Manvat Murders

Manvat Murders is an Indian crime thriller television series directed by Ashish Avinash Bende and written by Girish Joshi.^[1] Produced under Storyteller's Nook, starring Ashutosh Gowariker, Sai Tamhankar, Makarand Anaspure, Sonali Kulkarni, Kishor Kadam and Mayur Khandge.^[2] It premiered on SonyLIV on 4 October 2024.^[3]

Manvat Murders
Promotional release poster
Genre	Crime Thriller
Written by	Girish Joshi
Directed by	Ashish Avinash Bende
Starring	Ashutosh Gowariker Sai Tamhankar Makarand Anaspure Sonali Kulkarni Kishor Kadam Mayur Khandge
Music by	Saket Kanetkar
Country of origin	India
Original language	Marathi
No. of episodes	8
Production
Producers	Mahesh Kothare Addinath Kothare
Production locations	Maharashtra, India
Cinematography	Satyajeet Shobha Shriram
Editor	Faisal Mahadik
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	31-50 mins
Production company	Storyteller's Nook
Original release
Network	SonyLIV
Release	4 October 2024 (2024-10-04)

Cast

• Ashutosh Gowariker^[4] as Ramakant Kulkarni  
• Sai Tamhankar^[5] as Samindri
• Makarand Anaspure as Uttamrao Barhate
• Sonali Kulkarni as Rukmini
• Umesh Jagtap as Paranje
• Shardul Saraf as Shukla
• Ketan Karande as Ponkshe
• Sagar Yadav as Ambadas
• Rupesh Jadhav as Kailash Barhate
• Kishor Kadam as Ganpat Salve
• Mayur Khandge as Vakatkar

Production

The series was announced on SonyLIV.^[6] It is adapted from the book Footprints on the Sand of Crime by Ramakant S Kulkarni.^[7]

Reception

• Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave the series 2.5 stars out of 5.^[8]
• Deepa Gahlot of Rediff.com rated the series 3/5 stars.^[9]
• Mihir Bhanage of The Times of India rated the series 3/5 stars, noting that while it promises a lot, it delivers less.^[10]
• Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV also rated the series 3/5 stars, mentioning that it is unlikely to knock hardened viewers out of their socks.^[11]
• Vaibhavi Mishra of Gadgets 360 described the series as a chilling retelling of real-life occult killings but noted that it avoids the big questions.^[12]