Bench Life is an Indian Telugu-language drama streaming television series written and directed by Manasa Sharma.[1] Produced by Niharika Konidela under Pink Elephant Pictures,[2] it stars Vaibhav, Charan Peri, Ritika Singh, Aakanksha Singh, Rajendra Prasad, Nayan Sarika, Venkatesh Kakumanu and Tanikella Bharani.[3][4] The series premiered on SonyLIV on 12 September 2024.[5][6]
| Bench Life | |
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 Promotional release poster | |
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Manasa Sharma Mahesh Uppala |
| Directed by | Manasa Sharma |
| Starring |
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| Music by | Pk Dandi |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Telugu |
| No. of episodes | 5 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Ramesh Manyam |
| Producer | Niharika Konidela |
| Cinematography | Danush Bhaskar |
| Editor | Prawin Pudi |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 39-42 mins |
| Production company | Pink Elephant Pictures |
| Original release | |
| Network | SonyLIV |
| Release | 12 September 2024 |
Cast
edit- Vaibhav[7] as G. Balram "Balu"
- Charan Peri[7] as Ravi Kumar
- Ritika Singh[7] as Meenakshi Sharma
- Aakanksha Singh[7] as Jagadiswari "Isha"
- Rajendra Prasad[7] as Prasad, an ex-IPS officer; Isha's father
- Nayan Sarika as Gayathri, Ravi's wife
- Venkatesh Kakumanu as Kishore Kumar
- Sasha Singh as Monica, Kishore's colleague later wife.
- Tanikella Bharani as Prasad Vasishta
- Tulasi as Meenakshi's mother
- Niharika Konidela as Pooja (Cameo Appearance).
Production
editThe series was announced by Pink Elephant Pictures on SonyLIV.[8] The trailer of the series was released on 26 August 2024.[9]
Reception
editSatya Pulagam of ABP Desam awarded the series 3/5 stars.[10] Avad Mohammad from OTTplay rated the series three-and-a-half out of five stars.[11] Sruthi Ganapathy Raman from Scroll.in reviewed the series.[12]
References
edit- ^ AR, Reshmi (8 September 2024). "From Code to Screen: Manasa Sharma's Journey with Bench Life". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 9 September 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ AR, Reshmi (6 September 2024). "OTT Gave Producers Courage to Explore New Genres, says Niharika Konidela". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 9 September 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ "Manasa Sharma's Bench Life Brings Corporate Culture to Life on Sony LIV". Deccan Chronicle. 10 September 2024. Archived from the original on 11 September 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ Mohammad, Avad (10 September 2024). "Bench Life on Sony Liv: This crazy character to be the biggest highlight of the fun web series". OTTPlay.
- ^ Digital, Times Now (27 August 2024). "Niharika Konidela's Next Production 'Bench Life' To Release on OTT On September 12". Times Now.
- ^ Prakash, Chatakonda Krishna (11 September 2024). "OTT Telugu Web Series: ఒక రోజు ముందుగానే ఓటీటీలోకి వచ్చిన కొణిదెల నిహారిక తెలుగు వెబ్ సిరీస్.. ఏడు భాషల్లో స్ట్రీమింగ్". Hindustantimes Telugu. Archived from the original on 11 September 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Sony LIV's 'Bench Life': A must-watch for these reasons". English.Mathrubhumi. 12 September 2024.
- ^ The Hans India (10 September 2024). "From software engineer to director, Manasa Sharma is all set to bring different emotions of a corporate employee with Sony LIV's Bench Life". Andhra Pradesh Breaking News, Telangana News, Hyderabad News Updates, National News, Breaking News. Archived from the original on 10 September 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ Prakash, Chatakonda Krishna (26 August 2024). "OTT Telugu Comedy Series: నిహారిక ప్రొడ్యూజర్గా 'బెంచ్ లైఫ్' సిరీస్.. కామెడీతో అదిరిన ట్రైలర్.. స్ట్రీమింగ్ ఎప్పుడంటే." Hindustantimes Telugu (in Telugu).
- ^ Pulagam, Satya (12 September 2024). "బెంచ్ లైఫ్ రివ్యూ: Sony LIV ఓటీటీలో నిహారిక నిర్మించిన వెబ్ సిరీస్". ABP Desam (in Telugu).
- ^ Mohammad, Avad (11 September 2024). "Bench Life Review: A heartwarming and entertaining slice of life comedy". OTTPlay.
- ^ Raman, Sruthi Ganapathy (12 September 2024). "'Bench Life' review: Vaibhav is the star employee in an otherwise middling office drama". Scroll.in.
External links
edit- Bench Life at IMDb
- Bench Life on SonyLIV