Dhahanam

Indian TV series or programme
  • Action
  • Crime
Written byKalyan RaghavDirected byAgasthya ManjuStarring
  • Isha Koppikar
  • Naina Ganguly
  • Sayaji Shinde
  • Pradeep Rawat
  • Ravi Kale
Music byAnandComposerManish ThakurCountry of originIndiaOriginal languageTeluguNo. of seasons1No. of episodes7ProductionExecutive producerGautam TalwarProducerRam Gopal VarmaCinematographyV. Malhar Bhatt JoshiCamera setupMulti-cameraRunning time25-35 minutesProduction companyPeople Media FactoryOriginal releaseNetworkMX PlayerRelease14 April 2022 (2022-04-14) –
present

Dhahanam (Telegu: దహనం) is a 2022 Telugu language streaming television series written by Kalyan Raghav, produced by Ram Gopal Varma and directed by Agasthya Manju. It stars Abhishek Duhan, Ashwat Kanth, Abhilash Chaudhary, Isha Koppikar, Kancharapalem Kishore, Naina Ganguly, Parvathy Arun, Pradeep Rawat and others.[1][2][3]

Cast

  • Isha Koppikar as Anjana Sinha
  • Naina Ganguly as Pavani
  • Parvathy Arun as Sunitha
  • Abhishek Duhan as Hari
  • Ravi Kale as Suresh
  • Abhilash Chaudhary as Obul Reddy
  • Kancharapalem Kishore as Chaman
  • Sayaji Shinde as Chenna Reddy
  • Pradeep Rawat as MLA Narayana Reddy
  • Vinod Anand as Sriramulaiah
  • Zakir Hussain as Kabir
  • Kailash Pal as Siddappa
  • Sunil Sharma as Ramana Reddy
  • Sana as Krishnaveni
  • Rakhi as Narayanaddmma
  • Sanjay Raichura as DGP
  • Aalwin as Raghunath Reddy
  • Naveen Jayan as Bhairagi
  • Giridhar as Sai
  • Ravi Mallepati as Seenaiah
  • Sandeep Boreddy as Paidithali
  • Vinod as Chengal Rayadu
  • Nagaraj as Chowdappa

Production

Naina Ganguly at the promotional event of Dhahanam

The series was announced by Ram Gopal Varma in early April 2022.[4][5] The series was shot during the Covid-19 pandemic in locations of Andhra Pradesh.[6]

The trailer of the series was unveiled in April 2022.[7]

Release

Dhahanam was released on 14 April 2022 with a dubbed version in Tamil and Hindi.[8][9]

Critical reception

Ameen Fatima of Leisurebyte wrote "The end of the series doesn’t feel satisfactory or rather incomplete".[10] OTTPlay wrote "Agasthya Manju's direction comes as a disappointment with loosely executed sequences."[11] Binged staff wrote "The gruesome killings, the conversations etc., are all typical Ram Gopal Varma."[12]

The series was also reviewed by Hindustan Times Telegu,[13] NTV[14] and Sakshi.[15]

References

  1. ^ "Dhahanam". OTTPlay. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Trailer of RGV's crime thriller series 'Dhahanam' unveiled". Ahmedabad Mirror. PTI. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  3. ^ "MX Player releases the trailer of crime thriller series Dhahanam from the house of Ram Gopal Varma - Articles". ZEE5. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  4. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (1 April 2022). "India's Ram Gopal Varma Makes Streaming Debut With MX Player Series 'Dhahanam,' Reveals First Trailer (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  5. ^ Gunti, Epsita (5 April 2022). "RGV returns with revenge drama 'Dhahanam'". Telangana Today. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  6. ^ Rawal, Sugandha (24 May 2022). "Ram Gopal Varma: Anything related to sex still remains a taboo". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  7. ^ "WATCH | Trailer of Ram Gopal Varma's crime thriller series 'Dhahanam'". The New Indian Express. IANS. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  8. ^ Aaglave, Ganesh (13 April 2022). "Isha Koppikar returns in a cop avatar for Ram Gopal Varma's crime-thriller Dhahanam". Firstpost. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  9. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (1 April 2022). "India's Ram Gopal Varma Makes Streaming Debut With MX Player Series 'Dhahanam,' Reveals First Trailer (EXCLUSIVE)". Yahoo Life. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  10. ^ Fatima, Ameen (14 April 2022). "Dhahanam Review: Underwhelming Story of Revenge | Leisurebyte". Leisurebyte. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  11. ^ Prajapat, Sunidhi (14 April 2022). "Dhahanam review: Isha Koppikar and Abhishek Duhan's revenge-thriller is nothing more than a disappointment". OTTPlay. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  12. ^ "Dhahanam Review - Prolonged Assault On Senses". Binged. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  13. ^ Naresh, Nelki (18 April 2022). "Dahanam review | దహనం వెబ్ సిరీస్ రివ్యూ... మిస్ ఫైర్ అయిన దహనం". Hindustan Times Telugu (in Telugu). Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  14. ^ Vaddi, Omprakash (31 March 2023). "Dahanam Movie Review: దహనం". NTV (in Telugu). Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  15. ^ "'దహనం'మూవీ రివ్యూ". Sakshi (in Telugu). 31 March 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.

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