''P.I. Meena'' is a Hindi-language

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television series created by Arindam Mitra, written by Ronak Kamat,

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, Arindam Mitra, Ronak Kamat, and directed by

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, starring

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and

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in lead roles.

Cast

as Meenakshi Iyer *

as Pritam Sen *

as Subho Roy *

as Dr. Andrew Rakhaw *

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as Health Secretary *

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as Kedar Pokhral *

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as News Anchor *

as Tridib Malhotra *

as Dr. Nair * Sujan Mukherjee as O.C. Kunal K. Hazra *

as Chandana Dey *

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as Dr. Basu * Samar Kanti Biswas as Taxi Driver

Release

Official trailer of the series was released on 31 October 2023. The series was released on 3 November 2023.

Reception

Subhash K. Jha for ''

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'' reviewed the series and opined "There is plenty of such sloppiness to be seen in P I Meena." Critic

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reviewing the series for ''

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'' rated 2.5 stars out of 5 and wrote "Too many well-known names in the cast with too little to do and some characters dispatched just when they were making sense." A critic from ''

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'' stated "Even detectives and investigators can break into a smile, at least when they know they are taking the right direction to solve the mystery." Prateek Sur of ''

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'' stated "If you’re looking for a great detective story, ‘P.I. Meena’ isn’t the answer." ''

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'' stated "Rogue science combines with poor plotting to ensure that the question doesn’t get a befitting answer." ''

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'' stated "Sourabh Prabhudesai’s editing is not great – this eight-episode series (40 minutes each) could have been effectively trimmed down to six cutting out a lot of unnecessary distractions in the show."

References

External links

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