Sony LIV’s web series 'Tamil Rockerz'

Tamil Rockerz: Sony LIV’s Tamil Original Web Series to Stream on the OTT Platform from This Time!.

‘Action Star’ Aditya has a big Diwali release: Garuda. The film promises to be paisa vasool for the fans of the actor and a money spinner for its producers as it checks all the boxes for being a mega hit. But there is one hitch. A film piracy group, the Tamilrockerz, is threatening to release the film online before it hits the big screen.

The above description neatly encapsulates the premise of a new web series, Tamilrockerz, released on Friday.

Who were the Tamilrockers?

Tamilrockers was a piracy website that was run by a group that came to be known by the same name. The origins of the group are largely unknown, but if some reports are to be believed, they came into existence around 2011. This was a time when torrent sites like Pirate Bay were the go-to platforms to download pirated content for free.Initially, the group was relatively unknown as they would upload only Tamil films on their website. Their popularity rose when they expanded to bootlegging pirated content from other regional languages.

• First things first, to watch this series peacefully, one has to consciously let go of the need for lip-sync. Throughout its eight-episode long duration, the series has terrible lip-sync and campy sound effects that affects the viewing experience.

In March 2008, Kerala Police arrested three persons allegedly connected to Tamilrockers on piracy charges. Karthi, allegedly the brain behind Tamilrockers, was arrested in Villupuram, Tamil Nadu, along with two of his aides, Prabhu and Suresh.

The police made these arrests acting upon several complaints from filmmakers saying their films were uploaded on illegal torrent sites within days of their release. The group allegedly leaked the Mohanlal hit film Pulimurugan online, and are also said to be behind the leak of Pranav Mohanlal’s debut film, Aadhi.

According to one media report, a police probe into bank transactions made by the accused revealed that they must have made more than Rs 1 crore through the illegitimate business.

It's unfortunate that this series offers little payback for Arun Vijay, who has given his best. Moreover, even if the intention of the makers comes from the right place, how do you take a series seriously when, in its world, a film producer, director and even the actor's father calls the star 'Adhiradi Star Adithya'? With the series hinting at a second season, all one can do is hope that it manages to redeem itself.

Tamil Rockerz is currently streaming on Sony LIV

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