Lockdown has made the OTT a Parallel industry to the film industry. It is going to be sooner or later all the stars start recognizing it and molding themselves to work with the OTT platforms. In this aspect, the heroines are ahead. As much as five South Indian heroines including the star heroines are making their digital debut in 2021.
While Samantha, Kajal Aggarwal, and Tamannaah are the stars, Amala Paul and Eesha Rebba are also making their debuts in 2021. While these heroines are confined mostly to glamour roles throughout their careers in the film industry, they chose to experiment and come out-of-the-box in the OTT.
Samantha tops the chart with Familyman Season 2. The web series is one of the most-awaited web series in the OTT world and is expected to shatter all the records whenever it releases. She is also the first among the lot to look towards the OTT.
Kajal Aggarwal has Live Telecast with Disney+Hotstar which is a horror-thriller and the actress who got married recently has pulled off a stunner in the film with a different character.
Tamannaah is the only actress on the list to have multiple projects – November Story for Disney+Hotstar and 11th Hour for Aha Video. In November Story, she is seen as a girl fighting to restore her father’s honor and in 11th Hour, she will be playing the role of a Business mastermind. These are totally unexpected roles for the actress who was portrayed as a glamour queen all her career.
Amala Paul and Eesha Rebba will be seen in the Telugu version of Lust Stories for Netflix. There are reports of Aha Video planning a fantasy thriller with Amala Paul which will be yet another exciting project.
Even as all the heroines are attempting something unusual when compared to their film careers, it will be Samantha who will walk away with laurels as Familyman Season 2 will garner huge attention. Amazon Prime Video will unleash a huge promotional blitzkrieg whenever it is ready for release. Moreover, it is a Pan-India Project, unlike other projects which are mostly confined to the Down Under.