{{Short description|Indian coming-of-age web series}} {{For|the Steps song|5,6,7,8}} {{Use Indian English|date=November 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}} {{Infobox television | image = Five Six Seven Eight poster.jpg | caption = | genre = Coming-of-age<br>Drama<br>Dance | based_on = | runtime = | creator = Vijay | director = Vijay<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-06 |author='Nearly 50% of Zee5 viewership is from non-Hindi market' |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/variety/nearly-50-of-zee5-viewership-is-from-non-hindi-market/article65295356.ece |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=The Hindu BusinessLine |language=en}}</ref><br>Prasanna JK<br>Mrudhula Sridharan | starring = {{Plainlist| *Ditya Bhande *Nagendra Prasad *Chinni Prakash *Vivek Jogdande *Meetha Raghunath *Sree Ram }} | writer = Vijay<br>Mrudhula Sridharan | screenplay = | music = Sam C. S. | country = India | language = Tamil | location = | cinematography = Sandeep K. Vijay | editor = Anthony | network = ZEE5 | released = | first_aired = {{Start date|2022|11|18|df=y}} | company = D Studios<Br>Think Big Studio | executive_producer = | producer = A. L. Alagappan<br>Hitesh Thakkur | num_seasons = 1 | num_episodes = | list_episodes = }} '''''Five Six Seven Eight''''' is an Indian Tamil-language teen dance drama series directed by Vijay, Prasanna JK, and Mrudhula Sridharan and produced by A.L. Alagappan and Hitesh Thakkur, starring Ditya Bhande, Nagendra Prasad and Chinni Prakash. It follows the lives of gifted middle-class youngsters turned financially disadvantaged dancers who work hard to overcome difficulty and achieve their dreams.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Five Six Seven Eight OTT release: When and where to watch the dance-based series |url=https://www.ottplay.com/news/five-six-seven-eight-ott-release-when-and-where-to-watch-this-dance-based-tamil-series-online/e5b6dcae46514 |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=OTTPlay |language=en |archive-date=9 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221109071806/https://www.ottplay.com/news/five-six-seven-eight-ott-release-when-and-where-to-watch-this-dance-based-tamil-series-online/e5b6dcae46514 |url-status=live }}</ref> It premiered on ZEE5 on 18 November 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Uunchai, Mammals, A Christmas Story Christmas, Five Six Seven Eight: New teasers, trailers and posters |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/uunchai-mammals-a-christmas-story-christmas-five-six-seven-eight-new-teasers-trailers-and-posters/cid/1892822 |access-date=2023-06-22 |newspaper=The Telegraph |location=India |date=18 October 2022 |archive-date=9 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221109065928/https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/uunchai-mammals-a-christmas-story-christmas-five-six-seven-eight-new-teasers-trailers-and-posters/cid/1892822 |url-status=live }}</ref>
== Cast == {{Cast listing| * Ditya Bhande as Semba * Nagendra Prasad as coach Prasath * Chinni Prakash as Balan master, security * Vivek Jogdande as Vikram * Meetha Raghunath as Swetha * Sree Raam as Dinesh, Semba's brother * Shreya * Hunar Sharma * Prajna Ravi * Sai Pallavi * Vidyuth Vivek * Mona Kakade * Akshat Singh as Semba's friend }}
== Promotion == In early 2022, ZEE5 announced a slate of eleven upcoming Tamil series and films, with Five Six Seven Eight being one of them,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |date=2022-04-12 |title=ZEE5 Global Reveals Tamil-Language Slate |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/global/zee5-global-tamil-language-1235230926/ |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=9 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221109070639/https://variety.com/2022/tv/global/zee5-global-tamil-language-1235230926/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Farooqui |first=Maryam |date=6 April 2022 |title=Adding more to Tamil slate, ZEE5 invests 3x in regional content to expand subscriber base |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/entertainment/adding-more-to-tamil-slate-zee5-invests-3x-in-regional-content-to-expand-subscriber-base-8324981.html |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=Moneycontrol |language=en |archive-date=9 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221109070636/https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/entertainment/adding-more-to-tamil-slate-zee5-invests-3x-in-regional-content-to-expand-subscriber-base-8324981.html |url-status=live }}</ref> scheduled for a release on 18 November 2022.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Director Vijay's web series Five Six Seven Eight gets a release date |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2022/oct/17/al-vijays-web-series-five-six-seven-eight-gets-a-release-date-35709.html |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=Cinema Express |date=17 October 2022 |language=en |archive-date=9 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221109065928/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2022/oct/17/al-vijays-web-series-five-six-seven-eight-gets-a-release-date-35709.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The makers unveiled the first look posters through social media platforms<ref name=":1" /> and the official teaser was released on 17 October 2022 which shows a conflict of sorts between two dance groups who come from different socio-economic backgrounds.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Teaser of Five Six Seven Eight web series out |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/videos/2022/oct/17/teaser-of-five-six-seven-eight-web-series-out-35731.html |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=Cinema Express |date=17 October 2022 |language=en |archive-date=9 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221109065921/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/videos/2022/oct/17/teaser-of-five-six-seven-eight-web-series-out-35731.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
== Reception == A critic from ''Cinema Express'' wrote: "As a whole, the ''Five Six Seven Eight'' series has its heart in the right place."<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2022/nov/19/five-six-seven-eight-series-review-electrifying-performances-elevate-this-insipid-drama-36810.html | title=Five Six Seven Eight Series Review: Electrifying performances elevate this insipid drama | website=Cinema Express | date=19 November 2022 | access-date=2 February 2023 | archive-date=2 December 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202013331/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2022/nov/19/five-six-seven-eight-series-review-electrifying-performances-elevate-this-insipid-drama-36810.html | url-status=live }}</ref>
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== External links == * {{IMDb title|id=22805340}} * [https://www.zee5.com/web-series/details/five-six-seven-eight/0-6-4z5238217 Five Six Seven Eight] on ZEE5 {{A. L. Vijay}}
Category:Tamil-language web series Category:ZEE5 original programming Category:Tamil-language teen television series Category:2022 Tamil-language television series debuts