The Viral Fever is the creator of the comedic drama streaming television series Panchayat, which is available on Amazon Prime Video in Hindi. With Jitendra Kumar, Raghubir Yadav, Neena Gupta, Sanvikaa, Chandan Roy, Durgesh Kumar, Ashok Pathak, Faisal Malik, and Sunita Rajwar in the cast, the series was directed by Deepak Kumar Mishra and scripted by Chandan Kumar. It tells the story of an engineering graduate who, after being denied better employment opportunities, accepts a position as a Panchayat secretary in the isolated fictional village of Phulera, Uttar Pradesh.
In Mahodiya, in the Sehore district of Madhya Pradesh, a real panchayat office served as the location for filming the series. The Madhya Pradesh capital city of Bhopal is about 40 km away from the Sehore district. Anurag Saikia composed the series’ soundtrack and score, while Amitabha Singh and Amit Kulkarni handled the filming and editing, respectively. After directing the corresponding second seasons of Humorously Yours and Permanent Roommates, this series marks Mishra’s full-fledged directing debut!
