Lingam
Lingam is a 2026 Indian Tamil-language crime drama television series created by Prasanth Pandiyaraj for JioHotstar. The series is inspired by the life of V. Lingam, a notorious gangster from Kanyakumari district from 1987 to 1995.The series is written and directed by Lakshmi Saravanakumar and produced by Raadhika Srinivasan and B. Srinivasan under the banner of Vikatan Televistas. It follows the dark transformation of a talented Kabaddi champion who is falsely accused of murder on the brink of…
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- Release date
- 26 June 2026
- Runtime
- 33 minutes
- Languages
- Tamil
- Genres
- Crime
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 8
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Lingam is a 2026 Indian Tamil-language crime drama television series created by Prasanth Pandiyaraj for JioHotstar. The series is inspired by the life of V. Lingam, a notorious gangster from Kanyakumari district from 1987 to 1995.The series is written and directed by Lakshmi Saravanakumar and produced by Raadhika Srinivasan and B. Srinivasan under the banner of Vikatan Televistas. It follows the dark transformation of a talented Kabaddi champion who is falsely accused of murder on the brink of his athletic success, forcing him into a violent and dangerous underworld. The series stars Kathir, Divyabharathi, Shahir and Poornima Ravi in lead roles.It was released on JioHotstar for its label Hotstar Specials on 26 June 2026 and declared a Streaming Blockbuster.
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