Thalaivettiyan Paalayam
Janani K
India Today
Fitting remake of Panchayat with excellent cast
Thalaivettiyaan Paalayam, starring Abishek Kumar, Devadarshini and Chetan, is a Tamil remake of the superhit Hindi show, Panchayat. The Tamil version is a light-hearted comedy with a superb cast.
In the world of Indian web series, the Hindi show Panchayat managed to earn one of the top spots. This year, the third season of Panchayat was released and opened to positive reviews. Now, Panchayat has come to Tamil as Thalaivettiyaan Paalayam. Directed by Naga, the show is a light-hearted entertainer, with simplicity as its greatest asset. Siddharth (Abishek Kumar) is a city-bred youngster who has been posted as the panchayat secretary in Tirunelveli’s Thalaivettiyaan Paalayam. The village still lives in the past with no tinge of modernism or westernisation. Meenakshi Devi (Devadarshini) is the panchayat’s chairperson. But, for some reason, she is stuck to doing household chores while her husband, Meenakshi Sundaram, carries out the chairperson’s responsibilities.