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| genre = [[Anthology]]<br />
| based_on = {{based on|"[[Amaravati Kathalu]]"|[[Satyam Sankaramanchi]]}}<br />
| director = [[Shyam Benegal]]<br />
| producer = [[Venugopal K Thakker]] <br />
| writer = [[Satyam Sankaramanchi]] <br />
| starring = [[#Cast|See below]]<br />
| language = Hindi<br />
| runtime = 22½ minutes<br />
| num_seasons = 1<br />
| num_episodes = 13<br />
| first_aired = {{Start date|df=y|1995|5|29}}<br />
| last_aired = {{End date|df=yes|1995|8|29}}<br />
| channel = [[DD National]]<br />
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'''''Amravati Ki Kathayein''''' is an [[India]]n anthology TV series, based on the Telugu short story collection "[[Amaravati Kathalu]]" by [[Satyam Sankaramanchi]]. It was produced by Venugopal K Thakker (Provideo) and directed by [[Shyam Benegal]] and aired on the main channel of Indian National Broadcaster [[Doordarshan]]. It originally was telecast every Monday from 29 May to 29 August 1995 with a total of 13 episodes. The series had a second run in 2005.<ref name="thehindu.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2005/02/25/stories/2005022502410600.htm|website=[[The Hindu]]|title=Entertainment Chennai / TV Serials : Amaravati Ki Kathayein — The Little Fish|date=2005-02-25|accessdate=29 April 2019}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><br />
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The stories were based in village of [[Amaravati]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://satyagrah.scroll.in/article/6744/introduction-of-amaravathi|title='अमरावती की कथाएं' से आंध्र की नई राजधानी तक|first=सत्याग्रह|last=ब्यूरो|website=Satyagrah.scroll.in|accessdate=29 April 2019}}</ref> in the state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It depicted snippets from daily life of the people of the village.<ref name="thehindu.com"/> In a review, Sheila Vajpayee of [[Indian Express]] wrote, "Amaravati Ki Kathayein is a rebuke to all of us who consistently complain that television and quality are irreconcilable enemies." Writing for [[The Times of India]], Iqbal Masood called the series "path breaking" and urged Doordarshan "to make its channels more decent and civilized with series like Amaravati Ki Kathayein".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://provideoindia.com/SERIAL/Amaravati%20Ki%20Kathayein/Synopsis.html|title=Amaravati Ki Kathayein|website=Provideoindia.com|accessdate=29 April 2019}}</ref> The episodes are about 22½ minutes long.{{citation needed|date=November 2023}}<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
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* [[Virendra Saxena]]<br />
* [[Mohan Gokhale]]<br />
* [[Ayesha Jalil]]<br />
* [[Sulbha Arya]]<br />
* [[Ashok Kumar (Telugu actor)|Ashok Kumar]]<br />
* [[Raghubir Yadav]]<br />
* [[Neena Gupta]]<br />
* [[Ravi Jhankal]]<br />
* [[Pallavi Joshi]]<br />
* [[Lalit Mohan Tiwari]]<br />
* [[Suma Kanakala]]<br />
* [[Shrivallabh Vyas]]<br />
* [[Rakesh Srivastav]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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* {{IMDb title|5657744}}<br />
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[[Category:Indian historical television series]]<br />
[[Category:Television shows based on short fiction]]<br />
[[Category:DD National original programming]]<br />
[[Category:1995 Indian television series debuts]]<br />
[[Category:1995 Indian television series endings]]<br />
[[Category:Television shows set in Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Television shows based on Indian novels]]</div>Animesh