Dhootha Web Series Details:
| Genre | Neo noir, Crime, Thriller |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Dubbed in | Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada |
| Season | 1 |
| Episodes | 8 |
| Release date | 1 December 2023 |
| Running time | 43–53 Minutes |
| Starring | Naga Chaitanya Srikanth Murali Parvathy Thiruvothu Prachi Desai Anish Kuruvilla Tharun Bhascker Rohini Tanikella Bharani Priya Bhavani Shankar Pasupathy |
| Created by | Vikram Kumar |
| Directed by | Vikram K. Kumar |
| Written by | Vikram Kumar Venkat D. Pati Poorna Pragna Sripal Reddy N. G. Thomas Venkatesh Dondapati |
| Produced by | Sharrath Marar Vikram Kumar |
| Cinematography by | Mikolaj Sygula |
| Edited by | Naveen Nooli |
| Music by | Ishaan Chhabra |
| Production Company | Northstar Entertainment |
| Distributor | Amazon Prime Video |
Dhootha Web Series Cast & Character:
- Naga Chaitanya as Sagar Varma Avudhuri, Chief Editor of “Samachar”
- Pasupathy as Konidela Sathya Murthy, a freedom fighter, founder and Chief Editor of “Dhutha.”
- Parvathy Thiruvothu as DCP Kranthi Shenoy
- Ravindra Vijay as SI Ajay Ghosh
- Jayaprakash as Konidela Chandra Murthy, Sathya Murthy’s son
- Raja Goutham as Chakrapani Veerula, President of “Praja Vaakku Party” and Bhupati’s friend; Raghavayya’s opponent and Chakravarthy’s grandfather.
- Tharun Bhascker as Bhupati Varma Avudhuri, Sagar’s grand father and Anand’s father.
- Jeevan Kumar as SI Ramana Ghosh, Ajay Ghosh’s grand father.
- Tanikella Bharani as MLA Raghavayya, DCP Kranthi Shenoy‘s great-grandfather
- Raghu Kunche as Chief Minister Chakravarthy Veerula.
- Priya Bhavani Shankar as Priya Avudhuri, Sagar’s wife
- Easwari Rao as Raghavayya’s granddaughter and Kranthi’s mother (in a cameo appearance).
- Prachi Desai as Amrutha, Sagar’s PA
- Sruthy Jayan as Kalpana, Raghavayya’s maid and Chakrapani’s love interest
- Satya Krishnan as Konidela Lakshmi, Sathya Murthy’s wife and Chandra Murthy’s mother
- Srikant Murali as Charles David, Sagar’s friend-turned-foe
- Gnaneswari Kandregula as Kiran Reddy
- Rohini as Madhavi Avudhuri, Sagar’s mother
- Anish Kuruvilla as Anand Varma Avudhuri, Sagar’s father
- Chaitanya Garikapati as Constable Ranga, Assistant to Kranthi
- Ayush Agarwal as Konidela Sathya, Chandra Murthy’s son and Sathya Murthy’s grand son; a journalist aspirant.
- Teja Kakumanu as Tapas, Amrutha’s Husband
- Nalla Sridhar Reddy as Koti, Truck driver
- Kamakshi Bhaskarla as Kala, Koti’s wife
- Gururaj Manepalli as Priya’s father and Sagar’s father in law.
Storyline:
In this supernatural thriller, journalist Sagar’s life turns upside down when newspapers predict chilling incidents that unfold in his life.
About Dhootha Web Series:
Dhootha (The Messenger) is a Telugu horror mystery thriller television series created and directed by Vikram Kumar. It stars Naga Chaitanya, Parvathy Thiruvothu, Prachi Desai, Gnaneswari Kandregula, Anish Kuruvilla, Tharun Bhascker, Rohini, Tanikella Bharani, Priya Bhavani Shankar, and Pasupathy in primary roles. The series premiered on 1 December 2023 on Amazon Prime Video.
Dhootha (Season 1) Episodes
Dhootha S1, Episode 1: The Puzzle
When Sagar the Chief Editor of ‘Samacharam’ newspaper, finds a crossword puzzle in a dhaba. The puzzle predicts a terrifying incident that would occur in his life.
Dhootha S1, Episode 2: Editorial Cartoon
A journalist commits suicide. Detective Kranthi Shenoy investigates, suspects foul play. Interrogation by Ajay Ghosh per Sagar’s orders backfires.
Dhootha S1, Episode 3: Horoscope
A police investigation of a suicide reveals links to arms smuggling. Koti disappears after his truck crashes into Sagar’s car. At an event launching his paper, Sagar gets a cryptic message cutting about the case.
Dhootha S1, Episode 4: Crime Report
Sagar and Ajay find clues in old newspapers that advance their investigation. Kranthi and Ranga connect the case to Sagar’s farmhouse. Clues lead to increasing tensions.
Dhootha S1, Episode 5: Page 3
Kranthi and Ranga find an unexpected body while investigating. Sagar follows Kiran, head of research and host of “Ghost Shadows.”Sagar gets another newspaper clipping with a bad prediction.
Dhootha S1, Episode 6: This Day, That Year
A journalist investigates a mysterious book leading him to its publisher. The publisher visits the lighthouse seeking the book’s origins, uncovering a shocking history.
Dhootha S1, Episode 7: Continued on Page 6
A series of deaths match newspaper predictions. Sagar confesses to Kranthi. They attempt to prevent more deaths predicted in the paper.
Dhootha S1, Episode 8: Headlines
A killer targets Priya. Kranthi investigates, uncovering the Sagar family’s secrets and connecting clues to find the truth.
