Office (2013 TV series)
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 is directed by Ram Vinayak and produced by K. J. Ganesh.
| 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 | Ilaiyavan |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language(s) | Tamil |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 562 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | K. J. Ganesh |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | approx. 20-22 minutes per episode |
| Production company(s) | Venus Infotainment |
| Release | |
| Original network | STAR Vijay |
| Original release | 11 March 2013 – 5 June 2015 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
It aired on STAR Vijay from 11 March 2013 to 5 June 2015 on Monday through Friday at 10:00PM (IST) for two Seasons and 562 episodes. It was first full Workplace drama in Tamil Television Series. It continued to remain successful due to the performance of the lead characters and the plot.[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) & 10:30PM (IST) | |
| 2 | 166 | 6 October 2014 | 5 June 2015 | Monday - Friday 10:30PM (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]
- Anbazhagan "Anbu" as Anbu
- Gemini Mani as Mohan
- Azhagappan as Kattadurai "Katta"
- Raghavendran as Puli
- Suzane George as Suzane [3]
- Mahalakshmi 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
- Sidharth as Kamal
- Anbazhagan as Anbu
- Gemini Mani as Mohan
- Azhagappan as Katta
- Raghavendra as Puli
- Pavithra
- Preethi as Manimeghala
- Anu as Madhavi
- Hema Rajkumar as Radhika
- R. Raveendran (R. Ravi/Jeeva Ravi) as Karthikeyan's father
- Rekha Suresh as Karthikeyan's mother
- David Solomon Raja as David
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Role | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | |||||
| Vijay Television Awards [4][5] | Favourite Find | Madhumila | Mahalakshmi | Won | |
| Vishnu | Vishnu | Nominated | |||
| Favourite Comedian Fiction | Vishnu | Vishnu | Won | ||
| Anbazhagan | Anbu | Nominated | |||
| Favourite Actor Male | Karthik Raj | Karthikeyan | Nominated | ||
| Favourite Actor Female | Shruthi Raj | Rajalakshmi | Nominated | ||
| Favourite Screen Pair | Karthik Raj & Shruthi Raj | Karthik & Raji | Won | ||
| Favourite Fiction Series | Office | Nominated | |||
| Favourite Supporting Actor Male | Uday Mahesh | Vishwanathan | Won | ||
| Favourite Supporting Actor Female | Suzane George | Suzane | Nominated | ||
| 2015 | Vijay Television Awards [6] | Favourite Actor Male | Karthik Raj | Karthikeyan | Nominated |
| Favourite Actor Female | Shruthi Raj | Rajalakshmi | Nominated | ||
| Favourite Screen Pair | Karthik Raj & Shruthi Raj | Karthik & Raji | Won | ||
| Favourite Fiction Series | Office | Nominated | |||
| Favourite Supporting Actor Female | Hema | Radhika | Nominated |
International broadcast
The Series was released on 11 March 2013 on Vijay TV. The Show was also broadcast internationally on 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 is episodes on their App hotstar. with English subtitle.
- In Sri Lanka Tamil Channel on Shakthi TV. The Show premiering on 2 May 2016. It aired Monday through Friday at 9:30PM (SST) with Sinhalese subtitles.
- It was dubbed in English Language and aired on Glow TV in South Africa DSTV 167 and OVHD 108. It was first Tamil serial Dubbed in English Language.[7]
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gollark: It would be nice if either of the candidates could assemble a coherent sentence.
gollark: If Trump had won, I would have had to *listen to him* quite often and hear about stupid things he did and it would be *so annoying*.
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References
- "Office Serial Official Website". www.hotstar.com.
- "Office serial actress Mathumila Plays sister role". tamil.filmibeat.com.
- "office serial Susan George cute, beautiful photos and pictures". www.newindiancinema.com.
- "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.
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