Matsya Kaand

Matsya Kaand is an Indian Hindi-language crime thriller television series produced under the banner of Banijay Asia.^[1] The series stars Ravi Dubey, Ravi Kishan, Piyush Mishra, Zoya Afroz, Madhur Mittal, Rajesh Sharma and Naved Aslam.^[2][3] It premiered on MX Player on 18 November 2021.^[4]

Matsya Kaand
Genre	Crime thriller
Written by	Namesh Dubey
Directed by	Ajay Bhuyan
Starring	see below
Music by	Joash Benedict Reuel Benedict
Country of origin	India
Original language	Hindi
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	11
Production
Producer	Deepak Dhar
Cinematography	Shanu Singh Rajput Manojh Reddy Katasani
Editors	Bhupesh 'Micky' Sharma Faruk Yusuf Akayran
Running time	20-40 minutes
Production company	Banijay Asia
Original release
Network	MX Player
Release	18 November 2021 (2021-11-18)

In December 2021, It was reported that the show crossed 100 million views since its release.^[5]

Plot

Matsya Thada is an honourable con artist, who instead of using his brawn, conducts his 'kaand' with aptitude, intelligence, and charm. He's known for pulling off some of the country's most daring and biggest cons, and he always manages to get past the cops as he moves from one operation to the next. However, fate throws him a new curveball when ACP Tejraj Singh is given charge of his case. Matsya challenges ACP Tejraj to catch him if he can, which leads to a game of cat and mouse that will surely keep you on the edge of your seat. Will ACP Tejraj succeed, or will Matsya win yet again?

Cast

• Ravi Dubey as Matsya
• Ravi Kishan as ACP Tejraj
• Piyush Mishra
• Zoya Afroz
• Madhur Mittal
• Rajesh Sharma
• Naved Aslam

Production

The series was announced by Banijay Asia, consisting of eleven episodes for MX Player.^{[citation needed]} Ravi Dubey, Ravi Kishan, Piyush Mishra, Zoya Afroz, Madhur Mittal, Rajesh Sharma and Naved Aslam joined the cast.^[6][7] The principal photography of the series commenced in 2021 and were primarily shot in Delhi, Meerut, Sambhar and Jaipur.^[8] Ravi Dubey and Ravi Kishan promoted the series on Bigg Boss 15.^[9]

Reception

Sunidhi Prajapat of OTT Play rated the series 2.5/5 stars.^[10] Hiren Kotwani of The Times of India rated the series 3/5 stars.^[11]

The series was reviewed by Manisha Lakhe for Moneycontrol.^[12]