{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}} {{Use Indian English|date=November 2023}} {{Infobox television | image = A Simple Murder.jpg | genre = Black comedy | creator = | based_on = | writer = {{ubl|Akhilesh Jaiswal|Prateek Payodhi}} | director = Sachin Pathak | starring = {{Plainlist| * Amit Sial * Ayaz Khan * Zeeshan Ayyub * Priya Anand * Sushant Singh * Yashpal Sharma }} | music = Karsh Kale | composer = | country = India | language = Hindi | num_seasons = 1 | num_episodes = 7 | producer = Ajay G Rai | cinematography = S. Bharathwaaj | editor = Parikshhit Jha | company = JAR Pictures | network = SonyLIV | first_aired = {{Start date|2020|11|20|df=y}} }}
'''''A Simple Murder''''' is a Hindi-language black comedy streaming television series directed by Sachin Pathak and produced by Ajay G Rai, starring Amit Sial, Ayaz Khan, Zeeshan Ayyub, Priya Anand, Sushant Singh, Yashpal Sharma and others.<ref>{{cite web |title=A Simple Murder |url=https://www.ottplay.com/show/tv-shows-a-simple-murder-2020/4cf6d001ab136 |website=OTTPlay |access-date=7 June 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=A Simple Murder (2020) Cast - Actor, Actress, Director, Producer, Music Director |url=https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/a-simple-murder-44442/cast-crew |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220528020649/https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/a-simple-murder-44442/cast-crew |url-status=live |archive-date=28 May 2022 |website=Cinestaan |access-date=7 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Patwa |first=Priyadarshini |title=7 Best Indian shows on SonyLIV that you shouldn't miss |url=https://www.gqindia.com/binge-watch/collection/7-best-indian-shows-sonyliv-shouldnt-miss/ |access-date=7 June 2023 |work=GQ India |date=10 February 2021 |language=en-IN}}</ref>
== Cast == * Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub as Manish * Amit Sial as Santosh * Ayaz Khan as Rahul * Ankur Pandey as Usmaan * Durgesh Kumar as Shankar * Gopal Datt as Amit Mehta * Priya Anand as Richa * Sushant Singh as Himmat * Tejasvi Singh Ahlawat as Priya Dawas * Yashpal Sharma as Pandit * Vedieka Dutt as Madhu * Vijay Raaz as Narrator * Vinay Varma as Pran Dawas * Vikram Kochhar as Sub-Inspector Pratik Mishra
== Release == The trailer of the series released on 5 November 2020 and the series premiered on 20 November 2020 on SonyLIV.<ref>{{cite news |last=Keshri |first=Shweta |title=A Simple Murder trailer out. Release date, November 20 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/binge-watch/story/a-simple-murder-trailer-out-release-date-november-20-1738307-2020-11-05 |access-date=7 June 2023 |work=India Today |date=5 November 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Sahu |first=Sushri |title='A Simple Murder' Trailer: Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, Sushant Singh And Others Pack A Riot In This Dark Comedy |url=https://in.mashable.com/entertainment/18090/a-simple-murder-trailer-mohammed-zeeshan-ayyub-sushant-singh-and-others-pack-a-riot-in-this-dark-com |access-date=7 June 2023 |work=Mashable India |date=5 November 2020 |language=en-in}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title='A Simple Murder' to premiere on SonyLIV on November 20 |url=https://www.theweek.in/wire-updates/entertainment/2020/11/19/ent10-series-simple-murder.html |access-date=7 June 2023 |work=The Week |agency=PTI |date=19 November 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
== Episodes == {{Episode table |background=#000000 |overall= |title= |director= |writer= |airdate= |airdateR= |episodes= {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 1 |Title = Sanyog Ka Tadka |DirectedBy = Sachin Pathak |WrittenBy = Akhilesh Jaiswal | Prateek Payodhi |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2020|11|20}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 000056 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 2 |Title = Darte Hai Kya? |DirectedBy = Sachin Pathak |WrittenBy = Akhilesh Jaiswal | Prateek Payodhi |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2020|11|20}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 000000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 3 |Title = Open And Shut Case |DirectedBy = Sachin Pathak |WrittenBy = Akhilesh Jaiswal | Prateek Payodhi |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2020|11|20}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 000000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 4 |Title = Tu Kya Hai? |DirectedBy = Sachin Pathak |WrittenBy = Akhilesh Jaiswal | Prateek Payodhi |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2020|11|20}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 000000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 5 |Title = Santa Ki Shakal |DirectedBy = Sachin Pathak |WrittenBy = Akhilesh Jaiswal | Prateek Payodhi |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2020|11|20}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 000000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 6 |Title = Bachhe Kahaan Hain? |DirectedBy = Sachin Pathak |WrittenBy = Akhilesh Jaiswal | Prateek Payodhi |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2020|11|20}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 000000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 7 |Title = Cappuccino ki Kasam |DirectedBy = Sachin Pathak |WrittenBy = Akhilesh Jaiswal | Prateek Payodhi |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2020|11|20}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 000000 }} }}
