Crime Stories: India Detectives is a 2021 Indian Netflix original docuseries created and directed by N Amit and Jack Rampling.The series was produced by Claire Cahill under the production banner Minnow Films.[1][2] It stars N. Shashi Kumar, Roopa K. S. and Gopala Nayak.[3] This four episodes Docu-series chronicles the workings of the Bengaluru city police as they attempt to solve four violent crimes; Three are related to murder and one involves the kidnapping of a child.[4][5] It released via Netflix on 22 September 2021.[6][7]
| Crime Stories: India Detectives | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Documentary |
| Developed by | Jack Warrender |
| Directed by | N Amit Jack Rampling |
| Presented by | Jack Warrender |
| Starring |
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| Composers | Antonio Pinto Felipe Kim |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Kannada |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Morgan Matthews Fiona Stourton |
| Producer | Claire Cahill |
| Editors | Jules Cornell Ella Newton |
| Running time | 59–63 minutes |
| Production company | Minnow Films |
| Original release | |
| Network | Netflix |
| Release | 22 September 2021 |
Synopsis
editThe series follows an investigating team of four police stations who cracked three murders and one kidnapping case that came to light in early 2020 before the pandemic.
Cast
edit- N. Shashi Kumar as Deputy Commissioner of Police
- Roopa K.S. as Sub Inspector
- Gopala Nayak as Police inspector
- V. Dhananjaya as Assistant Commissioner of Police
- B.N. Lohith as Police Inspector
- Latha Mahesh as Sub Inspector
Episodes
edit| No. | Title | Directed by | Original release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "A Murdered Mother" | Jack Warrender | 22 September 2021 | |
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A middle-aged women is murdered. Her adult son is injured. The injured son blames his sister and the cop investigation begins. | ||||
| 2 | "Body In a Bag" | Jack Warrender | 22 September 2021 | |
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DCP Shashi Kumar and Inspector Lohith find a dead body of a man. The man's mother believes that her son's wife and mother-in-law did it for the money. | ||||
| 3 | "Dying for Protection" | Jack Warrender | 22 September 2021 | |
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A women is found murdered inside her house while her son is out. | ||||
| "The Stolen Baby" | Jack Warrender | 22 September 2021 | ||
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A one-year old baby is kidnapped and the parents believe a friend did it. | ||||
Release
editOn 14 September 2021, Netflix released the official trailer of the series. The series was worldwide premiered on 22 September 2021.[8]
Reception
editNandini Ramnath from Scroll.in gave a mixed review to the series and stated, "From murders to kidnapping, the hard-working, dedicated, intelligent, honest and caring men and women ensure that justice is served – at least, that’s what the show badly wants us to believe."[9]
Karnataka newspaper, Deccan Herald gave 4/5 rating to the series, with a positive verdict and called, "This docu-series is more detailed and takes an intimate look at the criminal justice system as a whole, and policemen's careers marked with risk and uncertainty."[10]
Anuj Kumar from The Hindu newspaper portal said, "Unlike the crime shows on general entertainment channels, here, craft gets as much importance as the cause. On a fundamental level, the four-episode series seeks to understand the anatomy of a crime, finding a beating heart inside the uniform; a human story in the First Information Report."[11]
Legal issues
editOn 2 October 2021, Karnataka High Court passed an interim order restricting Netflix from airing the first episode of the series, titled "A Murdered Mother", based on the plea made by one of the accused.[12]
On 27 October 2021, the episode was again started streaming after HC dismissed the petition filed by Shridhar Rao, (a 28-year-old co-accused in the murder of 54-year-old Nirmala Chandrasekhar.)[13]
References
edit- ^ "CRIME STORIES: INDIA DETECTIVES – Minnow Films". Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "Claire Cahill: We were as invested as police in finding the criminals". Cinema Express. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ Machaiah, Rahul (7 October 2021). "Netflix's 'Crime Stories' Shows a Disregard for Privacy & Due Process". TheQuint. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "'Crime Stories: India Detectives' will get a Netflix release on September 22". The Economic Times. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "Producer Claire Cahill on 'Crime Stories India Detectives': Wanted to Show New and Modern India". News18. 10 October 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ "Stream It Or Skip It: 'Crime Stories: India Detectives' On Netflix, A Docuseries Following Bangalore Police Detectives As They Investigate Violent Crimes". Decider. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ Kumar, Anuj (28 September 2021). "'Crime Stories: India Detectives' review: Netflix's quiet compliment to the men in khaki". The Hindu. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "Netflix's new docu-series Crime Stories: India Detectives to release on 22 September". Firstpost. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ Ramnath, Nandini (24 September 2021). "'Crime Stories: India's Detectives' review: A puff piece about police work in Bengaluru". Scroll.in. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "Crime Stories review: Netflix's Kannada debut raises pertinent questions". Deccan Herald. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ Kumar, Anuj (28 September 2021). "'Crime Stories: India Detectives' review: Netflix's quiet compliment to the men in khaki". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ "After Karnataka HC order, Netflix blocks episode in crime documentary series". The Indian Express. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ Laghate, Gaurav. "Karnataka HC vacates injunction, allows Netflix to stream blocked episode of 'Crime Stories'". The Economic Times. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
