TVF Play: Overview, Subscription Plans & Shows

The Viral Fever,otherwise known as TVF is an Indian OTT platform whose founder is Arunabh Kumar, a pass out from IIT Kharagpur. It was founded on August 3rd, 2010, and is headquartered in Mumbai. Apart from Arunabh Kumar (Founder), Vijay Koshi (President) and Ronit Agarwal (Talent Cast) also play a major role in the success of this OTT platform. The main idea behind the launch of ‘The Viral Fever’ was to reach out to the larger audience base.

What Is TVF Play?

TVF Play is an Indian platform with a net worth of $20 million and came into the picture when Arunabh pitched one of the series named ‘Engineer’ to MTV and was rejected. At that very moment, Arunabh decided to launch his own platform, i.e., ‘The Viral Fever’.

After proving itself on YouTube and other OTT platforms, TVF play decided to make its debut in Bollywood in the year 2020. It aimed to launch at least 25 to 30 new TVF web series by the end of the year 2020.

In 2020, they decided to divide the streaming of content on other platforms like MX Player and Sony Liv. About 70% to 80% of the content was to be streamed on TVF Play, and the rest, 20% to 30%, was streamed on other OTT platforms.

TVF Play is presently operated and owned under Contagious Online Media Network Private Limited. So far they have worked with over 150 amazing brands and some of them are; Ola, Flipkart, Nokia, TATA Motors, Bharti Airtel, and many more. Since its inception, TVF Play has gained a viewership of over 9.2 million TVF subscribers via YouTube.

Is Content Free On TVF?

The content on TVF Play is free to watch. From its launch till date in 2010, TVF has managed to come a long way and will continue to do so as they have seen tremendous growth rate. .

The Viral fever mostly earns from monetizing its subscriptions, advertisements and product integration. Once they have set up their customer base, it can make a lot of money from subscribers of YouTube and Netflix.

The annual earnings of this OTT platform, is around $192 million, which is indeed a lot of money.

How To Watch TVF Play?

TVF Play is one of the easiest to use and download applications. This OTT platform can be downloaded on all the platforms, either on Android or IOS. You can also view the contents on the TVF Play website.

Here are the steps for using this platform on Android devices:

1. Open Google play store.
2. Log in or sign up with your Google id.
3. Search TVF Play
4. Click on Download
5. After Downloading, open the TVF app and sign up.

Here are the steps for using this platform on IOS devices:

1. Open App store
2. Sign up or log in with your apple id
3. Search TVF Play
4. Click on Download
5. After Downloading, open the TVF app and sign up.

The Viral fever provides you with great shows and movies of all genres on one single platform. It is one of the first platforms to introduce the concept of web series in India. TVF Play is the first OTT platform that made videos on social topics, Indian politics, modern relationships, and lifestyle.

With a TVF Subscription, you can watch an incredible show, TVF Pitchers, which is India’s only show to be rated more than an American sitcom, ‘Friends’ and ‘House of cards.’

The TVF shows can be categorized into:

• TVF Originals – These are the web series that are created originally by the TVF team
• Qtiyapa Shows – These series are based on parodies and feature Bollywood celebrities and political figures
• Awesome Shows – These are web series from the past that the TVF team considers worth watching for the Indian subscribers

Here is the list of different video shows available on the TVF app:

Which Are The TVF Best Series Available?

The Viral Fever provides its audience with amazing shows of all genres. It has movies, shows, and series of all genres like comedy, drama, and various trends.

Let’s take a look at some of their famous and original web series contents.

1. Permanent Roommates

   • IMDb rating: 8.6

   Permanent Roommates is the first web series that was introduced by The Viral Fever. This very popular series is available on YouTube as well as on the TVF app. The story revolves around a young couple who are trying to resolve their issues in this modern lifestyle. They are in a long-distance relationship.

   The story starts when Mikesh returns from the USA and proposes to Tanya. This amazing show was written and created by Biswapati Sarkar. It focuses more on the issues raised from a live-in relationship in the urban conservative family. By June 2015, Permanent Roommates had become the second most viewed webseries across the world.

   Famous dialog from series, “Tiwari sai kehta hai, yeh anda khane vale vegetarian kisi ke sage nai hote.”

   TVF cast for Permanent Roommate is Nidhi Singh as Tanya and Sumeet Vyas as Mikesh.

2. Pitchers 

   • IMDb rating: 9.2

   TVF Pitchers was launched after the big success of its first-ever web series, Permanent Roommates. Just like the previous web series, this was also a big success. The storyline is based on entrepreneurship. This series-connected men and women worldwide who dreamt of starting their own business at some point in their life. It also focuses on all the challenges faced by people starting their own businesses, like financial crisis, business loss, and many others.

   The famous dialogue of TVF Pitchers is, “Ab strategize karna padega, kya pehenna hai”

3. TVF Yeh Meri Family

   • IMDb rating: 9.2

   TVF Yeh Meri Family is an Indian web series created by Sameer Saxena. Yeh Meri Family is an interesting series that focuses on the beautiful childhood that any 90’s kid can ever wish for. This series keeps us connected with our emotions. The plot of the story is set in Jaipur in 1988, with a family of five people.

   This story deals with the problems of two brothers where the middle child complains about his summer vacation getting ruined because of his elder brother’s exams. This is one of those series that takes us down our memory lane and forces us to look back on our childhood and wonder about our own life scenes that took place then. This is a must-watch for every Indian household.

   The TVF cast of this series is Vishesh Bansal, Mona Singh, and Akarsh Khurana.

4. Barely Speaking with Arnub

   • IMDb rating: 8.5

   This is a comic series written by actor-writer Biswapati Sarkar. This is an interesting show where he calls various popular faces on the show like Shah Rukh Khan, Arvind Kejriwal, and many more and makes sarcastic jokes on them. If you are looking to watch something with comedy in order to change the mood, this is one of the best shows of Biswapati Sarkar.

