''Gods of Dharmapuri'' (shortened known as G.O.D) was a 2019
Telugu
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* Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India
*Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India
* Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language
** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode
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-language
crime
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, starring
Raj Deepak Shetty
Raj Deepak Shetty (born 18 October 1978) is an Indian actor, predominantly working in Kannada and Telugu film industry.
Early life
Deepak Shetty was born to Prem Shetty and Sarala Shetty in Mangalore, Karnataka. Deepak finished his schooling ...
, Sruthi Jayan,
Satyadev Kancharana
Satyadev Kancharana (born 4 July 1989), known professionally as Satya Dev, is an Indian actor who primarily works in Telugu cinema. He is known for the movies ''Jyothi Lakshmi'' (2015)'', Kshanam'' (2016)'', Mana Oori Ramayanam'' (2016)'','' ...
and
Karthik Rathnam
Karthik Rathnam is an Indian actor who works in Telugu theatre and Telugu cinema. Rathnam made his debut with the critical acclaimed film ''C/o Kancharapalem'' (2018), which was the first Telugu film to be screened in New York Film Festival. ...
. The series was directed by
Anish Kuruvilla and produced by Radhika Lavu.
Cast
*
Raj Deepak Shetty
Raj Deepak Shetty (born 18 October 1978) is an Indian actor, predominantly working in Kannada and Telugu film industry.
Early life
Deepak Shetty was born to Prem Shetty and Sarala Shetty in Mangalore, Karnataka. Deepak finished his schooling ...
as Pratap Reddy (10 episodes)
*
Sruthy Jayan
Sruthy Jayan is an Indian actress who works predominantly on Malayalam cinema. She is also a trained classical dancer.
Filmography
Films
*''All films are in Malayalam
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as Saroja (10 episodes)
*
Satyadev Kancharana
Satyadev Kancharana (born 4 July 1989), known professionally as Satya Dev, is an Indian actor who primarily works in Telugu cinema. He is known for the movies ''Jyothi Lakshmi'' (2015)'', Kshanam'' (2016)'', Mana Oori Ramayanam'' (2016)'','' ...
as Venu Reddy (6 episodes)
*
Karthik Rathnam
Karthik Rathnam is an Indian actor who works in Telugu theatre and Telugu cinema. Rathnam made his debut with the critical acclaimed film ''C/o Kancharapalem'' (2018), which was the first Telugu film to be screened in New York Film Festival. ...
as Ravi Reddy (5 episodes)
*
Vijay Adhiraj
Vijay Adhiraj is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, and Kannada films and serials. He was introduced in the NFDC & Doordarshan produced ''Sahashraphan'' in Hindi, written by then Prime Minister of India Shri. P. V. Narasi ...
as Vengal Reddy (6 episodes)
*
Chandini Chowdary
Chandini Chowdary is an Indian actress who works in Telugu films. She appeared as a lead in '' Kundanapu Bomma'', '' Howrah Bridge,'' ''Colour Photo,'' '' Bombhaat'', ''Super Over'' and Sammathame''.''
Early life
Chandini Chowdary was born ...
as Swapna (6 episodes)
* Surya Sreenivas as Pasha
* John Kottoly as Ranga Rao (6 episodes)
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L.B. Sriram as DN Reddy (6 episodes)
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Samyukta Hornad as Divya Matthews (5 episodes)
*
Anish Kuruvilla as Mr. Rao (4 episodes)
*
Baladitya as Satyanand (1 episode)
*
Jagadeesh Prathap Bandhari
Jagadeesh Prathap Bandari is an Indian actor who prominently worked in Telugu films. He made his debut with Avanti Cinema's ''Nirudyoga Natulu'' in 2018 and was seen in Raj Rachakonda's ''Mallesham'' followed by George Reddy (film), ''George ...
as Chalapathi
Episodes
Reception
Hemanth Kumar CR writing his review for ''
The News Minute
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'', wrote: "The series is a roller-coaster ride, and Anish Kuruvilla has a stern control over the narrative
..However, once the story crosses the tipping point, it turns into a rewarding experience for all the emotional investment that it demands from the viewers."
Pratyush Parusuraman of ''
Film Companion
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'' stated: "The beats of the story are inherently dramatic, but in the hands of Anish Kuruvilla, it also becomes incredibly stylish, with vignette frames, yellow flares, and a rousing score."
''123Telugu.com,'' rated the series 2.5/5 and wrote: "Gods of Dharmapuri is a well-made web series with a rustic backdrop and gritty performances. The world of Dharmapuri, performances, and narration are good assets."
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, 11963582
''Gods of Dharmapuri (G. O. D.)''on
ZEE5
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Television shows set in Andhra Pradesh