Series synopsis
A Simple Murder is a action & adventure crime television series that premiered on SonyLIV on November 20, 2020. It ended on November 20, 2020. It was created by Prateek Payodhi, Akhilesh Jaiswal. It stars Tejasvi Singh Ahlawat, Priya Anand, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub and Amit Sial.
A failed entrepreneur, Manish, has a lot going on in life, personal and professional, when he finds himself involved in a case of mistaken identity and ends up getting a contract to kill a young girl, along with an advance of five lakh rupees. The target is the daughter of an influential politician, who has his eyes on the Hoshiarpur ticket. Amid the chaos, Manish, and his wife, Richa must make choices where either greed will get the better of them or they will find their lost sense of self wort ...
Premise
A failed entrepreneur, Manish, has a lot going on in life, personal and professional, when he finds himself involved in a case of mistaken identity and ends up getting a contract to kill a young girl, along with an advance of five lakh rupees. The target is the daughter of an influential politician, who has his eyes on the Hoshiarpur ticket. Amid the chaos, Manish, and his wife, Richa must make choices where either greed will get the better of them or they will find their lost sense of self worth.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Tejasvi Singh Ahlawat as Priya Dawas
- Priya Anand as Richa
- Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub as Manish
- Amit Sial as Santosh
- Sushant Singh as Himmat
- Vikram Kochhar as Sub Inspector Pratik
- Gopal Datt as Inspector Amit Mehta
- Ayaz Khan as Rahul
Supporting cast
- Yashpal Sharma as Pandit
- Vijay Raaz as Narrator
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 7 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 7 | November 20, 2020 | November 20, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sanyog Ka Tadka Manish, a failed entrepreneur, has a disappointed wife cheating on him with her boss, a bank loan to pay, and rats to fend off. In a case of mistaken identity, he gets a contract to kill a young girl, along with 5 lakh rupees in advance. Later, Manish decides to confront his wife, but even before a confident Manish can put his wife on trial, she accuses him of cheating on her, spotting the photograph of a young girl, Manish's target. Meanwhile, somewhere a contract killer executes his last job. |
November 20, 2020 |
| 2 |
Darte Hai Kya? When Manish goes for the kill, he ends up killing the wife of a retiring contract killer instead. He also robs off the contract killer of his five crore retirement savings. On getting to know what has transpired, Manish's wife orders him to throw away the murder weapon. On his way, Manish meets the contract killer who was actually going to do the job that Manish did. He demands Manish return his money and the murder weapon. Manish agrees and takes him home to find his wife and money missing. |
November 20, 2020 |
| 3 |
Open And Shut Case Manish and Himmat look for Richa. A nitwit cop and his sub-inspector investigate Madhu's murder. Rahul creates an alibi and takes fake proof to the cops. Pandit realizes that Manish has killed the wrong woman. Santosh follows Rahul to the hotel where Richa is having the time of her life. Rahul seduces Richa and runs away with the money. |
November 20, 2020 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | SonyLIV |
|---|---|
| First aired | November 20, 2020 |
| Last aired | November 20, 2020 |
| Runtime | 32 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Thursday |