Paruvu

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Paruvu
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Official release poster
Genre Crime
Thriller
Written bySiddharth Naidu
Directed bySiddharth Naidu
Rajashekar Vadlpati
Starring Nagendra Babu
Naresh Agastya
Nivetha Pethuraj
Music byShravan Bharadwaj
Country of originIndia
Original languageTelugu
No. of seasons1
Production
Executive producerLakshmi Saranya Potla
ProducersL. S. Vishnu Prasad
Susmitha Konidela
CinematographyVidya Sagar Chinta
EditorViplav Nyshadam
Running time30–40 minutes
Production companyGold Box Entertainment
Original release
Network ZEE5
Release14 June 2024 (2024-06-14)

Paruvu (transl.Honour) is an Indian Telugu-language crime thriller streaming television series written by Siddharth Naidu who have co-directed with Rajashekar Vadlapati. Produced by L. S. Vishnu Prasad and Susmitha Konidela through Gold Box Entertainment, [1] [2] Pavan Sadineni worked as additional dialogue writer and, additional screenwriter along with Hussai Sha Kiran Satyavolu and Bharan Kumar Dandamudi, for the latter. [3]

Contents

The series featured Nagendra Babu, Naresh Agastya and Nivetha Pethuraj in primary roles. [4] Paruvu is based on the honour killings in India and explores the socio-political dynamics of the Amaravati (Vijayawada Guntur) region. [5] It was premiered on 14 June 2024 on ZEE5, and received positive review for its writing and performance of the leads. [6] [7]

Cast

Production

The series was announced as a part of ZEE5s future slate of content in June 2022. [10] [11] Well known filmmaker Pavan Sadineni stepped in as the show runner for the series. [12] [13]

Release

The series was scheduled for a worldwide release on 14 June 14, 2024. [14] It was also dubbed and released in Tamil. [15]

Reception

Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of The Hindu gave a highly positive review and wrote that "Paruvu is an engrossing drama that explores socio-economic-political divides in Andhra Pradesh, helped by solid writing and performances". [16] 123Telugu gave a rating of 3.25 out of 5 and wrote similarly that, "The series benefits from solid writing and mesmerizing performances of Nivetha Pethuraj, Naresh Agastya, Naga Babu, and Praneetha Patnaik". [17]

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