Title: Court Kacheri
Director: Ruchir Arun
Cast: Pavan Raj Malhotra, Ashish Verma and Puneet Batra
Where: SonyLiv
Rating: 3.5 Stars
In the dusty corridors of Saranjpur District Court, where justice travels by bullock cart and gossip outruns the stenographer, Court Kacheri stages its case with charm and restraint. The premise is simple: Param (Ashish Verma), a man allergic to the law (and his father’s expectations), is dragged into the family profession. His father, Advocate Harish Mathur (Pavan Raj Malhotra), is the court’s undisputed legal lion, though at home his authority meets only the polite indifference of his son.
The opening episodes introduce us to the court’s idiosyncratic ecosystem: khaki-clad chaos, ego duels between lawyers, and paperwork that ages like fine wine in dusty files. A pro bono divorce case becomes the season’s anchor, drawing out questions of dignity, social stigma, and, through Param’s well-meaning blunders, whether a son should follow his father’s profession. Humour seeps in quietly, not through laugh-track punches, but via Param’s ineptitude in complicating tasks.
The writing shines when it lets the courtroom be more than a set; it becomes a character, and an unhurried moral compass. Yet, while the small-town texture is captured with lived-in warmth, the pacing sometimes leans too heavily on slice-of-life detours, making the drama feel like it’s waiting for a procedural bus that may never arrive.
Court Kacheri: Actors’ Performance
Pavan Raj Malhotra delivers a masterclass as a successful advocate and a beaming, proud father. His Harish Mathur carries the gravitas of a man who’s argued a hundred cases before breakfast, but whose private heartbreak comes from an ungrateful heir. The performance is so unshowy, you almost miss its precision, until a fleeting look breaks your heart.
Ashish Verma’s Param is a study in comedic exasperation. He plays the reluctant lawyer not as a caricature, but as a man genuinely lost in the procedural maze, making every misstep believable. His chemistry with Malhotra anchors the series.
Puneet Batra as Suraj, the efficient assistant caught between father and son, nails the art of deadpan. The supporting cast, while smaller in narrative scope, feels plucked straight from Saranjpur’s streets, each with sincerity that never tips into farce.
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Court Kacheri: Music and Aesthetics
The soundtrack maintains a respectful distance from melodrama, with unobtrusive background scoring that allows the scenes to breathe. It’s less about soaring violins, more about the gentle hum of ceiling fans, chai-glass clinks, and the shuffle of sandals on tiled floors, a soundscape that quietly insists you’re in Saranjpur, not on a set.
Visually, the production avoids the temptation to “prettify” small-town life. The authenticity is its aesthetic triumph.
Court Kacheri: FPJ Verdict
Like a well-argued case, Court Kacheri doesn’t win by theatrics but by credibility. Its charm lies in the unvarnished way it treats both its humour and its heart, reminding us that small-town life can be as layered, flawed, and fascinating as any legal drama set in a glass-and-chrome metropolis.
With grounded storytelling and layered performances, Court Kacheri wins a unanimous verdict: a quietly compelling must-watch.
