India’s Ram Gopal Varma Makes Streaming Debut With MX Player Series ‘Dhahanam,’ Reveals First Trailer (EXCLUSIVE)

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Naman Ramachandran Indian filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma, renowned for his landmark films in the gangster genre, is debuting in the streaming space with MX Player series “Dhahanam” (Funeral).

MX Player is India’s largest AVOD service and recently set a content deal with BBC Studios. It has more than 300 Monthly Active Users globally and has achieved the one billion download milestone.Varma’s iconic films include “Shiva” (1989), “Satya” (1998), and “Sarkar” (2005).

Produced by Varma, “Dhahanam” is directed by Agastya Manju (“Coronavirus”). The cast includes Isha Koppikar, Abhishek Duhan, Naina Ganguly, Ashwatkanth Sharma, Parvathy Arun, Sayaji Shinde, Abhilash Chaudhary and Pradeep Rawat.Originally made in the Telugu language, the seven-episode series is also dubbed in Hindi and Tamil.

Set in rural India, the series turns on the murder of Sri Ramulu, a communist worker. His son, Hari, is a rebel operating from the forest in a guerrilla war with the landlords and is enraged by the news of his father’s death.