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{{Infobox television<br />
| name = High Priestess<br />
| image = High Priestess&nbsp;TV Series.jpg<br />
| caption = Official poster<br />
| genre = [[Mystery (genre)|Mystery]]<br>[[Thriller (genre)|Thriller]]<br />
| based_on = <br />
| runtime = <br />
| creator = Pushpa Ignatius<br />
| director = Pushpa Ignatius<br />
| starring = {{Plainlist|<br />
* [[Amala Akkineni]]<br />
* [[Kishore (actor, born 1974)|Kishore Kumar]]<br />
}}<br />
| writer = {{ubl|Pushpa Ignatius(Screenplay) | Shashank Srivastav(Dialogues)}}<br />
| theme_music_composer = <br />
| composer = Gopal Rao Paranandi<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]<br />
| location = India<br />
| cinematography = [[Soundararajan (cinematographer)|Soundar Rajan]]<br />
| editor = Richard Kevin. A<br />
| network = [[Zee5]]<br />
| picture_format = [[HDTV]] [[1080i]]<br />
| released = <br />
| first_aired = {{Start date|df=y|2019|4|25}}<br />
| last_aired = <br />
| company = Tribal Horse Entertainment<br />
| distributor = <br />
| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|<br />
* Ram Ganesan<br />
}}<br />
| producer = {{Plainlist|<br />
* [[Krishna (Tamil actor)|Krishna Kulasekaran]] <br />
* Shanmugharaja. H<br />
}}<br />
| num_seasons = 1<br />
| num_episodes = 8<br />
| list_episodes = #Episodes<br />
| website = https://www.zee5.com/zee5originals/details/high-priestess/0-6-1624<br />
| related = <br />
}}<br />
'''''High Priestess ''''' is an Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[Thriller film|thriller]] [[web series]] by Pushpa Ignatius that premiered on [[Zee5|ZEE5]] on 25 April 2019.<ref name=TheHindu>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/amala-akkineni-looks-forward-to-her-web-series-high-priestess-and-she-discusses-the-possibilities-of-the-digital-medium/article26874314.ece/amp/|title=Meet the 'High Priestess'|last=Devi Dundoo|first=Sangeetha|date=18 April 2019|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=16 May 2019}}</ref> It is directed by Ignatius and stars [[Amala Akkineni]] and [[Kishore (actor, born 1974)|Kishore Kumar]].<ref name=TheHindu/><br />
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== Promotion ==<br />
The series was announced with six other Telugu [[Zee5|ZEE5]] Originals in November 2018<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://telugubullet.com/zee5-launches-latest-telugu-originals/|title=Zee5 Launches Latest Telugu Originals|date=20 November 2018|website=Telugu Bullet|access-date=16 May 2019}}</ref> which also marks debut of [[Amala Akkineni]] into web series. On 5 April 2019, the first look of Amala was released on Social media.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://silverscreen.in/news/first-look-of-amala-akkinenis-the-high-priestess-releases/|title=First-Look Of Amala Akkineni's 'The High Priestess' Releases|last=Murali|first=Aarthi|date=8 April 2019|website=Silverscreen India|access-date=16 May 2019}}</ref> Following the first look, trailer was released the following week and garnered good response.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nettv4u.com/latest-telugu-celebrity-news/amala-s-high-priestess-trailer-impresses|title=Amala's High Priestess Trailer Impresses!|date=11 April 2019|access-date=16 May 2019}}</ref><br />
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/high-priestess-review-web-series-rides-amala-little-else-100949|title='High Priestess' review: A paranormal web series that rides on Amala|date=April 30, 2019|website=The News Minute}}</ref><br />
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== Plot ==<br />
The series around Swathi Reddy, a renowned [[Esoteric Tarot|Tarot]] reader who experiences the pasts of her clients. There are total of seven stories which are spread across eight episodes.<ref name="airdate">{{Cite web|url=https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/south-indian/telugu-web-series-high-priestess-explores-psychic-world-1.63508039|title=Telugu web series 'High Priestess' explores psychic world|last=Ramachandran|first=Mythily|date=24 April 2019|website=Gulf News|access-date=16 May 2019}}</ref> During these stories the past of Swathi is revealed.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
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=== Main ===<br />
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*[[Amala Akkineni]] as Swathi Reddy, a [[Esoteric Tarot|Tarot]] reader<br />
