Arabia Kadali
| 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 |
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]
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
Post the release, in August 2025, Satyadev issued a clarification related to the similarity of story with Thandel. The pre-production work of the series began in 2023 and it took time for the team to get approval from Amazon Prime Video and to design the screenplay in an episode-wise format.[5]
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]
References
- ^ Harsh, B. H. (28 July 2025). "Satya Dev-Anandhi starrer Arabia Kadali gets streaming date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ "Arabia Kadali to Premiere on OTT on THIS DATE | Filmfare.com". www.filmfare.com. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ "Arabia Kadali Trailer: Satya Dev's Survival Drama Explores Grief, Brotherhood, And Hope | WATCH". News18. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ "Arabia Kadali Review: Satyadev and Anandhi starrer series starts off well, but loses its path midway". PINKVILLA. 8 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ a b 123telugu (8 August 2025). "Satyadev comments on overlapping plots of Thandel & Arabia Kadali". Retrieved 8 August 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Satya Dev, Anandhi-starrer 'Arabia Kadali' to premiere on Prime Video in August". The Hindu. 29 July 2025. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ Harsh, B. H. (8 August 2025). "Arabia Kadali Series Review: An earnest, engaging survival drama". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ Acharya, T. Maruthi (8 August 2025). "Arabia Kadali review: Krish Jagarlamudi's sincere drama struggles to stay afloat". India Today. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ Jhunjhunwala, Udita (8 August 2025). "'Arabia Kadali' review: An emotion-heavy exploration of fishermen in troubled waters". Scroll.in. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ Nadadhur, Srivathsan (8 August 2025). "'Arabia Kadali' web series review: Satyadev, Anandhi are the saving grace of this underwhelming drama". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 8 August 2025.