Constable Kanakam

Constable Kanakam
Genre	Mystery Thriller
Created by	Prasanth Kumar Dimmala
Written by	Prasanth Kumar Dimmala
Directed by	Prasanth Kumar Dimmala
Starring	Varsha Bollamma Rajeev Kanakala Megha Lekha Srinivas Avasarala
Music by	Suresh Bobbili
Country of origin	India
Original language	Telugu
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producer	V. Mohan Rao
Producers	Kovelamudi Satya Saibaba Vemuri Hemanth Kumar
Cinematography	Sriram Mukkapati
Editor	Madhav Kumar Gullapalli
Production company	Meteor Entertainments
Original release
Network	ETV Win
Release	14 August 2025 (2025-08-14)

Constable Kanakam is an Indian Telugu-language mystery thriller television series created, written and directed by Prasanth Kumar Dimmala. ^{[1] [2]} The series features Varsha Bollamma, Rajeev Kanakala, Megha Lekha and Srinivas Avasarala in important roles. ^[3] It was premiered on 14 August 2025 on ETV Win. ^[4]

Cast

• Varsha Bollamma as PC D. Kanaka Mahalakshmi "Kanakam"
• Rajeev Kanakala as HC B. Samba Siva Rao
• Megha Lekha as Chandrika
• Srinivas Avasarala as Panchayathi President Prakash Rao
• Meesala Laxman
• Prem Sagar as SI S. Sadasivam
• Ramana Bhargava as PC Sathibabu
• Suchitraa Anandan
• Sunny Naveen as Babji
• Kishore Kumar Polimera
• Vijay Raghav
• Jwala Koti as Chandrika's father
• Madhavi Priyadarshini
• Rakendu Mouli
• Soumya Varanasi
• Ramesh Konambhotla as Kanakam's father

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"Jaathara"	Prasanth Kumar Dimmala	Prasanth Kumar Dimmala	14 August 2025 (2025-08-14)
2	"Thappetagullu"	Prasanth Kumar Dimmala	Prasanth Kumar Dimmala	14 August 2025 (2025-08-14)
3	"Adivigutta"	Prasanth Kumar Dimmala	Prasanth Kumar Dimmala	14 August 2025 (2025-08-14)
4	"Thrisulam"	Prasanth Kumar Dimmala	Prasanth Kumar Dimmala	14 August 2025 (2025-08-14)
5	"Mandasa Kova"	Prasanth Kumar Dimmala	Prasanth Kumar Dimmala	14 August 2025 (2025-08-14)
6	"Nakshatram"	Prasanth Kumar Dimmala	Prasanth Kumar Dimmala	14 August 2025 (2025-08-14)

Production

Filming began on 2 December 2024 and the show was announced on the same day. ^[5]

Reception

Avad Mohammad of OTTPlay praised the lead cast performances, production design and background score, while being critical towards the screenplay. ^[6] Echoing the same, 10TV gave a mixed review. ^[7] 123Telugu wrote "Constable Kanakam is undoubtedly one of the well-made shows technically in the Telugu digital space" adding that writing doesn’t support. ^[8]

References

1. Guptha, Ganesh (8 August 2025). "గ్రామంలో అమ్మాయిలు మిస్సింగ్ - జింక అనుకునే సింహం ఏం చేసిందంటే?... 'కానిస్టేబుల్ కనకం' ట్రైలర్". ABP Desam (in Telugu). Retrieved 15 August 2025.
2. Devulapally, Aditya (8 August 2025). "Constable Kanakam trailer blends folk allegory with village mystery". Cinema Express. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
3. Sistu, Suhas (9 August 2025). "Chiranjeevi unveils trailer of Varsha Bollamma's 'Constable Kanakam'". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
4. "Constable Kanakam: Varsha Bollama's new Telugu series is all about black magic". Hindustan Times. 12 August 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
5. Devulapally, Aditya (2 December 2024). "Varsha Bollamma's Constable Kanakam goes on floors". Cinema Express. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
6. "Constable Kanakam: Varsha Bollama's Telugu web series shines only in parts". OTTPlay. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
7. Telugu, 10TV; Nill, Saketh (14 August 2025). "'కానిస్టేబుల్ కనకం' వెబ్ సిరీస్ రివ్యూ.. ఊళ్ళో అమ్మాయిలు మిస్సింగ్." 10TV Telugu (in Telugu). Retrieved 15 August 2025.
8. "OTT Constable Kanakam Telugu Series Review, Varsha Bollamma". 15 August 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.

External links

• Constable Kanakam at IMDb
• Constable Kanakam on ETV Win