Zee5 Crime Thriller Series: A crime thriller series is streaming on Zee5. The IMDB rating of this series is 8. Its last 3 episodes are explosive.
OTT Crime Thriller Series: There is no dearth of thriller content on OTT, but there are some web series which come without any fanfare and capture the hearts of the audience on the basis of their excellent story. This story of a simple sub-inspector juggling between a quiet village police station, the mystery of a mutilated body and family responsibilities is one such masterpiece. When this suspense thriller was released on ZEE5 in the year 2022, it received tremendous praise among crime-drama lovers. It got a rating of 8 on IMDb.
name of crime thriller series
We are talking about the thriller series ‘Vilangu’. Vimal played the role of Sub-Inspector Paridhi in this 7 episode series directed by Prashant Pandiaraj. ‘Vilangu’ means ‘handcuffs’. This series created an atmosphere of suspense on OTT, which audiences often expect from big budget films.
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What is the story of crime thriller series ‘Vilangu’?
The story revolves around the Vebur police station located on the outskirts of Tiruchirappalli. Sub-Inspector Paridhi is preparing to take leave to take care of his pregnant wife, when certain incidents start happening in the area. A decomposed headless corpse is found in the forest. A case of theft of jewelery comes to light. The disappearance of a high-profile person increases the pressure on the police administration. What appears to be a very simple case in the beginning gradually turns into a murder mystery. As Paridhi and her team delve deeper into the case, secrets are revealed to them that shock the audience.
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Why should you watch ‘Vilangu’?
1. Police officers are often shown as superheroes in films, but here the shortcomings of the police station, departmental pressure and ground reality have been shown without any filter.
2. The first episode of the series takes time to build the atmosphere, but after that every episode ends on a note that makes you want to watch the next episode.
3. Vimal has played the character of a tired but honest policeman towards his work very seriously.
4. The main villain and the story behind him is the biggest attraction of this series. The suspense reaches its peak in the last three episodes.
To watch or not to watch?
If you like crime-thrillers like ‘Drishyam’, ‘Ratsasan’, then ‘Vilangu’ is a ‘must-watch’ series for you. However, this series is not in Hindi. If you want to watch this series, then you can watch it with English subtitles on ZEE5.
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