India, Aug. 30 -- The sophomore Kannada original web series by Z5 (also available via OTTplay Premium), Shodha, dropped on OTT on August 29, 2025. A six-episode show, with each spanning only 16-18 minutes in run time, Shodha has actor-filmmaker Pawan Kumar in the lead, and is joined by Siri Ravikumar, Anusha Ranganath, Arun Sagar, Divya Hegde, Saptami Gowda and Gagan Chinnappa. Shodha is an adaptation of Z5's 2024 Hindi show Khoj Parchaiyo Ke Uss Paar, the basic thread of which, about a man and his missing wife, was picked up by writer Suhas Navarathna, and then adapted for Kannada audiences along with Pawan, who is credited as script doctor.

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