The Telugu web series Mayasabha: The Rise of the Titans has made a big wave in the OTT space with an amazing plot, great characters, and top notch production value.
Releasing on August 7, 2025, Mayasabha has everything needed to mesmerize audiences with its intense storyline and nuanced characters. Looking for a comprehensive guide to Mayasabha, including release date, cast, plot, and more? Well you have come to the right place! Let’s jump into everything that you need to know about this highly anticipated Telugu political thriller.
Release Date and Streaming Platform
Mayasabha: The Rise of the Titans will be released on August 7, 2025, exclusively on Sony LIV. The platform announced the release date alongside an intense teaser that raised a lot of hype surrounding its intense premise and brazen political overtones. You can also watch the series on OTTplay Premium, so viewers have flexibility. To watch the series, simply download the Sony LIV app or visit their website for a smooth streaming experience.
Plot and Setting
Mayasabha is set against the politically charged backdrop of Andhra Pradesh of the 1990s, and follows two major players in Andhra politics, Kakarla Krishnama Naidu, played by Aadhi Pinisetty, and MS Rami Reddy, played by Chaitanya Rao. While Krishnama Naidu and MS Rami Reddy are close, their relationship as lifelong friends slowly evolves into a fierce political rivalry. Mayasabha illustrates the depths of political maneuverings, the serious moral hazards of political behavior and human sacrifice, and the world views of pundits on Andhra Pradesh politics.
The story is loosely based on the rivalry between the late Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, and the producers state Mayasabha is not a biopic but rather fiction. The series depicts intrigue in politics, ambition, loyalty, betrayal and features nonchronological timelines, political coups staged in hotel rooms, and media as an ally and an enemy. Mayasabha symbolizes the struggle for power but is a synonym for the State Legislative Assembly, and has connotations to the Mahabharata.
The series covers several seasons of political bouts and uneasiness, including the rise and fall of naxalism, factionism, and the development of democracy in the Telugu states. It gives a ground level account of the leaders who came from villages, intended to serve their people, but faced challenges of caste politics and an increased personalization of ambition.
Cast and Characters
Mayasabha has a strong ensemble cast that adds richness and authenticity to the roles of a colorful array of characters. Below is a summary of the principal actors and their characters:
- Aadhi Pinisetty as Kakarla Krishnama Naidu, a figure inspired by N. Chandrababu Naidu. He plays a strategic and ambitious political leader.
- Chaitanya Rao as MS Rami Reddy, based on Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy. He represents a charismatic leader whose inherent ideological differences lead to myriad issues.
- Divya Dutta as Iravati Basu, a crucial character that provides emotional and political complexity to many scenes.
- Sai Kumar: A very well-versed actor and recognized for his effective performances in Telugu movies.
- Srikanth Iyengar: Contributes an intensity that grounds the ensemble in a realistic- characterization driven – a performance.
- Nassar: A seasoned actor who has had a very versatile acting career in Indian cinema.
- Tanya Ravichandran: Provides an interesting dynamic to the series, and likely more in subsequent seasons.
- Ravindra Vijay: and Shatru, allowed to stay mostly above water supporting the central narrative.
The stellar cast, combined with Deva Katta’s signature storytelling, ensures a gripping portrayal of political and emotional dynamics.
Production and Direction
Mayasabha is a big-budget production, as evidenced by its impressive visuals, sets, and locations. Directed by Deva Katta, with Kiran Jay Kumar as co-director, Mayasabha is an example of Katta’s ability to create realistic presentations, interesting premises, and intense drama. With previous cinematic work like Vennela, Prasthanam, and Republic, Katta takes his cinematic talent to the OTT platform with a stunning visual treat and a dramatic experience. The series is produced by Hitmen & Proodos Productions LLP, with Vijay Krishna Lingamaneni and Sree Harsha at the helm. The official trailer, released on July 31, 2025, highlights the production’s quality, featuring intense dialogues and dramatic confrontations.
Why Was Mayasabha Made as a Web Series?
Despite being initially intended as a feature film, Mayasabha was rejiggered as a web series as a result of the intricacy and greater expanse of its story. The creators felt the need to convey the phases of the political arc, the controversies related to it, and the characters arcs as they fleshed out their story, followed by a multi-season series because of the nature of the story. With a project such as this which follows a nonlinear structure, with compelling power dynamics that vary throughout the narrative, it would best fit onto the OTT structure.
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Themes and Inspirations
Mayasabha draws parallels with real-life political events, particularly the rivalry between N. Chandrababu Naidu and Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy. While the creators haven’t explicitly identified their sources of inspiration, the character relationships, historical landscape, and organizations heavily reflect their political journeys. The series also includes features from the Mahabharata, with the title representing the great arena of political warfare.
The series addresses issues of:
- Friendship and Rivalry: The former close friends move into a deep rivalry.
- Power and ambition: At what human and political cost, do we climb the power ladder.
- Betrayal and loyalty: The emotional cost of betrayal and loyalty are fluid in the context of politics.
- Caste and Politics: The historical account of caste-laden politics and its role in the lives of the people of Andhra Pradesh.
Mayasabha’s approach is more direct than Mani Ratnam’s Iruvar, which was based on a poetic exploration of political rivalries, which makes the characters and their journeys more easily relatable to an audience.
Trailer and Teaser Highlights
The official teaser, available from Sony LIV, declares that we are likely majority political saga! Through the dialogue of a contentious telephone conversation, MS Rami Reddy claims, “War is virtue!” to Kakarla Krishnama Naidu, indicating their ideological differences. The trailer, released July 31, 2025, displays poignant conversations, confrontations, and the historically significant war the Telugu Desam Party with the Congress Party in the 1990s. Even from the trailer the visuals/images and dialogue elicited emotional reactions and hope for a myriad of tensions related to political issues, beliefs and ideologies.
Languages and Accessibility
Mayasabha will be released in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, and Malayalam, broadening the audience reach across India. This multi-language release helps achieve greater viewership in a bigger appeal of a regional yet universally relatable political drama.
Conclusion
Mayasabha: The Rise of the Titans is going to change Telugu political dramas forever with its intense stories, impressive acting and quality production. Mayasabha will premiere on August 7, 2025 to Sony LIV, and will take the audience on an intense exploration of friendship and rivalry in the political world of 1990s Andhra Pradesh. If you love political thrillers, or drama in general, this is something you will not want to miss. Dot your i’s and cross your t’s and get ready for a tale of wild emotions and power plays and some unforgettable drama!