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High Priestess is an Indian Telugu-language thriller web series by Pushpa Ignatius that premiered on ZEE5 on 25 April 2019.[1] It is directed by Ignatius and stars Amala Akkineni and Kishore Kumar.[1]
| High Priestess | |
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| Genre | Mystery Thriller |
| Created by | Pushpa Ignatius |
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| Directed by | Pushpa Ignatius |
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| Composer | Gopal Rao Paranandi |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Telugu |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 (list of episodes) |
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| Production location | India |
| Cinematography | Soundararajan |
| Editor | Richard Kevin. A |
| Production company | Tribal Horse Entertainment |
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| Network | Zee5 |
| Release | 25 April 2019 |
The series was announced with six other Telugu ZEE5 Originals in November 2018[2] which also marks debut of Amala Akkineni into web series. On 5 April 2019, the first look of Amala was released on Social media.[3] Following the first look, trailer was released the following week and garnered good response.[4] [5]
The series around Swathi Reddy, a renowned Tarot reader who experiences the pasts of her clients. There are total of seven stories which are spread across eight episodes.[6] During these stories the past of Swathi is revealed.
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date [6] | |
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| 1 | "Maya" | Pushpa Ignatius | Pushpa (Screenplay) and Shashank (Dialogues) | April 25, 2019 | |
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Swathi founds herself in midst of a missing person's case. Her capabilities are revealed. | |||||
| 2 | "Ruby" | Pushpa Ignatius | Pushpa (Screenplay) and Shashank (Dialogues) | April 25, 2019 | |
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Swathi surprises after seeing her old college friend, Vikram and starts narrating the story of Ruby an air hostess who lost her beauty charm after marriage. | |||||
| 3 | "Vanity" | Pushpa Ignatius | Pushpa (Screenplay) and Shashank (Dialogues) | April 25, 2019 | |
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Ruby unleashes an ancient demon in the search of eternal beauty. She comes to Swathi Reddy begging for help which may lead to exorcism. | |||||
| 4 | "12:15" | Pushpa Ignatius | Pushpa (Screenplay) and Shashank (Dialogues) | April 25, 2019 | |
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Swathi and Vikram goes through their old memories. She starts talking about her first case in which Siddharth was haunted by numbers and how she solved it. | |||||
| 5 | "Vengeance" | Pushpa Ignatius | Pushpa (Screenplay) and Shashank (Dialogues) | April 25, 2019 | |
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Swathi and Vikram talk about their short-lived relationship. As Swathi reached for something a coconut falls out. Vikram was curious to know about it. Swathi starts narrating a lawyer's story which seems funny at the start but takes an interesting twist. | |||||
| 6 | "Innocence" | Pushpa Ignatius | Pushpa (Screenplay) and Shashank (Dialogues) | April 25, 2019 | |
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This a tale of a suburban couple Ram, Vaishnavi and their kid Abhinav moves into a house that has a tinge of paranormal history and the events drags Swathi into this ordeal. | |||||
| 7 | "Friends" | Pushpa Ignatius | Pushpa (Screenplay) and Shashank (Dialogues) | April 25, 2019 | |
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Swathi and Vikram grow closer when Krishna arrives at their doorstep. A new tale about Radhika, Varun and Krishna and their friendship start. | |||||
| 8 | "Into the light" | Pushpa Ignatius | Pushpa (Screenplay) and Shashank (Dialogues) | April 25, 2019 | |
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Radhika's spirit continues to appear for Krishna. Swathi helps Krishna and get Vikram to speak about their relationship openly. | |||||
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