Modern Love Hyderabad, a brand-new Telugu Amazon Original Series, is based on a well-known New York Times column.

By BollywoodMDB Team | Updated On: Jun 23, 2022 05:13 AM IST

Modern Love Hyderabad: Second Indian edition of anthology announced by Amazon

After winning over the internet with Modern Love Mumbai (2022), Amazon Prime has now announced Modern Love Hyderabad, the second of three localized Indian versions of the critically acclaimed international series. It will feature six varied stories that explore various aspects and emotions of love against the backdrop of Hyderabad. Four acclaimed filmmakers — Nagesh Kukunoor, Venkatesh Maha, Uday Gurrala, and Devika Bahudhanam — will each have one episode in the Hyderabad chapter's six-episode run.

The episodes are:

1. My Unlikely Pandemic Dream Partner, directed by Nagesh Kukunoor, starring Revathy and Nithya Menen.

2. Fuzzy, Purple, and Full of Thorns, also directed by Kukunoor, starring Aadhi Pinisetty and Ritu Varma.

3. What Clown Wrote This Script, directed by Uday Gurrala, starring Abijeet Duddala and Malavika Nair.

4. Why Did She Leave Me There…? directed by Nagesh Kukunoor, starring Suhasini Maniratnam and Naresh Agastya.

5. About That Rustle In The Bushes, directed by Devika Bahudhanam, starring Ulka Gupta and Naresh.

6. Finding Your Penguin, directed by Venkatesh Maha, starring Komalee Prasad.

Nagesh Kukunoor is the showrunner for the Hyderabad series, which was produced by Elahe Hiptoola under the SIC Productions banner.

The popular New York Times column Modern Love served as inspiration for the anthology series. John Carney directed the first US version. Another adaptation of the television series, Modern Love Chennai, will be released following Mumbai and Hyderabad. Modern Love Hyderabad will start streaming on Amazon Prime Video on July 8.