https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Indian_Predator%3A_The_Diary_of_a_Serial_KillerIndian Predator: The Diary of a Serial Killer - Revision history2026-08-01T02:05:11ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.45.4https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Indian_Predator:_The_Diary_of_a_Serial_Killer&diff=504133&oldid=prevProctocure at 16:54, 1 March 20262026-03-01T16:54:35Z<p></p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|2022 Netflix Indian docuseries}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2023}}<br />
{{Infobox television<br />
| image =<br />
| genre = [[True crime]] [[docuseries]]<br />
| based_on = <br />
| director = Dheeraj Jindal<br />
| writer = Sudeep Nigam<br />
| creative_director = Moumita Sen<br />
| executive_producer = Chandni Ahlawat Dabas<br />
| starring = <br />
| theme_music_composer = <br />
| music = Ishaan Chabbra<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Hindi<br />
| num_seasons = 1<br />
| num_episodes = 3<br />
| producer = [[India Today]]<br />
| cinematography = Pratham Mehta<br />
| editor = Sourabh Prabhudesai<br />
| runtime = 37 – 44 minutes<br />
| company = [[India Today]]<br />
| network = [[Netflix]]<br />
| released = {{Start date|df=y|2022|09|07}} <br />
}}<br />
<br />
'''''Indian Predator: The Diary of a Serial Killer''''' is an Indian Netflix true crime docuseries which premiered on 7 September 2022. Produced by [[India Today Group]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramnath |first=Nandini |title='Indian Predator: The Diary of a Serial Killer' review – More keen on gore than insight |url=https://scroll.in/reel/1032117/indian-predator-the-diary-of-a-serial-killer-review-more-keen-on-gore-than-insight |access-date=2022-09-12 |website=Scroll.in |date=7 September 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref> and directed by Dheeraj Jindal.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=7 September 2022 |first=Tushar |last=Joshi |title=Indian Predator The Diary of a Serial Killer is like nothing you've seen before {{!}} Review |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/binge-watch/reviews/story/indian-predator-the-diary-of-a-serial-killer-is-like-nothing-you-ve-seen-before-review-1997481-2022-09-07 |access-date=2022-09-12 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> It is the second installment of ''Indian Predator'' series.<br />
<br />
== Premise ==<br />
This docuseries is inspired by the notorious case of Raja Kolander, who is thought to be a cannibal and is responsible for the deaths of more than 15 people in eastern [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref name=":0" /> It consists of three episodes, and its timeline begins in the year 2000, when Dhirendra Singh, a journalist based in [[Allahabad]], vanished without a trace. But later his decapitated and mutilated body was found in the neighbouring state of [[Madhya Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The chilling real story of Indian Predator Raja Kolander, from Netflix's Diary of a Serial Killer |url=https://www.dailyo.in/entertainment/indian-predator-diary-of-a-serial-killer-netflix-real-story-raja-kolander-37228 |access-date=2022-09-12 |website=www.dailyo.in |language=en}}</ref><br />
<br />
== Episodes ==<br />
<br />
* ''Episode 1: The Murderer''<br />
* ''Episode 2: The Cannibal''<br />
* ''Episode 3: The King''<br />
<br />
== Reception ==<br />
Writing for ''[[The Indian Express]]'', Rohan Naahar in his review suggest that "The Diary of a Serial Killer has one key ingredient that separates it from its predecessor: an on-camera interview with the serial killer himself."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-07 |title=Indian Predator The Diary of a Serial Killer review: New Netflix true crime series is a great improvement over The Butcher of Delhi |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/indian-predator-the-diary-of-a-serial-killer-review-netflix-true-crime-series-better-than-butcher-of-delhi-8136601/ |access-date=2022-09-12 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><br />
<br />
''[[The Hindu]]'''s Bhuvanesh Chandar, a senior sub-editor of the paper in his review suggests " (the docuseries) ... is a chilling exploration into the darkest of corners of the human mind. There is a strong narrative structure in place — there is a reason why the series begins and ends with Dheerendra’s murder in particular— and it also resists employing cheap gimmicks to elevate drama or fear."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chandar |first=Bhuvanesh |date=2022-09-08 |title='Indian Predator: The Diary of a Serial Killer' review: A chilling, gory exploration into a killer's mind |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/indian-predator-the-diary-of-a-serial-killer-review-a-chilling-gory-exploration-into-a-killers-mind/article65863003.ece |access-date=2022-09-12 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
<br />
== See also ==<br />
* ''[[Indian Predator: The Butcher of Delhi]]'', ''[[Indian Predator: Murder in a Courtroom]]'', part of the same television franchise<br />
<br />
== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
{{authority control}}<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*{{IMDb title|21811888|description=}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Hindi-language television shows]]<br />
[[Category:Netflix original documentary television series]]<br />
[[Category:True crime television series]]<br />
[[Category:Indian documentary television series]]<br />
[[Category:Television series about real serial killers]]<br />
[[Category:Indian crime television series]]<br />
<br />
<br />
{{India-tv-prog-stub}}<br />
{{documentary-tv-prog-stub}}</div>Proctocure