In the Name of God (TV series)

*In the Name of God*
In the Name of God
	Promotional poster
Genre	Crime drama
Created by	Ranga
Screenplay by	Vidyasaagar Muthukumar; Saravanan; Pradeep Aacharya (dialogues)
Directed by	Vidyasaagar Muthukumar
Starring	Priyadarshi; Nandini Rai Mohammad Ali Baig
Theme music composer	Deepak Alexander
Composer	Deepak Alexander
Country of origin	India
Original language	Telugu
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	7 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer	K. V. Shabarreesh
Producer	Suresh Krissna
Cinematography	Varun DK
Editor	Nikhil Sreekumar
Running time	40–45 minutes
Production company	Suresh Krissna Productions
Original release
Network	aha
Release	18 June 2021

In the Name of God (stylized as In The Name Of GOD) is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language crime drama streaming television series created by Ranga for Aha.^[2] It is written and directed by Vidyasaagar Muthukumar.^[3] The seven-episode series stars Priyadarshi Pulikonda, Nandini Rai and Posani Krishna Murali in primary roles. Produced by Suresh Krissna, the series premiered on Aha on 18 June 2021.^[4]

Synopsis

Cast

Priyadarshi Pulikonda as Aadi
Nandini Rai as Meena
Posani Krishna Murali as Ayyappa
Mohammad Ali Baig as Rossi
Rajsekhar Aningi
Vikas as Thomas
Chandrakanth Dutta
Uma Maheswara Rao
Riyaz
Deviyani Sharma
Anil Kumar
Gautam Kumar
Krishna Kumar Vanjari
Aroul D. Shankar
Sai Priyanka Ruth
Jane Thompson
Sakhshi Sri

Episodes

Episode	Title	Directed by	Written by	Date of Broadcast
1	"Aadhi Parvam"	Vidyasaagar Muthukumar	Vidyasaagar Muthukumar	June 18, 2021 (2021-06-18) ^[5]
2	"Big Bang"	Vidyasaagar Muthukumar	Vidyasaagar Muthukumar	June 18, 2021 (2021-06-18)
3	"Lost & Found"	Vidyasaagar Muthukumar	Vidyasaagar Muthukumar	June 18, 2021 (2021-06-18)
4	"Nayee Zindagee"	Vidyasaagar Muthukumar	Vidyasaagar Muthukumar	June 18, 2021 (2021-06-18)
5	"Vivaaha Bhojanambu"	Vidyasaagar Muthukumar	Vidyasaagar Muthukumar	June 18, 2021 (2021-06-18)
6	"Udyoga Parvam"	Vidyasaagar Muthukumar	Vidyasaagar Muthukumar	June 18, 2021 (2021-06-18)
7	"Silk"	Vidyasaagar Muthukumar	Vidyasaagar Muthukumar	June 18, 2021 (2021-06-18)

Production

Muthukumar first narrated the story to Suresh Krissna, along with Ranga in 2018. He then started writing the story of the series and ended in 2020, due to the delay because of COVID-19 pandemic in India. After watching Priyadarshi's performance in Mallesham (2019), he chose him for the Aadi role. Similarly, Ali Baiga was cast due to his performance in the Tamil film Aruvi (2016). Filming was done in 2020 and 2021. Most of the scenes were shot in Maredumilli, Rajahmundry and Amalapuram of Andhra Pradesh.^[6] Vijaythenarasu and Subhash were signed as art directors of the series.

Soundtrack

All music is composed by Shashank Alamuru

Telugu (OST)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"In The Name Of God Rap"	Mahadeva Sastry	MaaHaa	2:45
Total length:				2:45

Release

The premiere of the series was announced on 18 May 2021.^[7] On 12 June 2021, it was announced that the series will be premiered on 18 June 2021.

Reception

Sravan Vanaparthy of The Times of India stated "Despite being a bold attempt, truth remains that ING is a long way off from many shows in its genre."^[8] Writing for Cinema Express, Ram Venkat Srikar gave a rating of 1.5 stars out of 5 and said that "While it’s good to see every major character get an arc, the endings are consistently blatant. As we navigate questions with uninspiring answers, the series ends on a poor excuse of a twist."^[9]

Film Companion's Karthik Keramulu quoted "In The Name Of God is a tedious merry-go-round of a crime thriller"^[10]

References

^ "Aha's new series in the Name of God shows Priyadarshi in a different light". The Indian Express. 18 May 2021. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
^ "Priyadarshi headlines Telugu crime series 'In the Name of God (ING)'". The Hindu. 29 May 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
^ "In The Name Of God Review: A laboured crime drama that makes for an arduous watch". PINKVILLA. 18 June 2021. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
^ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (15 June 2021). "Priyadarshi: The collective trauma of the pandemic got to me". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
^ "Watch in the Name of GOD Web Series Online in HD Quality – 1080 P". Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
^ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (14 June 2021). "Meet Vidyasaagar Muthukumar, debut director of the Telugu web series 'In the Name of God'". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
^ "Priyadarshi starrer In The Name Of God release date announced by Aha". Vizag. 12 June 2021. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
^ "In The Name Of God Season 1 review : A crime thriller that struggles to take off". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
^ "In the Name of God Series Review: Irrepairable ending undoes a promising start". Cinema Express. 18 June 2021. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
^ Keramalu, Karthik (18 June 2021). "In The Name Of God, On Aha, Is A Tedious Merry-Go-Round Of A Crime Thriller". Film Companion. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.

External links

In the Name of God at IMDb
In The Name of GOD on Aha

[1] "Aha's new series in the Name of God shows Priyadarshi in a different light". The Indian Express. 18 May 2021. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.

[2] "Priyadarshi headlines Telugu crime series 'In the Name of God (ING)'". The Hindu. 29 May 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.

[3] "In The Name Of God Review: A laboured crime drama that makes for an arduous watch". PINKVILLA. 18 June 2021. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.

[4] Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (15 June 2021). "Priyadarshi: The collective trauma of the pandemic got to me". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.

[5] "Watch in the Name of GOD Web Series Online in HD Quality – 1080 P". Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.

[6] Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (14 June 2021). "Meet Vidyasaagar Muthukumar, debut director of the Telugu web series 'In the Name of God'". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.

[7] "Priyadarshi starrer In The Name Of God release date announced by Aha". Vizag. 12 June 2021. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.

[8] "In The Name Of God Season 1 review : A crime thriller that struggles to take off". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.

[9] "In the Name of God Series Review: Irrepairable ending undoes a promising start". Cinema Express. 18 June 2021. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.

[10] Keramalu, Karthik (18 June 2021). "In The Name Of God, On Aha, Is A Tedious Merry-Go-Round Of A Crime Thriller". Film Companion. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.

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