9 Hours

*9 Hours*
9 Hours
	Promotional release poster
Genre	Crime drama
Created by	Krish Jagarlamudi
Based on	Tommidi Gantalu; by Malladi Venkata Krishna Murthy
Written by	Krish Jagarlamudi
Directed by	Niranjan Kaushik; Jacob Verghese;
Starring	Taraka Ratna; Ajay; Madhu Shalini; Ravi Varma; Ravi Prakash; Sritej;
Composer	Shakthi Kanth Karthick
Country of origin	India
Original language	Telugu
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	9
Production
Executive producer	Rohith Pisapati
Producers	Y. Rajeev Reddy; Saibabu Jagarlamudi;
Production location	India
Cinematography	Manojh Reddy Katasani
Editor	Dharmendra Kakarala
Production company	First Frame Entertainments
Original release
Network	Disney Hotstar
Release	2 June 2022

9 Hours is an Indian Telugu-language survival crime thriller television series created by Krish Jagarlamudi, directed by Niranjan Kaushik with an ensemble cast of Taraka Ratna, Madhu Shalini, Ajay, Ravi Varma and Ravi Prakash. The series' basic plot line was adapted from the famous Telugu crime novel "Thommidi Ghantalu," authored by Malladi Venkata Krishna Murthy.^[1]^[2] 9 Hours premiered on Disney Hotstar on 2 June 2022.^[3]

Cast

Taraka Ratna as CI Prathap
Ajay as Dasarath Ramayya
Madhu Shalini as Chitralekha; wife of Prathap
Ravi Varma as Nagendra
Pandu as Young Nagendra
Ravi Prakash as Shivaji
Ankith Koyya as Nandakumar "Nandu"
Vinod Kumar Alva as Jailor Viswanath
Sritej as Poorna
Sameer as Chandrasekhar
Preethi Asrani as Sravani
Banerjee as ACP Krishnamachari
Parvathi Nirban as Girija
Chitram Seenu as Koti
Gemini Suresh as Chidambaram
Vajja Venkata Giridhar
Achyuth Kumar as prisoner
Suresh Kumar as P. Indrasena Rao; manager of Deccan Imperial Bank
Jwala Koti as Ambaji Rao
Naga Mahesh as Munuswamy Naidu
Siddharth Gollapudi as Dr. Paul
Venkata Giridhar as Purushottam
Monika Reddy as Suguna
Roopa Hegde as Meherunnisa

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"Hour 01"	Niranjan Kaushik Jacob Verghese	Krish Jagarlamudi	June 2, 2022 (2022-06-02)
2	"Hour 02"	Niranjan Kaushik Jacob Verghese	Krish Jagarlamudi	June 2, 2022 (2022-06-02)
3	"Hour 03"	Niranjan Kaushik Jacob Verghese	Krish Jagarlamudi	June 2, 2022 (2022-06-02)
4	"Hour 04"	Niranjan Kaushik Jacob Verghese	Krish Jagarlamudi	June 2, 2022 (2022-06-02)
5	"Hour 05"	Niranjan Kaushik Jacob Verghese	Krish Jagarlamudi	June 2, 2022 (2022-06-02)
6	"Hour 06"	Niranjan Kaushik Jacob Verghese	Krish Jagarlamudi	June 2, 2022 (2022-06-02)
7	"Hour 07"	Niranjan Kaushik Jacob Verghese	Krish Jagarlamudi	June 2, 2022 (2022-06-02)
8	"Hour 08"	Niranjan Kaushik Jacob Verghese	Krish Jagarlamudi	June 2, 2022 (2022-06-02)
9	"Hour 09"	Niranjan Kaushik Jacob Verghese	Krish Jagarlamudi	June 2, 2022 (2022-06-02)

Reception

Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of The Hindu in her review stated that "The payoffs in the form of twists and turns happen rather late and are not enough. Perhaps it was alluring to have nine episodes to befit the title, but the series could have done with liberal trimming".^[4] Echoing the same, Pinkvilla's Arvind V opined that "The survival drama trappings deserved a better canvas, and a profound script. Torture and beatings are no substitute for thrills and drama".^[5]

Comparing it with Money Heist, Latha Srinivasan of Firstpost praised the performances of the ensemble cast while criticizing the screenplay and writing.^[6] Giving a mixed review, Neeshita Nyayapati of The Times of India wrote that "You don't always buy what 9 Hours is selling you, there are moments you will pause and wonder how plausible whatever is playing out on screen is. But the series does manage to do its job by keeping you engaged".^[7]

References

^ "9 Hours Web Series: Review, Trailer, Star Cast, Songs, Actress Name, Actor Name, Posters, News & Videos", The Times of India, retrieved 14 June 2022
^ Service, Tribune News. "Parvati Nirban talks about her latest web show 9 hours". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
^ "'9 Hours' trailer shows up the violent side of robberies - Times of India". The Times of India. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
^ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (4 June 2022). "'9 Hours' web series review: This overdrawn Telugu crime drama intrigues partly". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
^ "9 Hours Review: This bank robbery series has both hits and misses". Pinkvilla. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
^ "9 Hours review". Firstpost. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
^ Nyayapati, Neeshitha (2 June 2022). "9 HOURS SEASON 1 REVIEW : GOOD STORY AIDED BY A STELLAR CAST". The Times of India.

External links

9 Hours at IMDb
9 Hours on Disney Hotstar

[1] "9 Hours Web Series: Review, Trailer, Star Cast, Songs, Actress Name, Actor Name, Posters, News & Videos", The Times of India, retrieved 14 June 2022

[2] Service, Tribune News. "Parvati Nirban talks about her latest web show 9 hours". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 15 June 2022.

[3] "'9 Hours' trailer shows up the violent side of robberies - Times of India". The Times of India. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.

[4] Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (4 June 2022). "'9 Hours' web series review: This overdrawn Telugu crime drama intrigues partly". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 14 June 2022.

[5] "9 Hours Review: This bank robbery series has both hits and misses". Pinkvilla. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.

[6] "9 Hours review". Firstpost. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.

[7] Nyayapati, Neeshitha (2 June 2022). "9 HOURS SEASON 1 REVIEW : GOOD STORY AIDED BY A STELLAR CAST". The Times of India.

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