Move over Ray Donovan, there’s a new fixer in town, and he goes by the name Rana Naidu. This Indian crime drama is a dark and brooding look at the seedy underbelly of Mumbai’s celebrity scene.
Meet Rana Naidu, a man with a unique set of skills. As a fixer, he has saved almost every celebrity from dire situations. The first episode of this 10-episode crime drama introduces us to Rana as he saves a flamboyant cricketer from a scandal, which earns him and his boss a new client. But the main plot of the story is the family drama between Rana and his father, Naga Naidu, who is released early from prison. Naga is a reckless womaniser with a shady past and a terrible father who left the family in the lurch.
Despite the show’s gloomy atmosphere, Rana Naidu has enough plot to draw the audience into a world of fraught relationships, simmering violence, and dark secrets. The show is not just about Rana and his father but also has a host of other characters that make an impact. The drama is plotted so densely that it can easily draw the audience into the story’s unsettling world.
Rana’s character is moody and belligerent, and he thinks nothing of resorting to unethical means to get what he and his clients want. His father, Naga Naidu, is keen to put the price he has paid for his misdeeds behind him, but owing to the scars that he has left on the minds and bodies of his sons, a second chance isn’t easy for him to come by.
The show’s hero is an enterprising man who celebrities cannot do without when they get into trouble. The unflappable Rana helps his famous clients find a way to ward off personal and professional crises, but the means that he employs for the purpose are inevitably illegal.
The family drama between Rana and his father leads to an all-out family feud that spirals completely out of control. Rana’s circle of clients and associates includes a movie actor, a smarmy, hallucinating politician, a right-hand man always at his beck and call, and a Hyderabad mafia don who has reason never to trust his one-time partner in crime Naga Naidu.
Rana Naidu is moody and intense
At its heart, Rana Naidu is a story about the lengths we’ll go to protect our family, even when that family is far from perfect. And with its complex characters, twisting plot, and gritty atmosphere, this Indian crime drama is sure to satisfy fans of Ray Donovan and beyond.
Overall, Rana Naidu is a moody, intense, and well-plotted crime drama that delves into the complicated relationships between a father and son in a masculine world where women have little room for manoeuvre. The show is a must-watch for those who enjoy suspenseful family dramas with a touch of crime.