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“THE GRILL” is a Telugu college comedy series written by Jose Anthony and directed by Sharan Kopisetty, Produced by Sharath Marar of Northstar Entertainment Private Limited and released on VIU. Shalini Nambu of Northstar Entertainment has served as executive producers.The first season stars Santhosh Shoban- (as Arjun), Maira Doshi - (as Aaradhya), Viva Harsha - (as Ganesh), Sunny. K - (as Veer Raghavareddy), Sri Ram - (as Tony), Kathyayini (as Principal), Mirchi Kiran (as Warden), Maurya (as Kripa) Asst warden, RJ Hemanth (Chief of security Joseph) in recurring roles. The first season focuses on a group of young students from various walks of life arrive at a university famous for its success in the field of Engineering. As their friendship grows, they discover that if they stand by each other, they could make it through any challenges in life. However, in a desperate situation, they make a huge mistake, and this extreme step brings them in direct conflict with their seniors and university management. Their friendship is now threatened and they need to re-discover it quickly.

The Story Line

The Grill web series is all about travel of a son towards his mother which is majorly encapsulated with entertainment and protagonist romance with his love interest. It is meticulously woven story of entertainment & emotions with Junior-Senior rivalry, buddy comedy and adolescent love story. This depicts Journey of single parent kid who desperately seeks his mother’s love & company which he has missed since his childhood and the issues he handled over the journey. He joins B.Tech in MLRIT college knowing that his mother works there as principal and he leaves no opportunity to talk or interact with her whenever he gets a chance. While this is his mission he had to face the other hurdles in the form of seniors and college rules. He has another mission to get back his love interest where he lost in the past and found her now in the same college. Arjun gets his love, Aaradhya back by melting her heart by doing all crazy things. But unexpectedly he & his friends get terminated from college because of seniors. Stubborn Arjun, with the intention of getting his mother back in his life starts a restaurant in a junky vehicle opposite to the college. Over the period of 2 moths he succeeds in getting customers and attention of her mother. At one point Aaradhya & Arjun’s friends come to know that principal is his mother. Arjun one day goes to his mother asks for apologies and in the same conversation he question about “whey she had to leave him” which leaves principal in silence. After the grill has become a success story, in a particular incident where every other parent scolds Arjun for his decisions and consequences principal comes to his rescue and defends for the things he did. Eventually she announces him as his son in front of everybody.

Cast and characters • Arjun (Santhosh Shoban) is passionate about food and is the one who is eventually responsible for starting “The Grill”. He is the voice of the narrator and is the one who keeps the team together. • Aaradhya (Maira Doshi) is Virat’s love interest. A good-natured, edgy girl from the same college. She is the heartthrob of most boys from the college. • Ganesh (Viva Harsha) is a foodie and also loves cooking. Nothing fazes him. He falls in love with the canteen girl. • Veer Raghavareddy (Sunny) is playing the role of Reddy who hails from Rayalseema which is known for factions. His dialect is in the native slang and his father sends him to engineering college to keep him away from the faction wars. • Kabali (Thief Son) is a geek, always prim and proper and mostly dressed in formals. He is usually quiet and supports ethical behavior. Once in awhile, he displays unusual behavior traits which make one wonder( later revealed that his father is a petty thief) • Tony (Sri Ram) loves gymming and aspires to be a model. Very particular about his looks, especially about his long hair • Principal (Kathyayini) has a pleasant personality and though appears very strict, everyone happily and willingly follows her orders. She is also the Mother of Arjun • Warden (Mirchi Kiran) is cool-headed and very supportive and friendly with the hostelites. He turns a blind eye to the senior-junior fights • Asst. Warden Maurya (Kripa) is a prominent face of Viva team which is a popular youtube channel Kripa supplies the students with cigarettes and alcohol on the sly and also helps students with any outlier requests to make quick money • Chief of security Joseph (RJ Hemanth) is a security chief at the college who is waiting for a chance to show his intelligence and is thrilled when someone breaks into the ladies hostel and he has to investigate • Thagubothu Ramesh, Reddy’s acting fathers who hail from Rayalseema is forced to hire a drama artist to play his father when the Principal asks the students to call their parents after a college fight. • Senior group Pradeep(Sanjeev), Rohit(Sanjay), Sada(Naveen) are Pradeep is the main lead of the senior gang. He is strong and feared by most of the college boys. He is perceived to be the love interest of the heroine.

