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Panchanama

Crime Mystery Telugu


Police officer Jai Ram refuses to accept his brother Aadi's death as an accident. His investigation leads him to reopen other suspicious death cases involving Aadi, Praveen and Joseph, eventually uncovering a much larger conspiracy connected to a medical syndicate.

Cast:Bharath Srinivasan, Shivaji Raja, Medha Reddy, Charan Babu, V. S. Roopa Lakshmi,
Director:Mohan Srivatsa

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Srivathsan Nadadhur | Independent Film Critic writing for M9 News

Sun, September 13 2026

Cop Jai Ram’s life takes a drastic turn when his younger brother dies under mysterious circumstances. The local authorities and the officials quickly dismiss the tragedy as a mere accident. Refusing to buy it, he kickstarts an investigation to uncover what truly happened. Bharath fits the part of a hardened cop with a past and has the right composure and body language expected of a protagonist in a tight investigative thriller. Medha Reddy is decent in a role with limited scope. The show is particularly noteworthy for Roopa Lakshmi, who gets to do something substantial beyond her goody/emotional mother roles. Sivaji Raja does what’s expected of him, with no surprises there.

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