A Simple Murder
GenreBlack comedy
Written by
Directed bySachin Pathak
Starring
Music byKarsh Kale
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes7
Production
ProducerAjay G Rai
CinematographyS. Bharathwaaj
EditorParikshhit Jha
Production companyJAR Pictures
Original release
NetworkSonyLIV
Release20 November 2020 (2020-11-20)

A Simple Murder is a Hindi-language black comedy streaming television series directed by Sachin Pathak and produced by Ajay G Rai, starring Amit Sial, Ayaz Khan, Zeeshan Ayyub, Priya Anand, Sushant Singh, Yashpal Sharma and others.[1][2][3]

Cast

Release

The trailer of the series released on 5 November 2020 and the series premiered on 20 November 2020 on SonyLIV.[4][5][6]

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
1"Sanyog Ka Tadka"Sachin PathakAkhilesh Jaiswal20 November 2020 (2020-11-20)
2"Darte Hai Kya?"Sachin PathakAkhilesh Jaiswal20 November 2020 (2020-11-20)
3"Open And Shut Case"Sachin PathakAkhilesh Jaiswal20 November 2020 (2020-11-20)
4"Tu Kya Hai?"Sachin PathakAkhilesh Jaiswal20 November 2020 (2020-11-20)
5"Santa Ki Shakal"Sachin PathakAkhilesh Jaiswal20 November 2020 (2020-11-20)
6"Bachhe Kahaan Hain?"Sachin PathakAkhilesh Jaiswal20 November 2020 (2020-11-20)
7"Cappuccino ki Kasam"Sachin PathakAkhilesh Jaiswal20 November 2020 (2020-11-20)

Reception

Shubhra Gupta for The Indian Express praised Sushant Singh's acting performance and wrote "The other half is taken up by the actors, and what a blast they are, especially Sushant Singh, who is a life-taker but also a closet poet, whose sense of rhythm is displayed with a nudge and wink. A few moments shared by Sial and Singh, where they are both riffing off each other, are delicious."[7]

The Times of India gave negative review and wrote "it has landed miles away from where it was supposed to."[8]

A critic from Rediff.com wrote "A Simple Murder gets trapped in its mesh of staggered sub-plots and too many characters."[9]

Antara Kashyap for News18 rated the series 3.5 stars out of 5 and wrote "The show's strength lies in its comedy, and it has been marketed as such. However, when the genre reads ‘dark comedy’ instead of ‘thriller’, the audience keeps expecting that dark comedy. If the show was marketed as a thriller instead, the humour would have come as a wonderful surprise."[10]

Firstpost wrote "The infantile scenes of bungled police work aside, director Sachin Pathak stays loyal to the genre. Over seven episodes we move out of Manish and Richa's 1BHK onto a crazy ride, with the myriad characters brought together by a couple of cases of mistaken identity, a missing bag of money, and blinding greed."[11]

Scroll.in gave a mix review "Repetitive by design, unevenly paced and only sporadically funny, A Simple Murder would have been even less effective if it hadn't been for its cast, many of them seasoned professionals with the ability to make the ordinary appear special."[12]

Cinema Express stated "Like every other recent Indian web series on major streaming platforms, this series too ends with a sort of cliffhanger. But unlike many of them, the cliffhanger here doesn't feel forced."[13]

References

  1. ↑ "A Simple Murder". OTTPlay. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "A Simple Murder (2020) Cast - Actor, Actress, Director, Producer, Music Director". Cinestaan. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  3. ↑ Patwa, Priyadarshini (10 February 2021). "7 Best Indian shows on SonyLIV that you shouldn't miss". GQ India. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  4. ↑ Keshri, Shweta (5 November 2020). "A Simple Murder trailer out. Release date, November 20". India Today. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  5. ↑ Sahu, Sushri (5 November 2020). "'A Simple Murder' Trailer: Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, Sushant Singh And Others Pack A Riot In This Dark Comedy". Mashable India. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  6. ↑ "'A Simple Murder' to premiere on SonyLIV on November 20". The Week. PTI. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  7. ↑ Gupta, Shubhra (20 November 2020). "A Simple Murder review: Guns and roses". The Indian Express. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  8. ↑ Purkayastha, Pallabi Dey (22 November 2020). "A Simple Murder Season 1 Review : Unnecessarily complex". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  9. ↑ Bhattacharjee, Moumita (20 November 2020). "A Simple Murder review". Rediff.com. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  10. ↑ Kashyap, Antara (24 November 2020). "A Simple Murder Review: This Dark Comedy Has Some Amazing Twists and Performances". News18. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  11. ↑ Jhunjhunwala, Udita (20 November 2020). "A Simple Murder review: Spirited caper that inspires fine performances from an ensemble cast". Firstpost. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  12. ↑ Ramnath, Nandini (20 November 2020). "'A Simple Murder' review: Love is as complicated as death". Scroll.in. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  13. ↑ Ramachandran, Avinash (20 November 2020). "A Simple Murder Web Series Review: Great writing makes this an effective dark comedy". Cinema Express. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
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