*[[Kishore (actor, born 1974)|Kishore Kumar]] as Vikram, Swathi's friend<br />
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=== Recurring ===<br />
* [[Aadhav Kannadasan]] as young Vikram<br />
* Bhavani Sre as young Swathi Reddy <br />
* Monisha Duraibabu as Sneha Reddy, Swathi's daughter<br />
<br />
=== Guests ===<br />
* [[Vijayalakshmi (Tamil actress)|Vijayalakshmi]] as Pooja<br />
* [[Nandini Rai]] as Ruby<br />
* [[Brahmaji]] as Lawyer<br />
* [[Sunaina]] as Radhika<br />
* [[Varalaxmi Sarathkumar]] as Vaishnavi<br />
* [[Siddhartha Shankar]] as Ruby's husband<br />
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== Episodes ==<br />
{{Episode table |released=y |overall= |title= |director= |writer= |airdate= |airdateR=<ref name="airdate"/><br />
{{Episode list<br />
|EpisodeNumber = 1<br />
|Title = Maya<br />
|DirectedBy = Pushpa Ignatius<br />
|WrittenBy = Pushpa (Screenplay) and Shashank (Dialogues)<br />
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|4|25}}<br />
|ShortSummary = Swathi founds herself in midst of a missing person's case. Her capabilities are revealed. <br />
|LineColor = <br />
}}<br />
{{Episode list<br />
|EpisodeNumber = 2<br />
|Title = Ruby<br />
|DirectedBy = Pushpa Ignatius<br />
|WrittenBy = Pushpa (Screenplay) and Shashank (Dialogues)<br />
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|4|25}}<br />
|ShortSummary = Swathi surprises after seeing her old college friend, Vikram and starts narrating the story of Ruby an air hostess who lost her beauty charm after marriage.<br />
|LineColor = <br />
}}<br />
{{Episode list<br />
|EpisodeNumber = 3<br />
|Title = Vanity<br />
|DirectedBy = Pushpa Ignatius<br />
|WrittenBy = Pushpa (Screenplay) and Shashank (Dialogues)<br />
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|4|25}}<br />
|ShortSummary = Ruby unleashes an ancient demon in the search of eternal beauty. She comes to Swathi Reddy begging for help which may lead to exorcism. <br />
|LineColor = <br />
}}<br />
{{Episode list<br />
|EpisodeNumber = 4<br />
|Title = 12:15<br />
|DirectedBy = Pushpa Ignatius<br />
|WrittenBy = Pushpa (Screenplay) and Shashank (Dialogues)<br />
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|4|25}}<br />
|ShortSummary = Swathi and Vikram goes through their old memories. She starts talking about her first case in which Siddharth was haunted by numbers and how she solved it. <br />
|LineColor = <br />
}}<br />
{{Episode list<br />
|EpisodeNumber = 5<br />
|Title = Vengeance <br />
|DirectedBy = Pushpa Ignatius<br />
|WrittenBy = Pushpa (Screenplay) and Shashank (Dialogues)<br />
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|4|25}}<br />
|ShortSummary = Swathi and Vikram talk about their short-lived relationship. As Swathi reached for something a coconut falls out. Vikram was curious to know about it. Swathi starts narrating a lawyer's story which seems funny at the start but takes an interesting twist. <br />
|LineColor = <br />
}}<br />
{{Episode list<br />
|EpisodeNumber = 6<br />
|Title = Innocence <br />
|DirectedBy = Pushpa Ignatius<br />
|WrittenBy = Pushpa (Screenplay) and Shashank (Dialogues)<br />
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|4|25}}<br />
|ShortSummary = This a tale of a suburban couple Ram, Vaishnavi and their kid Abhinav moves into a house that has a tinge of paranormal history and the events drags Swathi into this ordeal. <br />
|LineColor = <br />
}}<br />
{{Episode list<br />
|EpisodeNumber = 7<br />
|Title = Friends<br />
|DirectedBy = Pushpa Ignatius<br />
|WrittenBy = Pushpa (Screenplay) and Shashank (Dialogues)<br />
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|4|25}}<br />
|ShortSummary = Swathi and Vikram grow closer when Krishna arrives at their doorstep. A new tale about Radhika, Varun and Krishna and their friendship start. <br />
|LineColor = <br />
}}<br />
{{Episode list<br />
|EpisodeNumber = 8<br />
|Title = Into the light<br />
|DirectedBy = Pushpa Ignatius<br />
|WrittenBy = Pushpa (Screenplay) and Shashank (Dialogues)<br />
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|4|25}}<br />
|ShortSummary = Radhika's spirit continues to appear for Krishna. Swathi helps Krishna and get Vikram to speak about their relationship openly. <br />
|LineColor = <br />
}}<br />
}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{imdbtitle|tt10173178}}<br />
* {{official|https://www.zee5.com/zee5originals/details/high-priestess/0-6-1624}}<br />
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