Loser is an Indian Telugu-language sports drama streaming television anthology series of starring Priyadarshi, Kalpika Ganesh, Baby Annie, Sayaji Shinde, Shashank, Pavani Gangireddy and Chandra Vempaty.
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Cast
Season 1
Priyadarshi as Suri Yadav
Srikar Isetti as young Suri Yadav
Shashank as Wilson
Kalpika Ganesh as Ruby Shabana
Baby Annie as young Ruby Shabana
Pavani Gangireddy as Pallavi, Suri's love interest
Komalee Prasad as Asha, Wilson's wife
Dr. Malhotra Shivam as Saajid, Ruby's husband.
Harshith Malgireddy as John, Wilson's son
Pavan Kumar as Sunny, Suri's younger brother
Abhay Bethiganti as Tippu Sultan 'Tippu', Suri's Best friend
Raahil as young Tippu Sultan 'Tippu'
Chandra Vempaty as Chenchulayya, Ruby's Badminton Coach
Sayaji Shinde as Irfan, Ruby's father
Satya Krishnan as Ruksana, Ruby's mother
Vasu Inturi as Joseph, Wilson's elder brother
Jaswica Nemo as Keerthana, young Ruby's best friend
Viren Thanbidorai as Krishnan Siva Rama Chandran
Ashok Kumar. K as Ranganath
Banerjee as Jairaj, Suri's Mentor and Pallavi's father (Cameo appearance)
Rupa Lakshmi as Pallavi's mother
Keshav Deepak as Sundar, Wilson's cricket coach
Dr. Giri as Arjun Sharma
Sattanna as Sattanna
Santhosh Singuru
Siddharth Gollapudi]] as Boss
Season 2
Dhanya Balakrishna as Maya Krishnan Siva Rama Chandran, Krishnan Siva Rama Chandran's daughter
Sunayana as Adult Keerthana, Ruby's best friend
Jaswica Nemo as Young Keerthana
Ravi Varma as Ravinder, Suri's Shooting Coach
Venkat as Raghavender (Cameo role)
Shishir Sharma as Farhan, Saajed's father
Surya as Govardhan
Krishna Teja as Bobby
Karthik Rebba as Elder Parithosh
Armaan as Younger Parithosh
Gayatri Bharghavi as Kaveri, Ruby's Inter college principal.
Sammetta Gandhi as Toy seller
Charan Devudula as Karan, Arjun Sharma's son
Tarak Ponnappa as Vinod, Pallavi's Business partner
Lakshmi as Gouri
Giri as John's cricket coach and Wilson's former friend
Episodes
Reception
The series received generally favourable reviews, with the actors' performances being praised.
Season 1
Suhas Yellapantula of The Times of India rated three out of five stars and wrote, "it does warm your heart at times and makes for a breezy watch. It's not a show that will wow you but it's a story worth exploring – more so because it's three stories rolled into one." Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of The Hindu wrote, "The 30-minute duration of each episode works in Loser's favour, as the stories don't get stretched needlessly. The links between the three stories are established beautifully."
Season 2
Thadhagath Pathi of The Times of India rated three-and-a-half out of five stars and wrote, "Loser 2 is one such brilliant web-series that deserves your time. It explores the dark side of a highly celebrated profession. Do not miss it, especially if you wonder why India doesn't get as many medals in the Olympics as other countries do." Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of The Hindu wrote, "With all its focus on the emotional journeys of the characters, we don't see enough of sport. But perhaps, this season is meant to build up momentum for season three, the finale, where each of the players has their task cut out."
A critic from The Hans India gave it two-and-a-half out of five stars and wrote, "With missing emotions despite the makers trying to elevate them to the core, Loser 2 for all the efforts failed to live up to the expectations. Artistes performances, background music, camera work and few dialogues tried to make the viewer to watch the series till the ending." Srivathsan Nadadhur of OTTplay gave it two out of five stars and wrote, "Loser Season 2 is better than the first instalment though the writing and the treatment of the story leave a lot to be desired. Priyadarshi continues his good form while Harshith Reddy and Dhanya Balakrishna sparkle in their meaty roles. The show's setup is engrossing and has the right foundation for a nail-biting drama, except that it doesn't make full use of it."


