{ "id": "epnge6wmrh", "slug": "touch-me-not", "title": "Touch Me Not", "updated": "2026-11-01", "topic_path": [ { "id": "culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture" }, { "id": "culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series", "label": "Series and fictional screen worlds", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_unscripted", "label": "Unscripted, reality, and web-native series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_unscripted" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native", "label": "Web-native and streaming-original series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native.indian_southasian_webseries", "label": "Indian and South Asian web series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native.indian_southasian_webseries" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native.indian_southasian_webseries.yr-2021-2025", "label": "Premiered 2021 to 2025", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native.indian_southasian_webseries.yr-2021-2025" } ], "geo": [ { "id": "geo.ind.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native", "label": "India · 2021 and later: Web-native and streaming-original series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native", "path": [ { "id": "geo.ind", "label": "India", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t2021", "label": "India · 2021 and later", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t2021" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t2021.culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t2021.culture" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t2021.culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t2021.culture.performance" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t2021.culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t2021.culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series", "label": "Series and fictional screen worlds", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_unscripted", "label": "Unscripted, reality, and web-native series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_unscripted" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native", "label": "Web-native and streaming-original series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native" } ] } ], "excerpt": "Touch Me Not (టచ్ మీ నాట్) is a 2025 Telugu-language mystery thriller web series on JioHotstar, a remake of the Korean drama He Is Psychometric, directed by Ramana Teja, starring Navdeep and Dheekshith Shetty in a six-episode psychometry crime story.", "snippet": "Touch Me Not (టచ్ మీ నాట్) is a 2025 Telugu-language mystery thriller web series on JioHotstar, a remake of the Korean drama He Is Psychometric, directed by Ramana Teja, starring Navdeep and Dheekshith Shetty in a six-episode psychometry crime story.", "node": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_web_native.indian_southasian_webseries.yr-2021-2025", "markdown": "# Touch Me Not\n\n**Touch Me Not** (టచ్ మీ నాట్) is a 2025 Indian Telugu-language mystery thriller web series directed by Ramana Teja and written by Chaarvi Murari, an official remake of the 2019 [Korean drama](https://www.edgepedia.org/korean-drama) *He Is Psychometric*. It follows Rishi, a young man who can perceive the past of people and objects through touch, as he helps police investigate a serial-killer case while being stalked by an enigmatic murderer.[1](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/ott/news/2025/Mar/19/touch-me-not-trailer-a-psychometry-based-investigative-thriller) • [2](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/83840/touch-me-not) The series premiered on JioHotstar on 4 April 2025.[1](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/ott/news/2025/Mar/19/touch-me-not-trailer-a-psychometry-based-investigative-thriller)\n\n| Key fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Original release | 4 April 2025, JioHotstar[1](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/ott/news/2025/Mar/19/touch-me-not-trailer-a-psychometry-based-investigative-thriller) |\n| Format | One season of six episodes, average runtime about 31 minutes[2](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/83840/touch-me-not) |\n| Source material | Official remake of the 2019 Korean drama *He Is Psychometric*, created by Jin Ah Yang[1](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/ott/news/2025/Mar/19/touch-me-not-trailer-a-psychometry-based-investigative-thriller) • [3](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_cYCbhYL8c) |\n| Lead cast | Navdeep as SP Raghav Rao, Dheekshith Shetty as Rishi, Komalee Prasad as Megha, Sanchitha Poonacha as Devika[4](https://www.ottplay.com/review/touch-me-not-review-navdeeps-show-has-a-familiar-story-with-taut-performances-and-a-satisfying-payoff/428a007779857) |\n| Key crew | Music Mahati Swara Sagar, cinematography Gokul Bharathi, editing Anwar Ali, Telugu dialogues Venkatesh Nimmalapudi[3](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_cYCbhYL8c) |\n| Languages | Telugu original, also streaming in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali, and Marathi[5](https://telugu.abplive.com/movie-review/entertainment/movie-review-touch-me-not-web-series-review-rating-in-telugu-203242) |\n| IMDb rating | 4.8/10 from 181 votes[6](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt36238306/) |\n\n## Spoilers\n\n### Premise and plot\n\nThe story begins in 2009 in [Hyderabad](https://www.edgepedia.org/hyderabad), during the Diwali festival, when four women are murdered at Maruthi Apartment and the killer escapes after triggering a gas leak that sets the building on fire.