Mai (TV series)

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Mai
Mai A Mother's Rage poster.jpg
Genre Drama
Mystery
Thriller
Created by Atul Mongia
Written by
  • Atul Mongia
  • Shristi Rindani
  • Tamal Sen
  • Vishrut Singh
  • Amita Vyas
Directed by Anshai Lal
Atul Mongia
Starring
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producerAnshai Lal
ProducersAnushka Sharma and Karnesh Sharma
CinematographyRavi Kiran Ayyagari
EditorManas Mittal
Running time45-50 minutes
Production company Clean Slate Filmz
Original release
Network Netflix
Release15 April 2022 (2022-04-15) 
present

Mai: A Mother's Rage or simply known as Mai is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language thriller drama television series on Netflix created by Atul Mongia, directed by Anshai Lal and produced by Anushka Sharma with her elder brother Karnesh Sharma under the banner of Clean Slate Filmz. [1] The series stars Sakshi Tanwar, Wamiqa Gabbi, Prashant Narayanan, Raima Sen, Anant Vidhat Sharma and Vaibhav Raj Gupta in lead roles. [2] It follows a story of a grieving mother who discovers the criminals behind her daughter's tragic death, and transforms from meek to merciless to get the real cause behind death. The series premiered on 15 April 2022 on Netflix. It was renewed for a second season. [3] [4]

Contents

Synopsis

Sheel Chaudhary, a middle-class mother and a nurse working at Geeta Bhawan, an old age home, witnesses the death of her daughter, Supriya, by a speeding truck. During the post-funeral ceremonies, she stumbles upon the fact that her daughter's death was not an accident, but a case of pre-meditated murder. The tragedy pushes the mourning mother to uncover the truth about the killing of her daughter.

Cast

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
11"Episode 1"Anshai LalAtul Mongia15 April 2022 (2022-04-15)
22"Episode 2"Anshai LalAtul Mongia15 April 2022 (2022-04-15)
33"Episode 3"Anshai LalAtul Mongia15 April 2022 (2022-04-15)
44"Episode 4"Anshai LalAtul Mongia15 April 2022 (2022-04-15)
55"Episode 5"Anshai LalAtul Mongia15 April 2022 (2022-04-15)
66"Episode 6"Anshai LalAtul Mongia15 April 2022 (2022-04-15)

Release

The series was earlier announced by Netflix India to release in 2021 but was delayed due to its pending post production work. [5] It was finally released on 15 April 2022.

Reception

Critical response

Shubhra Gupta from The Indian Express gave a positive review to the series stating, "Despite the elements that stretch our credulity, Sakshi Tanwar manages to hold our attention." [6] Nandini Ramnath from Scroll.in wrote, "This netflix crime series is a boilerplate thriller ladled out on elegant dishes." [7]

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References

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