Name: Shaitan
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 2023-06-15
Rating: 5.2
Cast: Jaffer Sadiq, Aneesha Dama, Deviyyani Sharma, Shelly Kishore, Nithin Prasanna

What if your trauma became your weapon — and your prison?

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gritty revenge sagapolitical bloodbathTelugu noir

Latest Episode

26 min

Season 1 • Episode 9

Latest

The Birth of Shaitan

Jun 15, 2023

Baali flees after exacting his revenge in public. Learning about Nagi Reddy's involvement, the Home Minister orders his encounter. What happens when Baali knows about it?

Overview

Drama Crime

After attempting an attack on the Home Minister, Baali is on the run. What happens when he chooses the path of violence?...

IN Telugu

Content warning

cycles of violencestate corruptiongenerational traumamoral rot

Standout Aspects

Acting

Ravi Basrur's brooding menace carries every frame

Direction

Raghav's slow-burn anarchy mirrors Sacred Games' DNA

Score

Santosh Narayanan's drums of doom never let up

Best for:Binge·Solo·Rewatch

Heads up:Violence·Disturbing

Creator

Mahi V. Raghav

First AiredJun 15, 2023

StatusOngoing

Vibe

Pacesteady

Intensityhigh

Tonedark

Feelheavy

Seasons1·Episodes9

Top Cast

Deviyyani Sharma

Jayaprada

Shelly Kishore

Savitri

Nithin Prasanna

Vijay Kumar

Ravi Kale

Nagireddy

Priyamani

Bindu Madhavi

Manikandan Achari

Obuleshu

Lenaa

Mary Joseph

Kamakshi Bhaskarla

Kalavathi

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Mahi V. Raghav directed the 2018 biopic Yatra; Shaitan marks his violent pivot into prestige crime territory.

Cultural

The series explicitly references real Andhra Pradesh political killings of the 1980s-90s, making its corruption narrative uncomfortably documentary-adjacent.

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