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바카라˜Dayaa바카라™ On Disney+ Hotstar Review: JD Chakravarthy바카라™s Gripping Crime Thriller Is Marred By A Lacklustre Climax

Disney+ Hotstar바카라™s latest web series, 바카라˜Dayaa바카라™, has been making a lot of noise ever since it was announced. Is the JD Chakravarthy starrer show worth your time? Or can you simply skip it? Read the full review to find out.

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바카라˜Dayaa바카라™: Cast & Crew

Director: Pavan Sadineni

Cast: JD Chakravarthy, Babloo Prithiveeraj, Eesha Rebba, Remya Nambeesan, Kamal Kamaraju, Vishnupriyaa Bhimeneni, Josh Ravi, Keshav Deepak, Mayank Parekh, Nanda Gopal, Gayathri Gupta, Saibhanuteja Kadimisetyy, Dasari Haribabu, Manichandana Ayithi, Sanaka Naveen, Dasari Haribabu, Pandit Goutham, Srinivasa Naidu, Gunturu Shankar, Venkteswara Reddy

Available On: Disney+ Hotstar

Duration: 8 Episodes, 24-31 Minutes Each

바카라˜Dayaa바카라™: Story

The plot of the series revolves around a story of a freezer van driver named Dayaa (JD Chakravarthy) whose whole life turns upside down when he finds a dead body inside his van. A trail of chaotic events thereby follows which pushes Dayaa and his close ones into bigger difficulties. Will Dayaa be able to save his near and dear ones in this time of crisis? Or will he end up falling into bigger troubles? Well, for all that you바카라™ll have to watch 바카라˜Dayaa바카라™.

바카라˜Dayaa바카라™: Performances

nails it with a performance that leaves you shocked. The transformation of the character from being a simpleton to being a dreaded monster has been depicted so well by Chakravarthy, it makes you wonder why we don바카라™t see him more often onscreen. The two contrasting emotions were showcased so brilliantly by Chakravarthy that you바카라™re left wanting more and more of this character.

is decent. As per the requirement of the character, she doesn바카라™t have too much screen time. But in the minimal time that she is onscreen, she manages to do well. The strength which her character exudes is something that all journalists in today바카라™s time should have but is somehow missing because of the geopolitical and economic conditions of the country. Nambeeshan brings out that personality really well.

Babloo Prithiveeraj is the surprise element of the show. He is the quintessential bad guy or rather, the villain, in the show and he has played the character to so utter perfection that just one look at him and you바카라™re left hating the character, which is purely intentional. In today바카라™s woke generation you don바카라™t get to see such villainous characters, and it바카라™s a pretty refreshing change to see an old-school villain.

There is an air that바카라™s built up around the character of Eesha Rebba, which somehow doesn바카라™t translate enough to the audience. The character is said to be dreaded by all and sundry, but there aren바카라™t enough scenes showing that. As an audience, you feel cheated that the character isn바카라™t as devilish as it바카라™s said to be.

바카라˜Dayaa바카라™: Script, Direction & Technical Aspects

Vasant Kumar Jurru, Rakendu Mouli, and Pavan Sadineni바카라™s writing is good. However, they manage to screw up the climax. They manage to keep the audience hooked till the very end, but right when the crescendo comes, they aren바카라™t able to deliver a climax that바카라™s worth the hype. The climax should have had a lot more clarity and a lot of the loose ends should have been given a closure. Sadly, that didn바카라™t happen, and a lot was left out for a sequel to answer. It바카라™s good to keep the audiences hooked for another season, but it바카라™s bad to keep them hanging for a proper ending, as no one knows whether a sequel will get greenlit by the production house or not.

Pavan Sadineni바카라™s direction is the best thing about 바카라˜Dayaa바카라™. He has developed the character of Dayaa so beautifully that you바카라™re not expecting to see what it eventually becomes. The character professes to be a simpleton and suddenly you see a striking change in him and he ends up becoming the roaring factor which takes over the opponents. You바카라™re not expecting that sudden change and the way Sadineni has shown it takes you by surprise and wins you over. Adapting it from the Bengali original and setting it up in a southern Indian setting was done well. Had he just put a bit more effort into making the climax a lot more wholesome, 바카라˜Dayaa바카라™ would have been one of the most thrilling experiences of this year.

Vivek Kalepu바카라™s cinematography is another highlight. Considering it is set up in a southern Indian setting, the landscape shown is pretty good with some great locales, and Kalepu has been able to capture the beauty of the locales in its entirety. The subtleties that he has managed to showcase are brilliant. For example (Spoilers Ahead), there is a scene where Dayaa is after a group of henchmen to silence them. In order to show that, Kalepu showcases a shot of an Eagle out to catch a prey, which signifies the current scenario. There are many such scenes where the subtleties have been shown brilliantly.

Viplav Naishadam바카라™s editing is also crisp. He hasn바카라™t tried to push the narrative unnecessarily and therefore has been able to get short and taut episodes. Even though it바카라™s 8 episodes, you바카라™re not bored, and you바카라™re hooked till the last bit.

바카라˜Dayaa바카라™: Can Kids Watch It?

Yes

Outlook바카라™s Verdict

바카라˜Dayaa바카라™ is one of those shows where you바카라™re rooting for a great climax as the entirety of the show is so gripping. However, when the climax comes, you바카라™re not fully satisfied and you바카라™re left with a feeling of the end being rushed and half-baked. JD Chakravarthy바카라™s performance is brilliant. He carries the entire show바카라™s weight on his shoulders. It바카라™s sad that we don바카라™t get to see a lot more of him in Hindi cinema. Overall, 바카라˜Dayaa바카라™ is definitely a Gripping One Time Watch. I am going with 3 stars.

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