A special force is sent to Kashmir to keep terrorism under control. The team leader kills the leader of the terrorists. Later it was found that the terrorist leader was still alive and was planning something big to upset the peace in Kashmir.

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Tanaav (transl. ’Stress’) is an Indian Hindi-language action thriller streaming series directed by Sudhir Mishra and Sachin Krishn.[2][3] The series is created and produced by Sameer Nair under the banner of Applause Entertainment Pvt. Ltd,[4] starring Manav Vij, Arbaaz Khan, Danish Husain, Ekta Kaul, M. K. Raina, Rajat Kapoor, Satyadeep Mishra, Shashank Arora, Sumit Kaul, Sukhmani Sadana, Waluscha De Sousa and Zarina Wahab.[5][6][7] Tanaav is a remake of the Israeli TV series Fauda (Hebrew: פאודה),[8] premiered on SonyLIV on 11 November 2022.[9] The first season mentions Harkat-ul-Mujahideen, Jamaat-e-Islami Kashmir, Gulf money, and moderate separatists. The second season is scheduled to be released on 6 September 2024.

Premise:

Set in 2017, the socio-political drama revolves around the conflict between the state-run Special Task Group (STG) and Pakistan-based terrorists in the Kashmir Valley.

Cast:

Manav Vij as Kabir Farooqui[11]
Sukhmani Sadana as Nusrat Farooqui
Rajat Kapoor as Jagjit Malik, bureaucrat
Arbaaz Khan as Vikrant Rathore
Danish Husain
Rajesh Jais as NSA Dheeraj Saran
Ekta Kaul as Dr. Farah
Sahiba Bali as Toshi Kaul
Amit Gaur as Muneer
M. K. Raina as Meer Saab
Satyadeep Mishra as Udar Parimoo
Sumit Kaul as Umar Riaz ‘Panther’
Shashank Arora as Junaid
Waluscha De Sousa as Zainab Riaz
Zarina Wahab as Nabeela Riaz, Umar Riaz’s mother
Sheen Savita Dass as Fatima Ali
Mir Sarwar as Idris Lone
Gaurav Arora as Fareed Mir/Al Damishq (season 2)
Rockey Raina
Arslan Goni
Udit Arora
Kabir Bedi
Soni Razdan
Swati Kapoor
Junaid Khan
Zayn Khan

Tanaav:

puranjanbasak6 December 2022
Tanaav is an action crime drama thriller show directed by Sachin Krishna and Sudhir Mishra. Its duration is 6 hr 33 min. Also, this is an official adaptation of the Israeli show ‘fauna’.

I am unsure about the acting. It’s kind of weird, there is no standout performance even good performers have been inconsistent. Manav vij with his half-open eyes becomes repetitive after a certain point of time. His emotional turmoil is half-baked. Shashank Arora is very good here. Probably the best. Arbaaz Khan does not know how to deliver dialogues. Rajat Kapoor in his soft, manipulative role does pretty well despite having no arc. The other actors are decent or average.

The cinematography is beautiful mostly and abrupt partly. Some close-up shots are so close that the characters may crack the camera if taken further. The transition shots from character to character are good. It’s Kashmir so scenic landscape has been used brilliantly.

The music and background score is good. The thrilling sequences have been supported well here by the BGM. However, in other sequences, there is an incessant tendency to use the BGM.

I liked the philosophy of this show. It does not immortalize the armed forces and also does not make the militants heroes or villains. It keeps its head in the right place and does its job. You can watch the show if you find it interesting.

Earnest’s remake of Fauda!! Great watch:

 

Web Series Review: Tanaav ( Streaming on Sony LIV)

A blast from the past. This is a Web Series from 2022 which I missed. Reviewing it anyway…

Tanaav is an adaptation of the internationally acclaimed web series Fauda.

The setting is in Kashmir where an innocent brother of a notorious terrorist – Panther becomes collateral damage at his wedding in a secret operation carried out by the armed forces to capture his brother!!

This sparks off a chain of events that threaten to derail the peace in the valley that is already on the edge !!

The protagonist in the Indian version is Manav Vij as Kabir who along with his team comprising Arbaaz Khan, and Rajat Kapoor among others attempt to thwart the evil designs of the terrorist Umar Riaz ( Sumit Kaul) and his team Junaid (Shashank Arora) and co.

Having seen the Israeli original by Lior Raz as protagonist Doron Kavillio, I was pleasantly surprised with the Indian adaptation.

The direction, editing, and cinematography are bang-on. This goes a long way in creating an edge-of-the-seat thriller web series for the viewers. Production quality is high with a great cast. Everyone has given it their all and it shows !!

I saw this despite having watched the original Israeli series and enjoyed it immensely!!

Tanaav is 12 episodes long .. but don’t worry.. length of each episode has a runtime of around 25 to 30 minutes which makes it a binge watch opinion!!

Eagerly waiting for the 2nd Season which will begin streaming shortly!!

Going with 3.5/5 for this one .. Adios 🙂!!