Ashok N.R.

With a taut story line and brilliant performances by the entire cast, there was no way Gaurav Shukla's Asur could fail. Barun Sobti shines in his role as Nikhil Nair. Arshad Warsi, as always, is the Jewel in the Crown as he transforms in the last episode. Each episode leaves one panting for the next. I would have liked to see some characters like that of Ridhi Dogra and Anupriya Goenka developed a little better. They felt a little undercooked towards the end. Sharid Hamshi's character belts out a brilliant twist towards the end. The undercurrent of extreme violence is gut wrenching and can be felt throughout the series, even though the depiction of it is comes in bursts. For a crime thriller, the language is surprisingly urbane, with an emphasis being on the story, rather than gutter language that has come to represent realism in many series these days. And that works for the movie, which is primarily set in Delhi. Oni Sen manages to keep the audiences gripped throughout the series, without letting go of the viewer even for a short duration. Not an easy task. A note on the especially slick editing by Charu Takkar, cinematography by Sayak Bhattacharya, Sakyadeb Chowdhury & Lalitha Prasad Kalluri and the thumping series music by Dharam Bhatt. Between them, the backdrop they create for the series is nothing short of phenomenal.