Amaravati ki Kathayein
Amaravati ki Kathayein | |
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Genre | Anthology |
Based on | "Amaravati Kathalu" by Satyam Sankaramanchi |
Written by | Satyam Sankaramanchi |
Directed by | Shyam Benegal |
Starring | See below |
Original language | Hindi |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 13 |
Production | |
Producer | Venugopal K Thakker |
Running time | 22½ minutes |
Original release | |
Network | DD National |
Release | 29 May 29 August 1995 | –
Amravati Ki Kathayein is an Indian anthology TV series, based on the Telugu short story collection "Amaravati Kathalu" by Satyam Sankaramanchi. It was produced by Venugopal K Thakker (Provideo) and directed by Shyam Benegal and aired on the main channel of Indian National Broadcaster Doordarshan. It originally aired every Monday between 29 May to 29 August 1995 and had a total of 13 episodes. The series had a second run in 2005 also on Monday in 9:30 PM time slot.[1]
The stories were based in village of Amaravati,[2] in the state of Andhra Pradesh. It depicted snippets from daily life of the people of the village.[1] In a review Sheila Vajpayee of Indian Express wrote, "Amaravati Ki Kathayein is a rebuke to all of us who consistently complain that television and quality are irreconcilable enemies." Writing for the Times of India Iqbal Masood called the series "path breaking" and urging Doordarshan "to make its channels more decent and civilized with series like Amaravati Ki Kathayein".[3] The episodes were 22½ minutes long.[citation needed]
Cast
- Virendra Saxena
- Mohan Gokhale
- Ayesha Jalil
- Sulbha Arya
- Ashok Kumar
- Raghubir Yadav
- Neena Gupta
- Ravi Jhankal
- Pallavi Joshi
- Lalit Mohan Tiwari
- Suma Kanakala
- Shrivallabh Vyas
- Rakesh Srivastav
References
- ^ a b "Entertainment Chennai / TV Serials : Amaravati Ki Kathayein — The Little Fish". The Hindu. 25 February 2005. Retrieved 29 April 2019.[dead link]
- ^ ब्यूरो, सत्याग्रह. "'अमरावती की कथाएं' से आंध्र की नई राजधानी तक". Satyagrah.scroll.in. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ "Amaravati Ki Kathayein". Provideoindia.com. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
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