''High Priestess '' is an Indian Telugu-language thriller

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by Pushpa Ignatius that premiered on

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on 25 April 2019. It is directed by Ignatius and stars Amala Akkineni and Kishore Kumar.

Promotion

The series was announced with six other Telugu

Originals in November 2018 which also marks debut of Amala Akkineni into web series. On 5 April 2019, the first look of Amala was released on Social media. Following the first look, trailer was released the following week and garnered good response.

Plot

The series around Swathi Reddy, a renowned

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reader who experiences the pasts of her clients. There are total of seven stories which are spread across eight episodes. During these stories the past of Swathi is revealed.

Cast

Main

* Amala Akkineni as Swathi Reddy, a

reader * Kishore Kumar as Vikram, Swathi's friend

Recurring

* Aadhav Kannadasan as young Vikram * Bhavani Sre as young Swathi Reddy * Monisha Duraibabu as Sneha Reddy, Swathi's daughter

Guests

* Vijayalakshmi as Pooja *

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as Ruby *

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as Lawyer *

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as Radhika *

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as Vaishnavi * Siddhartha Shankar as Ruby's husband

Episodes

References

External links

* * {{official website, https://www.zee5.com/zee5originals/details/high-priestess/0-6-1624 Indian television series ZEE5 original programming Indian television shows Indian web series 2019 Indian television series debuts Telugu-language web series 2019 web series endings 2019 Indian television series endings 2019 web series debuts Indian thriller television series