Paper Rocket

Paper Rocket is an Indian drama streaming television web series written and directed by Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi^[1] and produced by Sreenidhi Sagar under his banner Rise East Productions.^[2] The series stars Kalidas Jayaram and Tanya Ravichandran in the lead roles. Music and background score was composed by Simon K King. Cinematography handled by Richard M Nathan, Gavemic U Ary (one episode) and editing was done by Lawrence Kishore.^[3]

Paper Rocket
Promotional poster
Genre	Drama comedy Romance Adventure
Written by	Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi
Directed by	Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi
Starring	Kalidas Jayaram Tanya Ravichandran Renuka Karunakaran Nirmal Palazhi Gouri G. Kishan Dheeraj Nagineedu Chinni Jayanth Kaali Venkat Poornima Bhagyaraj
Composers	Score: Simon K King Songs: Simon K King Vedshanker Dharan kumar
Country of origin	India
Original language	Tamil
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	7
Production
Producer	Sreenidhi Sagar
Production location	India
Cinematography	Richard M. Nathan
Editor	Lawrence Kishore
Running time	220 minutes
Production company	Rise East Productions
Original release
Network	ZEE5
Release	29 July 2022 (2022-07-29)

The series was premiered on the 29 July 2022 exclusively on ZEE5.^[4]

Cast

• Kalidas Jayaram as Jeeva
• Tanya Ravichandran as Ilakya
• Renuka as Valliamma
• Karunakaran as Tiger
• Nirmal Palazhi as Unni
• Gouri G. Kishan as Charu
• Dheeraj as Prathyush
• Nagineedu as Gunaselan
• Chinni Jayanth as Devarajan
• Kaali Venkat as Francis
• Poornima Bhagyaraj as Dr. Sheila
• G.M.Kumar as Grandfather
• Abhishek Shankar as Shankar IPS
• Priyadharshini Rajkumar as Kala

Production

On 5 April 2022 the director herself reveals the title and first single.^[1][5]

Music

The soundtrack album and background score for Paper Rocket were composed by Simon K King, and two songs by Vedshanker and two songs by Dharan kumar.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Cheranaadu"	Ku. Karthik Joe Paul	Simon K King	Ramya Nambeesan	3:45
2.	"Vaana Veetilae"	Ku. Karthik	Simon K King	Sony Daffodil, Sanah Moidutty, Shilvi Sharon	3:29
3.	"Jo Jo Jo"	Mani Amuthavan	Vedshanker	Haricharan Seshadri	3:37
4.	"Kandaen Kandaen"	Ku. Karthik	Dharan kumar	Srisha Mohandas	4:18
5.	"Oraayiram Jenmam"	Ku. Karthik	Simon K King	Keshav Ram	3:22
6.	"Oru Kanni"	Mani Amuthavan	Vedshanker	Sreekanth Hariharan	3:35
7.	"Kaalai Maalai"	Vivek	Dharan kumar	Sid Sriram	4:37
8.	"Iruvizhi"	Ku. Karthik	Simon K King	Alexandra Joy	3:17
Total length:					30:10

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"An Incomplete Story"	Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi	Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi	29 July 2022 (2022-07-29)
2	"Circle of Trust"	Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi	Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi	29 July 2022 (2022-07-29)
3	"Be Like a River"	Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi	Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi	29 July 2022 (2022-07-29)
4	"Homecoming"	Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi	Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi	29 July 2022 (2022-07-29)
5	"Love in the Time of Tumor"	Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi	Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi	29 July 2022 (2022-07-29)
6	"Sufferning Breath"	Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi	Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi	29 July 2022 (2022-07-29)
7	"Celebrating Death"	Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi	Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi	29 July 2022 (2022-07-29)

Release

The series is all set to be released on ZEE5 on 29 July 2022.^[4]