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{{Short description|Indian Telugu-language crime thriller series}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox television
| genre = Mystery [[Crime thriller]]
| creator = Harry and Jack Williams
| based_on = ''[[One of Us (TV series)|One of Us]]''
| creative_director = Santosh Annaparthi
| screenplay = [[Chandra Pemmaraju]] Siddharth Hirwe Riya Poojary Anuj Rajoria
| story = Chandra Pemmaraju (also dialogues)
| director = Sharan Koppisetty
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* [[P. Sai Kumar|Sai Kumar]]
* [[Radhika Sarathkumar]]
* [[Chandini Chowdary]]
* Ashritha Vemughanti
* [[Nandini Rai]]
* [[Sri Lakshmi (actress)|Sri Lakshmi]]
* [[Chaitanya Krishna]]
*[[Surya Srinivas]]
}}
| music = Hari Gowra
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 7
| executive_producer = Deepali Handa Neelima S. Marar
| producer = {{Plainlist|
* Sameer Gogate
* Sharrath Marar
}}
| cinematography = Sujatha Siddharth
| editor = Santhosh Kamireddy
| company = [[BBC Studios]] Northstar Entertainment
| network = [[ZEE5]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|2022|04|14|df=y}}
}}

'''''Gaalivaana''''' ({{translation|Storm}}) is a 2022 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[crime-thriller|mystery crime-thriller]] [[web series]] directed by Sharan Koppisetty with the story adapted and written by [[Chandra Pemmaraju]]. Produced by [[BBC Studios]] in association with Northstar Entertainment, the series has an [[ensemble cast]] of [[Radhika Sarathkumar]], [[P. Sai Kumar|Sai Kumar]], [[Chandini Chowdary]], [[Nandini Rai]], [[Chaitanya Krishna]], [[Thagubothu Ramesh]], Sharanya Pradeep and Ashritha Vemuganti.

Based on [[BBC]]'s original series [[One of Us (TV series)|''One of Us'']],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Telugu |first=ntv |date=2021-12-11 |title='గాలివాన'లో సాయికుమార్, రాధిక! |url=https://ntvtelugu.com/movie-news/sai-kumar-and-radhika-in-galivana-series-102159.html |access-date=2022-04-15 |website=NTV |language=te-IN}}</ref> it premiered on 14 April 2022 on [[ZEE5]].<ref name="sakshi">{{Cite web |date=2022-04-15 |title=కొడుకును చంపినవాడే ఇంటికొస్తే.. 'గాలివాన' వెబ్ సిరీస్ రివ్యూ |url=https://www.sakshi.com/telugu-news/movies/galivana-web-series-review-and-rating-telugu-1449083 |access-date=2022-04-15 |website=Sakshi |language=te}}</ref> The series was simultaneously dubbed and released in Tamil as ''Kaarmegam''.

== Synopsis ==
Ajay Varma and Geetha are childhood sweethearts, recently married and have just returned from their honeymoon. They are full of hope for the future-until their young lives are cut short by their brutal murder. Their two families, once split by old rifts, are now forced together in rage and grief. When the man who killed Ajay and Geetha crashes back into their lives, they face a choice that will have dark consequences for all of them. As they stumble down the dangerous path they've chosen, their journey twists and turns towards its devastating end.<ref name="indiatimes"/>

