Strong storylines, cultural similarities and no cliffhangers are making Asian shows popular in the country. With more time on hand, people are bingeing on South Korean, Turkish, Chinese and Thai dramas. In a 2019 interview with The Hindu, film editor Appu N Bhattathiri (Ottamuri Velicham, Drishyam) highlighted how the International Film Festival of Kerala helped popularise Korean content. Delhi-based journalist Madhuvanthi Srinivasan — who has been watching Turkish TV shows since her university days — recommends The Protector and Atiye. “This is an exciting time for not only Korean content, but content in any language to be successful anywhere.

Source: The Hindu August 28, 2020 08:15 UTC