Kudi Yedamaithe

Kudi Yedamaithe (transl.If right becomes left) is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language science fiction thriller web series created by Ram Vignesh and directed by Pawan Kumar. It is produced by People Media Factory for Aha. The eight-episode series features Amala Paul and Rahul Vijay in lead roles. The title is inspired by song of the same name from the 1953 film Devadasu. It premiered on Aha on 16 July 2021.

Synopsis

Durga (Amala Paul), a police officer, and Adhi (Rahul Vijay), a delivery boy, find themselves in a time loop and relive a day's incidents. When they try to break the cycle they end up with new problems. Their attempts to get out of the time loop form the crux of the story.

Cast

Amala Paul as CI Durga Goud
Rahul Vijay as Aditya "Adi"
Ravi Prakash as Mahendra
Surya Sreenivas as SI Thilak Surya
Pradeep Rudra as Arjun
Pawan Kumar as Harsha
Nithya Shri as Parvathy
Raj Madiraju
Ram Sandeep Varma as Assistant director Abhinav
Naveen Itika as Yadagiri
Meghalekha as Meera
Karthik Sabareesh as Short film director
Meesam Suresh as Lakshman
Eshwar Rachiraju as James

Production

In an interview to The Hindu, director Pawan Kumar told that he was approached by Aha through B. V. Nandini Reddy and said "I liked the story and how certain events repeat themselves on a time loop."

Episodes

Episode	Title	Directed by	Written by	Date of Broadcast
1	"Him & Her"	Pawan Kumar	Ram Vignesh	July 16, 2021(2021-07-16)
2	"Her & Him"	Pawan Kumar	Ram Vignesh	July 16, 2021(2021-07-16)
3	"Parvathy's Blind Date"	Pawan Kumar	Ram Vignesh	July 16, 2021(2021-07-16)
4	"Die to Restart"	Pawan Kumar	Ram Vignesh	July 16, 2021(2021-07-16)
5	"The Face – Off"	Pawan Kumar	Ram Vignesh	July 16, 2021(2021-07-16)
6	"Second Chance"	Pawan Kumar	Ram Vignesh	July 16, 2021(2021-07-16)
7	"Save Parvathy?"	Pawan Kumar	Ram Vignesh	July 16, 2021(2021-07-16)
8	"Is this the End?"	Pawan Kumar	Ram Vignesh	July 16, 2021(2021-07-16)

Reception

Siby Jeyya of India Herald wrote that "Just watch this 'Kudi Yedamaithe' if you are a big fan of the thriller genre with unpredictable twists!" Praising the story-line, Janani K of India Today stated that "Kudi Yedaimaithe is a great attempt at simplifying a high-concept sci-fi thriller. It could have been perfect if Pawan Kumar had worked on the pacing and the backstory." The Times of India's Sravan Vanaparthy praised the screenplay and performances done by the lead actors.

In contrast, a critic from Pinkvilla gave a rating of 2.5 out of 5 and added that "The narration doesn't give the audience a thorough grip on the turn of events" and praised the cinematography and music.

Release

Along with the original Telugu version, the series has also been released with dubbed version in Hindi & Marathi language titled as 29 February which is available to watch on Ultra Play & Ultra Jhakaas app respectively.