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In the bustling streets of Chennai, a quiet literary revolution is unfolding. “Olu Kathai” (உலோ கதை) – literally “the luminous story” – has emerged as a fresh storytelling format that blends the oral tradition of Tamil folklore with the kinetic energy of contemporary digital media. Coined by a group of young writers and technologists in 2022, the term now refers to a hybrid genre that marries: