India, May 30 -- In the Israeli series Magpie, the title made sense as the term is used for police informers in the West, and the protagonist was one. In the Hindi adaptation of the acclaimed show, Kankhajura, the protagonist is curiously reduced to a millipede, albeit a dangerous one. The metaphor holds here as well. For Ashu is as small and insignificant as he is dangerous. This tale of love, need for approval, and violent rage is a story well told, but much better performed. If the script keeps you hooked, the performances blow you away. And at the centre of it all is a sublime Roshan Mathew, reminding viewers yet again why he is one of the finest young actors in the country.

Kankhajura is the story of Ashu (Roshan), a young man in Go...