| A Simple Murder | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Crime, Action, Comedy |
| Written by |
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| Directed by | Sachin Pathak |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Karsh Kale |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Ajay G Rai |
| Cinematography | S. Bharathwaaj |
| Editor | Parikshhit Jha |
| Production company | JAR Pictures |
| Original release | |
| Network | SonyLIV |
| Release | 20 November 2020 |
A Simple Murder is a Hindi-language crime, action, comedy streaming television series directed by Sachin Pathak and produced by Ajay G Rai, starring Amit Sial, Ayaz Khan, Zeeshan Ayyub, Priya Anand, Sushant Singh, Yashpal Sharma and others.[1][2][3]
Cast
- Amit Sial as Santosh
- Ayaz Khan as Rahul
- Ankur Pandey as Usmaan
- Durgesh Kumar as Shankar
- Gopal Datt as Amit Mehta
- Priya Anand as Richa
- Sushant Singh as Himmat
- Tejasvi Singh Ahlawat as Priya Dawas
- Yashpal Sharma as Pandit
- Vedieka Dutt as Madhu
- Vijay Raaz as Narrator
- Vinay Varma as Pran Dawas
- Vikram Kochhar as Pratik Mishra
- Zeeshan Ayyub as Manish
Release
The trailer of the series released on 5 November 2020 and premiered on 20 November 2020 on SonyLIV.[4][5]
Reception
Shubhra Gupta for The Indian Express praised Sushant Singh's acting performance and wrote "The other half is taken up by the actors, and what a blast they are, especially Sushant Singh, who is a life-taker but also a closet poet, whose sense of rhythm is displayed with a nudge and wink. A few moments shared by Sial and Singh, where they are both riffing off each other, are delicious."[6]
A critic from Rediff.com wrote "A Simple Murder gets trapped in its mesh of staggered sub-plots and too many characters."[7]
Antara Kashyap for News18 rated the series 3.5 stars out of 5 and wrote "The show’s strength lies in its comedy, and it has been marketed as such. However, when the genre reads ‘dark comedy’ instead of ‘thriller’, the audience keeps expecting that dark comedy. If the show was marketed as a thriller instead, the humour would have come as a wonderful surprise."[8]
References
- ^ "A Simple Murder". OTTPlay. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ "A Simple Murder (2020) Cast - Actor, Actress, Director, Producer, Music Director". Cinestaan. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ Patwa, Priyadarshini (10 February 2021). "7 Best Indian shows on SonyLIV that you shouldn't miss". GQ India. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ Keshri, Shweta (November 5, 2020). "A Simple Murder trailer out. Release date, November 20". India Today. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ Sahu, Sushri (5 November 2020). "'A Simple Murder' Trailer: Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, Sushant Singh And Others Pack A Riot In This Dark Comedy". Mashable India. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ Gupta, Shubhra (20 November 2020). "A Simple Murder review: Guns and roses". The Indian Express. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ Bhattacharjee, Moumita (November 20, 2020). "A Simple Murder review". Rediff.com. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ Kashyap, Antara (24 November 2020). "A Simple Murder Review: This Dark Comedy Has Some Amazing Twists and Performances". News18. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
