Oka Chinna Family Story | |
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Genre | Comedy drama |
Created by | Manasa Sharma Mahesh Uppala |
Directed by | Mahesh Uppala |
Starring | Sangeeth Shobhan Tulasi, Naresh Vijay Krishna Simran Sharma, |
Voices of | Manasa Sharma Ratna Sagar |
Composer | PK Dandi |
Country of origin | India |
Original language | Telugu |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 5 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer | Ramesh M |
Producer | Niharika Konidela |
Cinematography | Raju Edurolu |
Editor | Prawin Pudi |
Running time | 35–42 minutes |
Production company | Pink Elephant Pictures |
Original release | |
Network | ZEE5 |
Release | 19 November 2021 |
Oka Chinna Family Story (transl. A small family's story) is an Indian Telugu-language comedy-drama web series created by Manasa Sharma and Mahesh Uppala and produced by Niharika Konidela.[1] The series is directed by Mahesh Uppala and has an ensemble cast of Sangeeth Shobhan, Tulasi and Simran Sharma.[2] It premiered on 19 November 2021 on ZEE5.[3]
Mahesh’s small middle-class family is in for a cruel twist when the father bequeaths a huge debt of Rs 25 lakhs.The family attempts to negotiate through the difficulties.
Episode | Title | Directed by | Written by | Date of Broadcast |
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1 | "House No. 9" | Mahesh Uppala | Manasa Sharma Mahesh Uppala | November 19, 2021[4] |
2 | "The First EMI" | Mahesh Uppala | Manasa Sharma Mahesh Uppala | November 19, 2021[4] |
3 | "Of the Money, by the Money, for the Money" | Mahesh Uppala | Manasa Sharma Mahesh Uppala | November 19, 2021[4] |
4 | "Ousting Days" | Mahesh Uppala | Manasa Sharma Mahesh Uppala | November 19, 2021[4] |
5 | "Truth or Dare?" | Mahesh Uppala | Manasa Sharma Mahesh Uppala | November 19, 2021[4] |
All lyrics are written by Shreemani; all music is composed by PK Dandi
No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Haire Haire" | Sarath Santosh | 3:59 |
2. | "Orey Mahesha" (Chorus: Sindhuja Srinivasan Lakshmi Meghana) | Dhanunjay Seepana | 2:49 |
3. | "Naa Gunde Jaaripoye" (Chrous: Pavani Vasa, Ashwini Chepuri) | PK Dandi | 3:34 |
The series was well received and garnered over 60 million views in the first 10 days. ZEE 5 declared it a super hit.[5] Thadhagath Pathi of The Times of India gave a rating of 3.5 out of 5 and praised the performances of lead actors, screenplay and direction. He further stated that "Oka Chinna Family Story truly has the makings of a new-age comedy that doesn’t resort to cringy dialogues for the sake of laughs. Don’t miss it if you love light-hearted dramas".[6] Eenadu mentioned that background score, Tulasi's acting and story are the positives and slow-paced narration is the negative of the series.[7]