“Parampara’ Came at the Right Time”

GOOD SCRIPTS ARE COMING MY WAY – THE RISK IS PAYING OFF, SAYS NAVEEN CHANDRA, WHO HAS NEVER SHIED AWAY FROM UNCONVENTIONAL CHOICE OF ROLES, AND ALWAYS CAME OUT OF IT STRONGER, AND WITH LOYAL FAN BASE

- Rajeshwari Kalyanam

Family, inheritance, politics of power, jealousy, ego and revenge – the ingredients for any political family drama – but they only come together as a perfect recipe when the cast, director and the production make that effort. An often repeated theme may just become that if it is not for well-defined characters and a plot that keeps the viewers glued to their screens – more so for a web series that needs to retain the tempo for episode after episode. Disney Hotstar’s first Telugu Original Web series, also available in Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi – did just that.

During the pandemic the first season of Parampara was dropped on the OTT platform and by then the crew shot for around 110 days amidst Covid restrictions and lockdowns. The family drama and the feud between two brothers over father’s love and respect leading to the struggle for dominance and power is the foundation for this web series that has reached many homes across India leaving the audience wanting for more. The brothers are Naidu (Sharath Kumar) and Mohan Rao (Jagapathi Babu) who is the adopted son yet enjoys special attention from father making Naidu jealous, a feeling that grows with age. After father’s death Naidu becomes powerful reducing Mohan Rao to be the guardian dependent on him - who stays on for a promise made to his father, much to his son’s (Naveen Chandra) outrage. Naidu has a son Suresh who is being groomed as his political successor.