''Bench Life'' is an Indian

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-language

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streaming television series written and directed by Manasa Sharma. Produced by

Niharika Konidela Niharika Konidela (born 18 December 1993) is an Indian actress and producer who works in Telugu cinema, Telugu films. She made her debut with the film ''Oka Manasu'' (2016). She produces films and web series under her banner Pink Elephant Pictur ...

under Pink Elephant Pictures, it stars

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, Charan Peri,

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, Nayan Sarika, Venkatesh Kakumanu and

Tanikella Bharani Tanikella Bharani (born 14 July 1954) is an Indian actor, screenwriter, poet and playwright who works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He has worked as an actor in more than 750 films, including few in Tamil, Kannada and Hindi; while he was al ...

. The series premiered on

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on 12 September 2024.

Cast

Production

The series was announced by Pink Elephant Pictures on

. The trailer of the series was released on 26 August 2024.

Reception

Satya Pulagam of ''

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'' awarded the series 3/5 stars. Avad Mohammad from ''

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'' rated the series three-and-a-half out of five stars. Sruthi Ganapathy Raman from '' Scroll.in'' reviewed the series.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, tt30821976
''Bench Life''
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