Nila Nila Odi Vaa

Nila Nila Odi Vaa

Company type	Streaming television series
Industry	Entertainment
Founded	2018
Headquarters	Chennai , India
Products	Tamil-language web series
Parent	Viu, Make Believe Productions

Nila Nila Odi Vaa () is a 2018 Tamil-language streaming television series available on Viu. This project marks the directorial debut of Nandhini JS and was produced collaboratively by Viu and Make Believe Productions. The series premiered on 24 July 2018 and wrapped up on 5 October 2018, comprising a total of 13 episodes. The season concluded with a cliffhanger, suggesting the possibility of additional seasons.

The show features Sunaina in her first streaming role alongside Ashwin Kakumanu, known for his work in Mankatha. The supporting cast includes Anupama Kumar, Misha Ghoshal, Abhishek Vinod, Aswath Chandrasekhar, Srikrishna Dayal, Hariish CK, and Praveen Kumar.

Plot

Omprakash, a tattoo artist, acquires a studio located on the outskirts of Chennai to advance his professional pursuits. He unexpectedly reunites with Nila, his college-era love interest, who turns out to be a vampire. Initially, she attempts to attack him but stops upon recognizing him. Their relationship evolves as Nila discloses that she was transformed by Alex, who intends to establish vampire supremacy over humans. Meanwhile, a faction known as slayers is determined to eradicate vampires, viewing them as dangerous bloodsuckers.

Nila introduces Omprakash to her closest friend Meera, a vampire aged 125 years who disapproves of Omprakash due to his human nature. When Alex discovers Nila with Omprakash, he assaults them both; however, the slayers intervene using a novel weapon that incinerates Alex’s group. Om and Nila make mutual promises: she will not turn him into a vampire, and he will strive to restore her lost humanity. Om seeks out Devi, a sorceress whose blood has the power to revert vampires back into humans. Devi herself was once a vampire but regained her humanity by studying sacred texts. She initially declines to assist Om due to fear stemming from a previous loss of control.

Omprakash faces threats from a local thug who blackmails him by targeting his assistant Poonkodi; when Nila kills the thug, Om asks her to distance herself from his life. Inspector Jamal, one of the slayers, investigates and uncovers Nila’s true vampire identity. To prove her commitment, Nila refrains from consuming blood while hiding with Meera after Om accuses her. When Meera is captured by the slayers, Om expresses his love for Nila during her rescue. In an ensuing skirmish with the slayers, Nila uses hypnosis on one attacker while Om injures another.

As Nila weakens due to abstaining from blood, Om offers his own blood but she refuses in adherence to their promise. They return to Devi who agrees to assist while preparing for the transformation process. Jamal attacks their location; Devi questions whether Nila manipulated Om’s feelings through hypnosis, but Nila reveals that Om is immune. Jamal wounds Om with an arrow; Devi explains that Om’s blood can restore Nila’s humanity. Encouraged by Om, Nila drinks his blood and regains her human form just as Om transforms into a fierce vampire.

Production

This series represents Viu’s inaugural Tamil-language production and was launched as part of their plan to create at least 100 Tamil web series over three years. Viu Tamil appointed Nandhini JS as the director for Nila Nila Odi Vaa. Cinematographer Vijay Armstrong notably utilized practical lighting methods instead of conventional film set lighting techniques, contributing to enhanced visual quality.