[7](https://www.ap7am.com/mr/815/touch-me-not-movie-review) Raghav (Navdeep) loses his mother in the blaze, and Rishi (Dheekshith Shetty) loses his parents.[4](https://www.ottplay.com/review/touch-me-not-review-navdeeps-show-has-a-familiar-story-with-taut-performances-and-a-satisfying-payoff/428a007779857) The building's watchman (Devi Prasad) is falsely blamed for the tragedy and jailed; his daughter Megha (Komalee Prasad) grows up to become a policewoman and is a college mate of Rishi.[4](https://www.ottplay.com/review/touch-me-not-review-navdeeps-show-has-a-familiar-story-with-taut-performances-and-a-satisfying-payoff/428a007779857) • [8](https://www.newsindiatimes.com/web-review-touch-me-not-telugu-is-a-confused-narrative/)\n\nWhile escaping the fire, Rishi suffers a head injury that leaves him with psychometry, the supposed ability to discover facts about an event or person by touching objects associated with them.[4](https://www.ottplay.com/review/touch-me-not-review-navdeeps-show-has-a-familiar-story-with-taut-performances-and-a-satisfying-payoff/428a007779857) • [1](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/ott/news/2025/Mar/19/touch-me-not-trailer-a-psychometry-based-investigative-thriller) Ten years later, Raghav has become a Superintendent of Police who raised both Rishi and Megha, and a new hospital fire kills several people, reopening the old case.[4](https://www.ottplay.com/review/touch-me-not-review-navdeeps-show-has-a-familiar-story-with-taut-performances-and-a-satisfying-payoff/428a007779857) • [9](https://m.sakshipost.com/news/entertainment/touch-me-not-ott-review-emotionally-works-394198) Raghav turns to Rishi's ability to investigate, and the team works the case while an unseen killer stalks them.[2](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/83840/touch-me-not) Raghav's assistant Devika (Sanchitha Poonacha) is devoted to him, though her feelings are unreciprocated.[8](https://www.newsindiatimes.com/web-review-touch-me-not-telugu-is-a-confused-narrative/)\n\n## Production and adaptation\n\nThe series was produced by Sunitha Tati, Yuvraj Karthikeyan, and Vamsi Bandaru under Guru Films, with Ramana Teja directing and Chaarvi Murari adapting the screenplay.[3](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_cYCbhYL8c) It is officially based on *He Is Psychometric*, created by Jin Ah Yang and originally produced and distributed by Studio Dragon Corporation and CJ ENM.[3](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_cYCbhYL8c) The Animal Welfare Board of India recorded no-objection certificate applications for the Telugu web series in January and February 2024, indicating production was underway more than a year before release.[10](https://awbi.gov.in/uploads/documents/171203240901February%2C%202024.pdf)\n\nJioHotstar released the trailer on 19 March 2025, presenting the psychometry premise and the serial-killer investigation.[1](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/ott/news/2025/Mar/19/touch-me-not-trailer-a-psychometry-based-investigative-thriller) The trailer was published on the JioHotstar Telugu YouTube channel on 18 March 2025 and drew over 2.3 million views.[3](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_cYCbhYL8c)\n\n## Release and reception\n\nAll six episodes streamed on JioHotstar from 4 April 2025, in Telugu with dubs in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali, and Marathi.[1](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/ott/news/2025/Mar/19/touch-me-not-trailer-a-psychometry-based-investigative-thriller) • [5](https://telugu.abplive.com/movie-review/entertainment/movie-review-touch-me-not-web-series-review-rating-in-telugu-203242) TVmaze lists the series as ended after its single season.[2](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/83840/touch-me-not)\n\n**Critical response was mixed.** Reviewers consistently praised the performances while criticizing the execution. OTTplay gave 3/5, calling it a decent adaptation with taut performances and a satisfying payoff, though noting that key investigative scenes were rushed.[4](https://www.ottplay.com/review/touch-me-not-review-navdeeps-show-has-a-familiar-story-with-taut-performances-and-a-satisfying-payoff/428a007779857) Sakshi Post found it emotionally engaging but lacking investigative depth, with a slow, backstory-heavy first episode.