Mayasabha: Rise of the Titans is an Indian Telugu-language political drama television series created by Deva Katta, who co-directed the series and co-wrote its screenplay with Kiran Jay Kumar.[1][2] The series is produced by Vijay Krishna Lingamaneni and Sree Harsha under the banner of Hitmen & Proodos Productions LLP. It stars Aadhi Pinisetty and Chaitanya Rao in the lead roles, co-starring Sai Kumar, Divya Dutta, and Nassar.[3][4]
It premiered on SonyLIV on 7 August 2025.[5][6][7] The story is fictionalized retelling of the events based on the politics of Andhra Pradesh that took place between the 1970s and 1995.[8]
Premise
Set in the volatile political landscape of 1970s-1990s Andhra Pradesh, the series dramatises the evolving relationship between two prominent political figures—Kakarla Krishnama Naidu and M. S. Rami Reddy—portraying their journey from friends-turned-political rivals.
In Mid 90s, All the 160 MLAs belonging to RCR party, his two sons, his two son in laws namely Valluri Chalapathi Rao(first son-in-law) and Krishnam Naidu (second son-in-law) are asked to summon at Ashrama Hotel. They have declared a non co-operation movement against the CM RCR due to increasing influence of Susheela Kumari in the party affairs. They provide an ultimatum that if they have to continue in the party, Susheela kumari should be kept away from party affairs.Because of this the ongoing internal conflict between Susheela Kumari and Krishnam Naidu has come to light.At that time, Krishnam Naidu makes a phone to Rami Reddy(His past friend, but now a political rivalry) on what to do in this situation, for Rami Reddy tells him whether both Krishnam Naidu or RCR wins, the next is they have to face him politically. Then the story shifts to 1970s.
Deva Katta started working on the story between 2017 and 2018. As over-the-top media service is not popular, he decided to make it as a film trilogy and wrote the story accordingly. After the raise and success of the streaming media services in India during the COVID-19 pandemic, he decided to make it as a television series.[9]
Release
Mayasabha was released on SonyLIV on 7 August 2025 in Telugu along with dubbed versions in Tamil, Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam languages.[10][11][12]
Reception
Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of The Hindu wrote in her review that, "Mayasabha offers a compelling fictional take on real political history, packed with drama, ambition, and reflection".[13] Aditya Devulapally of Cinema Express was gave a four of five rating, with particular praise towards Deva Katta's writing.[14] Echoing the same, Suhas Sistu of The Hans India rated it 3.5 out of 5 and called Aadhi Pinisetty's and Chaitanya Rao's performance as "career-best" and "intense" respectively.[15] Giving the same rating, Anisha Rao of India Today called it "gutsy, ambitious, and has its own voice".[16] Sahelee Rakshit of Bollywood Life noted that Aadhi Pinisetty and Chaitanya Rao "win hearts for their intense performances" calling the web series a "must-watch".[17] Sanjeev Kumar of HT Telugu rated it 3.5 out of 5 calling it an 'extremely gripping political thriller' that effectively portrays political power struggles inspired by Chandrababu and Y. S. Rajasekhar Reddy, with balanced character portrayals and suspenseful strategies.[18] A review by Lakshminarayana Varanasi of TV9 Telugu described series as 'the best political series in Telugu'.[19] Nandini Ramnath of Scroll.in described series as a 'heavily spiced-up fictional history of Andhra Pradesh politics' commending its dramatic depiction of political ambition and power struggles.[20]Deccan Chronicle noted that the casting, direction and cinematography are the major positives.[21] Pratyusha Sista of Telangana Today praised the performances of the lead cast and Deva Katta's work.[22] Pratyush Parasuraman of The Hollywood Reporter India compared it with the Tamil film Iruvar (1997) and had a mixed opinion towards the writing.[23]
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