Episodes Synopsis

Episode 1 Arjun arrives at the university, his first day in college turns out to be rather eventful as he gets into trouble with Pradeep - the gang leader of the seniors. His roommates turn out to be bigger surprises, Ganesh is an obsessive-compulsive foodie, Veera Raghava Reddy hails from a notorious faction family, and Antony the aspiring model is fanatical about his long hair. A strict warning from the hostel warden adds to his tale of woes, as the dreadful ‘Grill’ stands between him and his aspirations.

Episode 2 As darkness approaches, the dreaded grill is broken and the hapless juniors are mercilessly ragged all night by the seniors. The Machiavellian warden sympathizes with them and shares the fabled saga of the Grill. Arjun is stunned to see Aaradhya, his ex-girlfriend in the same college. As they somehow manage to garner peace with the seniors, Kabali, the socially awkward geek joins their room. In spite of being warned, Kabali over-enthusiastically steps out in the dark and breaks the bro-code again.

Episode 3 All hell breaks loose as the seniors drag everyone out of their rooms and relentlessly rag them. Ganesh finds solace from his wounds with Kumari, the girl from the canteen. A visibly upset Principal finds fault with the juniors and asks them to call their parents. A terrified Reddy hires an aspiring actor to impersonate his father and resolve the issue amicably. Devaraju the imposter, arrives as Reddy's father and when the Principal complains to him, in a shocking move he beats Reddy black and blue.

Episode 4 Hoping to make peace with her, a visibly excited Arjun follows Aradhya. When Aradhya's classmates warn Arjun to stay away from her, Arjun is forced to confess that Aradhya was the love of his life in junior college. Back at the hostel, Arjun tells his roommates about the circumstances that led to Aradhya and his break-up. Arjun's friends feel sorry for him, they smuggle beer from Krupanandam, get crazy drunk and decide to gate crash the girls' hostel to meet Aradhya.

Episode 5 Arjun and gang enter the Ladies hostel and everyone decide to split up to look for Aradhya. However, Arjun, Reddy and Kabali wake up in their hostel the next morning with severe hangovers, struggling to recall events of the night before. Ganesh finds himself waking up in bed with 2 girls by his side and triggering a hilarious escapade. Furious, the Principal orders an investigation to find the Grill broken with no clues as to whodunnit. As Arjun and gang frantically search for Tony, the Grill is sealed.

Episode 6 A dazed Tony slides out from under the bed and everyone is shocked to see his bald head. Tony breaks down, his dream of becoming a model is shattered as he remembers how he lost his wig in the bathroom of the girl's hostel. Krupanandam the assistant warden offers to help, however, at a huge cost. Krupanadam enters the girl's hostel but is caught by the girls while sneaking into the bathroom. He attempts to implicate Arjun and gang, who denies any wrong-doing and Krupanandam is fired.

Episode 7 Aaradhya finally meets Arjun, however, she gives him a severe scolding for entering the Girls hostel. Exams are over and everyone heads home for vacation. It’s Arjun's birthday and a simple wish from Aaradhya turns him ecstatic. His friends surprise him with a birthday party at a brewery. Tipsy and happy, Arjun and gang reach Aaradhya’s house with a music band. Surprised by Arjun’s craziness, Aaradhya joins the celebrations, as the seniors watch them from the shadows.

Episode 8 At the request of the Warden and the seniors, Krupanandam is reinstated in the college. As Arjun and Aaradhya's relationship starts to blossom, Pradeep gets desperate and plans a fresher’s party to attack Arjun and the gang. However, to Pradeep's surprise, Arjun knew about his scheme and successfully thwarts their devious plans. In a fit of anger, Reddy loses his cool and throws a bomb at Pradeep's gang which accidentally blows the wall built over the Grill.

Episode 9 Extremely upset at the life-threatening disruption caused by Arjun and his gang, the Principal rusticates them and marches them off the university campus. Arjun and gang are devastated, however, hope arrives in the form of Aaradhya and they decide to set up a food startup called ‘The Grill’. Aaradhya bursts into the Principal’s office and alleges that she is punishing Arjun out of personal vendetta. But is stunned into silence when the principal reveals her relationship with Arjun.

Episode 10 The Conclusion Pradeep plans to damage the food truck but has a change of heart when Arjun saves him from goons. The Principal orders the entire college to not patronize The Grill anymore. However, when the Principal accidentally eats food delivered by The Grill she is delighted by its quality and taste. When all the parents gang up against Arjun and accuse him of spoiling their children's future, the Principal intervenes that they need to be proud of what he and his friends had achieved and welcomed the students back into the college.

