Dhootha Season 1
8 episodes · about 6 hours · complete season
Filmi Score · season 1
Good
12 reviews
58
18+
Summary
Journalist Sagar's life turns thrilling as he unravels dark secrets behind newspaper clippings predicting tragedies. He becomes a murder suspect, racing against time to clear his name and solve the enigma and faces dangerous twists. Suspense builds in this roller-coaster ride.
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Season 12023 · 8 episodesGood · 12 reviews18+
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Cast & crew
Created byVikram Kumar
Season 1 directed byVikram Kumar
Season 1 written bySripal Reddy, Naveen George Thomas, Poorna Prajna, Vikram Kumar, Dondapati Venkatesh
Cast
Summary
Journalist Sagar's life turns thrilling as he unravels dark secrets behind newspaper clippings predicting tragedies. He becomes a murder suspect, racing against time to clear his name and solve the enigma and faces dangerous twists. Suspense builds in this roller-coaster ride.
Where to watch
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Parents should know
A supernatural thriller about a corrupt journalist cursed to foresee loved ones' deaths. Depicts graphic violence—beatings, children's deaths, disturbing imagery—and distressing themes. Explores media ethics; its journalist hero is morally compromised, while the investigating officer is portrayed as principled.
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The record, item by item
Violence · Strong · Reviewer on record
“women mercilessly beaten bloody by men” view the record →
Violence · Strong · Reviewer on record
“children get crushed to death under cars and squashed above lifts” view the record →
Violence · Strong · Reviewer on record
“witness a child's gruesome death” view the record →
Violence · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“those who appreciate horror and gore” view the record →
Intense scenes · Strong · Reviewer on record
“a dead fetus sent to someone in the mail” view the record →
Intense scenes · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“a child's gruesome death” view the record →
Positive messages · Clear · Reviewer on record
“wants to remind journalists about their responsibilities” view the record →
Role models · Clear · Reviewer on record
“a powerful presence, joining the dots with much-needed calm” view the record →
What the critics said
12 reviews read · the critic’s own number where they gave one
30 Nov 2023
Dhootha Web Series Review: Naga Chaitanya Shines In This Gritty Suspense Thriller Read it there →
Published · 4/5Filmi’s reading 9080
Abhilasha Cherukuri · 1 Dec 2023
Cherukuri praises Dhootha as an assured, sure-footed new-age horror-thriller with striking cinematography and sound design that raises the bar for… Read it there →
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YouTube · rating spoken aloud · 1 Dec 2023
8/10, said on camera. Published nowhere. Watch it there →
Stated in videoFilmi’s reading 7880
YouTube, Telugu · rating spoken aloud · 30 Nov 2023
3.5/5, said on camera. Published nowhere. Watch it there →
Stated in videoFilmi’s reading 6870
Nandini Ramnath · 1 Dec 2023
Ramnath calls Dhootha an entertaining, well-crafted thriller that earns its supernatural conceit, praising Parvathy's calm, dogged detective; her… Read it there →
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3 Dec 2023
2.75/5, stated in the text — not a formal rating. Read it there →
Stated in textFilmi’s reading 6555
YouTube, Tamil · transcript read · 9 Dec 2023
The reviewer calls Dhootha a decent supernatural mystery thriller with strong performances and cinematography, but flags several implausible plot… Watch it there →
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Gulte calls Dhootha a partly effective thriller: strong visuals, score and Chaitanya's performance are praised, but flashback-heavy pacing, an… Read it there →
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Pooja Darade · 1 Dec 2023
The critic calls Dhootha's premise fascinating but says it falters midway from predictability and could have been told in fewer episodes;… Read it there →
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Anandu Suresh · 1 Dec 2023
1.5/5, stated in the text — not a formal rating. Read it there →
Stated in textFilmi’s reading 3030
YouTube · transcript read · 2 Dec 2023
The critic finds Dhootha loud, poorly paced, and stretched thin across eight episodes, saved only by Parvathy Thiruvothu's performance despite a… Watch it there →
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Sowmya Rajendran · 2 Dec 2023
Rajendran finds Dhootha's media-corruption angle too shallow for the disinformation era, its investigation contrived, and its violence toward… Read it there →
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