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Ullu
Type of businessPrivate Company, Dot-com company
Type of site
Web portal, Video streaming, Video on demand
Available inHindi
HeadquartersMumbai, Maharashtra, India
OwnerVibhu Agarwal[1]
IndustryStreaming
ProductsUllu Web Series
Ullu Shorts
Ullu Original Films
ServicesEntertainment media, movies, songs and short films
URLwww.ullu.app
Launched25 December 2018[2]

Ullu App is an Indian on-demand streaming platform, owned and maintained by Vibhu Agarwal.[4][2][5] The Video on Demand platform is currently available for Android, iOS.

Web series

Year Name
2019 Halala[6]
2019 Panchali[7]
2020 The Bull Of Dalal Street[8]
2020 Kasak[9]
2020 Mirasan[10]
2020 Peshawar[11]
2020 Ishq Kills[12]
2020 Virgin Boys[5]
2020 Woodpecker[4]

Short films

Year Name
2020 Smartphone [13]

Controversy

The platform Ullu is criticized for heavily promoting adult contents. In 2020, Vice and other Indian-based media reported that the Ullu featured adult and explicit content during the covid to gain more subscribers.[14][15] One of the erotic film Mastram has garnered several million views.[16]

References

  1. ^ Kumar, Vineeta (26 March 2020). "Indian Adult Content App Launches New Plans, Minimise Subscription Rates as India Watches More Explicit Shows Amid Lockdown". India News. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Ullu App's CEO Vibhu Agarwal talks about up-coming web-series The Bull Of Dalal Street". mid-day. August 23, 2019.
  3. ^ "ullu.app Competitive Analysis, Marketing Mix and Traffic - Alexa". www.alexa.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  4. ^ a b Tapiawala, Shachi. "Ullu to launch a new webseries titled 'Woodpecker'". Tellychakkar.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Marina Kuwar to star in Ullu web-series Virgin Boys". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  6. ^ DelhiApril 16, India Today Web Desk New; April 16, 2019UPDATED:; Ist, 2019 17:46. "Halala actress Shafaq Naaz opens up about steamy sex scene in web series: I was very hesitant". India Today. {{cite web}}: |first3= has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ "Anupriya Goenka accuses Panchali web series makers of wrongfully make her shoot intimate scenes". InternationalBusinessTimes. 2019-07-02. Archived from the original on 30 September 2019. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  8. ^ "Ullu App Launched The Trailer Of 'The Bull Of Dalal Street'". Mid-Day.
  9. ^ "Web series inspired by Aruna Shanbaug's case, 'Hate Story 4' actress Ihana Dhillon to play lead". Free Press Journal.
  10. ^ "ओटीटी पर शुरू हुई एडल्ट कंटेंट की जंग, जी5 से मुकाबला करने को एमएक्स प्लेयर ने मिलाया उल्लू से हाथ". Amar Ujala (in Hindi).
  11. ^ "Ashmit Patel On His Digital Debut; Reveals, "I Will Play Terrorist Abu Shamil, The Mastermind Behind Peshawar Attack"". Spotboye.
  12. ^ "This Kundali Bhagya Actress To Debut In The Web Space". Desimartini.
  13. ^ "ઉલ્લુ ઍપ પર રિલીઝ થશે હિના ખાનની શૉર્ટ ફિલ્મ સ્માર્ટફોન". Gujarati Midday (in Gujarati).
  14. ^ "Why do Indian Streaming Platforms Have so much Erotic Content and Sex?". Vice. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  15. ^ Jha, Lata (20 July 2020). "Streaming sites gain from adult content during covid". Livemint. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  16. ^ "রগরগে রোমান্স-কল্পনা 'মস্তরাম'-এর! সিরিজে দেখাচ্ছে MX Player". EI Samay (in Bengali). Retrieved 30 July 2020.