Kerala Underground is an Indian Malayalam-language hip-hop reality television series that premiered on Zee 5 in 2026. The series follows ten contestants, selected through open auditions, competing in rap performances over ten episodes for the title of Kerala's underground hip-hop champion. It is hosted by lucidrancer and directed by Lendrick Kumar.
Format Contestants receive guidance from four mentors drawn from Kerala's hip-hop scene: Dabzee, MC Couper, Imbachi and Parimal Shais, who work with participants on writing, performance and personal style over the course of the competition. The series was filmed at locations across Kerala.
Cast
Contestants Ten contestants competed on the series. ContestantsOccupationStatusAbhishek K. R.TBAParvathi NairTBAPrajwal PSTBAGopikrishnan PTBARishikesh S UnniTBAIbnu Shajil MTBAMohammed ZeeshanTBAMuhammed Anas RTTBAAhmed Hafeez Bin SalimTBALucidTBA
Mentors
Dabzee MC Couper Imbachi Parimal Shais
Production Kerala Underground was produced by Sumesh Lal, Sujith Unnithan and Lakshmi Venugopal under Wonderwall Media. It was directed by Lendrick Kumar, with cinematography by Ashwin Sumesh.
Ahead of the premiere, Zee Music Company released a promotional single, "Entha Haal", written and performed by MC Couper, Imbachi and Dabzee, with music by Parimal Shais and mixing by Akash Shravan.
Release Kerala Underground premiered on Zee 5 on 28 August 2026.
References
External links
Kerala Underground on Zee 5