9 Hours
{{short description|2022 web series}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox television
| image = 9 Hours poster.jpg
| caption = Promotional release poster
| genre = Crime drama
| creator = Krish Jagarlamudi
| based_on = Tommidi Gantalu
by Malladi Venkata Krishna Murthy
| writer = Krish Jagarlamudi
| director = {{ubl|Niranjan Kaushik|Jacob Verghese}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
}}
| voices =
| theme_music_composer =
| composer = Shakthi Kanth Karthick
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 9
| list_episodes =
| executive_producer = Rohith Pisapati
| producer = {{ubl|Y. Rajeev Reddy|Saibabu Jagarlamudi}}
| location = India
| cinematography = Manojh Reddy Katasani
| editor = Dharmendra Kakarala
| runtime =
| company = First Frame Entertainments
| network = Disney+ Hotstar
| released = {{Start date|2022|06|02|df=yes}}
| related =
}}
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.{{Citation |title=9 Hours Web Series: Review, Trailer, Star Cast, Songs, Actress Name, Actor Name, Posters, News & Videos |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/telugu/9-hours/seriesreview/91936346.cms |work=The Times of India |access-date=2022-06-14}}{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Tribune News |title=Parvati Nirban talks about her latest web show 9 hours |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/entertainment/parvati-nirban-talks-about-her-latest-web-show-9-hours-403239 |access-date=2022-06-15 |website=Tribuneindia News Service |language=en}} 9 Hours premiered on Disney+ Hotstar on 2 June 2022.{{Cite news |title='9 Hours' trailer shows up the violent side of robberies - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/news/hindi/9-hours-trailer-shows-up-the-violent-side-of-robberies/articleshow/91746269.cms |access-date=2022-06-14 |website=The Times of India |date=23 May 2022 |language=en}}
Cast
{{Cast listing|
- 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
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|Title = Hour 01
|DirectedBy = Niranjan Kaushik
Jacob Verghese
|WrittenBy = Krish Jagarlamudi
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|Title = Hour 02
|DirectedBy = Niranjan Kaushik
Jacob Verghese
|WrittenBy = Krish Jagarlamudi
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 3
|Title = Hour 03
|DirectedBy = Niranjan Kaushik
Jacob Verghese
|WrittenBy = Krish Jagarlamudi
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|EpisodeNumber = 4
|Title = Hour 04
|DirectedBy = Niranjan Kaushik
Jacob Verghese
|WrittenBy = Krish Jagarlamudi
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 5
|Title = Hour 05
|DirectedBy = Niranjan Kaushik
Jacob Verghese
|WrittenBy = Krish Jagarlamudi
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 6
|Title = Hour 06
|DirectedBy = Niranjan Kaushik
Jacob Verghese
|WrittenBy = Krish Jagarlamudi
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 7
|Title = Hour 07
|DirectedBy = Niranjan Kaushik
Jacob Verghese
|WrittenBy = Krish Jagarlamudi
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 8
|Title = Hour 08
|DirectedBy = Niranjan Kaushik
Jacob Verghese
|WrittenBy = Krish Jagarlamudi
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|06|02}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 9
|Title = Hour 09
|DirectedBy = Niranjan Kaushik
Jacob Verghese
|WrittenBy = Krish Jagarlamudi
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|06|02}}
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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".{{Cite news |last=Dundoo |first=Sangeetha Devi |date=2022-06-04 |title='9 Hours' web series review: This overdrawn Telugu crime drama intrigues partly |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/9-hours-web-series-review-an-overdrawn-crime-drama-that-intrigues-partly/article65493814.ece |access-date=2022-06-14 |issn=0971-751X}} Echoing the same, Pinkvilla
Comparing it with Money Heist, Latha Srinivasan of Firstpost praised the performances of the ensemble cast while criticizing the screenplay and writing.{{Cite web |date=2022-06-02 |title=9 Hours review |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/9-hours-review-krish-jagarlamudis-crime-thriller-is-killed-by-cliche-dialogues-and-overdramatic-scenes-10750421.html |access-date=2022-06-14 |website=Firstpost |language=en}} 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".{{Cite news |last=Nyayapati |first=Neeshitha |date=2022-06-02 |title=9 HOURS SEASON 1 REVIEW : GOOD STORY AIDED BY A STELLAR CAST |work=The Times of India |publication-date=2022-06-02 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/telugu/9-hours/season-1/seasonreview/91936388.cms |access-date=}}
References
External links
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- [https://www.hotstar.com/in/tv/9-hours/1260103179/hour-1/1260103390 9 Hours] on Disney+ Hotstar
Category:2022 web series debuts
Category:Telugu-language web series
Category:Telugu-language Disney+ Hotstar original programming
Category:Indian crime drama television series
Category:Indian drama web series
Category:Television shows based on Indian novels
Category:Crime thriller web series
Category:Web series based on novels