Panchayat (Season 2) Series Wiki, Full Cast, Episode and Reviews
Panchayat is an indian Hindi comedy drama webseries created by The Viral Fever for the Amazon Prime Video. The series scripted by Chandan Kumar, was directed by Deepak Kumar Mishra, which features Jitendra Kumar, Raghubir Yadav, Neena Gupta, Chandan Roy and Faisal Malik. It chronicles the life of an engineering graduate who joins as a Panchayat secretary in a remote village Phulera of Uttar Pradesh due to lack of better job options.
Panchayat (Season 2) Details
Release date - 3 April 2020
Genre - Comedy drama
Platform - Amazon Prime Video
Panchayat (Season 2) Creators
Director - Deepak Kumar Mishra
Writer - Chandan Kumar
Executive Producer - Sameer Saxena
Production company - The Viral Fever
Panchayat (Season 2) Cast Full
Jitendra Kumar as Abhishek Tripathi | Panchayat Secretary
Neena Gupta as Manju Devi | Pradhan
Raghubir Yadav as Brij Bhushan Dubey | Pradhan-Pati
Faisal Malik as Prahladchand Pandey | Upa-Pradhan
Chandan Roy as Vikas | Office Assistant
Sanvikaa as Rinky | daughter of Pradhan
Satish Ray as Siddharth Gupta aka Siddhu
Pankaj Jha as MLA Chandra Kishore Singh
Panchayat (Season 2) Story/Plot
Panchayat shows the experiences of a city boy who after completing his graduation gets a low salary job in a remote village called Phulera.
Panchayat (Season 2) Episode
Panchayat (Season 2) Reviews
The Times of India
What keeps Panchayat ticking are the well-timed dialogues and situations that keep you chuckling all along.
The Indian Express
Panchayat incisively breaks the dual-tone presentation of the Indian small town in mainstream narratives. Jitendra Kumar is continuing his fine form after Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan and his 'hairan-pareshan' expression has only gotten better. Though we wonder how long will he keep doing this underdog-needs-to-be-rescued roles
Film Companion
The TVF show has one of the finest ensembles of recent times with Chandan Kumar's screenplay ensuring characters don't come across as caricatures.
News18
City-slickers, small-town audience or country hicks, whichever category you may fall in, Panchayat is a must-watch for those who enjoy India stories
Scroll.in
The series is better placed to explore the foibles of its handful of characters. Panchayat unfolds as a comedy of mofussil manners. A proposal to install solar-powered lights teaches Abhishek the art of negotiating with the locals. A poorly phrased slogan for family planning leads to the discovery of hidden allies. The theft of a computer monitor is a sign that Abhishek is finally settling into his role.
Hindustan Times
Panchayat is a perfect example that what you really need to make a series sing is a solid script. If you are looking for something beyond the good old Ramayan and Mahabharat during the lockdown, Panchayat should definitely be on your must-watch list.
India Today
Panchayat teaches us why rural India is possibly more equipped to handle isolation compared to its urban counterparts. Jitendra Kumar and Raghuvir Yadav drive the show, but we wanted to see much more of Neena Gupta.
The News Minute
There are plenty of laughs but just as many genuine moments of emotion which force you to pause and feel for the people in this quirky tale. Go ahead and watch Panchayat, it's exactly the ray of sunshine we need in gloomy times like these.
Firstpost
On-target casting, immersive production design, crafty dialogue, and situations handled with a light touch to make Panchayat a satisfying watch. And who would have thought lauki (bottle gourd) could be such an effective peace offering!
The Quint
Panchayat scores in its opening credits too, and by the time the sun sets on the worn-down office, we know one thing for sure - it takes a village to drive away from the fatigue that has crept in owing to Bollywood's obsession to set every other film in a small town.
Cinema Express
Though the show progresses quickly, with a new distraction emerging every episode, Abhishek stays focused on his goal. He's least bothered about Phulera and its going-ons. All he wants to do is study, bide his time and clear out. Writer Chandan Kumar and director Deepak Kumar Mishra steer clear of obvious heroisms. When Abhishek gets into a scuffle and his ego swells, the scene quickly turns to slapstick.
The Wire
Panchayat has a constant lightness of touch, and that is reflected in the aesthetics, too. Its scenes aren't hurried; a consistent relaxed rhythm informs the entire show.
