“Thalaivettiyaan Paalayam” is a Tamil original series ready to provide us with its beautiful slice of life drama and it is all set to release on Prime on 20th September 2024.
Now, the glimpse of the storyline which we get from the trailer is very much similar, we can also say frame to frame similar to “Panchayat”, so much so that the theme music the Tamil version chooses is also very similar to the original version.
As they are remaking it under the banner of “TVF”, of course it will face some criticism from the hard core Panchayat fans.
Apart from that, the show “Thalaivettiyaan Paalayam” promises to offer much more of the storyline, that’s where the question comes whatever we saw in the trailer it is similar to “Panchayat”, the makers were adamant that they will keep the essence of “Panchayat”.
So, being a series which is set in a rural village of Tamil Nadu, can face different difficulties than a village of Uttar Pradesh, as we know Tamil Nadu is a fairly forward city than UP.
Then, it can be a very difficult job for its fans to relate to, now this new series will be available in 240 countries, with its English subtitles but it won’t be dubbed in any other language.
But, if we see the fandom which “Panchayat” has, then it’ll be a tag of war of comparison starting from comparing the main characters to the whole setting where the wrapped up chair also has a character of its own.
Now, fans loved how Panchayat portrayed its middle class struggle or the emotional struggles, but that’s all been done and dusted with 3 long seasons. “Panchayat” provided us with a whole different level of unique storyline which had never been done before.
Now, the question is will “Thalaivettiyaan Paalayam” be able to stand in front of this legacy of “Panchayat”, or it will have a terrible backlash only for the time to tell.