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Paruvu (2024)

Paruvu poster
Original title
పరువు
Genre
crime, drama
Country
India
Length
1 season, 8 episodes
Rated
U/A 16+
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This series follows the aftermath of an honor killing in the Amaravati region of India. It focuses on the characters affected by the crime and the social and political forces at play.

tensedarksuspensefulseriousgrittydramaticemotionalslow-burnthought-provoking

What happens

Paruvu (transl. Honour) is an Indian Telugu-language crime thriller streaming television series written by Siddharth Naidu and directed by Siddharth Naidu and Rajashekar Vadlapati. Produced by L. S. Vishnu Prasad and Susmitha Konidela through Gold Box Entertainment, Pavan Sadineni worked as additional dialogue writer and, additional screenwriter along with Hussai Sha Kiran Satyavolu and Bharan Kumar Dandamudi, for the latter. The series featured Nagendra Babu, Naresh Agastya and Nivetha Pethuraj in primary roles. Paruvu is based on the honour killings in India and explores the socio-political dynamics of the Amaravati (Vijayawada–Guntur) region. It was premiered on 14 June 2024 on ZEE5, and received positive review for its writing and performance of the leads. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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