Pradeeps of Pittsburg : Meet the South Indian (Tamil) family

Hot on the steps of “Never Have I Ever” and “The Kandasamys”, the soon to be released “Pradeeps of Pittsburg” follows the lives of a South Asian family (most likely Tamil) in the diaspora.

The Amazon Prime series, out on October 17th, features a cast of talented Tamil actors in the lead roles – including London based comedian Sindhu Vee, young British theatre star Ashwin Sakthivel, 16 year old American Tamil Arjun Sriram and Texas based comedian Sahana Srinivasan (who will also be in the Simpson’s remake). Also starring is multi-award winning British Keralan actor Naveen Andrews, who rose to fame with the hit series Lost.

Produced by Sony Pictures Television and Amazon Studios, The Pradeeps of Pittsburg, the modern-day immigrant story inspired by the personal experiences of Black-ish producer Vijal Patel, follows the Pradeep family and the humorous events of their first few months after moving to America from India.

The family;

Naveen Andrews – “Mahesh Pradeep”
Mahesh is the patriarch of the Pradeep family.  A brilliant engineer who uprooted his family to America for a business opportunity.

Sindhu Vee – “Sudha Pradeep”
Intelligent and self-assured, Sudha is the matriarch of the Pradeep family, but her brewing feud with her neighbors is about to test her in new ways.

Sahana Srinivasan – “Bhanu Pradeep”
A rebellious teen trying to get out from under her mother’s thumb. Unfortunately, her rebellion gets her mixed up with the one person her mother can’t abide—the neighbours son.

Arjun Sriram – “Kamal Pradeep”
An epic mama’s boy, he loves following rules and believes narcs are just heroes who tell the truth.

Ashwin Sakthivel – “Vinod Pradeep”
Vinod loves all things American and is excited for their new life in Pittsburgh. He’s quick to make friends, but in dealing with bullies he looks to the nonviolent tactics of his hero Gandhi.