TVF Pitchers Season 1 Web Series (2015):
TVF Pitchers is a web series created by The Viral Fever (TVF) and developed by Arunabh Kumar. Written by Biswapati Sarkar and was directed by Amit Golani.
It features Naveen Kasturia, Arunabh Kumar, Jitendra Kumar and Abhay Mahajan. TVF Pitchers season 1 consisted of five episodes and premiered online on TVF’s content portal TVFPlay on 10 June 2015. A week later, on 17 June, it premiered on YouTube. The season finale premiered on TVFPlay on 30 August 2015. The show was highly appreciated and has since developed a cult status.
TVF Pitchers (Season 1) Web Series Information:
| Web Series Name | TVF Pitchers |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy Drama |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Season | 1 |
| No. of Episodes | 5 |
| Release Date | 10 June 2015 |
| Running Time | 30–57 minutes |
| Starring | Naveen Kasturia Arunabh Kumar Jitendra Kumar Abhay Mahajan |
| Created by | Arunabh Kumar |
| Developed by | Arunabh Kumar |
| Directed by | Amit Golani |
| Written by | Biswapati Sarkar |
| Story by | Arunabh Kumar |
| Produced by | The Viral Fever Media Labs |
| Executive producer | Arun Kumar |
| Cinematography by | Vaibhav Bundhoo |
| Edited by | Prashant Machhar |
| Music by | Vaibhav Bundhoo |
| Production Company | The Viral Fever Media Labs |
| Distributor | The Viral Fever (TVF) |
| Original network | TVFPlay YouTube |
TVF Pitchers (Season 1) Web Series Trailer:
TVF Pitchers (Season 1) Web Series Storyline (Plot/Synopsis):
Four friends Naveen Bansal (Naveen), Jitendra Maheshwari (Jitu), Yogendra Kumar (Yogi) and Saurabh Mandal (Mandal), decide to enter the start-up world by launching their own start-up. Things are kicked off by Naveen who, angry at not being given his due at work, resigns in a drunk state. At the same time, he receives news of his B-Plan reaching the final round of the NASSCOM start-up conclave. This begins a series of situations in which the four friends rediscover what they really want in life and the challenges they face in getting their start-up idea off the ground.It’s story is inspired from HBO TV series “Silicon Valley” but the plot is well designed in accordance with Indian audience who are not well aware of the Idea of Startup.
TVF Pitchers (Season 1) Web Series Cast and Character:
- Naveen Kasturia as Naveen Bansal, the one who has the start-up idea and was earlier working as executive regional manager at MOKART
- Jitendra Kumar as Jitendra “Jitu” Maheshwari, who was working at Infocrat technologies company as a senior developer
- Arunabh Kumar as Yogendra Kumar “Yogi” Pandey, who was probably operational incharge at EliteCore technologies
- Abhay Mahajan asSaurabh Mandal, who was a senior consultant marketing head at a company and also an MBA graduate
- Maanvi Gagroo as Shreya, Naveen’s girlfriend
- Aakanksha Thakur as Saumya Maheshwari, wife of Jitu
- Abhishek Banerjee as Bhati
- Pranav Bhasin as Dungeon_Master
- Gopal Datt as Ravi Ram Rastogi (“RRR”)
- Jaimini Pathak as Rajat Khanna, the CEO of MOKART
- Rajesh Sharma as Gary Bhujiawala (2 episodes)
- Biswapati Sarkar as Puneet Recurring
- Sameer Saxena as Ankit Bhardwaj
Interesting Facts About TVF Pitchers Season 2 Web Series:
- The first season of TVF Pitchers has been well received by the internet audience.
- The first episode has more than 7.7 million views.
- It holds an impressive 9.1 on IMDb, making it one of the highest rated TV shows on the site.
- TVF Pitchers is the first ever web series to be released directly through TVF Play with its inception in early 2015.
- The last episode of the series was unveiled on TVF on 30 August 2015 and in YouTube a day later.
- After almost 7 years, on 23 December 2022, season 2 was released with 5 episodes and received a largely positive response.
TVF Pitchers (Season 1) Episode List:
TVF Pitchers S1, Episode 1: Tu Beer Hai
Naveen is pissed off at his company for not letting him lead a project, for which he worked really hard. His mentor Bhati asks him a fundamental question ‘What are you?’. Naveen and his friends discover the answer to it in different ways.
TVF Pitchers S1, Episode 2: And Then There Were Four
While the whole idea of startup is of 3 friends. Naveen’s roommate and IIM graduate Mandal want to enter the team and make the 3 realize why they need him.
TVF Pitchers S1, Episode 3: The Jury Room
Now the team is united, ready for their start-up. But, Funding? Investors? Naveen and the guys go around the town looking for investors discovering the plethora of start-ups.
TVF Pitchers S1, Episode 4: Bulb Jalega Boss
Naveen, Mandal and Yogi pick up from where they left off to make it or break it at the event under any circumstance, while Jeetu has an agenda of his own to take care at home. The events unfold parallel to each other.
TVF Pitchers S1, Episode 5: Where Magic Happens
The Team get into a new problem when their idea is hacked by another team and they fight through emotions and misunderstandings to get what they rightfully deserve. Mandal steps up for the team and show his value to the team.
