Panchayat | |
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Genre | Comedy Drama |
Written by | Chandan Kumar |
Directed by | Deepak Kumar Mishra |
Starring | |
Music by | Anurag Saikia |
Country of origin | India |
Original language | Hindi |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 24 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Sameer Saxena |
Cinematography | Amitabha Singh |
Editor | Amit Kulkarni |
Running time | 20–45 minutes |
Production company | The Viral Fever |
Original release | |
Network | Amazon Prime Video |
Release | 3 April 2020 present | –
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Panchayat is an Indian Hindi-language comedy drama streaming television series created by The Viral Fever for Amazon Prime Video. The series, scripted by Chandan Kumar, was directed by Deepak Kumar Mishra, and features Jitendra Kumar, Raghubir Yadav, Neena Gupta, Sanvikaa, Chandan Roy, Durgesh Kumar, Ashok Pathak, Faisal Malik and Sunita Rajwar. It chronicles the life of an engineering graduate who joins as a Panchayat secretary in a remote fictional village of Phulera in Uttar Pradesh due to lack of better job options.
The series was shot in a real panchayat office located in Mahodiya of Sehore district, Madhya Pradesh. Sehore district is 40 km from Bhopal, which is the capital city of Madhya Pradesh. The soundtrack and score of the series were composed by Anurag Saikia, whilst the cinematography and editing were performed by Amitabha Singh and Amit Kulkarni, respectively. This series is Mishra's full-fledged attempt at direction after directing the respective second seasons of Permanent Roommates and Humorously Yours!.[1]
Panchayat premiered on Amazon Prime Video on 3 April 2020.[2] The series received mostly positive response from critics, with the performances of the leading actors, scripting, direction and major technical aspects being praised. Critics also appreciated TVF and its producers for coming up with a rural village setting as compared to the previous projects, which is mostly based on the urban atmosphere.[3] At the inaugural ceremony of Filmfare OTT Awards, the series won all the nominations under the Comedy Series category, except for Best Actress. The series was also nominated for Best Original Story, Screenplay, and Dialogues for Chandan Kumar, although it did not receive a win.[4]
The second season of the series was scheduled to be released on 20 May 2022. However, all the episodes were released two days before the actual release date.[5] In this season, Abhishek is seen taking more interest in village politics and developments alongside preparing for CAT exam.
The series was renewed for a third season. It was originally scheduled to premiere on 15 January 2024 but was postponed. The release date was then set as March 2024, but was again postponed. It premiered on 28 May 2024. This season focuses on the Panchayat elections and the politics surrounding it.[6][7][8][9][10]
The series is renewed for a fourth season with a release period of mid 2026. There are speculations for a fifth season too.[11]
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