== Reception == Shubhra Gupta for ''The Indian Express'' praised Sushant Singh's acting performance and wrote "The other half is taken up by the actors, and what a blast they are, especially Sushant Singh, who is a life-taker but also a closet poet, whose sense of rhythm is displayed with a nudge and wink. A few moments shared by Sial and Singh, where they are both riffing off each other, are delicious."<ref>{{cite news |last=Gupta |first=Shubhra |author-link=Shubhra Gupta |title=A Simple Murder review: Guns and roses |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/a-simple-murder-review-sonyliv-guns-and-roses-7056832/ |url-access=limited |access-date=7 June 2023 |work=The Indian Express |date=20 November 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
''The Times of India'' gave negative review and wrote "it has landed miles away from where it was supposed to."<ref>{{cite news |last=Purkayastha |first=Pallabi Dey |title=A Simple Murder Season 1 Review : Unnecessarily complex |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/hindi/a-simple-murder/a-simple-murder-season-1/seasonreview/79305234.cms |access-date=7 June 2023 |work=The Times of India |date=22 November 2020}}{{rating|2.5|5}}</ref>
A critic from ''Rediff.com'' wrote "A Simple Murder gets trapped in its mesh of staggered sub-plots and too many characters."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bhattacharjee |first1=Moumita |title=A Simple Murder review |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/a-simple-murder-review/20201120.htm |access-date=7 June 2023 |work=Rediff.com |date=20 November 2020 |language=en}}{{rating|2|5}}</ref>
Antara Kashyap for ''News18'' rated the series 3.5 stars out of 5 and wrote "The show's strength lies in its comedy, and it has been marketed as such. However, when the genre reads ‘dark comedy’ instead of ‘thriller’, the audience keeps expecting that dark comedy. If the show was marketed as a thriller instead, the humour would have come as a wonderful surprise."<ref>{{cite news |last=Kashyap |first=Antara |title=A Simple Murder Review: This Dark Comedy Has Some Amazing Twists and Performances |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/a-simple-murder-review-this-dark-comedy-has-some-amazing-twists-and-performances-3111152.html |access-date=7 June 2023 |work=News18 |date=24 November 2020 |language=en}}{{rating|3.5|5}}</ref>
''Firstpost'' wrote "The infantile scenes of bungled police work aside, director Sachin Pathak stays loyal to the genre. Over seven episodes we move out of Manish and Richa's 1BHK onto a crazy ride, with the myriad characters brought together by a couple of cases of mistaken identity, a missing bag of money, and blinding greed."<ref>{{cite news |last=Jhunjhunwala |first=Udita |title=A Simple Murder review: Spirited caper that inspires fine performances from an ensemble cast |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/a-simple-murder-review-spirited-caper-that-inspires-fine-performances-from-an-ensemble-cast-9034431.html |access-date=7 June 2023 |work=Firstpost |date=20 November 2020 |language=en}}{{rating|3|5}}</ref>
''Scroll.in'' gave a mix review "Repetitive by design, unevenly paced and only sporadically funny, A Simple Murder would have been even less effective if it hadn't been for its cast, many of them seasoned professionals with the ability to make the ordinary appear special."<ref>{{cite news |last=Ramnath |first=Nandini |title='A Simple Murder' review: Love is as complicated as death |url=https://scroll.in/reel/978867/a-simple-murder-review-love-is-as-complicated-as-death |access-date=7 June 2023 |work=Scroll.in |date=20 November 2020}}</ref>
''Cinema Express'' stated "Like every other recent Indian web series on major streaming platforms, this series too ends with a sort of cliffhanger. But unlike many of them, the cliffhanger here doesn't feel forced."<ref>{{cite news |last=Ramachandran |first=Avinash |title=A Simple Murder Web Series Review: Great writing makes this an effective dark comedy |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/reviews/hindi/2020/nov/20/a-simple-murder-web-series-review-great-writing-makes-this-an-effective-dark-comedy-21395.html |access-date=11 June 2023 |work=Cinema Express |date=20 November 2020 |language=en}}{{rating|3.5|5}}</ref>
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == * {{IMDb title|tt13085546}} * [https://www.sonyliv.com/shows/a-simple-murder-1700000331 ''A Simple Murder''] on SonyLIV
{{DEFAULTSORT:Simple Murder, A}} Category:2020 Indian television series debuts Category:SonyLIV original programming