[9](https://m.sakshipost.com/news/entertainment/touch-me-not-ott-review-emotionally-works-394198) Telugu outlets were harsher: 123telugu rated it 2.25/5, criticizing the slow pace and heavy drama;[11](https://www.123telugu.com/telugu/news/touch-me-not-web-series-ott-review-in-telugu.html) Big TV Live gave 2/5;[12](https://www.bigtvlive.com/reviews/touch-me-not-series-review-in-telugu.html) ABP Telugu gave 2.5/5;[5](https://telugu.abplive.com/movie-review/entertainment/movie-review-touch-me-not-web-series-review-rating-in-telugu-203242) and Filmy Focus gave 1.5/5.[13](https://telugu.filmyfocus.com/touch-me-not-web-series-review-and-rating) News India Times, rating it 1.5 stars, called the narrative confused and argued that changing the killer's identity from the Korean original required reworking the adaptation did not deliver.[8](https://www.newsindiatimes.com/web-review-touch-me-not-telugu-is-a-confused-narrative/) On IMDb the series holds 4.8/10 from 181 votes.[6](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt36238306/)\n\n**Performances drew the strongest praise.** Komalee Prasad's portrayal of Megha Chandra, transforming from a vulnerable student to a determined police officer, was singled out by several reviewers as a highlight.[14](https://www.sakshipost.com/news/movies/komalee-prasad-shines-megha-chandra-touch-me-not-394485) Navdeep's restrained turn as Raghav and Dheekshith Shetty's conflicted Rishi were also noted, though one review found Shetty's frequent muttering during psychometric readings grating.[9](https://m.sakshipost.com/news/entertainment/touch-me-not-ott-review-emotionally-works-394198) • [8](https://www.newsindiatimes.com/web-review-touch-me-not-telugu-is-a-confused-narrative/) Telangana Today credited the series with treating psychometry seriously rather than sensationalizing it, and with framing its mystery as a question of why rather than who.[15](https://telanganatoday.com/touch-me-not-web-series-review-a-psychological-supernatural-thriller-that-dares-to-feel)\n\n## References\n\n1. [Touch Me Not trailer: A psychometry-based investigative thriller, Cinema Express](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/ott/news/2025/Mar/19/touch-me-not-trailer-a-psychometry-based-investigative-thriller)\n2. [Touch Me Not, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/83840/touch-me-not)\n3. [Touch Me Not Trailer, JioHotstar Telugu, YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_cYCbhYL8c)\n4. [Touch Me Not Review: Navdeep's show has a familiar story with taut performances and a satisfying payoff, OTTplay](https://www.ottplay.com/review/touch-me-not-review-navdeeps-show-has-a-familiar-story-with-taut-performances-and-a-satisfying-payoff/428a007779857)\n5. [Touch Me Not Review, ABP Telugu](https://telugu.abplive.com/movie-review/entertainment/movie-review-touch-me-not-web-series-review-rating-in-telugu-203242)\n6. [Touch Me Not (TV Series 2025), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt36238306/)\n7. [Touch Me Not series update, AP7AM](https://www.ap7am.com/mr/815/touch-me-not-movie-review)\n8. [Web Review: Touch Me Not (Telugu) is a confused narrative, News India Times](https://www.newsindiatimes.com/web-review-touch-me-not-telugu-is-a-confused-narrative/)\n9. [Touch Me Not OTT Review: Emotionally Engaging, But Lacks Investigative Depth, Sakshi Post](https://m.sakshipost.com/news/entertainment/touch-me-not-ott-review-emotionally-works-394198)\n10. [List of applications received by the Animal Welfare Board of India under the Performing Animals Rules 2001, February 2024](https://awbi.gov.in/uploads/documents/171203240901February%2C%202024.pdf)\n11. [OTT Review: Touch Me Not, 123telugu](https://www.123telugu.com/telugu/news/touch-me-not-web-series-ott-review-in-telugu.html)\n12. [Touch Me Not Series Review, Big TV Live](https://www.bigtvlive.com/reviews/touch-me-not-series-review-in-telugu.html)\n13. [Touch Me Not Web Series Review and Rating, Filmy Focus](https://telugu.filmyfocus.com/touch-me-not-web-series-review-and-rating)\n14. [Komalee Prasad Shines as Megha Chandra in Touch Me Not, Sakshi Post](https://www.sakshipost.com/news/movies/komalee-prasad-shines-megha-chandra-touch-me-not-394485)\n15. [Touch Me Not web series review: A psychological-supernatural thriller that dares to feel, Telangana Today](https://telanganatoday.com/touch-me-not-web-series-review-a-psychological-supernatural-thriller-that-dares-to-feel)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Series and fictional screen worlds › Unscripted, reality, and web-native series › Web-native and streaming-original series › Indian and South Asian web series › Premiered 2021 to 2025*\n\n*Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 15, 2026; Oct 21, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026 · Last review: Oct 25, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n", "same_as": [], "url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/touch-me-not", "markdown_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/touch-me-not.md", "license": { "name": "Edgepedia Community License 1.0", "url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license", "summary": "Free with credit, commercial use included. 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