Local Times

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Abbhinav Kastura and Praveen Muthurangan created the 2026 Indian Tamil-language workplace comedy-drama series Local Times for Amazon Prime Video. The show, which stars Rishikanth, Abdool Lee, Adwitha Arumugam, Maurish Dass, R. Pandiarajan, and Chinni Jayanth, is directed by Naveen George Thomas in his first feature film.  The show revolves on four buddies running a failing local newspaper.

The plot centers on “Namma Seidhi,” a once-respected weekly regional newspaper that Veera’s grandfather started. The journal is in danger of going bankrupt in a world where social media and instant digital media are the norm. Its small staff’s perseverance and optimism are its main sources of survival.

Motivated by a desire to leave a lasting legacy, Veera collaborates with his closest buddy Azhagu, the resourceful Valli, and a committed intern named Muthu. The team’s daily routine frequently include the more ordinary challenges of gathering news, obtaining local advertisements, handling growing debt, and negotiating petty office politics rather than hard-hitting investigative journalism.