5. TVF Tripling 

   • IMDb rating: 8.6

   Sameer Saxena was the mind behind TVF Tripling and it was written by Sumeet Vyas and Akarsh Khurana. Tripling has two seasons where season 1 starts with great performance, but it declines in season 2. The story focuses on the three siblings who met after a long time and starts their journey together in order to find themselves.

   This story is pretty simple. According to the reports from other OTT platforms, the response for TVF Tripling is not that great, but if we consider only TVF, then it is a must-watch. TVF Tripling is aired on TVF Play and MX Player.

   TVF cast of this series Sumeet Vyas, Maanvi Gagroo, and Amol Parashar.

6. TVF Kota Factory

   • IMDb rating: 9.1

   TVF Kota Factory is one of the most popular Indian web series released on TVF play and is a TVF original series. This series was created by Saurabh Khanna. This series has given some amazing performances in the entertainment industry. TVF Kota Factory revolves around a 16-year-old Vaibhav, who shifts to Kota in order to prepare for his IIT exam.

   Cracking the IIT exams has been a dream for millions of students. TVF Kota Factory focuses on this very same issue of the students. There are three main characters in this series who are also known as the IIT Aspirants, Uday, Meena, and Vaibhav.

   The very famous dialogue of Kota Factory is, “Maa-Baap ke decision shayad galat ho sakte hai par unki niyat kabhi galat nai hoti.”

7. Flames 

   • IMDb rating: 9.1

   One of the TVF best series which is most popular among the younger generation. It is created by Timeliners. The story revolves around ‘Young teenage Love.’ There are four close friends Rajat, Ishita, Gaurav, and Anusha, who study together at a tuition center.

   The two Rajat and Ishita fall in love with each other. Other factors are also considered important in this series, like the relationship of children with their parents and how they are forced to perform extraordinarily in academics.

8. TVF Bachelors

   • IMDb rating: 8.2

   TVF Bachelors revolves around four bachelor roommates who are seen dealing with their life issues and is a comedy web series. If we talk about the popularity of this show, then the bar may not be that high, but still, it is a go-to choice for most bachelors.

9. College Romance 

   • IMDb rating: 8.9

   College Romance is one of the most popular Indian web series released by TVF. It is not only popular on TVF but also on other OTT platforms. The story of college romance is one of the simplest so far yet most engaging. It revolves around the three best friends who are looking for love, laughs, and some lifelong memories. It is one of the highly recommended shows for teenagers just entering or living their college life.

10. Cubicles 

    • IMDb rating: 8.6

    TVF Cubicles can be watched on TVF Play. The story of Cubicles revolves around Piyush Prajapati, who works as an IT company. It takes us down our memory lane and leaves us in nostalgia, and forces us to remember our first day at our jobs. People recently joining their jobs for the first time must watch this series; they will be able to relate more to it.

11. Aspirants

    • IMDb rating: 5.8

    Aspirants is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language coming-of-age online series developed by Arunabh Kumar and Shreyansh Pandey, written by Deepesh Sumitra Jagdish, and directed by Apoorv Singh Karki for The Viral Fever (TVF). Naveen Kasturia, Shivankit Parihar, Abhilash Thapliyal, Namita Dubey, and Sunny Hinduja feature in it. The plot revolves on three friends, Abhilash, Guri, and SK (Shwet Ketu Jha), as they prepare for the UPSC exam in Rajinder Nagar, Delhi.

12. The Music Room with Vaibhav Bundhoo

    • IMDb rating: 9

    The Music Room, hosted by Vaibhav Bundhoo and produced in conjunction with Anandeshwar Dwivedi, gets us up and personal with the sounds of music. The anthology series' guests include Shalmali Kholgade, Naezy, and Prateek Kuhad, to mention a few. If music thrills you, The Music Room provides an opportunity to embrace it. On this TVF Music show, performers express their personal, musical best to Vaibhav.

How To Contact TVF- "The Viral Fever"?

The Viral Fever has its headquarters based in Mumbai. You can easily contact them through email or phone.

Here are the contact details of TVF.

Evolution of The TVF app

The first show on The Viral Fever was Biswapati Sarkar’s parody Barely Speaking with Arnub in the year 2014. Under this show, the first video was an interview with Shah Rukh Khan with the CM Arvind Kejriwal appearance. From 2012 to 2014, TVF play continued to create ‘viral videos’ dominated by parodies like Gangs of Social Media, Gaana Waala Song, Munna Jazbaati, and more.

In the YouTube fan festival 2013, TVF Play was the one and the only representative from India. Also, as per the VidStatsx video data tracker, The Viral Fever ranks at number 20 in the list of 100 most subscribed YouTube channels in India.

In 2014, they launched their very first web series that was named Permanent Roommates. This web series created a huge market for TVF as it was watched more than five crore times. As of 2015, there are five operational ventures under TVF media labs that showcase shows and videos based on humor and drama.

In the coming future, OTT platforms, including The Viral Fever, will see more success, and in order to increase the audience base, TVF play has created some subsidiaries as well:

• Girliayapa
• The Screen Patti
• The Timeliners
• Funda Curry
• TVF Machi

On YouTube, these subsidiaries are found with different channel names, but all the content of these subsidiaries is found on the TVF app.

In February 2017, Tiger Global, a feted venture capital form, funded TVF with a capital of $10 million.

One of the first video streaming platforms in India, TVF has surely come a long way from hosting videos on YouTube. Download the TVF app today to enjoy a bunch of web series and shows for free. Also, for more updates about other OTT platforms in India, keep reading Selectra.