Aranyak (TV series)

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Aranyak
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Genre
Written by
Directed byVinay Waikul
Starring
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Producers
CinematographySaurabh Goswami
EditorYasha Ramchandani
Running time37–48 minutes
Production companies
  • Ramesh Sippy Entertainment
  • Roy Kapur Films
Original release
NetworkNetflix
Release10 December 2021 (2021-12-10)

Aranyak is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language Netflix crime thriller television series created by Charudutt Acharya and Rohan Sippy, directed by Vinay Waikul, and starring Raveena Tandon, Parambrata Chatterjee, Ashutosh Rana, Taneesha Joshi, Anna Ador, Zakir Hussain, and Meghna Malik. [1] [2] [3]

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At the 2022 Filmfare OTT Awards, Aranyak received five nominations, including Best Original Screenplay (Series) for Charudutt Acharya. Raveena Tandon won Best Actress in a Drama Series.

Synopsis

In the fictional Himachal Pradesh town of Sironah, two morally upright officers, both battling their own inner demons, try to find the person responsible for the alleged rape and murder of a teenage girl who had ostensibly come to spend the holidays with her mother, a foreign national, in the picturesque town.

Cast and characters

Release

Aranyak was released on Netflix on 10 December 2021. [4]

Reception

Ronak Kotecha of The Times of India reviewed the series, stating: "Raveena & Parambrata's nuanced chemistry powers this whodunit" [5]

Anuj Kumar of The Hindu wrote: "Aranyak season one review: Raveena Tandon aces Netflix whodunit, aided by the fantastic writing" [6]

Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express stated, "Raveena Tandon is unafraid of appearing uncouth and crude, and is able to toughen up and soften when the occasion demands, even if the unsophisticated accent slips." [7]

Outlook reviewed the series positively, writing, "Netflix's recently released drama thriller has all those typical elements one would find in a drama thriller, yet the writers have left a few loops open, to keep the viewers guessing if a second season might be on the cards as well." [8]

Saraswati Datar of The News Minute called it "an engaging crime thriller". [9]

Praising the performance of the cast, NDTV stated that "Ashutosh Rana, as a former cop determined to prove himself all over again, is splendidly low-key and yet high on impact. Zakir Hussain, Meghna Malik, Indraneil Sengupta and Breshna Khan, too, make noteworthy contributions on the acting front." [10]

Accolades

YearAward ceremonyCategoryNominee / workResultRef.
2022 Filmfare OTT Awards Best Actress in a Drama SeriesRaveena TandonWon [11]
Best Original Screenplay (Series)Charudutt AcharyaNominated
Best Editing (Series)Yasha RamchandaniNominated
Best Cinematographer (Series)Saurabh GoswamiNominated
Best VFX (Series)AnibrainNominated

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