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 "markdown": "# Killer Soup\n\n**Killer Soup** is a 2024 Indian Hindi-language dark-comedy crime thriller series created, co-written, and directed by Abhishek Chaubey for Netflix. It stars [Konkona Sen Sharma](https://www.edgepedia.org/konkona-sen-sharma) as Swathi Shetty, an aspiring chef who plots to replace her husband Prabhakar with her lover Umesh, both roles played by [Manoj Bajpayee](https://www.edgepedia.org/manoj-bajpayee) in a double role. The eight-episode series premiered on Netflix on January 11, 2024.<sup>[1](https://www.justwatch.com/uk/tv-series/killer-soup)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[2](https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/director-abhishek-chaubey-takes-us-into-the-world-of-killer-soup-now-streaming-on-netflix/cid/1994569)</sup>\n\n| Key fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Format | 1 season, 8 episodes, about 50 minutes each; Netflix original<sup>[1](https://www.justwatch.com/uk/tv-series/killer-soup)</sup> |\n| Release | January 11, 2024, on Netflix<sup>[3](https://flixboss.com/series/killer-soup-81241510)</sup> |\n| Creators | Created and directed by Abhishek Chaubey; co-written with Anant Tripathi, Unaiza Merchant, and Harshad Nalawade<sup>[2](https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/director-abhishek-chaubey-takes-us-into-the-world-of-killer-soup-now-streaming-on-netflix/cid/1994569)</sup> |\n| Lead cast | Konkona Sen Sharma (Swathi Shetty); Manoj Bajpayee (Prabhakar Shetty and Umesh Pillai); Nassar (Inspector Hassan); Sayaji Shinde (Arvind Shetty)<sup>[4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/killer_soup)</sup> |\n| Setting | The fictional South Indian town of Mainjur, in Tamil Nadu<sup>[5](https://thefederal.com/category/entertainment/killer-soup-review-konkona-manoj-bajpayee-spice-up-crime-series-with-their-chemistry-106353)</sup> |\n| Real-life basis | Loosely inspired by a 2017 Telangana murder case in which a bowl of mutton soup exposed an identity switch<sup>[6](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/hindi/review/2024/Jan/12/killer-soupseries-review-sometimes-bubbling-hot-often-cold-and-bland-51153.html)</sup> |\n| Reception | 69% Tomatometer and 43% Popcornmeter on Rotten Tomatoes; 6.3/10 on IMDb from about 5,100 votes<sup>[4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/killer_soup)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[1](https://www.justwatch.com/uk/tv-series/killer-soup)</sup> |\n\n## Spoilers\n\n### Plot\n\nSwathi Shetty is an unskilled home cook who dreams of opening her own restaurant and wants the world to enjoy her paya soup, a trotter broth she is notably bad at making.<sup>[7](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/81241510)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[6](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/hindi/review/2024/Jan/12/killer-soupseries-review-sometimes-bubbling-hot-often-cold-and-bland-51153.html)</sup> Her dismissive husband Prabhakar has no interest in her ambitions. Swathi is having an affair with Prabhakar's masseuse, Umesh Pillai, who happens to resemble his employer. After Prabhakar dies in an altercation in which he catches Umesh with Swathi, the couple disposes of the body and Umesh, with acid burns on his face, takes Prabhakar's place.<sup>[6](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/hindi/review/2024/Jan/12/killer-soupseries-review-sometimes-bubbling-hot-often-cold-and-bland-51153.html)</sup>\n\nThe plan unravels as a bumbling local police inspector, Hassan, and a set of amateur villains, including Prabhakar's volatile brother Arvind Shetty, get involved. Netflix's logline frames the premise as too many cooks threatening to spoil the broth.<sup>[7](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/81241510)</sup> Reviewers noted parallel subplots involving embezzlement and blackmail layered onto the central deception.<sup>[6](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/hindi/review/2024/Jan/12/killer-soupseries-review-sometimes-bubbling-hot-often-cold-and-bland-51153.html)</sup>\n\n### Cast and characters\n\nKonkona Sen Sharma plays Swathi Shetty, her first fully negative leading role apart from *Ek Thi Daayan*. She described the part as combining comedy, a crime-thriller element, and pathos, making it hard to assign to a single genre.<sup>[9](https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2024/Jan/27/bad-to-the-bone-it-is-funny-but-there-is-pathos-as-well-says-konkana-sen-on-killer-soup)</sup> Manoj Bajpayee plays both Prabhakar Shetty and Umesh Pillai, characters whose backgrounds, traits, and mannerisms are written as opposites; he described the work as feeling like playing three characters, since for much of the series Umesh is impersonating Prabhakar.<sup>[5](https://thefederal.com/category/entertainment/killer-soup-review-konkona-manoj-bajpayee-spice-up-crime-series-with-their-chemistry-106353)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[10](https://thecinemaholic.com/soup-true-story/)</sup> The supporting cast includes Nassar as Inspector Hassan, Sayaji Shinde as Arvind Shetty, Lal, and Anbu Thasan as ASI Thupalli.<sup>[4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/killer_soup)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[11](https://flixpatrol.com/title/killer-soup/streaming/)</sup>\n\n## Real-life inspiration\n\nThe series is loosely inspired by a 2017 murder case from Nagarkurnool in [Telangana](https://www.edgepedia.org/telangana), in southern India. A woman named [Swathi Reddy](https://www.edgepedia.org/swathi-reddy), with her lover B. Rajesh, killed her husband Sudhakar, burned the body, and disfigured Rajesh's face with acid so that he could be presented as the surviving husband, an idea she took from the 2014 Telugu film *Yevadu*. The switch collapsed in a hospital when the man, offered mutton soup, refused it on the grounds that he was a vegetarian; the real Sudhakar was not. The police then confronted Swathi, who confessed. The show's title nods to the soup that helped catch the killer.