ZEE5

ZEE5 is an Indian video on demand service run by Essel Group via its subsidiary Zee Entertainment Enterprises.[2] It was launched in India on 14 February 2018 with content in 12 languages.[3] ZEE5 mobile app is available on Web, Android, iOS, Smart TVs, among other devices.[4] ZEE5 had 56 million monthly active users in December 2019.[5]

ZEE5
Type of businessPublic
Type of site
OTT Platform
Streaming Media
Video On Demand
Available inEnglish, Hindi, Bengali, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Marathi, Bhojpuri, Gujarati, Odia and Punjabi
Headquarters
Mumbai, India
Area served190+ countries
OwnerZee Entertainment Enterprises
(Essel Group)
IndustryEntertainment, Mass Media
Services
  • Film production
  • Film distribution
  • Television production
URLwww.zee5.com
RegistrationRequired
Users150 million+ worldwide (total)[1]
Launched14 February 2018 (2018-02-14)

The platform also provided the first Tamil web series in 2018 with the title America Mappillai.[6][7] In the same year, the platform also introduced another web series titles, Kallachirippu which was produced by popular filmmaker Karthik Subbaraj,[8][9] and Karenjit Kaur – The Untold Story of Sunny Leone, a biographical web series on Sunny Leone.

The service has been launched everywhere except for United States, because of Dish Network's clause in the contract ZEE has with the satellite provider, which is the major provider for Indian channels in the country.[10] ZEE5 has launched Ad Suite which has Ad Vault, Ampli5, Play5 and Wishbox.Zee5 is also available free on Vodafone Play(Subsidiary of Vodafone India) and Airtel Xstream(Subsidiary of Airtel India).Vodafone Idea joined with Zee5 and formed a new channel known as Zee5 Theater which airs the original movies and shows of Zee5 exclusively available in vodafone play and Idea mobile and Tv app.

Content

In 2018, ZEE5 was launched with its existing roster of movies, and simultaneously was streaming original shows like America Mappillai, Life Sahi Hai, Karenjit Kaur – The Untold Story of Sunny Leone, which became an instant hit among the audience and kept producing more original shows.

The Will - a Hindi language play adapted from a Marathi language play named 'Kunitari Aahe Tithe' is available on ZEE5. Featuring - Sharmila Rajaram Shinde, Shriswara, Anil Charanjeett, Anjum Sharma, Namya Saxena, Pawan Chopra, Brijendra Kala, Vikram Kochchar. Directed by - Akhilesh Jaiswal, produced by Iris Productions.[11]

ZEE5 Original programming

Original series
Year Title Episodes Genre Premiere Length Language Notes
2018 Dhatt Tere Ki 4 Comedy 9 February 2018 15 mins Hindi [12][13]
2018 Nanna Koochi 8 Drama 13 February 2018 20 mins Telugu [14][15][16]
2018 America Mappillai 8 Comedy 14 February 2018 10 mins Tamil [17][18][19]
2018 Utsaha Ithihasam 8 Drama 14 February 2018 15 mins Malayalam [20][21][22]
2018 Table No 5 6 Thriller 25 March 2018 12 mins Hindi [23][24][25][26]
2018 Life Sahi Hai 5 Drama 25 March 2018 22 mins Hindi
2018 Life Sahi Hai 2 5 Drama 4 April 2018 22 mins Hindi [27][28][29]
2018 Zero KMS 12 Mystery, Thriller 29 May 2018 25 mins Hindi [30][31][32][33]
2018 Babbar Ka Tabbar (season 1) 12 Drama, Comedy 20 June 2018 22 mins Hindi [34][35][36]
2018 The Story 6 Drama 25 June 2018 15 mins Hindi [37][38][39]
2018 Jashn-e-Zindagi 7 Drama 2 July 2018 19 mins Hindi
2018 Karenjit Kaur - The Untold Story of Sunny Leone

(Season 1)

