| 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 (2025-08-08) |
Arabia Kadali (transl. Arabian Sea) is an IndianTelugu-languagesurvivaldrama television series created byKrish Jagarlamudi, who co-wrote with Chintakindi Srinivas Rao.[1] The series is produced byFirst Frame Entertainments and starsSatyadev andAnandhi in the lead roles.[2]
It was released onAmazon 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 fromSrikakulam,Andhra Pradesh in international waters.[4]Thandel, a film released in February 2025, is also based on the same story.[5]
| Episode | Title | Directed by | Written by | Date of Broadcast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Episode 1" | V. V. Surya Kumar | Krish Jagarlamudi & Chintakindi Srinivas Rao | August 8, 2025 (2025-08-08) |
| 2 | "Episode 2" | V. V. Surya Kumar | Krish Jagarlamudi & Chintakindi Srinivas Rao | August 8, 2025 (2025-08-08) |
| 3 | "Episode 3" | V. V. Surya Kumar | Krish Jagarlamudi & Chintakindi Srinivas Rao | August 8, 2025 (2025-08-08) |
| 4 | "Episode 4" | V. V. Surya Kumar | Krish Jagarlamudi & Chintakindi Srinivas Rao | August 8, 2025 (2025-08-08) |
| 5 | "Episode 5" | V. V. Surya Kumar | Krish Jagarlamudi & Chintakindi Srinivas Rao | August 8, 2025 (2025-08-08) |
| 6 | "Episode 6" | V. V. Surya Kumar | Krish Jagarlamudi & Chintakindi Srinivas Rao | August 8, 2025 (2025-08-08) |
| 7 | "Episode 7" | V. V. Surya Kumar | Krish Jagarlamudi & Chintakindi Srinivas Rao | August 8, 2025 (2025-08-08) |
| 8 | "Episode 8" | V. V. Surya Kumar | Krish Jagarlamudi & Chintakindi Srinivas Rao | August 8, 2025 (2025-08-08) |
Post the release, in August 2025,Satyadev issued a clarification related to the similarity of story withThandel. 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]
Arabia Kadali was released onAmazon Prime Video on 8 August 2025 in Telugu along with dubbed versions in Tamil, Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam languages.[6]
Rating it 3.5 out of 5, BH Harsh ofThe 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 filmKanche (2015), T Maruthi Acharya ofIndia 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]
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