Thalaivettiyaan Paalayam Season 1 review: When a web series set in the hinterlands of North India becomes successful, it is testimony to the good writing, direction and performances of the cast. The Viral Fever’s Panchayat series starring Jitendra Kumar was a hit with the audience who loved the various characters, the setting of Phulera, male bonding, comic instances and more. Three seasons of director Deepak Kumar Mishra’s Panchayat has now seen the Hindi series being remade in Tamil as Thalaivettiyaan Paalayam on Prime Video.
(Also Read: The Night Manager nominated at 2024 International Emmy Awards, only entry from India ) Thalaivettiyaan Paalayam story Thalaivettiyaan Paalayam is the name of the village where Siddharth (Abhishek Kumar who steps into Jitendra Kumar’s shoes) is posted as the secretary of the village panchayat office. A frustrated Siddharth sees this posting as a stop gap arrangement till he takes the CAT and gets into an IIM successfully. He lands up in the village and his experiences – some comical, some frustrating, some annoying – shows the audience how this urban man tries to navigate through the village politics and the community as a whole.
Stays true to Panchayat The makers of Thalaivettiyaan Paalayam have remained true to Panchayat and made this series as a faithful remake except for adding local sensibilities and elements that are particular to rural Tamil Nadu. Siddharth struggles in developing a cordial relationship with the Panchayat Ch.