 10 Drama 16 July 2018 30 mins Hindi, English [40]
2018 Kallachirippu 8 Drama 23 July 2018 20 mins Tamil [41][42][43]
2018 Liftman 10 Comedy 26 July 2018 10 mins Hindi, Marathi [44]
2018 Lockdown 8 Music 17 August 2018 20 mins Hindi [45][46][47][48]
2018 Akoori 12 Drama, Comedy 30 August 2018 25 mins Hindi [49][50][51][52]
2018 Babbar Ka Tabbar (season 2) 12 Drama, Comedy 5 September 2018 22 mins Hindi
2018 Karenjit Kaur - The Untold Story of Sunny Leone

(Season 2)

 6 Drama 18 September 2018 30 mins Hindi, English [53][54]
2018 Chitra Vichitram 10 Comedy 4 October 2018 20 mins Telugu [55]
2018 Kaali 8 Drama 13 November 2018 25 mins Bengali [56][57][58][59]
2018 B.Tech 9 Comedy 15 November 2018 25 mins Telugu [60][61][62]
2018 Alarm 12 Action 22 November 2018 25 mins Tamil [63][64]
2018 Date With Saie 9 Drama 5 December 2018 22 mins Marathi [65][66][67][68]
2018 What's Up Velakkari 12 Drama 13 December 2018 30 mins Tamil [69]
2018 Rangbaaz 9 Drama 22 December 2018 45 mins Hindi [70][71]
2019 Virgin Bhasskar 11 Erotic Comedy 19 November 2019 20 Mins Hindi [72]
2019 Thadam 6 Drama, Mystery, Thriller 8 January 2019 20 Mins Tamil [73]
2019 Ekkadiki Ee Parugu 6 Drama, Mystery, Thriller 8 January 2019 20 mins Telugu [74][75][76]
2019 Parchhayee: Ghost Stories by Ruskin Bond 12 Horror 15 January 2019 45 mins Hindi [77][78][79][80]
2019 Mitta 7 Drama 23 January 2019 15 mins Tamil [68][69]
2019 D7 8 Drama 6 February 2019 20 mins Tamil [81]
2019 Sharate Aaj 6 Drama 21 February 2019 35 mins Bengali [82][83][84][85]
2019 Horn Ok Please 12 Drama 22 February 2019 20 mins Marathi [86][87]
2019 The Final Call 8 Thriller 22 February 2019 40 mins Hindi, English [88][89][90]
2019 Sex Drugs and Theatre 10 Drama 5 March 2019 30 mins Marathi [91][92][93][94]
2019 Mrs. Subbalakshmi 10 Comedy 8 March 2019 25 mins Telugu [95][96]
2019 Abhay 8 Thriller 20 March 2019 45 mins Hindi [97][98][99][100]
2019 Karenjit Kaur - The Untold Story of Sunny Leone

(Season 3)

 4 Drama 5 April 2019 30 mins Hindi, English [101][102]
2019 Poison 11 Crime, Drama, Thriller 19 April 2019 30 mins Hindi [103][104][105][106]
2019 Auto Shankar 10 Thriller 23 April 2019 30 mins Tamil [68][69]
2019 High Priestess 8 Drama 25 April 2019 30 mins Telugu [107][108][109][110]
2019 Hutatma Season 1 7 Drama 1 May 2019 40 mins Marathi [111][112][113][114]
2019 Bhoot Purva 10 Drama, Comedy 7 May 2019 30 mins Hindi [115][116][117]
2019 Thiravam 7 Drama 21 May 2019 30 mins Tamil [68][69]
2019 Skyfire 8 Drama 22 May 2019 35 mins Hindi [118][119][120]
2019 Water Bottle 4 Drama 11 June 2019 50 mins Bengali [121][122]
2019 Kaafir 8 Drama 15 June 2019 45 mins Hindi [123][124][125][126]
2019 Postman 10 Drama 27 June 2019 25 mins Tamil [68][69]
2019 Comedy shots 8 Comedy 28 June 2019 15 mins Hindi [127][121][128][122]
2019 Hutatma Season 2 7 Drama 1 July 2019 40 mins Marathi [129][130]
2019 Kailasapuram 6 Drama 2 July 2019 25 mins Telugu [131][132]
2019 Ishq Aaj Kal 8 Drama 4 July 2019 25 mins Hindi [133][134][135][136]
2019 NERD 7 Drama 5 July 2019 25 mins Telugu [137]
2019 Bombers 6 Drama, Sports 14 July 2019 35 mins Hindi [138][139][140][141]
2019 REJCTX Mystery, Thriller 25 July 2019 45 mins Hindi [142][143][144]
2019 Fingertip Crime, Thriller 21 August 2019 30-40 mins Tamil [145]
2019 G.O.D - Gods of Dharmapuri 10 Crime, Thriller 1 October 2019 45-49 mins Telugu [146]
2020 Amrutham Dhvitheeyam Comedy 25 March 2020 20-25 mins Telugu [147]
2020 Lalbazaar 10 Crime 19 June 2020 30-40 Mins Bengali [148]
2020 Gang War Crime 15 October 2020 40-45 mins Hindi