== Cast ==
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*[[Sai Kumar (actor, born 1960)|Sai Kumar]] as Komarraju, Geetha's father<ref name="Telugu"/><ref name="Sai Kumar makes OTT debut with ‘Gaalivaana’">{{cite news |last1=Telangana Today |title=Sai Kumar makes OTT debut with 'Gaalivaana' |url=https://telanganatoday.com/sai-kumar-makes-ott-debut-with-gaalivaana |access-date=2022-04-19 |date=11 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220419051853/https://telanganatoday.com/sai-kumar-makes-ott-debut-with-gaalivaana |archive-date=2022-04-19}}</ref>
* Ashrita Vemuganti as Tulasi
** Yashna Chowdary as Young Tulasi
* [[Chandini Chowdary]] as Shravani<ref>{{Cite web |last=Telanganatoday |date=2022-04-01 |title=Nagarjuna unveils trailer for ZEE5's 'Gaalivaana' |url=https://telanganatoday.com/nagarjuna-unveils-trailer-for-zee5s-gaalivaana |access-date=2022-04-04 |website=Telangana Today |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Nandini Rai]] as Nandini [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]
* [[Radhika Sarathkumar]] as Saraswathi, Ajay Varma, Shravani, and Marthand's mother<ref name="Telugu">{{Cite web |last=Telugu |first=TV9 |date=2022-04-01 |title=Gaalivaana: జీ5లో మరో థ్రిల్లింగ్ వెబ్ సిరిస్.. గాలివాన ట్రైలర్ రిలీజ్.. స్ట్రీమింగ్ ఎప్పుడంటే.. |url=https://tv9telugu.com/entertainment/ott/radhika-sharath-kumar-and-saikumar-gaalivaana-web-series-trailer-released-by-akkineni-nagarjuna-674283.html |access-date=2022-04-04 |website=TV9 Telugu |language=te}}</ref>
* Keshav Deepak as Ravindra Varma
** Karthik as Young Ravindra Varma
* [[Chaitanya Krishna]] as Marthand
* [[Thagubothu Ramesh]] as [[Sub-Inspector |SI]] Anjaneyulu; Nandini's close confident.
* [[Sharanya Pradeep]] as Jyothi
* Armaan as Srikanth<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-31 |title=Nagarjuna unveils trailer of ZEE5's 'Gaalivaana' |url=https://www.telugubulletin.com/nagarjuna-unveils-trailer-of-zee5s-gaalivaana-156595 |access-date=2022-04-04 |website=TeluguBulletin.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
* Charith as Ajay Varma
* Nikhitha Shree as Geetha
* Nanaji Karri as Patamata Srinu
* [[Sri Lakshmi (actress)|Sri Lakshmi]] as Shakuntala
* Satish Saripalli as Satyanaryana
* Surabhi Jaya Chandra as Suribabu
* Naveen Sanaka as David Varma
* [[Surya Sreenivas]] as Dev
* Arun as Arjun Naidu
* Rohini Naidu as Latha
{{colend}}

== Episodes ==
{{Episode table|background=#000000|overall=|title=Gaalivaana|director=Sharan Koppisetty|writer=[[Chandra Pemmaraju]]|airdate={{Start date|2022|04|14|df=y}}|country=India|episodes={{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 1
|Title = The storm is coming
|DirectedBy = Sharan Koppisetty
|WrittenBy = [[Chandra Pemmaraju]]
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|04|14|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = Childhood sweethearts Ajay Varma and Geetha are brutally murdered on their return from the honeymoon. Soon their devastated families discover the identity of a badly injured stranger who turns up on their doorstep.
|LineColor = 000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 2
|Title = One of us knows it all
|DirectedBy = Sharan Koppisetty
|WrittenBy = [[Chandra Pemmaraju]]
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|04|14|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = Nandini, a police officer from Vizag to investigate the young couple's murder. The two families have new problem to deal with, as they realise they are not above crime.
|LineColor = 000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 3
|Title = The buried truth
|DirectedBy = Sharan Koppisetty
|WrittenBy = [[Chandra Pemmaraju]]
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|04|14|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = While both families struggle to hide the crime, someone among them is hiding the truth from everyone. Saraswathi stumbles upon something that either solve it all, or create a big dilemma for her.
|LineColor = 000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 4
|Title = The knife knows the killer
|DirectedBy = Sharan Koppisetty
|WrittenBy = [[Chandra Pemmaraju]]
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|04|14|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = Savitri blackmails Komarraju to not reveal Srikanth's visit to the cattle barn the night Srinu died. Nandini is terrified to see the news of the young guy's death because of the drugs she supplied. Meanwhile, Ravindra Varma commits suicide, and Marthand gets arrested.
|LineColor = 000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 5
|Title = Is it right to be wrong
|DirectedBy = Sharan Koppisetty
|WrittenBy = [[Chandra Pemmaraju]]
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|04|14|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = David Raju warns Nandini to help him escape the city. Srikanth leaks a shocking information to the police. Nandini and the police team find the clue they’ve been searching for.
|LineColor = 000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 6
|Title = A truth greater than confession
|DirectedBy = Sharan Koppisetty
|WrittenBy = [[Chandra Pemmaraju]]
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|04|14|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = The two families are taken into custody. Finally, Marthand confesses to murder. Sravani's world shatters when Shakantulamma reveals the truth to her.
|LineColor = 000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 7
|Title = An innocent mind knows no boundaries
|DirectedBy = Sharan Koppisetty
|WrittenBy = [[Chandra Pemmaraju]]
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|04|14|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = Shakuntala reveals how overlooking something in the past has now caught up to destroy two families. Saraswathi unleashes a mother's wrath. Tulasi crumbles while Komarraju realises everything that he has been holding on to is false.
|LineColor = 000
}}}}

