LBW: Love Beyond Wicket
2026 Indian television series
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LBW: Love Beyond Wicket is an Indian Tamil-language coming-of-age sports drama television series written by Aruna Rakhee, directed by Ganesh Karthikeyan, and starring Vikranth, Niyathi Kadambi, Harish, Daffe Naveen, Gundu Karthik, Sindhu Shyam, Smruthi Mohankumar and Ayaz Khan.[1] The series' story is based on Cricket coach Rangan and his students. It premiered on JioHotstar on January 1, 2026.[2]
Koan
- Vikranth
- Sindhu Shyam
- Smruthi Mohankumar
- Ayaz Khan
- Mrudula
- Niyathi Kadambi
- Daffe Naveen
- Akshatha
- Nikhil Nair
- Gundu Karthik
- Vishwa Mithran
- Harish
| LBW: Love Beyond Wicket | |
|---|---|
Official Poster | |
| Genre | |
| Written by | Aruna Rakhee |
| Directed by | Ganesh Karthikeyan, Koan |
| Starring |
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| Theme music composer | Arun Raj |
| Composer | Sudharshan |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original languages | Tamil(Original), Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, Malayalam. |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 108 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | RJ Shyam Sundar |
| Producers | Padmini Rajavelu Rajavelu |
| Cinematography | Barathkumar Gopinath |
| Editors | Vignesh Arjun Sreedhar M |
| Production company | A Tele Factory |
| Original release | |
| Network | JioHotstar |
| Release | 1 January 2026 – present |
Series overview
| Series | Episodes | Originally released | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | |||
| 1 | 108 | 1 January 2026 | present | |
Synopsis
This series follows a failed cricket player turned coach for the Muthu Nagar Cricket Academy team (Rangan). Rangan's journey along with students at the struggling academy, who unite to preserve a legacy while finding their own paths, forms the main plotline.
Cast
- Vikranth as Rangan
- Sindhu Shyam as Rukmini
- Smruthi Mohankumar as Minister Tulasi
- Ayaz Khan as Manikandan
- Niyathi Kadambi as Thangam
- Daffe Naveen as Matheyan
- Akshatha as Theovathy
- Nikhil Nair as Rishi
- Gundu Karthik as Pandu
- Vishwa Mithran as Veera
- Mohan Brat as Jackie
- Sikkandar Basha as Velu
- Jeeva Balchandran as Girish
- Mrudula as Anu
- Sneha Sakthi as Varsha
- Sowmya Sharon as Lara
- Kavya Amira as Padma
- Ram G as Vinay
- Harishankar Narayanan as Rajasekhar
Production
Development
The series was announced by JioHotstar under the banner of South UnBound on 9 December 2025.[3] The platform plans to launch nine new original shows in Tamil language.[4] This series was created as the first series of the Hotstar Specials lineup in 2026.[5]
The series is directed by Ganesh Karthikeyan, written by Aruna Rakhee and producer by A Tele Factory, who previously produced Chinna Thambi, Eeramana Rojave 2 and Heart Beat.[6]
Casting
Actor Vikranth play the a Cricket coach Rangan. This is his debut role in a limited series,[7] alongside Akshatha, Daffe Naveen, Niyathi Kadambi, Harish, Sindhu Shyam and Ayaz Khan.
Release
The first trailer was released under the banner of South UnBound on 9 December 2025.[8] The first promo was released on 17 December 2025 and revealed the releasing date.[9] On 22 December 2025, was releasing the series song. The series was released on 1 January 2026 in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, Marathi and Bengali.[10]