Dayaa

Dayaa is an Indian Telugu-language crime thriller television series written and directed by Pavan Sadineni.^[1] It stars J. D. Chakravarthy in titular role with Eesha Rebba, Remya Nambeesan, Babloo Prithiveeraj, Kamal Kamaraju and Josh Ravi in pivotal roles.^[1][2] The series was released on 4 August 2023, on Disney+Hotstar to widely positive reviews.^[3][4][5] The series is an Indian adaptation of Bangladeshi series Taqdeer created by Neamoth Ullah Masum and Syed Ahmed Shawki with Anuradha Raparla as content head.^[6]

Dayaa
Promotional poster
Genre	Thriller Drama
Created by	Neamoth Ullah Masum Syed Ahmed Shawki
Written by	Pavan Sadineni Vasant Kumar Jurru Rakendu Mouli
Directed by	Pavan Sadineni
Starring	J. D. Chakravarthy Babloo Prithiveeraj Eesha Rebba Remya Nambeesan Kamal Kamaraju
Music by	Shravan Bharadwaj
Country of origin	India
Original language	Telugu
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Producers	Shrikant Mohta Mahendra Soni Naga Nandini Puli Sivaramakrishnan KL Shalini Nambu Abhishek Daga
Cinematography	Vivek Kalepu
Editor	Viplav Nyshadam
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	28 minutes
Original release
Network	Disney+ Hotstar
Release	4 August 2023 (2023-08-04)

Plot

The series revolves around cold-storage van driver named Dayaa (played by J. D. Chakravarthy) whose whole life turns upside down when he finds a dead body inside his van. A trail of chaotic events follows which pushes Dayaa and his best friend into bigger difficulties.^[7]

Cast

• J. D. Chakravarthy as Satya alias "Dayaa"
• Babloo Prithiveeraj as MLA Parasuramaraju
• Eesha Rebba as Alivelu, Dayaa's wife
• Remya Nambeesan as Journalist Kavitha Naidu
• Kamal Kamaraju as Kaushik Naidu, Kavitha's husband
• Vishnupriyaa Bhimeneni as Shabana
• Josh Ravi as Prabha
• Keshav Deepak as Inspector Dawood
• Mayank Parekh as ACP Harishchandra
• Nanda Gopal as Kabir Anna
• Gayathri Gupta
• Saibhanuteja Kadimisetyy
• Dasari Haribabu
• Manichandana Ayithi
• Sanaka Naveen
• Dasari Haribabu
• Pandit Goutham
• Srinivasa Naidu
• Gunturu Shankar
• Venkteswara Reddy

Episodes

Season 1 (2023)

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"The Blood Man"	Pavan Sadineni	Pavan Sadineni	4 August 2023 (2023-08-04)
2	"The Grave"	Pavan Sadineni	Pavan Sadineni	4 August 2023 (2023-08-04)
3	"Middle of Nowhere"	Pavan Sadineni	Pavan Sadineni	4 August 2023 (2023-08-04)
4	"Who Are You ?"	Pavan Sadineni	Pavan Sadineni	4 August 2023 (2023-08-04)
5	"The Twist"	Pavan Sadineni	Pavan Sadineni	4 August 2023 (2023-08-04)
6	"The Evidence"	Pavan Sadineni	Pavan Sadineni	4 August 2023 (2023-08-04)
7	"The Sorry"	Pavan Sadineni	Pavan Sadineni	4 August 2023 (2023-08-04)
8	"The Saga"	Pavan Sadineni	Pavan Sadineni	4 August 2023 (2023-08-04)

References

1. "Pavan Sadineni delivers a solid thriller drama series headlined by a restrained and superb J D Chakravarthy". 4 August 2023 – via www.thehindu.com.
2. "Dayaa Web-Series Review & Rating". 4 August 2023.
3. Srikar, Ram Venkat (5 August 2023). "Dayaa Review: A Gritty Thriller That Serves More As An Introduction To A Bigger Follow-up". www.filmcompanion.in.
4. "Dayaa Review: రివ్యూ: దయా.. జేడీ చక్రవర్తి నటించిన వెబ్‌సిరీస్‌ ఎలా ఉందంటే?". EENADU.
5. "Dayaa Review: JD Chekravarthy is the star of this thriller that's stretched in parts". India Today.
6. "Dayaa - Impressive Thriller review. Dayaa - Impressive Thriller Telugu Webseries review, story, rating". IndiaGlitz.com.
7. The Hindu (4 August 2023). "'Dayaa' web series review: Director Pavan Sadineni delivers a solid thriller drama series headlined by a restrained and superb J D Chakravarthy. Streaming on Disney+ Hotstar". Archived from the original on 17 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.

External links

• Dayaa at IMDb