# Mathagam

Mathagam is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language gangster drama television series created and directed by Prasath Murugesan for Disney+ Hotstar. The story, which takes place in Chennai over 30 hours, follows police officers as they follow gangsters.
The principal characters of the series include Atharvaa and K. Manikandan. The nine episodic series is premiered on Disney+ Hotstar on 18 August 2023.

## Cast

* Atharvaa as DCP Ashwath Rathnakumar
* K. Manikandan as Padalam Sekar
* Gautham Vasudev Menon as Thirumaaran IAS, Sayanthika’s husband
* Nikhila Vimal as Vaideghi, Ashwath's wife
* Dhivyadharshini as Safi
* Dilnaz Irani as Sayanthika Biswas, Police Commissioner
* Ilavarasu as Veeravaal Nalangkilli, Minister
* Vadivukkarasi as Kasthuri
* Aruvi Thirunavukkarasu as Kabilan
* Munnar Ramesh as Sangku Ganesan
* "Blacksheep" Nandhini Mahesh as Neeralya
* Sharath Ravi as Guna
* Rishikanth as Nathan
* Murali Abbas as the Councillor
* John Sundhar as Jail Kuyil
* Scissor Manohar as Maava Seth / "Otteri" Jeyamohan

## Episodes

| Part | Season | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released |
| 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 18 August 2023 (2023-08-18) | 18 August 2023 (2023-08-18) |
| 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 October 2023 (2023-10-12) | 12 October 2023 (2023-10-12) |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 1 | 1 | "Scent of Crime" | Prasath Murugesan | Prasath Murugesan, Kalyanthuth Pandi, N.Banuchander | 18 August 2023 (2023-08-18) |
| 1 | 2 | "Ulterior Motive" | Prasath Murugesan | Prasath Murugesan, Kalyanthuth Pandi, N.Banuchander | 18 August 2023 (2023-08-18) |
| 1 | 3 | "Combat Stance" | Prasath Murugesan | Prasath Murugesan, Kalyanthuth Pandi, N.Banuchander | 18 August 2023 (2023-08-18) |
| 1 | 4 | "Band Trip" | Prasath Murugesan | Prasath Murugesan, Kalyanthuth Pandi, N.Banuchander | 18 August 2023 (2023-08-18) |
| 1 | 5 | "Battle Begins" | Prasath Murugesan | Prasath Murugesan, Kalyanthuth Pandi, N.Banuchander | 18 August 2023 (2023-08-18) |
| 1 | 6 | "The Purge" | Prasath Murugesan | Prasath Murugesan, Kalyanthuth Pandi, N.Banuchander | 12 October 2023 (2023-10-12) |
| 1 | 7 | "Red Rag" | Prasath Murugesan | Prasath Murugesan, Kalyanthuth Pandi, N.Banuchander | 12 October 2023 (2023-10-12) |
| 1 | 8 | "Battering Ram" | Prasath Murugesan | Prasath Murugesan, Kalyanthuth Pandi, N.Banuchander | 19 October 2023 (2023-10-19) |
| 1 | 9 | "First Light" | Prasath Murugesan | Prasath Murugesan, Kalyanthuth Pandi, N.Banuchander | 19 October 2023 (2023-10-19) |

## Development
### Production

The series is produced by Screen Scene Media Entertainment. Prasath Murugesan, of Kidaari (2016) fame, has directed the series that deals with the nexus between cops and gangsters in Chennai, marking his OTT debut. The music for the series was composed by Darbuka Siva. The cinematography was handled by A. M. Edwin Sakay, editing by Praveen Antony, stunts by Dhilip Subbarayan, and art direction by Suresh Kallery.

### Casting

Atharvaa was cast as Ashwath Rathnakumar and plays a police officer. K. Manikandan was cast as gangsters. Atharvaa and K. Manikandan's marked his web series debut with this series.

## Release

The first teaser was released on 3 May 2023 featuring Atharvaa and K. Manikandan with Radhika Sarathkumar's voiceover says that the night is watching over everyone - the one who only sees the light and the other who only sees the day. The teaser showcases the conflict between the good and the evil. It was announced on Wednesday 5 August 2023 that the series will be released on 18 August 2023 in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali and Marathi languages on Disney+ Hotstar.