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{{Short description|2023 Indian TV series}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2023}}
{{Infobox television
| native_name =
| image = Dhootha.jpg
| caption =
| director = [[Vikram K. Kumar]]
| producer = Sharrath Marar [[Vikram K. Kumar]]
| company = Northstar Entertainment
| based_on =
| creator = [[Vikram K. Kumar]]
| narrator =
| writer = [[Vikram K. Kumar]] Venkat D. Pati Poorna Pragna Sripal Reddy Naveen George Thomas Venkatesh Dondapati
| starring = [[Naga Chaitanya]] [[Srikanth Murali]] [[Parvathy Thiruvothu]] [[Prachi Desai]] [[Anish Kuruvilla]] [[Tharun Bhascker]] [[Rohini (actress)|Rohini]] [[Tanikella Bharani]] [[Priya Bhavani Shankar]] [[Pasupathy]]
| composer = Ishaan Chhabra
| cinematography = Mikolaj Sygula
| editor = [[Naveen Nooli]]
| location = India
| runtime = 43–53 Minutes
| genre = [[Neo noir]] [[Crime thriller]]
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 8
| released = {{Start date|2023|12|01|df=yes}}
| network = [[Amazon Prime Video]]
}}
'''''Dhootha''''' ({{Translation|Messenger}}) is an Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[Horror fiction|horror]] [[Mystery fiction|mystery]] [[Thriller (genre)|thriller]] television series created and directed by [[Vikram Kumar]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/ott/271123/naga-chaitanya-debuts-ott-realm-with-dhootha-on-prime-video.html|title=Naga Chaitanya Debuts OTT Realm with Dhootha on Prime Video|date=27 November 2023 }}</ref> It stars [[Naga Chaitanya]], [[Parvathy Thiruvothu]], [[Prachi Desai]], Gnaneswari Kandregula, [[Anish Kuruvilla]], [[Tharun Bhascker]], [[Rohini (actress)|Rohini]], [[Tanikella Bharani]], [[Priya Bhavani Shankar]], and [[Pasupathy]] in primary roles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/naga-chaitanyas-debut-series-dhootha-gets-release-date-9027484/|title=Naga Chaitanya's debut series Dhootha gets release date|date=15 November 2023}}</ref> The series premiered on 1 December 2023 on [[Amazon Prime Video]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/naga-chaitanya-ott-debut-dhootha-release-date-out-see-new-poster-2463125-2023-11-15|title=Naga Chaitanya's OTT debut 'Dhootha' release date out. See new poster|website=India Today|date=15 November 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/dhootha-trailer-naga-chaitanya-as-an-investigative-journalist-in-vikram-kumars-web-series/article67564634.ece|title='Dhootha' trailer: Naga Chaitanya as an investigative journalist in Vikram Kumar's web series|first=The Hindu|last=Bureau|newspaper=The Hindu |date=23 November 2023|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> In June 2024, it was announced that the series is renewed for a new season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Telugu Amazon Prime Video series, movies to look forward to in 2024: Ustad Bhagath Singh to Dhootha 2 |url=https://www.ottplay.com/news/telugu-amazon-prime-video-series-movies-to-look-forward-to-in-2024-ustad-bhagath-singh-to-dhootha-2/4c4fb7d2a453 |access-date=2025-08-08 |website=OTTPlay |language=en}}</ref>

==Cast==

* [[Naga Chaitanya]] as Sagar Varma Avudhuri, Chief Editor of "Samachar"
* [[Pasupathy]] as Konidela Sathya Murthy, a freedom fighter, Founder and Chief Editor of "Dhootha"
* [[Parvathy Thiruvothu]] as [[Deputy Commissioner of Police|DCP]] Kranthi Shenoy
* [[Ravindra Vijay]] as [[Sub-Inspector|SI]] Ajay Ghosh
* [[Jayaprakash (actor)|Jayaprakash]] as Konidela Chandra Murthy, Sathya Murthy's son
* [[Raja Goutham]] as Chakrapani Veerula, President of "Praja Vaakku Party" and Bhupati's friend; Raghavayya's opponent and Chakravarthy's grandfather.
* [[Tharun Bhascker]] as Bhupati Varma Avudhuri, Sagar's grandfather and Anand's father.
* Jeevan Kumar as SI Ramana Ghosh, Ajay Ghosh's grandfather
* [[Tanikella Bharani]] as [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] Raghavayya, [[Deputy Commissioner of Police|DCP]] Kranthi Shenoy‘s great-grandfather
* [[Raghu Kunche]] as Chief Minister Chakravarthy Veerula
* [[Priya Bhavani Shankar]] as Priya Avudhuri, Sagar's wife
* [[Easwari Rao]] as Raghavayya's granddaughter and Kranthi's mother (in a cameo appearance).
* [[Prachi Desai]] as Amrutha, Sagar's PA
* [[Sruthy Jayan]] as Kalpana, Raghavayya's maid and Chakrapani's love interest
* [[Satya Krishnan]] as Konidela Lakshmi, Sathya Murthy's wife and Chandra Murthy's mother
* [[Srikant Murali]] as Charles David, Sagar's friend-turned-foe
* Gnaneswari Kandregula as Kiran Reddy
* [[Rohini (actress)|Rohini]] as Madhavi Avudhuri, Sagar's mother
* [[Anish Kuruvilla]] as Anand Varma Avudhuri, Sagar's father
* Chaitanya Garikipati as [[Police Constable|Constable]] Ranga, Assistant to Kranthi
* Ayush Agarwal as Konidela Sathya, Chandra Murthy's son and Sathya Murthy's grand son; a journalist aspirant.
* Teja Kakumanu as Tapas, Amrutha's husband
* Nalla Sridhar Reddy as Koti, Truck driver
* [[Kamakshi Bhaskarla]] as Kala, Koti's wife
* Gururaj Manepalli as Priya's father and Sagar's father-in-law.

== Episodes ==
{{Series overview

| color1 = #C4A574
| link1 = #Season 1 (2023)
| episodes1 = 8
| released1 = {{Start date|2023|12|01|df=yes}}
}}

=== Season 1 (2023) ===
{| class="wikitable"
!No.
!Title
!Directed and Written by
!Release
|-
|1
|"The Puzzle" by
| rowspan="8" |[[Vikram Kumar]]
|1 December 2023
|-
|2
|"Editorial Cartoon"
|1 December 2023
|-
|3
|"Horoscope"
|1 December 2023
|-
|4
|"Crime Report"
|1 December 2023
|-
|5
|"Page 3"
|1 December 2023
|-
|6
|"This Day, That Year"
|1 December 2023
|-
|7
|"Continued on Page 6"
|1 December 2023
|-
|8
|"Headlines"
|1 December 2023
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=tt19868374}}

{{Amazon Video original series|state=collapsed}}

[[Category:Amazon Prime Video original programming]]
[[Category:2023 Indian television series debuts]]
[[Category:Indian crime television series]]
[[Category:Fictional portrayals of the Andhra Pradesh Police]]
[[Category:Telugu-language web series]]
[[Category:Television series about the media]]
[[Category:Television series about journalism]]
[[Category:Occult detective fiction]]
[[Category:Works subject to a lawsuit]]

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