# Office (2025 TV series)

Office is an Indian Tamil-language workplace comedy sitcom television series which premiered on 21 February 2025 on JioHotstar.It follows amusing events at a Tehsildar's office in a small village. The series is written by Vetri and directed by Adbul Kabeez. The primary cast includes Guru Lakshman with Smeha Manimegalai, Keerthivel, Vyshali Kemkar, Thamizhvani and others.

## Synopsis

Office unfolds in a small-town Tehsildar’s office, where employees with contrasting work ethics navigate bureaucratic challenges. The show highlights how analogue meets digital in an amusing and sometimes chaotic fashion, turning mundane office work into hilarious situations.

## Cast

* Guru Lakshman as Parivendhar "Paari"
* Smeha Manimegalai as Indhu
* Keerthivel as Sanieswaran "Sani"
* Vyshali Kemkar as Sharmila "Sharmi"
* Thamizhvani as Muthazhagu
* RJ Sarithiran as Raghavan, an Tehsildar
* Shiva Aravind as Mani
* Prankster Rahul as Moorthy
* Sabaresh as Prakash
* TSR Srinivasan as Napoleon, an Deputy Tehsildar
* Thangadurai as Hari
* Kavitha Bharathi as King Jambulingam
* Paranthaman as Jambulingam's assistant
* Nithya Ravindran as Paari's mother
* Jayarao as Paari's father
* Velu Raja
* KPY Dhanasekar as Paari's brother-in- law and government officer
* Reshmi Karthigeyan as Indhu's mother
* Rafeeq
* Reshma
* Anna Bharathi

## Episodes

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 1 | 1 | "New Arrival" | Adbul Kabeez | Vetri | 21 February 2025 (2025-02-21) |
| 2 | 2 | "Mistaken Identity" | Adbul Kabeez | Vetri | 21 February 2025 (2025-02-21) |
| 3 | 3 | "Burst Bubble" | Adbul Kabeez | Vetri | 21 February 2025 (2025-02-21) |
| 4 | 4 | "Another Argument" | Adbul Kabeez | Vetri | 21 February 2025 (2025-02-21) |
| 5 | 5 | "Village Trouble" | Adbul Kabeez | Vetri | 28 February 2025 (2025-02-28) |
| 6 | 6 | "House Hunting" | Adbul Kabeez | Vetri | 28 February 2025 (2025-02-28) |
| 7 | 7 | "Sleep Ritual" | Adbul Kabeez | Vetri | 28 February 2025 (2025-02-28) |
| 8 | 8 | "Father's Fury" | Adbul Kabeez | Vetri | 28 February 2025 (2025-02-28) |
| 9 | 9 | "Interview Call" | Adbul Kabeez | Vetri | 7 March 2025 (2025-03-07) |
| 10 | 10 | "A New Enemy" | Adbul Kabeez | Vetri | 7 March 2025 (2025-03-07) |
| 11 | 11 | "The Missing Wig" | Adbul Kabeez | Vetri | 7 March 2025 (2025-03-07) |
| 12 | 12 | "Matchmaking" | Adbul Kabeez | Vetri | 7 March 2025 (2025-03-07) |
| 13 | 13 | "Unwanted Guest" | Adbul Kabeez | Vetri | 14 March 2025 (2025-03-14) |
| 14 | 14 | "Hit and Miss" | Adbul Kabeez | Vetri | 14 March 2025 (2025-03-14) |
| 15 | 15 | "Action, Reaction" | Adbul Kabeez | Vetri | 14 March 2025 (2025-03-14) |
| 16 | 16 | "The Start of Love" | Adbul Kabeez | Vetri | 14 March 2025 (2025-03-14) |

## Production
### Development

The show was announced by JioHotstar on 23 November 2024. The series production is handled by Box Office Studio, which has already produced reality shows and television series BB Jodigal (2021), Cooku with Comali (season 5) and Panivizhum Malarvanam (2024).
The series is written by Vetri and directed by Adbul Kabeez. It has music by Saran Raghavan, and cinematography by Regimel Surya Thomas and K. Santhosa Pandi.

### Release

The first trailer was released on 27 January 2025 featuring a old woman's Cow chasing the employees in the Tehsildar's office.
It was announced that the series would be released in Tamil and other Indian languages and would make its streaming debut on 21 February 2025.

## Soundtrack

The first theme song was released on 17 January 2025 on the JioHotstar YouTube Channel.

## Reception

Raisa Nasreen of Times Now wrote "A swifter pace, would help the show feel a bit crisp. Given their outfits, and looks, some of the characters seemed too stylish, in village-set up, making one wonder if a backstory about them would also follow in the upcoming episodes. The fact that the show places urban people in a rural set up, would remind one of the popular show Panchayat, made in Tamil as Thalaivettiyaan Paalayam. What worked well was the show amusing comedy and the way it challenged social issues." Siddartha Toleti of M9 News wrote, "Office, without relying on slapstick touches, brings in a lot of local nuances and a new flavour to a familiar setting – something that Thalaivettiyaan Paalayam (Tamil remake of Panchayat) could’ve ideally done. There are a wide range of characters and quirkier situations to keep the screenplay lively and appeal to its target audience. If you’re in the mood for a light-hearted rural dramedy, go for it."