Mayasabha: Rise of the Titans is an Indian Telugu-language political drama television series created by Deva Katta, who co-directed the series and co-wrote its screenplay with Kiran Jay Kumar.[1][2] The series is produced by Vijay Krishna Lingamaneni and Sree Harsha under the banner of Hitmen & Proodos Productions LLP. It stars Aadhi Pinisetty and Chaitanya Rao in the lead roles, co-starring Sai Kumar, Divya Dutta, and Nassar.[3][4]
It premiered on SonyLIV on 7 August 2025.[5][6][7] The story is fictionalized retelling of the events based on the politics of Andhra Pradesh that took place between the 1970s and 1995.[8]
Premise
Set in the volatile political landscape of 1970s-1990s Andhra Pradesh, the series dramatises the evolving relationship between two prominent political figures—Kakarla Krishnama Naidu and M. S. Rami Reddy—portraying their journey from friends-turned-political rivals.
In Mid 90s , All the 160 MLAs belonging to RCR party , his two sons , his two son in laws namely Valluri Chalapathi Rao(first son-in-law) and Krishnam Naidu (second son-in-law) are asked to summon at Ashrama Hotel. They have declared a non co-operation movement against the CM RCR due to increasing influence of Susheela Kumari in the party affairs. They provide an ultimatum that if they have to continue in the party , Susheela kumari should be kept away from party affairs.Because of this the ongoing internal conflict between Susheela Kumari and Krishnam Naidu has come to light.At that time , Krishnam Naidu makes a phone to Rami Reddy(His past friend , but now a political rivalry) on what to do in this situation , for Rami Reddy tells him whether both Krishnam Naidu or RCR wins , the next is they have to face him politically. Then the story shifts to 1970s.
Deva Katta started working on the story between 2017 and 2018. As over-the-top media service is not popular, he decided to make it as a film trilogy and wrote the story accordingly. After the raise and success of the streaming media services in India during the COVID-19 pandemic, he decided to make it as a television series.[9]
Release
Mayasabha was released on SonyLIV on 7 August 2025 in Telugu along with dubbed versions in Tamil, Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam languages.[10][11][12]
Reception
Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of The Hindu wrote in her review that, "Mayasabha offers a compelling fictional take on real political history, packed with drama, ambition, and reflection".[13] Aditya Devulapally of Cinema Express was gave a four of five rating, with particular praise towards Deva Katta's writing.[14] Echoing the same, Suhas Sistu of The Hans India rated it 3.5 out of 5 and called Aadhi Pinisetty's and Chaitanya Rao's performance as "career-best" and "intense" respectively.[15] Giving the same rating, Anisha Rao of India Today called it "gutsy, ambitious, and has its own voice".[16] Sahelee Rakshit of Bollywood Life noted that Aadhi Pinisetty and Chaitanya Rao "win hearts for their intense performances" calling the web series a "must-watch".[17] Sanjeev Kumar of HT Telugu rated it 3.5 out of 5 calling it an 'extremely gripping political thriller' that effectively portrays political power struggles inspired by Chandrababu and Y. S. Rajasekhar Reddy, with balanced character portrayals and suspenseful strategies.[18] A review by Lakshminarayana Varanasi of TV9 Telugu described series as 'the best political series in Telugu'.[19] Nandini Ramnath of Scroll.in described series as a 'heavily spiced-up fictional history of Andhra Pradesh politics' commending its dramatic depiction of political ambition and power struggles.[20]. Deccan Chronicle noted that the casting, direction and cinematography are the major positives.[21] Pratyusha Sista of Telangana Today praised the performances of the lead cast and Deva Katta's work.[22] Pratyush Parasuraman of The Hollywood Reporter India compared it with the Tamil film Iruvar (1997) and had a mixed opinion towards the writing.[23]
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