Dayaa

Dayaa
Promotional poster
Genre
Created by
  • Neamoth Ullah Masum
  • Syed Ahmed Shawki
Written by
  • Pavan Sadineni
  • Vasant Kumar Jurru
  • Rakendu Mouli
Directed byPavan Sadineni
Starring
Music byShravan Bharadwaj
Country of originIndia
Original languageTelugu
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Producers
  • Shrikant Mohta
  • Mahendra Soni
  • Naga Nandini Puli
  • Sivaramakrishnan KL
  • Shalini Nambu
  • Abhishek Daga
CinematographyVivek Kalepu
EditorViplav Nyshadam
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time28 minutes
Original release
NetworkDisney+ Hotstar
Release4 August 2023 (2023-08-04)

Dayaa is an Indian Telugu-language crime thriller television series written and directed by Pavan Sadineni.[1] It stars J. D. Chakravarthy in titular role with Eesha Rebba, Remya Nambeesan, Babloo Prithiveeraj, Kamal Kamaraju and Josh Ravi in pivotal roles.[1][2] The series was released on 4 August 2023, on Disney+Hotstar to widely positive reviews.[3][4][5] The series is an Indian adaptation of Bangladeshi series Taqdeer created by Neamoth Ullah Masum and Syed Ahmed Shawki with Anuradha Raparla as content head.[6]

Plot

The series revolves around cold-storage van driver named Dayaa (played by J. D. Chakravarthy) whose whole life turns upside down when he finds a dead body inside his van. A trail of chaotic events follows which pushes Dayaa and his best friend into bigger difficulties.[7]

Cast

  • J. D. Chakravarthy as Satya alias "Dayaa"
  • Babloo Prithiveeraj as MLA Parasuramaraju
  • Eesha Rebba as Alivelu, Dayaa's wife
  • Remya Nambeesan as Journalist Kavitha Naidu
  • Kamal Kamaraju as Kaushik Naidu, Kavitha's husband
  • Vishnupriyaa Bhimeneni as Shabana
  • Josh Ravi as Prabha
  • Keshav Deepak as Inspector Dawood
  • Mayank Parekh as ACP Harishchandra
  • Nanda Gopal as Kabir Anna
  • Gayathri Gupta
  • Saibhanuteja Kadimisetyy
  • Dasari Haribabu
  • Manichandana Ayithi
  • Sanaka Naveen
  • Dasari Haribabu
  • Pandit Goutham
  • Srinivasa Naidu
  • Gunturu Shankar
  • Venkteswara Reddy

Episodes

Season 1 (2023)

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
1"The Blood Man"Pavan SadineniPavan Sadineni4 August 2023 (2023-08-04)
2"The Grave"Pavan SadineniPavan Sadineni4 August 2023 (2023-08-04)
3"Middle of Nowhere"Pavan SadineniPavan Sadineni4 August 2023 (2023-08-04)
4"Who Are You ?"Pavan SadineniPavan Sadineni4 August 2023 (2023-08-04)
5"The Twist"Pavan SadineniPavan Sadineni4 August 2023 (2023-08-04)
6"The Evidence"Pavan SadineniPavan Sadineni4 August 2023 (2023-08-04)
7"The Sorry"Pavan SadineniPavan Sadineni4 August 2023 (2023-08-04)
8"The Saga"Pavan SadineniPavan Sadineni4 August 2023 (2023-08-04)

References

  1. ^ a b "Pavan Sadineni delivers a solid thriller drama series headlined by a restrained and superb J D Chakravarthy". 4 August 2023 – via www.thehindu.com.
  2. ^ "Dayaa Web-Series Review & Rating". 4 August 2023.
  3. ^ Srikar, Ram Venkat (5 August 2023). "Dayaa Review: A Gritty Thriller That Serves More As An Introduction To A Bigger Follow-up". www.filmcompanion.in.
  4. ^ "Dayaa Review: రివ్యూ: దయా.. జేడీ చక్రవర్తి నటించిన వెబ్‌సిరీస్‌ ఎలా ఉందంటే?". EENADU.
  5. ^ "Dayaa Review: JD Chekravarthy is the star of this thriller that's stretched in parts". India Today.
  6. ^ "Dayaa - Impressive Thriller review. Dayaa - Impressive Thriller Telugu Webseries review, story, rating". IndiaGlitz.com.
  7. ^ The Hindu (4 August 2023). "'Dayaa' web series review: Director Pavan Sadineni delivers a solid thriller drama series headlined by a restrained and superb J D Chakravarthy. Streaming on Disney+ Hotstar". Archived from the original on 17 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.