''Breathe'' is an Indian

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thriller

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series. It premiered on

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on 26 January 2018. It is Amazon Prime Video’s second Indian original series after 2017's '' Inside Edge''. The series stars

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, Atharva Vishwakarma and

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. The sequel series starring

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is called '' Breathe: Into the Shadows'' and debuted on July 10, 2020.

Plot

"Two desperate and driven men must engage in the ultimate cat and mouse game to save the one they love.A dying kid and endless killings.What might one do for the one they love"

Cast

as Denzel "Danny" Mascarenhas *

as Senior Inspector Kabir Sawant *

as Ria Ganguly *

as Juliet Mascarenhas * Atharva Vishwakarma as Joshua "Josh" Mascarenhas *

as Junior Inspector Prakash Kamble *

Shriswara Shriswara (born Shriswara), also known as Shriswara, is an Indian actress from Mumbai who mainly works in Hindi films & television shows. She is best-known for her performances in films like '' D-Day'', ''Singham Returns'', ''Baaghi 3 ''Ba ...

as Dr. Aruna Sharma *

Shrikant Yadav Shrikant Mohan Yadav is a film actor. He is known for Marathi films such as '' Valu'' (The Wild Bull), ''Deool'', ''Ajoba'', Ek Hazarachi Note, Highway and the upcoming '' Jaundya Na Balasaheb''. His performance in Marathi films ''Deool'' and ...

as Malwankar *

Urmila Kanitkar Urmilla Kanetkar Kothare is an Indian actress in Marathi cinema and television. She is known for her roles in the Marathi films Duniyadari, ''Shubha Mangal Saavadhan'' , ''Ti Saddhya Kay Karte'' and Hindi TV serials '' Maayka'' and '' Mera Sas ...

as Margaret Mascarenhas *

Madhura Naik Madhura Hemant Naik is an Indian model and actress who has appeared in television shows such as '' Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon'', ''Hum Ne Li Hai- Shapath'' and '' Tumhari Pakhi''. Career Naik began her career as a model which led her to the mu ...

as Shaina *

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as Shankar Patil * Jayashree Venketaramanan as Anita *

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as Sameer

Episodes

Sequel

A follow-up titled Breathe: Into the Shadows starring

and

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premiered on Amazon Prime Video on July 10, 2020.

Reception

Writing in ''

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'' Rohan Naahar states "Madhavan and Amazon have created the single weirdest show on TV right now, like an adaptation of one of Keigo Higashino’s least popular novels directed by an Anurag Kashyap minion." ''

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'' wrote "Viewers may have trouble accepting Madhavan as a cold-blooded killer – his soft features do not help – but to the actor’s credit, he is able to walk the contrast between tender and merciless with admirable finesse." A critic from ''

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'' wrote "The first three episodes become a particularly slow watch. Even the scenes where Sadh and Madhavan appear together fail to carry the kind of weight a thriller is supposed to."

References

External links

* {{Amazon Video original series Amazon Prime Video original programming Hindi-language web series Tamil-language web series Television shows set in Mumbai Serial killers in television Fictional portrayals of police departments in India Indian crime drama television series Thriller television series