The Raikar Case

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The Raikar Case
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Genre Crime
Mystery
Thriller
Written by
Karmanya Ahuja
Directed by Aditya Sarpotdar
Starring
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes7
Production
ProducersAakansha Bisht
Mautik Tolia
Persis Siganporia
Production locations Mumbai, India
CinematographyManoj Soni
EditorPraveen Kathikuloth
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time34-45 minutes
Production companyBodhi Tree Multimedia Limited
Original release
Network Voot
Release9 April 2020 (2020-04-09)

The Raikar Case is a Hindi-language murder-mystery web series directed by Aditya Sarpotdar and produced by Sukesh Motwani, Mautik Tolia and Persis Siganporia. It stars Atul Kulkarni, Ashwini Bhave, Parul Gulati and Neil Bhoopalam. [1] [2]

Contents

Cast

Episodes

Release

The series was released on 9 April 2020 and it is now available on the popular OTT platform Voot. [3]

Reception

Reviewing for The Indian Express Arushi Jain wrote "The main selling point of The Raikar Case is its able cast. Atul Kulkarni, who plays the family patriarch, is as good as he has always been. He plays both the suspect of a murder and a victim of politics convincingly. Ashvini Bhave's experience shows in her performance as she plays Kulkarni's wife Sakshi." [4]

The Times of India wrote "Each episode ends on a cliffhanger, making you want to jump right over to the next one. Though, after a point, the drama does become predictable and the pace too tends to slow down." [5]

Ruchi Kaushal of Hindustan Times praised star cast performances and wrote "Atul is exemplary as he exudes power on one hand but appears vulnerable and fragile in circumstances not in his favour. Ashwini Bhave makes a wonderful comeback in a meaty role. Neil and Parul Gulati emerge as the central leads and do justice to the task at hand." [6]

A critic from Pinkvilla rated the series 3 stars out of 5 and wrote "The Raikar Case couldn't have come through without good performances." [7]

Scroll.in reviewd and wrote "Writers Bijesh Jayarajan, Karmanya Ahuja and Anitha Nair use the Rashomon technique to present varying possibilities. Repeated information (the dialogue is by Chinmay Mandlekar) and over-use of the structure waste precious minutes." [8]

The New Indian Express wrote "It would have made for a good feature film too. But despite the makers choosing the web-series format, the all-important character arcs of these family members feel underdeveloped." [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "The Raikar Case Web Series (2020) | Release Date, Review, Cast, Trailer, Watch Online at JioCinema, Voot". Gadgets 360 . Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "The Raikar Case (2020)". The A.V. Club . Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  3. ↑ Rajpal, Roktim (8 April 2020). "'The Raikar Case': This Voot Select offering makes a decent impact". Deccan Herald . Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  4. ↑ Jain, Arushi (9 April 2020). "The Raikar Case review: An engaging whodunnit with compelling performances" . The Indian Express . Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  5. ↑ Khurana, Archika (5 June 2020). "The Raikar Case Season 1 Review : An engaging whodunnit". The Times of India . Retrieved 6 July 2023.Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg
  6. ↑ Kaushal, Ruchi (11 April 2020). "The Raikar Case review: The whodunnit has more family drama than suspense". Hindustan Times . Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  7. ↑ Sharma, Dishya (9 April 2020). "The Raikar Case Review: Ashvini Bhave stands out in this star studded concoction of murder mystery and drama". Pinkvilla . Retrieved 7 July 2023.Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg
  8. ↑ Jhunjhunwala, Udita (9 April 2020). "'The Raikar Case' review: Web series has plenty of family drama but not enough mystery". Scroll.in . Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  9. ↑ Ramachandran, Avinash (11 April 2020). "'The Raikar Case' review: Engaging family drama weighed down by a middling whodunit". The New Indian Express . Retrieved 6 July 2023.
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