Newsense Season 1
6 episodes · about 3 hours · complete season
Filmi Score · season 1
Good
6 reviews
53
7+
Summary
Shiva and his journalist friends make money unethically in Madanapally by publishing false news stories and colluding with local politicians who control the town. Will they choose to stand up for the people of Madanapally, or will their greed and corruption lead them down a dark path?
Where to watch
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All seasons
Season 12023 · 6 episodesGood · 6 reviews7+
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Cast & crew
Created bySri Prawin Kumar
Season 1 directed bySri Prawin Kumar
Season 1 written byPriyadarshini Ram, Sri Prawin Kumar, Jayasimha Neelam
CastNavdeep
Bindu Madhavi
Jabardasth Nagireddy
Mahima Srinivas
Shelly Nabu Kumar
Nanda Gopal
Ramesh Konambhotla
Charan Kurugonda
Summary
Shiva and his journalist friends make money unethically in Madanapally by publishing false news stories and colluding with local politicians who control the town. Will they choose to stand up for the people of Madanapally, or will their greed and corruption lead them down a dark path?
Where to watch
Availability by JustWatch · some watch links pay filmi.ai a small commission; it never changes what we show or how we score.No listing found for the UK.Available in India on Aha.
No listing found for Australia.Available in India on Aha.
No listing found for the UAE.Available in India on Aha.
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Is Newsense season 1 OK for kids?
Parents should know
A late-90s small-town drama about a corrupt journalist and the honest cop who challenges him; no violence, language or sex content reported by critics. Focuses on media corruption and one character's integrity.
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The record, item by item
Positive messages · Some · From the synopsis Synopsis · not a review
“stand up for the people of Madanapally”
Positive messages · Clear · Reviewer on record
“sets ahead to make things right, angering everybody” view the record →
Role models · Clear · Reviewer on record
“SI Edwin, a righteous cop, and an outsider to boot” view the record →
What the critics said
6 reviews read · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Abhilasha Cherukuri · 13 May 2023
Cinema Express calls Newsense a refreshingly grey, documentary-style depiction of small-town press corruption that subverts the genre's usual… Read it there →
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Gulte finds Newsense a well-cast, well-mounted period drama on corrupt journalism that is dragged out by slow pacing and weak editing, calling it… Read it there →
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YouTube, Telugu · transcript read · 13 May 2023
Thyview praises Newsense's authentic Madanapalli setting, direction, performances and production values, but faults muddled writing, an unclear… Watch it there →
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13 May 2023
2.75/5, stated in the text — not a formal rating. Read it there →
Stated in textFilmi’s reading 6055
12 May 2023
Calls the season 'Half-Baked' — strong performances, impressive cinematography and intriguing character setups are undercut by a thin, uneventful… Read it there →
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12 May 2023
Finds the season a near-total waste of time: no character development, no real conflict despite everyone being complicit, and an ending that… Read it there →
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