Goli Soda Rising

Goli Soda Rising (transl. Marble Soda Rising) is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language action drama television series created by Vijay Milton and B. Jeyamohan. The series is a sequel and prequel to Milton's Goli Soda (2014) and Goli Soda 2 (2018) respectively. Kishore DS, Murugesh, Pandi, and Seetha reprised their roles from the first film. Other cast members include Udayaraj, Swetha, Cheran, Shaam, Pugazh, Sujatha Sivakumar, Abhirami Gopikumar, Remya Nambeesan, Ammu Abhirami, Madhusudhan Rao, John Vijay, Imman Annachi, and Bharath Seeni. Milton directed the first six episodes of the first season and the remaining four episodes were directed by Pon Kumaran. It premiered in Disney+ Hotstar on 13 September 2024.

Goli Soda Rising
Official poster
Genre	Action drama
Created by	Vijay Milton
Written by	B. Jeyamohan Vijay Milton
Directed by	Vijay Milton (Episode 1-6)(cre.) Pon Kumaran (Episode 7-10)
Starring	Kishore Udayaraj Pandi Murugesh Shaam Cheran Pugazh Sujatha Sivakumar Abhirami Remya Nambeesan Avantika Mishra Ammu Abhirami Madhusudhan Rao John Vijay Imman Annachi Bharath Seeni Seetha
Composer	Simon K. King
Country of origin	India
Original language	Tamil
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	10
Production
Producer	Ramesh Krishnamoorthy
Cinematography	Vijay Milton
Editors	Praveen K. L. (Episode 1-5) Sathish Suriya (Episode 6-10)
Running time	22-25 minutes
Production company	Global One Studios
Original release
Network	Disney+ Hotstar
Release	13 September (2024-09-13) – 1 November 2024 (2024-11-01)

Cast

• Kishore as Puli
• Udayaraj as Settu
• Pandi as Sithappa
• Murugesh as Kuttimani
• Bharath Seeni as Maaran
• Shaam as Vellai Ravi
• Cheran as Thillai
• Pugazh as Urundai/Raj Prakash "Raji"
• Abhirami Gopikumar as Thendral
• Remya Nambeesan as Bhargavi
• John Vijay as Samidurai
• Avantika Mishra as Janaki
• Swetha as Yamini
• Seetha as Vanmathi
• Ammu Abhirami as 3D
• Sujatha Sivakumar as Aachi
• Imman Annachi as Manthiravadhi
• Madhusudhan Rao as Naidu
• Vijay Murugan as Mayilu
• Senthi Kumari as Naidu's first wife
• Meenal as Naidu's second wife
• Vasiyan as Pilot
• A. Venkatesh as Vanmathi's father
• Vijay Milton as a customer in Aachi Mess (cameo)

Episodes

Series	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released
1	10		13 September 2024 (2024-09-13)	1 September 2024 (2024-09-01)

Season	Episode	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	1	"The Identity"	Vijay Milton	B. Jeyamohan Vijay Milton	13 September 2024 (2024-09-13)
The Aachi Mess boys are all grown up and running their restaurant successfully in Koyambedu Market. Thillai is released from jail and comes across the four boys.
1	2	"The Unknown"	Vijay Milton	B. Jeyamohan Vijay Milton	13 September 2024 (2024-09-13)
Desperate for girlfriends, Kuttymani and Settu try to talk to a pretty girl using a unique method, which ends in a disaster. Meanwhile, Urundai is on the hunt for a mysterious bag.
1	3	"The Recognition"	Vijay Milton	B. Jeyamohan Vijay Milton	13 September 2024 (2024-09-13)
Urundai meets Ravi to talk about the mysterious bag. Inspired by a little tea seller, the boys launch a mobile restaurant in the new market. Ravi finds Thillai, shocking Maran.
1	4	"The Reunion"	Vijay Milton	B. Jeyamohan Vijay Milton	20 September 2024 (2024-09-20)
Ravi entrusts Thillai with a new business, leading to a surprising reunion with his old love. Mayil gets released from jail and visits the boys.
1	5	"The Conflict"	Vijay Milton	B. Jeyamohan Vijay Milton	27 September 2024 (2024-09-27)
The boys await Mayil's return with the key to Aachi Mess. A murder rocks Thillai's water factory. Conflict erupts when Urundai hides his man from cops in the mobile restaurant
1	6	"The Confrontation"	Vijay Milton	B. Jeyamohan Vijay Milton	4 October 2024 (2024-10-04)
Mayil finally knows the truth behind his arrest. Bhargavi advises Ravi on how to recover Benz's bag. Urundai's father finds the Aachi Mess receipt in Benz's belongings.
1	7	"The Twist"	Pon Kumaran	B. Jeyamohan Vijay Milton	11 October 2024 (2024-10-11)
Twelve years ago, encounter specialist Samidurai was assigned to kill Ravi. Janaki learns that Maran knows Thillai. What happens when Aachi's boys refuse to give the bag to Benz?
1	8	"The Rescue"	Pon Kumaran	B. Jeyamohan Vijay Milton	18 October 2024 (2024-10-18)
The Aachi Mess boys fight to get back their van. The fight for the bag grows intense as Pilot also gets kidnapped.
1	9	"The Revelation"	Pon Kumaran	B. Jeyamohan Vijay Milton	25 October 2024 (2024-10-25)
Naidu finds shocking evidence in the bag. Mayil meets Ravi with a hidden agenda. Thillai visits Janaki to reveal what happened to her father.
1	10	"The Betrayal"	Pon Kumaran	B. Jeyamohan Vijay Milton	1 November 2024 (2024-11-01)
Fuming over Naidu's murder, the Aachi Mess boys and girls decide to kidnap Ravi. Meanwhile, Janaki gets crucial evidence about her father's death from an unlikely source.

Production

Development

The web series was announced by Disney+ Hotstar in early 2024 and is the first Tamil series set as a sequel a feature film.^[1] The series was created by Vijay Milton and B. Jeyamohan, and produced by Ramesh Krishnamoorthy with music from Simon K. King. Milton also directed the first six episodes of the first season and the remaining four episodes were directed by Pon Kumaran. Milton announced that "Goli Soda Rising will serve as the sequel to Goli Soda 1 and a prequel to the second part".^[2]

Casting

Kishore, Murugesh, Pandi, and Seetha reprised their roles from the first film Goli Soda. Other cast members include Udayaraj, Cheran, Shaam, Pugazh, Sujatha Sivakumar, Abhirami Gopikumar, Remya Nambeesan, Ammu Abhirami, Madhusudhan Rao, John Vijay, Imman Annachi, and Bharath Seeni.^[3]

Release

The first teaser was unveiled on released on 24 August 2024.^[4][5] The trailer was released on 24 August 2024.^[6] The series premiered in Disney+ Hotstar on 13 September 2024.^[7] It was simultaneously dubbed into Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, and Marathi languages.^[8][9]