Candy Web Series Review: Richa Chadha & Ronit Roy's Show Is A Well Layered Murder Mystery With Hint Of Fantasy
Candy revolves around a murder mystery of a high-school student taking place in a remote small town. As the body count increases, a teacher and a corrupt cop are forced to bury their differences and hunt the killer
Star
Cast:
Manu
Rishi
Chadha.
Richa
Chadha.
Ronit
Roy.
Nakul
Roshan
Sahdev.
Director:
Ashish
R
Shukla,
Available
On:
Voot
Select
Duration:
8
Episodes
/
40
Minutes
Language:
Hindi
Story:
Candy
revolves
around
a
horrific
murder
mystery
of
a
high-school
student
taking
place
in
a
remote
small
town.
As
the
body
count
increases,
a
teacher
and
a
corrupt
cop
are
forced
to
bury
their
differences
and
hunt
down
the
killer.
Review:
Candy
begins
as
a
whodunnit
with
a
sprinkle
of
fantasy
and
ends
up
turning
into
a
psychological
thriller.
The
show
set
in
Rudrakund,
follows
a
corrupt
cop
as
she
is
uncovering
the
murder
of
a
high-school
student,
while
another
goes
missing.
On
the
other
hand,
a
professor
convinced
that
there
is
more
to
the
crime
than
meets
the
eye
begins
his
own
investigation.
The
series
starts
with
the
murder
of
Mehul
Awasthi
(Mihir
Ahuja),
whose
body
was
found
hoisted
on
a
tree.
The
whole
town
is
convinced
the
murder
was
the
doing
of
a
mystical
creature
called
Massaand.
Soon
enough
it
is
uncovered
that
another
classmate,
Kalki
Rawat
(Riddhi
Kumar)
has
gone
missing.
Female
DSP
Ratna
Sankhawar
(Richa
Chadha)
has
several
leads
on
the
case,
including
the
drugs
racket
in
the
town,
but
being
in
on
the
racket
herself,
she
dismisses
the
lead.
A
non-believer
of
the
mystical
creature
called
Massaand,
Ratna
holds
Kalki's
father
responsible
for
Mehul's
death.
Meanwhile,
Jayant
Parekh
(Ronit
Bose
Roy),
their
teacher
and
mentor
follows
in
on
the
drugs
trial
and
finds
that
Mehul
was
investigating
the
source
of
drugs
aka
candy
right
before
his
death.
The
eight-episode
series
keeps
you
hooked
with
several
twists
and
turns.
The
makers
have
also
managed
to
present
several
well-rounded
characters
and
their
own
storylines
leading
to
the
end
that
all
come
together.
In
the
centre
are
two
leading
characters,
Jayant,
a
professor
who
feels
for
his
students
after
losing
his
daughter
to
drugs
and
Ratna,
a
guilt-filled
cop
who
had
a
difficult
past
and
a
child
with
Down's
Syndrome
to
take
care
of.
The
screenplay
begins
with
plenty
of
promises
and
questionable
behaviours
by
the
characters,
but
unfortunately,
nobody
is
held
responsible
for
their
actions.
Death
has
been
the
only
main
ruling
and
consequence
in
the
show,
despite
a
cop
being
one
of
the
main
characters.
The
show
begins
at
a
slow
pace
opening
up
several
subplots
like
the
mystery
around
the
creature,
an
increasing
body
count,
the
corruption,
gang
rivalry
in
the
town
and
the
drugs
racket.
But
it
wraps
up
rather
hastily
trying
to
explain
all
the
side
stories.
While
the
first
three
episodes
will
keep
you
hooked,
the
plot
turns
predictable
in
the
second
half
but
remains
engaging.
Unfortunately,
the
last
two
episodes
are
just
the
antagonists
explaining
their
own
plot
details
and
backstories,
one
after
the
other.
Richa
Chadha
as
Ratna
has
a
softer
touch
as
a
cop
but
a
powerful
contribution
to
the
story.
However,
the
real
hero
of
the
show
is
Ronit
Roy
who
takes
on
most
of
the
load
and
drives
the
story
forward.
Riddhi
Kumar
as
Kalki
and
Nakul
Roshan
Sahdev
as
Vayu
are
some
pleasant
surprises
in
the
cast.
True
to
their
characters
they
drive
their
emotions
evoking
pity,
hatred,
even
disgust
from
the
audience.
Overall,
Candy
has
plenty
to
offer
as
a
thrilling
whodunit
and
subtly
introduces
well-layered
characters
in
good
taste.
The
end
of
the
show
also
hints
at
a
return
with
season
2
filled
with
more
death
and
mystery,
possibly
Massaand
taking
over
the
town
once
again.