Ekkadiki Ee Parugu

Indian web series

  • Crime
  • Thriller
  • Drama
Directed byAbhilash Reddy KankaraStarring
  • Aryan Rajesh
  • Shashank
  • Pavani Gangireddy
  • Kalpika Ganesh
  • Chandra Vempaty
Music bySai Sriram MadduryCountry of originIndiaOriginal languageTeluguNo. of seasons2No. of episodes12 (list of episodes)ProductionExecutive producerAnudeep GersappeProducersRaag Gv, Clown PicturesProduction locationIndiaCinematographyNaresh RamaduraiEditors
  • Kumar. P. Anil
  • Ashwath Shivkumar
Running time18–45 minutes[1]Original releaseNetworkZEE5Release8 January (2019-01-08) –
8 February 2019 (2019-02-08)

Ekkadiki Ee Parugu is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language web series starring Aryan Rajesh, Shashank, Pavani Gangireddy, Kalpika Ganesh and Chandra Vempaty .[2] It was directed by Abhilash Reddy Kankara.[2] The premise of this thriller drama which revolves around Madhur Anand (Shashank), a popular chef, whose wife Vaishnavi (Pavani) goes missing. The investigating officer (Aryan Rajesh), who himself is recovering from the recent death of his wife, suspects Madhur to be the perpetrator.[3]

The series premiered on ZEE5 to positive reviews. It was dubbed and released in Tamil as Thadam.[1]

Premise

Madhur Anand, a renowned chef, files a police complaint that his wife, Vaishnavi has gone missing. The investigating police officer who himself is recovering from the recent death of his wife suspects foul play, but he doesn't know if he has enough clues to suspect anyone yet. When he begins to investigate the case, things go terribly wrong when he discovers that Madhur Anand might be lying. If this isn't enough, Madhur himself sets out to unravel the mystery about Vaishnavi's life just before her death. The rest of the story is about finding who killed Vaishnavi and what were the circumstances that led to her death.

Cast

  • Aryan Rajesh as Investigating officer[2]
  • Shashank as Madhur[2]
  • Pavani Gangireddy as Vaishnavi[2]
  • Kalpika Ganesh as Saira[2]
  • Chandra Vempaty as Vamshi[2]
  • Bharat Raj as Raj[2]
  • Rajsekhar Aningi as Politician[2]
  • Sudeep Patil as Restaurant Manager[2]

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
16January 8, 2019 (2019-01-08)
26February 8, 2019 (2019-02-08)

Season 1

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
11"The End"Abhilash ReddyAbhilash Reddy8 January 2019 (2019-01-08)
22"Lost Love"Abhilash ReddyAbhilash Reddy8 January 2019 (2019-01-08)
33"Project Taskar"Abhilash ReddyAbhilash Reddy8 January 2019 (2019-01-08)
44"The Missing Piece"Abhilash ReddyAbhilash Reddy8 January 2019 (2019-01-08)
55"Deception Point"Abhilash ReddyAbhilash Reddy8 January 2019 (2019-01-08)
66"The Beginning"Abhilash ReddyAbhilash Reddy8 January 2019 (2019-01-08)

Season 2

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
71"Who Am I?"Abhilash ReddyAbhilash Reddy8 February 2019 (2019-02-08)
82"Hide and Seek"Abhilash ReddyAbhilash Reddy8 February 2019 (2019-02-08)
93"The New Unknown"Abhilash ReddyAbhilash Reddy8 February 2019 (2019-02-08)
104"The Arch-enemy"Abhilash ReddyAbhilash Reddy8 February 2019 (2019-02-08)
115"Lost in Translation"Abhilash ReddyAbhilash Reddy8 February 2019 (2019-02-08)
126"Aham Kṛṣṇa"Abhilash ReddyAbhilash Reddy8 February 2019 (2019-02-08)

Release

The web series was released on online streaming platform Zee5 on January 8, 2019.[4][5]

Reception

Hemanth Kumar of Firstpost praised the performances of Aryan Rajesh and Pavani Gangireddy but termed it a convoluted web-series and said it would have been better as a film, as the director's initial intention. He criticised the narrative and said that the performances in a few scenes were amateurish, but it worked well in its emotional scenes.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "ZEE5". comingsoon.zee5.com. Archived from the original on 31 March 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Ekkadiki Ee Parugu (TV Mini-Series 2019– ) – IMDb, retrieved 17 October 2019
  3. ^ a b "Ekkadiki Ee Parugu review: A convoluted web series with fine performances from Aryan Rajesh, Pavani Gangireddy". Firstpost. 18 February 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  4. ^ Murali, Aarthi (11 May 2019). "A Roundup Of Webseries And Films Currently Streaming Online". Silverscreen.in. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  5. ^ "An edge-of-the-seat ride". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 5 July 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2019.