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*Tribhuvan Mishra CA Topper*
Tribhuvan Mishra CA Topper
	Official release poster
Genre	Thriller; Crime Drama;
Created by	Puneet Krishna
Written by	Puneet Krishna
Directed by	Amrit Raj Gupta; Puneet Krishna;
Starring	Manav Kaul; Tillotama Shome; Shweta Basu Prasad;
Music by	Ram Sampath
Country of origin	India
Original language	Hindi
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	9
Production
Producer	Ram Sampath
Cinematography	Anuj Samtani
Editors	Amit Kulkarni; Divyajot Singh;
Running time	44 - 67 minutes
Production company	Rangeela Pictures
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	18 July 2024

Tribhuvan Mishra CA Topper is a 2024 Hindi-language streaming television series written and created by Puneet Krishna and produced by Ram Sampath for Netflix. It stars Manav Kaul, Tillotama Shome, Shweta Basu Prasad, Ashok Pathak, Faisal Malik, Subhrajyoti Barat, Sumit Gulati, Naina Sareen, Shrikant Verma, Jitin Gulati, and Yamini Das.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Plot summary

The series follows Tribhuvan Mishra, portrayed by Manav Kaul, who topped the Chartered Accountant (CA) examination, and works as a CA in a government office in Noida, India. His side hustle as a sex worker servicing women clients under the pseudonym "CA topper" entangles him in a web of crime and moral dilemmas. As he navigates through the dark underbelly of Noida's crime world, the show delves into themes of desperation, moral compromise, and the struggles of middle-class life.^[5]

Cast

Manav Kaul as Tribhuvan Mishra
Tillotama Shome as Bindi Jain
Shubhrajyoti Barat as Teeka Ram Jain
Naina Sareen as Ashoklata Mishra
Shweta Basu Prasad as Shobha Pathak
Ashok Pathak as Dhaincha
Amarjeet Singh as Lappu
Divyani Gandhi as Lalitha Kumari
Husne Shabnam as Reeta
Subodh Gulati as RTO Officer
Jitin Gulati as Vineet/Desi Ghoda
Faisal Malik as Haider Ali
Sunil Saraswat as Mathew Varghese
Yamini Das as Mando Bua
Sumit Gulati as Subodh Pathak

Release

The series was premiered on 18 July 2024 on Netflix.^[6]^[7]

Reception

Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave 2.5/5 stars and observed "In the places it does well, it does really well, but then again, it comes right back to that problem of those poor put-upon mothers and sisters."^[8] Rashmi Vasudeva of Deccan Herald gave 3/5 stars and wrote "The screenplay sags now and then, and by the sixth episode, the jokes fall flat."^[9] Sakshi Verma of India TV expressed "The series talks about human emotions in every way possible."^[10] Sonal Pandya of Times Now observed "The lengthy series can't reach a cohesive ending."^[11] Titas Chowdhury of News18 rated 3.5/5 stars and stated "Don't be mistaken. Tribhuvan Mishra: CA Topper doesn't try to glorify paid sex or extramarital affairs."^[12]

Troy Ribeiro of The Free Press Journal stated "The series delves into themes of desperation and moral compromise with unflinching honesty."^[13] Nandini Ramnath of Scroll.in commented "The conceit is sold through a hyper-real aesthetic."^[14] Suparna Sharma of The Week opined "The show is carried valiantly by its actors and their performances."^[15] Lachmi Deb Roy of Firstpost commented "If you are viewing the show from the gender arc, the story tells us that as a woman we must celebrate our flaws, vulnerabilities and desires."^[16]