KANNADA GROWTH In India, streaming platform Zee5 Global continues its rapid-fire release of regional language titles; today, the spotlight falls on original Kannada crime/thriller “Shodha”, produced by KRG Studios and directed by Sunil Mysuru.

The six-episode series stars Pawan Kumar, Siri Ravikumar, Arun Sagar and Anusha Ranganath.

The series, about a sharp but morally grey lawyer whose life turns upside down when he fails to recognise his wife, premieres on 29 August across the streamer’s 190+ country footprint.

Kannada Zee5 business head, Deepak Sriramulu, talks about the success of the first original Kannada series, “Ayyana Mane” and how it encouraged the platform to greenlight “Shodha” and gave rise to new production partnerships with KRG Studios, PRK Productions and Tarun Sudhir Productions.