Original Movies
Year Title Genre Premiere Length Language Notes
2018 Khaar Document / Drama 10 February 2018 30 mins Hindi [149][150][151][152]
Mehram Drama 21 August 2018 33 mins Hindi [153][154]
Toba Tek Singh Drama 24 August 2018 73 mins Hindi [155]
AranyaDeb Fantasy 8 October 2018 125 mins Bengali [156][157]
Tigers Drama 13 November 2018 90 mins Hindi [158][159]
2019 Sigai Drama 9 January 2019 102 mins Tamil [160]
Cabaret Romantic / Drama / Thriller 9 January 2019 93 mins Hindi [161][162]
Veergati Drama 26 January 2019 60 mins Marathi [163][164][165]
Kalavu Crime, Thriller 9 February 2019 112 mins Tamil [166][167]
The Sholay Girl Drama 3 March 2019 106 mins Hindi [168][169][170]
The Lovely Mrs. Mookherjee Drama 15 March 2019 55 mins Bengali [171]
377 Ab Normal Drama 19 March 2019 90 mins Hindi [172][173][174]
Badnaam Gali Drama, Comedy 9 May 2019 95 mins Hindi [175][176][177]
7 no. Sanatan Sanyal Drama 7 June 2019 90 mins Bengali [178]
Igloo Drama, Romance 17 July 2019 138 mins Tamil [179][180][181]
2020 Operation Parindey Thriller 4 February 2020 60 mins Hindi [182]
Bamfaad Romantic, Action 10 April 2020 102 mins Hindi [183]
Ateet Drama 21 April 2020 129 mins Hindi [184]
Ghoomketu Comedy-drama 22 May 2020 108 mins Hindi [185]
Mamakiki Comedy 30 May 2020 97 mins Tamil [186]
Chintu Ka Birthday Drama 5 June 2020 80 mins Hindi [187]
Yaadhumagi Nindraai Drama 19 June 2020 Tamil [188]
Unlock - The Haunted App Horror 27 June 2020 58 mins Hindi [189]
47 DaysDrama30 June 2020Telugu[190]
Virgin Bhanupriya Comedy Coming soon Hindi [191]

Original Short Films
Year Title Genre Premiere Length Language Notes
2018 Mehmaan Thriller 14 February 2018 21 mins Bengali [192]
Sone Bhi Do Yaaron Comedy 14 February 2018 10 mins Hindi
Tamashree Drama 14 February 2018 10 mins Hindi [193]
Lal Bahadur Shastri's Death Mystery 15 August 2018 15 mins Hindi [194]
Toothbrush Drama 21 December 2018 20 mins Hindi [195][196]
2019 Fatafat Drama 4 January 2019 15 mins Hindi [197]
Dhaaga Drama 10 January 2019 20 mins Marathi [198]
Khoj Drama 13 January 2019 28 mins Punjabi [199][200]
Moh Drama 4 March 2019 15 mins Hindi [201]
Yours Truly Drama 5 March 2019 80 mins Hindi [202][203]
D.A.T.E. Drama 12 May 2019 13 mins Hindi [204][205]

Mobile App

The platform also offers a mobile app on all platforms, and it has partnered with global tech giants like Applicaster,[206][207] Lotame, Talamoos and A.I. video enhancement startup Minute.ly[208] to provide enhanced UI/UX and improved application performance.[209]

See also

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