Rudrakaal
| Rudrakaal | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Crime Thriller Drama |
| Created by | Nitin Vaidya Ninad Vaidya |
| Screenplay by | Anshul Vijayvargiya Anurag Goswami |
| Story by | Vivek Apte Anshul Vijayvargiya |
| Directed by | Santosh Shetty |
| Creative director | Anish N Surana |
| Starring | Bhanu Uday Dipannita Sharma |
| Theme music composer | Raju Singh Panesar |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Anup Poddar |
| Producers | Nitin Vaidya Ninad Vaidya |
| Cinematography | Srinivas Ramaiah Arvind Kannabiran |
| Editors | Rajesh Pandey Munna Prajapati |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Production company | Dashami Creations |
| Original release | |
| Network | Star Plus |
| Release | 7 March – 9 May 2021 |
Rudrakaal is an Indian crime thriller television series which premiered on 7 March 2021 on Star Plus and Disney+ Hotstar.[1] Produced by Dashami Creations, it stars Bhanu Uday and Dipannita Sharma.[2] It abruptly went off-air on 10 May 2021, due to the COVID-19 curfew in Maharashtra.
Summary[edit]
D.C.P. Officer, Ranjan Chittoda is on a mission to find his mentor's killer. Balancing out his personal and professional life, he is in for a shock when the killer is revealed and vows to teach him a lesson.
Cast[edit]
Main[edit]
- Bhanu Uday as D.C.P. Ranjan Chittoda: Gayatri's husband; Anshuman's father
- Dipannita Sharma as Gayatri Chittoda: Ranjan's wife; Anshuman's mother
- Rudraksha Jaiswal as Anshuman Ranjan Chittoda: Gayatri and Ranjan's son
- Rajit Kapur as Baldev Singh: Ranjan's mentor and Police Commissioner, Mumbai
Recurring[edit]
- Shruti Marathe as Smita Thakur
- Kishor Kadam as Jagadish Ahire
- Bijay Anand as Malik Raza
- Monica Chaudhry
- Pamela Singh Bhutoria as Meera Basu
- Suraj Singh
- Sandeep Shridhar Dhabale
- Swanand Kirkire as Phoolchand Mishra
- Flora Saini as Chitra Agnihotri
- Kanupriya Shankar Pandit: Baldev's wife
Production[edit]
Development[edit]
The production of series began in November 2020 and the series was planned to launch in December 2020.[3] However, its launch was delayed and it was launched in March 2021. Before its television premiere, the first episode was released a week before in Hotstar on 28 February 2021.[4] On 13 April 2021, when the chief minister of Maharashtra announced a curfew from 15 April, the shoot of Rudrakaal halted until the government's next hearing. Soon, the show's cancellation was confirmed.[5]
Casting[edit]
Talking about the preparations for his role, lead actor Bhanu Uday stated, "The character of DCP Ranjan Chittoda required a lot of attention to detail. It required me to visit my local police station and understand the various characteristics of a police officer. They were kind enough to guide and help me understand the minuscule details like body language, police protocol and the most important aspect the mind-set of a cop". Further he stated, "I gained 10 kg of weight for this role in a span of 15 days and underwent extreme preparation for the same".[6] Rudhraksh Jaiswal playing Anshuman Chittoda stated, "I had to watch a couple of movies which helped me bring out the right amount of emotion. I also learnt to play the guitar by watching videos. Besides that, we (cast from the show) attended workshops."[7]
Release[edit]
The first promo of the series was released on 19 December 2020 featuring Bhanu Uday. The series premiered on 7 March 2021 in the 7:00 pm time slot on StarPlus and offered special access to episodes, a week before airing through Hotstar VIP. It later shifted to the 6:00 pm time slot to accommodate the IPL 2021.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "Star Plus to launch 'Rudrakaal' in Sunday night slot". Biz Asia. 28 February 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Bhanu Uday Goswami talks about his most challenging project Rudrakaal". The Tribune. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ "New StarPlus show Rudrakaal strives to bridge the gap between films and TV". Mumbai Mirror. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ "Rudrakaal, is Ravivaar, shaam 7 baje, StarPlus aur ek hafte pehle Disney+ Hotstar par". Twitter. StarPlus.
- ^ "Rudrakaal abruptly goes off-air".
- ^ "Bhanu Uday gained 10 kg in 15 days for his role in Rudrakaal". India Today. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ "Young dreams". The Tribune (India).
- ^ "In Video: Star Plus unveils first promo of 'Rudrakaal'". Biz Asia. 20 December 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
Santosh shetty directed this crime thriller , he has been done fabulous work in Cid before , Co directed by Pride Subramnain and Anshul kumar sharma is associate director ,Ramesha k barti] was First Assistant Director in this thriller series. Ramesha k barti was also associated with Bullets series and directed movie Goswami Lakshminath Pramahans
