Athidhi (TV series)

This article is about the television series. For the 2007 Indian film, see Athidhi.

Athidhi
Promotional release poster
GenreHorror thriller
Written byY. G. Bharath
Directed byY. G. Bharath
Starring
Music byKapil Kumar
Country of originIndia
Original languageTelugu
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6 (list of episodes)
Production
ProducerPraveen Sattaru
CinematographyManojh Reddy Katasani
EditorDharmendra Kakarala
Running time30 minutes
Production companyHotstar Specials
Original release
NetworkDisney+ Hotstar
Release19 September 2023 (2023-09-19)

Athidhi (transl. The Guest) is an Indian Telugu-language horror thriller television series written and directed by Y. G. Bharath. Produced by Praveen Sattaru under the banner of Hotstar Specials, it stars Venu Thottempudi, Avantika Mishra and Aditi Gautam.[1] It premiered from 19 September 2023 on Disney+ Hotstar.[2]

Cast

  • Venu Thottempudi as Ravi / Raja Ravi Vardana Veera Varma
  • Avantika Mishra as Maya
  • Aditi Gautam as Sandhya
  • Venkatesh Kakumanu as Savari, a YouTuber
  • Ravi Varma as Prakash
  • Bhadram as Raju, Tea seller
  • Raghu Karumanchi as Harsha, a character from one of the two short stories narrated by Ravi
  • Keshav Deepak as Music Teacher, a character from one of the two short stories narrated by Ravi

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
1"Strange Beauty"Y. G. BharathY. G. Bharath19 September 2023 (2023-09-19)
2"Two Short Stories"Y. G. BharathY. G. Bharath19 September 2023 (2023-09-19)
3"The Murder"Y. G. BharathY. G. Bharath19 September 2023 (2023-09-19)
4"Back & Forth"Y. G. BharathY. G. Bharath19 September 2023 (2023-09-19)
5"Key Factor"Y. G. BharathY. G. Bharath19 September 2023 (2023-09-19)
6"Arishadvarga"Y. G. BharathY. G. Bharath19 September 2023 (2023-09-19)

Production

In September 2023, the series was announced by Disney+ Hotstar.[3] Initially Upendra was the first choice for the role.[4] Later, Venu Thottempudi, Avantika Mishra and Aditi Gautam were signed as the lead.[5] The principal photography of the series commenced in 2022.[6]

Reception

Satya Pulagam of ABP Desam awarded the series 2.5/5 stars.[7] Chatakonda Krishna Prakash of Hindustan Times gave the series 2.75/5 stars.[8] Srivathsan Nadadhur of OTTPlay rated the series 2.5/5 stars.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Athidhi Trailer Out". Cinema Express.
  2. ^ "Athidhi Web Series Review: A Fully Time Waste Horror Show". 19 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Athidhi- A Gripping Thriller is streaming on Disney+Hotstar". 20 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Athidhi: This superstar was the initial choice for the lead role". 17 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Athidhi: Venu Thottempudi to make his OTT debut after comeback with Ramarao on Duty".
  6. ^ "Athidhi actor Venu Thottempudi: I'm glad audiences want to watch me again | Exclusive".
  7. ^ "'అతిథి' రివ్యూ : హీరో వేణు తొట్టెంపూడి నటించిన హారర్ థ్రిల్లర్ సిరీస్". 19 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Athidhi Series Review: అతిథి వెబ్ సిరీస్ రివ్యూ: ట్విస్టులు ఉన్నాయి.. కానీ: వేణు హర్రర్ సిరీస్ ఎలా ఉందంటే?".
  9. ^ "Athidhi review: Venu Thottempudi's horror show preaches more, thrills less".