JioHotstar has greenlit Chennai Crime Files (CCF), a Tamil crime series from the Kerala Crime Files team. Shoot began Tuesday, with KCF creator Ahammed Khabeer as showrunner and producer under Monkey Business.

Season 1 is directed by Jithin and written by Vidyasaagar M. Cast includes Abhirami, Kanna Ravi, Saravanan, Aditi Balan, Anagha Ravi and Anarkali Nazar. Ajay Abraham George shoots; National Award–winning editor Mahesh Bhuvanend (both KCF seasons) cuts.

The announcement lands while KCF Season 3 — with Khabeer returning and Bahul Ramesh writing — still awaits a clear update. KCF was the streamer’s Kerala OTT breakthrough and the first Malayalam series renewed for a third season.