<sup>[6](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/hindi/review/2024/Jan/12/killer-soupseries-review-sometimes-bubbling-hot-often-cold-and-bland-51153.html)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[8](https://www.indiatoday.in/entertainment/ott/story/real-story-inspired-konkona-sensharma-manoj-bajpayee-killer-soup-2488230-2024-01-13)</sup>\n\nDirector Abhishek Chaubey, whose earlier films include *Ishqiya*, *Udta Punjab*, and *Sonchiriya*, said the idea came to his writers from a newspaper headline. He and writers Anant Tripathi, Unaiza Merchant, and Harshad Nalawade developed the story over about two years, asking what would happen if such an amateur crime were not uncovered within days, as such crimes usually are, but instead succeeded to some degree.<sup>[2](https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/director-abhishek-chaubey-takes-us-into-the-world-of-killer-soup-now-streaming-on-netflix/cid/1994569)</sup>\n\n## Setting and language\n\nThe story is set in Mainjur, a fictional hill-station town in [Tamil Nadu](https://www.edgepedia.org/tamil-nadu). Although the setting is Tamil-speaking, the characters speak a blend of Hindi, Tamil, and English, a choice that divided viewers; some reviewers found the mix distinctive, while others found the Tamil dialogue stereotyped.<sup>[5](https://thefederal.com/category/entertainment/killer-soup-review-konkona-manoj-bajpayee-spice-up-crime-series-with-their-chemistry-106353)</sup> Netflix released the series with its Hindi original audio plus English, Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu dubs and subtitles in many languages.<sup>[3](https://flixboss.com/series/killer-soup-81241510)</sup>\n\n## Reception\n\nCritical response was mixed to positive. On Rotten Tomatoes the series holds a 69% Tomatometer from critics against a 43% Popcornmeter audience score; the critics' average rating was 6.40/10.<sup>[4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/killer_soup)</sup> IMDb users gave it 6.3/10 from about 5,100 votes.<sup>[1](https://www.justwatch.com/uk/tv-series/killer-soup)</sup>\n\nReviewers singled out the two leads. *The Federal* called the pairing of Sen Sharma and Bajpayee a delight and described the series as a notable entry in Hindi pulp fiction, while faulting it for giving Swathi's character too thin an arc.<sup>[5](https://thefederal.com/category/entertainment/killer-soup-review-konkona-manoj-bajpayee-spice-up-crime-series-with-their-chemistry-106353)</sup> *The New Indian Express* rated it 2.5 out of 5, arguing that the central plotline lost its grip and that the story would have worked better as a film or shorter mini-series.<sup>[6](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/hindi/review/2024/Jan/12/killer-soupseries-review-sometimes-bubbling-hot-often-cold-and-bland-51153.html)</sup>\n\n## Availability\n\nKiller Soup streams on Netflix worldwide, including the United States, where it was added on January 11, 2024, and it is available in most major Netflix territories. It carries a TV-MA rating in the United States and a 15 rating in the United Kingdom.<sup>[3](https://flixboss.com/series/killer-soup-81241510)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[1](https://www.justwatch.com/uk/tv-series/killer-soup)</sup> The series is listed as ended, with no second season.<sup>[12](https://tvceleb.com/shows/killer-soup/where-to-watch/)</sup>\n\n## References\n\n1. [Killer Soup – watch tv series streaming online, JustWatch (UK)](https://www.justwatch.com/uk/tv-series/killer-soup)\n2. [Director Abhishek Chaubey takes us into the world of Killer Soup, The Telegraph India](https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/director-abhishek-chaubey-takes-us-into-the-world-of-killer-soup-now-streaming-on-netflix/cid/1994569)\n3. [Where to watch 'Killer Soup (2024)' on Netflix, Flixboss](https://flixboss.com/series/killer-soup-81241510)\n4. [Killer Soup, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/killer_soup)\n5. [Killer Soup review: Konkona, Manoj Bajpayee spice up crime series with their chemistry, The Federal](https://thefederal.com/category/entertainment/killer-soup-review-konkona-manoj-bajpayee-spice-up-crime-series-with-their-chemistry-106353)\n6. [Killer Soup Series Review: Sometimes bubbling hot, often cold and bland, The New Indian Express](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/hindi/review/2024/Jan/12/killer-soupseries-review-sometimes-bubbling-hot-often-cold-and-bland-51153.html)\n7. [Killer Soup, Netflix Media Center](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/81241510)\n8. [Konkona Sensharma-Manoj Bajpayee's 'Killer Soup' 'loosely' based on 2017 Telangana incident?, India Today](https://www.indiatoday.in/entertainment/ott/story/real-story-inspired-konkona-sensharma-manoj-bajpayee-killer-soup-2488230-2024-01-13)\n9. [Bad to the Bone: 'It is funny, but there is pathos as well,' says Konkana Sen on 'Killer Soup', The New Indian Express](https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2024/Jan/27/bad-to-the-bone-it-is-funny-but-there-is-pathos-as-well-says-konkana-sen-on-killer-soup)\n10. [Killer Soup: Is the Netflix Show Based on Real Life?, The Cinemaholic](https://thecinemaholic.com/soup-true-story/)\n11. [Killer Soup Streaming, FlixPatrol](https://flixpatrol.com/title/killer-soup/streaming/)\n12. 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