Arabia Kadali
Indian television series by Krish Jagarlamudi
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Arabia Kadali (transl. Arabian Sea) is an Indian Telugu-language survival drama television series created by Krish Jagarlamudi, who co-wrote with Chintakindi Srinivas Rao.[1] The series is produced by First Frame Entertainments and stars Satyadev and Anandhi in the lead roles.[2]
- Krish Jagarlamudi
- Chintakindi Srinivas Rao
| Arabia Kadali | |
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Promotional release poster | |
| Genre | Drama |
| Showrunner | Krish Jagarlamudi |
| Screenplay by |
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| Story by | Chintakindi Srinivas Rao |
| Directed by | V. V. Surya Kumar |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Nagavelli Vidyasagar |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Telugu |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Panguluri Suhasini |
| Producers |
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| Cinematography | Sameer Reddy |
| Editor | Chanakya Reddy Toorupu |
| Production company | First Frame Entertainments |
| Original release | |
| Network | Amazon Prime Video |
| Release | 8 August 2025 |
It was released on Amazon Prime Video on 8 August 2025.[3] The story is based on a real-life incident that occurred in 2018, depicting how Pakistani forces captured the fishermen from Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh in international waters.[4] Thandel, a film released in February 2025, is also based on the same story.[5]
Cast
- Satyadev as Nuragala Badiri
- Anandhi as Ganga
- Nassar as Susheel Sivaraman
- Raghu Babu as Errababu
- Dalip Tahil as Inayath Khan
- Poonam Bajwa as Dr. Fathima
- Harsh Roshan as Chinna
- Prabhavathi as Poleramma
- Prathyusha Sadhu as Netra Rao
- Kota Jayaram as Nanaji
- Vamsi Krishna as Sekhar
- Bharath Bhatia as Mukund Agarwal
- Chandra Pratap Thakur
- Danish Bhatt as Shabaz Alam
- Ravi Varma as Swaroop
- Amit Tiwari as Saleem
- Nihar Pandya as Hanief
- Alok Jain as Umar Sharief
- Chintakindi Srinivas Rao as Mukhalingam
- Yogi Khatri as Dorababu
- Alapati Lakshmi as Sannamma
Episodes
| Episode | Title | Directed by | Written by | Date of Broadcast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Episode 1" | V. V. Surya Kumar | Krish Jagarlamudi & Chintakindi Srinivas Rao | August 8, 2025 |
| 2 | "Episode 2" | V. V. Surya Kumar | Krish Jagarlamudi & Chintakindi Srinivas Rao | August 8, 2025 |
| 3 | "Episode 3" | V. V. Surya Kumar | Krish Jagarlamudi & Chintakindi Srinivas Rao | August 8, 2025 |
| 4 | "Episode 4" | V. V. Surya Kumar | Krish Jagarlamudi & Chintakindi Srinivas Rao | August 8, 2025 |
| 5 | "Episode 5" | V. V. Surya Kumar | Krish Jagarlamudi & Chintakindi Srinivas Rao | August 8, 2025 |
| 6 | "Episode 6" | V. V. Surya Kumar | Krish Jagarlamudi & Chintakindi Srinivas Rao | August 8, 2025 |
| 7 | "Episode 7" | V. V. Surya Kumar | Krish Jagarlamudi & Chintakindi Srinivas Rao | August 8, 2025 |
| 8 | "Episode 8" | V. V. Surya Kumar | Krish Jagarlamudi & Chintakindi Srinivas Rao | August 8, 2025 |
Production
Release
Arabia Kadali was released on Amazon Prime Video on 8 August 2025 in Telugu along with dubbed versions in Tamil, Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam languages.[6]
Reception
Rating it 3.5 out of 5, BH Harsh of The New Indian Express praised the dialogues written by Chintakindi Srinivas Rao and cinematography work done by Sameer Reddy, while noting the inconsistent writing.[7] Comparing the narrative design with Krish Jagarlamudi's war film Kanche (2015), T Maruthi Acharya of India Today mentioned that, "the execution doesn't fully match the writing's promise".[8] Scroll.in praised the cinematography and production design while mentioning that the themes are over-explained and stated, "...at times, Arabia Kadali veers into docudrama territory, offering too much fish-ology and exposition".[9] The Hindu has cited that, "Satyadev, Anandhi are the saving grace of this underwhelming drama".[10]