Puneeth Rajkumar as Mayurasharma in ‘Maarigallu’.
ZEE5, in collaboration with PRK Productions, announced the premiere date of the Kannada web series Maarigallu through a teaser narrated by actor Dhananjaya. In a surprising moment in the teaser, the late Puneeth Rajkumar appears as Mayurasharma, the founder of the Kadamba dynasty and Karnataka’s first king.
Set against the background of Sirsi in 1990’s, the story unravels when an ancient clue to a lost Kadamba-era treasure surfaces. What begins as a pursuit of hope soon becomes a haunting journey where greed, faith, and fear collide, leaving an unsettling question of whether it was fate or something divine that sealed their end. The series premiere on ZEE5 on October 31, 2025.
Marigallu features an ensemble cast, with Rangayana Raghu, Gopalkrishna Deshpande, and Praveen Tejmaking their web series debuts. They are joined by television actor Ninaad Hrithsa, Prashanth Siddi, and AS Suraj, who won hearts through Zee Kannada’s reality show Drama Juniors.
The series is produced by Ashwini Puneeth Rajkumar. It is written and directed by Devraj Poojary. S.K. Rao has done the cinematography while L.V. Muthu and L.V. Ganesh have composed the music. The sound design is handled by Ravi Hiremat.
Talking about the series, producer Ashwini Puneeth Rajkumar said, “Maarigallu is very special at PRK Productions because it reflects one of Appu’s dreams. Puneeth always wanted to take our tales into the web series space, stories rooted in our land, yet universal in emotion.
With Maarigallu, we’ve tried to bring that vision alive, a narrative that carries mystery, devotion, and the rich cultural essence of Karnataka.”
Published – October 09, 2025 06:27 pm IST
