Jai Mahendran Explained

Genre:	Drama
Director:	Srikanth Mohan
Starring:	Saiju Kurup Miya George
Music:	Sidhartha Pradeep
Country:	India
Language:	Malayalam
Num Episodes:	6
Producer:	Rahul Riji Nair
Cinematography:	Prasanth Raveendran
Editor:	Christy Sebastian
Camera:	Multi-camera
Runtime:	31–33 minutes
Company:	First Print Studios
Network:	SonyLIV

Jai Mahendran is an Indian Malayalam-language drama streaming television series directed by Srikanth Mohan and written by Rahul Riji Nair.^{[1] [2]} Produced under First Print Studios, starring Saiju Kurup and Miya George in lead roles. as Priya Mahendran. It premiered on SonyLIV on 11 October 2024.^[3]

Cast

• Saiju Kurup^[4] as Deputy Tahasildar Mahendran
• Suhasini Maniratnam^[4] as Tahasildar Shobha
• Miya George^[4] as Priya Mahendran
• Suresh Krishna^[4] as Aravindan Tahasildar in charge
• Johny Antony^[4] as Chief Minister Chandy Kurian
• Maniyanpilla Raju^[4] as Koshy Thomas Revenue Minister
• Balachandran Chullikkad^[4] as Rtd Tahasildar Shibu
• Rahul Riji Nair^[4] as Balu aka Balagopal
• Vishnu Govindan^[4] as Saji
• Sidhartha Siva^[4] as Sathish
• Malavika Manoj as Malu; Shobha's daughter
• Pauly Valsan as Jancy
• Anand Manmadan as Babu
• Jeo Baby as Harichandran
• Appunni Sasi as Aniyankunju
• Krishnan Balakrishnan as Minister PS
• Renjith Sekhar Nair as Prajas
• Zhins Shan as Jacob
• Vinita Venugopal as Menaka
• Abraham Joseph

Production

The series was announced on SonyLIV.^[5] The principal photography of the series commenced in April 2023.^[6] The filming was wrapped in June 2023.^[7] The trailer of the series was released on 28 September 2024.^[8]

Release

The series was initially scheduled to release on 9 February 2024,^[9] but was later moved to 11 October 2024.^[10]

Reception

Latha Srinivasan of Hindustan Times^[11] and Anandu Suresh of The Indian Express reviewed the series.^[12] Akhila Menon of OTTPlay gave the series 3/5 stars.^[13]

External links

• • Jai Mahendran on SonyLIV

Notes and References

1. Web site: Anand . Shilpa Nair . Debutant director Srikanth Mohan talks about helming the Malayalam series 'Jai Mahendran' . The Hindu . 4 October 2024 . 11 October 2024.
2. Web site: Krishna . Gayathri . Jai Mahendran writer Rahul Riji Nair- the web series offers a lighthearted take on the intricacies of our political system| Exclusive . OTTPlay . 7 February 2024 .
3. Web site: Krishna . Gayathri . Jai Mahendran out on OTT: Saiju Kurup's web series is now streaming on this platform . OTTPlay . 10 October 2024 .
4. Web site: Manu . Hridyambika A . Nithya Menen's Masterpeace to Nivin Pauly's Pharma: New Malayalam OTT web series . OTTPlay . 21 October 2023 .
5. Web site: Saiju Kurup to star in SonyLIV's first Malayalam original series Jai Mahendran . The Indian Express . 18 April 2023 .
6. Web site: Rahul Riji Nair's OTT show 'Jai Mahendran' starts rolling . Onmanorama . 18 April 2023 .
7. Web site: Jai Mahendran: മഹേന്ദ്രൻ ഉടൻ പ്രേക്ഷകരിലേക്കെത്തും; 'ജയ് മഹേന്ദ്രൻ' ഷൂട്ടിങ് പൂർത്തിയായി . Zee News Malayalam . 17 June 2023 . ml.
8. Web site: The Hindu Bureau . 'Jai Mahendran' trailer: Saiju Kurup plays a manipulative revenue officer in Sony LIV's quirky series . The Hindu . 28 September 2024 .
9. Web site: Sharma . Bhavana . Jai Mahendran OTT release: Here is when and where the film will stream . Deccan Chronicle . 9 February 2024 .
10. Web site: Saiju Kurup's web series debut 'Jai Mahendran' confirms premiere date . The New Indian Express . 7 September 2024 .
11. Web site: Srinivasan . Latha . Jai Mahendran review: Highly engaging comical political satire powered by good writing and performances . Hindustan Times . 11 October 2024 .
12. Web site: Suresh . Anandu . Jai Mahendran review: Saiju Kurup's performance is the saving grace of this otherwise dull Malayalam series . The Indian Express . 11 October 2024 .
13. Web site: Menon . Akhila . Jai Mahendran Review: A }} take on modern-day Indian politics and system ]. OTTPlay . 11 October 2024 .