Saina Play

{{Short description|Indian video streaming service}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}

{{Use Indian English|date=May 2025}}

{{Infobox website

| name = Saina Play

| logo = Saina-play-logo.png

| screenshot =

| collapsible = yes

| type = OTT platform

| country_of_origin = India

| area_served = Worldwide

| owner = Saina Infotainments Pvt. Ltd.

| CEO = Aashiq Bava

| MD = PM Bava

| industry = Mass Media, Entertainment

| url = {{url|https://sainaplay.com}}

| registration = Required

| current_status = Active

| country = India

| launched = January 2019

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Saina Play is an Indian subscription video-on-demand over-the-top streaming{{Cite web |last=KS|first=Anish |date=2023-08-20 |title=Padachone Ingalu Kaatholee On Saina Play Starting Digital Streaming On 22 August Onward's - Latest OTT Releases Malayalam |url=https://www.keralatv.in/padachone-ingalu-kaatholee-ott/ |access-date=2023-11-16 |language=en-US}} service owned by Saina Infotainments Pvt Ltd.{{Cite news |date=2023-08-16 |title=From Cassette Rentals to Digital of Saina Videos Founder PM Bava |work=The Economic Times |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/from-cassette-rentals-to-digital-of-saina-videos-founder-pm-bava/articleshow/102774998.cms |access-date=2023-11-16 |issn=0013-0389}} Its headquarters is situated in Kochi, India.{{Cite web |title=Saina Play aims to get ahead in OTT race with its 400+ movie catalogue |url=https://www.ottplay.com/news/saina-play-aims-to-get-ahead-in-ott-race-with-its-400-movie-catalogue/217 |access-date=2023-11-16 |website=OTTPlay |language=en}}

Saina Play has four different plans, and most of the content is available at up to 1080p resolution. Saina Play is currently available on Google Play Store, App Store, Android TV and Fire TV.{{Cite news |last=Anand |first=Shilpa Nair |date=2021-05-14 |title=The journey from an audio and video cassette rental to launching an OTT platform: Saina's journey in entertainment |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/when-malayalam-ott-platform-saina-play-goes-live-it-will-be-another-feather-in-founder-pm-bavas-cap/article34557486.ece |access-date=2023-11-23 |issn=0971-751X|url-access=subscription}} It was first launched on Android, and iOS in January 2019.

History

The company started with CDs and cassettes. In 1985, PM Bava from Kalady, Kochi, established Saina Audio & Video in Chennai, a video distribution business for South Indian films. In 2018, his son Aashiq Bava introduced Saina Play, moving from physical media to a digital platform.

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