June 2015 Monday through Friday at 10:00PM (IST). It was the first full workplace drama in the Tamil television industry. Ilayavan composed the melodic title music for this serial and even his theme music has got quite a number of fans.
Summary[]
Office deals with the story and happenings of employees at Netech Solutions, an IT company. For Karthick, Vishnu, Raji, and Lakshmi, their office is a place where friendships and relationships bloom, even as they struggle to hold it together.[1]
Seasons overview[]
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired (Singapore dates) | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | ||||
| 1 | 396 | 11 March 2013 | 1 October 2014 | Monday - Friday 7.30PM (IST) & 10:00PM (IST) | |
| 2 | 166 | 6 October 2014 | 5 June 2015 | Monday - Friday 10:00PM (IST) | |
Cast[]
Season 1[]
- Karthik Raj as Karthikeyan "Karthik"
- Shruthi Raj as Rajalakshmi "Raji"
- Vishnu as Vishnuvardhan "Vishnu"
- Uday Mahesh as Vishwanathan
- Madhumila as Lakshmi[2]
- Suzane George as Suzane [3]
- Madhan Pandian as Madhan
- Anbazhagan "Anbu" as Anbu
- Gemini Mani as Mohan
- Azhagappan as Kattadurai "Katta"
- Jeevitha as Soundarya
- Raghavendran as Puli
- as Angel
- R. Raveendran (R. Ravi/Jeeva Ravi) as Karthikeyan's father
- Rekha Suresh as Karthikeyan's mother
- Isvar as Gautham Victor
- David Solomon Raja as David
- Akalya Venkatesan as Sumanthi
Season 2[]
- Karthik Raj as Karthikeyan
- Shruthi Raj as Rajalakshmi
- Vishnu as Vishnuvardhan
- Krish Balakrishnan as Krishnakumar
- Preethi Kumar as Manimegalai
- Sidharth kumaran as Kamal
- Anbazhagan as Anbu
- Gemini Mani as Mohan
- Azhagappan as Katta
- Raghavendra as Puli
- as Vanitha
- Anu Sulash as Madhavi
- as Radhika
- R. Raveendran (R. Ravi/Jeeva Ravi) as Karthikeyan's father
- Rekha Suresh as Karthikeyan's mother
- David Solomon Raja as David
- Ashwin Kumar Lakshmikanthan as Ashwin
Awards and nominations[]
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Role | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | |||||
| Vijay Television Awards[4][5] | Madhumila | Mahalakshmi | Won | ||
| Vishnu | Vishnu | Nominated | |||
| Vishnu | Vishnu | Won | |||
| Anbazhagan | Anbu | Nominated | |||
| Karthik Raj | Karthikeyan | Nominated | |||
| Shruthi Raj | Rajalakshmi | Nominated | |||
| Karthik Raj & Shruthi Raj | Karthik & Raji | Won | |||
| Office | Nominated | ||||
| Uday Mahesh | Vishwanathan | Won | |||
| Suzane George | Suzane | Nominated | |||
| 2015 | Vijay Television Awards[6] | Karthik Raj | Karthikeyan | Nominated | |
| Shruthi Raj | Rajalakshmi | Nominated | |||
| Karthik Raj & Shruthi Raj | Karthik & Raji | Won | |||
| Office | Nominated | ||||
| Hema | Radhika | Nominated |
International broadcast[]
The Series was released on 11 March 2013 on Vijay TV. The show was also broadcast internationally on the channel's international distribution.
- It was aired in Sri Lanka, Singapore, Vietnam, Japan, Hong Kong, United States, Europe, Malaysia, Mauritius and South Africa on Vijay TV.
- In Canada, the drama aired on Tamil Canadians-oriented channel on Asian Television Network 9:30 hours after its original Tamil Nadu broadcast with English Subtitle.
- The drama's episodes are on the app hotstar with English subtitles
- It was broadcast on the Sri Lanka Tamil channel Shakthi TV. The show premiered on 2 May 2016. It aired Monday through Friday at 9:30PM (SST) with Sinhalese subtitles.
- It was dubbed in English and aired on Glow TV in South Africa DSTV 167 and OVHD 108. It was first Tamil serial to be dubbed in English.[7]
References[]
- ^ "Office". Hotstar.
- ^ "Office serial actress Mathumila Plays sister role". tamil.filmibeat.com.[unreliable source?]
- ^ "office serial Susan George cute, beautiful photos and pictures". www.newindiancinema.com.[unreliable source?]
- ^ "Vijay Television Awards launched". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
- ^ "Vijay Television Awards 2014 Winners". awardsandwinners.com.
- ^ "Vijay Television Awards 2015 Winners". www.vinodadarshan.com.
- ^ "Office serial Dubbed in English Language". glowtv.co.za.
External links[]
- Vijay TV television series
- 2010s Tamil-language television series
- 2013 Tamil-language television series debuts
- Tamil-language television shows
- 2015 Tamil-language television series endings