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- Queen is an Indian Tamil-language period biographical drama streaming television series created by Reshma Ghatala. An adaptation of Anita Sivakumaran's novel of the same name, which is loosely based on the life of the late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa, the script was written by Ghatala, with Gautham Vasudev Menon and Prasath Murugesan, jointly directing the series. The series stars Ramya Krishnan, essaying the lead role as Shakthi Sheshadri, a fictional character resembling the former politician, while Anjana Jayaprakash and Anikha Surendran portraying the younger versions of Sheshadri. Indrajith Sukumaran, Vamsi Krishna, Tulasi / Sonia Agarwal, Lillete Dubey amongst others appear in prominent roles. The series chronicles the life and evolution of Sheshadri, and her journey from cinema industry to the politics. MX Player announced the plans for a web series based on the life of Jayalalithaa and hired Gautham Menon to direct the series. Menon who eventually planned to make her biopic as feature film, eventually reinstated his decision to direct it as a web series, due to restrictions in censor board. Menon also produced the film under Ondraga Digital along with Times Studio Originals. The shooting of the film took place from December 2018 and wrapped up in March 2019. The series features cinematography and editing handled by S. R. Kathir and Praveen Anthony, with background score composed by Darbuka Siva. The first season of Queen which consists of 11 episodes, was released through the streaming service MX Player on 14 December 2019. The series eventually received positive reviews praising Ramya Krishnan's performance, among other cast members and also the major technical aspects of production. Apart from its digital premiere, the series also broadcast through Zee Tamil in July 2020. Queen won the award for Best Series at the Singapore Asian Academy Creative Awards in December 2020. In April 2020, Menon announced that the series was renewed for a second season. (en)
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