Brinda (TV series)

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Brinda
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Genre Crime
Thriller
Written bySurya Manoj Vangala
Screenplay byJay Krishna
Padmavathi Malladi
Directed bySurya Manoj Vangala
Starring Trisha Krishnan
ComposerShakti Kanth Karthik
Country of originIndia
Original languageTelugu
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producerRamesh Chand
Producer
  • Kolla Ashish
CinematographyDinesh K Babu
EditorAnwar Ali
Running time38-48 minutes
Production companyAdding Advertising LLP
Original release
Network SonyLIV
Release1 August 2024 (2024-08-01)

Brinda is an Indian Telugu-language crime thriller television series written and directed by Surya Manoj Vangala. [1] Produced by Adding Advertising LLP, starring Trisha Krishnan. [2] It premiered on SonyLIV on 2 August 2024. [3]

Contents

Cast

Production

In October 2021, The series was announced on SonyLIV. [5] [6] The makers of the series arranged a Muhurat puja. [7] Trisha Krishnan was cast in the titular role. [8] The principal photography of the series started in mid-October 2021. [9] In April 2022, Indrajith Sukumaran was confirmed to be a part of the cast, in a pivotal role. [10] The filming of the series concluded in November 2022. [11] The teaser was released on 8 July 2024, [12] followed by the trailer of the series. [13]

Reception

Avinash Ramachandran of The Indian Express gave the series 3/5 stars. [14] Divya Raje Bhonsale of Mathrubhumi rated the series 3/5 stars. [15]

The series was reviewed by Neeshita Nyayapati for Hindustan Times [16] and Sangeetha Devi Dundoo for The Hindu . [17]

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