YRF Entertainment’s second show titled “Mandala Murders,” is a multi-season series and billed as a gritty crime thriller. It is created and will be directed by Gopi Puthran. Manan Rawat, who has worked on several films as an associate director for the studio, will serve as co-director.
Vaani Kapoor, who won critical acclaim playing a transgender character in film “Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui,” will lead the series, her debut in the streaming space, alongside Vaibhav Raj Gupta . Surveen Chawlaand Jameel Khan have also been cast in major roles in “Mandala Murders.” Gopi Puthran will commence principal photography this week across the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh in a month-long schedule, taking in the cities of Prayagraj, Lucknow and Varanasi, before heading to Delhi and Mumbai.
“We are going to have more such stories coming out – a couple of shows in the next three years. We are in development on a lot of stuff. And we’re going to pick and choose what we put into production. But you’re going to see more momentum from us on the digital story side,” Yash Raj Films CEO Akshaye Widhani told Variety.