Production

Development

"THE GRILL" was produced by Sarath Marar Of Northstar Entertainment Private Limited. Who is a popular producer and media personality in Telugu industry. Northstar Entertainment Private Limited is a film production company established in 2012 by Sharrath Marar. which has produced 3 of the biggest films in the Telugu film industry(Tollywood) namely: Gopala Gopala(2014), Sardaar Gabbar Singh(2016) and Katamarayudu(2017) with Sardaar Gabbar Singh (starring the south Indian super-star Pawan Kalyan)releasing in over 2500 screens in 42 countries worldwide. While continuing to grow its repute in South India with each film, Northstar entered into its digital space with 1st Production of “The Grill”

Writing

The idea of “THE GRILL” started with dijo jose anthony the writer of the series, when he had a personal experience during his college days. He detailed story of entertainment & emotions with Junior-Senior rivalry, buddy comedy and adolescent love story. This depicts Journey of single parent kid who desperately seeks his mother’s love & company which he has missed since his childhood and the issues he handled over the journey. He joins B.Tech in MLRIT college knowing that his mother works there as principal and he leaves no opportunity to talk or interact with her whenever he gets a chance. While this is his mission he had to face the other hurdles in the form of seniors and college rules. He has another mission to get back his love interest where he lost in the past and found her now in the same college. Arjun gets his love, Aaradhya back by melting her heart by doing all crazy things. But unexpectedly he & his friends get terminated from college because of seniors. Stubborn Arjun, with the intention of getting his mother back in his life starts a restaurant in a junky vehicle opposite to the college. Over the period of 2 moths he succeeds in getting customers and attention of her mother. At one point Aaradhya & Arjun’s friends come to know that principal is his mother. Arjun one day goes to his mother asks for apologies and in the same conversation he question about “whey she had to leave him” which leaves principal in silence. After the grill has become a success story, in a particular incident where every other parent scolds Arjun for his decisions and consequences principal comes to his rescue and defends for the things he did. Eventually she announces him as his son in front of everybody.

Casting

•	Santhosh Shoban (as Arjun) •	Maira Doshi (as Aaradhya) •	Viva Harsha (as Ganesh) •	Veer Raghavareddy (as Sunny) •	Kabali (as Thief Son) •	Tony (as Sri Ram) •	Principal (as Kathyayini) •	Warden (as Mirchi Kiran) •	Asst. Warden Maurya •	Chief of security Joseph (RJ Hemanth) •	Thagubothu Ramesh •	Senior group Pradeep(Sanjeev), Rohit(Sanjay), Sada(Naveen)

Of the many options, actor Santosh Sobhan of Telugu Movie Paper Boy was the perfect fit for the role of the main lead Arjun. Arjun has a gang of friends who form a strong bond as the series progresses. Each of these friend characters have been hand-picked to create a fun group of friends from diverse backgrounds. •	Where VIVA harsha plays the passionate foodie and best friend role while also bringing in his brand of sense of humour. Sunny K aka Reddy, popular on the channel VIVA plays a student from a factionist based culture who has joined the college to stay away from the faction feuds. The character Kabali played by Pavan Sriram who has done movies in the past as a child artist, is one of the lead roles with the hero gang. Tony played by Sriram Kannegati comes from a theatre background from New York and is a debutant actor in Tollywood. Principal role was essayed by Ashrita Vemuganti who played a key role in the film BAAHUBALI. Thagubothu Ramesh as he is popularly called, an actor/comedian from the Telugu film industry played the role of Reddy’s fake father. •	Other key artistes are Mirchi Hemanth and Mirchi Kiran both from Radio Mirchi, and who have many popular movies to their names and Mourya Siddavaram known for his character in films like Kirik Party.

Filming

The Web series was shot in various colleges in and around Hyderabad, Ramanaidu Studios and the scenic Gandipet lake over a period of 35 days. Graphics Write 4 line description about graphics – 3lines

Visual Effects

The bomb blast scene in the series was a key turning point of the series and had major portions of vfx

Music

The Grill title music and overall background music was composed by Sourabh Krishna from Chennai Music director Hari Gowra from Hyderabad also composed for some key scenes in the series.

Release

The first season consisted of four hours of long episodes which were released worldwide on VIU streaming platform on 14th June, 2019 in Ultra HD 4K. Each episode Of “THE GRILL” consists of average 22minutes of content.