== Production ==
In December 2021, ''[[Telangana Today]]'' reported that [[P. Sai Kumar]] is making his debut in web series. The makers told the media house that "We have already started the shoot of the web series. It's the first time that a European show has been adapted into Telugu. Suitable changes have been made to the original to suit the Telugu nativity,” said the makers. BBC is entering the regional market with the show."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Telanganatoday |date=2021-12-11 |title=Sai Kumar makes OTT debut with 'Gaalivaana' |url=https://telanganatoday.com/sai-kumar-makes-ott-debut-with-gaalivaana |access-date=2022-04-17 |website=Telangana Today |language=en-US}}</ref> The final schedule of filming the series began in [[Gachibowli]], [[Hyderabad]] in January 2022 and ended in February 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-01 |title=ZEE5 Original 'GAALIVAANA' web series enters the last schedule - Telugu News |url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/zee5-original-gaalivaana-web-series-enters-the-last-schedule-telugu-news-307020 |access-date=2022-04-17 |website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref>

== Reception ==
Thadhagath Pathi of ''[[The Times of India]]'' gave a rating of 2.5 out of 5 and praised the performance of lead actors [[P. Sai Kumar]] and [[Radhika Sarathkumar]].<ref name="indiatimes">{{Citation |title=Gaalivaana Season 1 Review: An interesting plot let down by subpar narration |newspaper=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/telugu/gaalivaana/gaalivaana-season-1/seasonreview/90817618.cms |access-date=2022-04-15}}</ref> ''[[Pinkvilla]]'' stated that it is "fairly gripping thriller that comes with a shocking twist" and also praised performances of lead actors.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-15 |title=Gaalivaana Review: A fairly gripping thriller that comes with a shocking twist |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/south/gaalivaana-web-series-review-fairly-gripping-thriller-comes-shocking-twist-1068570 |access-date=2022-04-17 |website=PINKVILLA |language=en}}</ref> Echoing the same, a reviewer of [[Sakshi (newspaper)|''Sakshi'']] felt that mid episodes of the series were slow-paced but worked well.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-15 |title=కొడుకును చంపినవాడే ఇంటికొస్తే.. 'గాలివాన' వెబ్ సిరీస్ రివ్యూ |url=https://www.sakshi.com/telugu-news/movies/galivana-web-series-review-and-rating-telugu-1449083 |access-date=2022-04-17 |website=Sakshi |language=te}}</ref> [[Mallemala Entertainments|''123Telugu'']] gave a rating of 3 out of 5 and wrote that "On the whole, Gaalivaana is a decent crime thriller that offers stellar performances by Sai Kumar, Radhika Sarathkumar and a couple of other actors. Some scenes in a couple of episodes make you press the forward button. Especially, the climax portion could have been written well to make the series a great thriller."

Nelki Naresh of ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' appreciated the performances and writing.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Naresh |first=Nelki |title=Gaali vaana review {{!}} గాలివాన వెబ్ సిరీస్ రివ్యూ... డిఫరెంట్ మర్డర్ మిస్టరీ డ్రామా |url=https://telugu.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/gaali-vaana-web-series-review-gripping-crime-thriller-121650155960361.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417011002/https://telugu.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/gaali-vaana-web-series-review-gripping-crime-thriller-121650155960361.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2022 |access-date=2022-04-17 |website=Hindustantimes Telugu |language=te}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.zee5.com/web-series/details/gaalivaana/0-6-4z5114116 ''Gaalivaana''] on [[ZEE5]]

[[Category:Telugu-language web series]]
[[Category:2022 web series debuts]]
[[Category:ZEE5 original programming]]
[[Category:Crime web series]]
[[Category:Indian thriller television series]]
[[Category:Indian crime television series]]

Gaalivaana - Revision history

Abesh Purkait at 22:25, 5 February 2026