Rana Naidu Season 1
10 episodes · about 8 hours · complete season
Filmi Score · season 1
Good
10 reviews
51
18+
Summary
Life of Rana Naidu, Mumbai city's go-to-fixer, does the dirty work for the top power players; making the problems of the city's celebrities, superstar athletes, and business moguls disappear. But when his father is suddenly released from prison, the one mess he can’t handle may be his own.
Where to watch
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All seasons
Season 12023 · 10 episodesGood · 10 reviews18+
Season 22025 · 8 episodesGood · 8 reviews18+51
57
Cast & crew
Created byKaran Anshuman
Season 1 directed byKaran Anshuman
Season 1 written byKaran Anshuman
CastRana Daggubati
Venkatesh
Surveen Chawla
Sushant Singh
Suchitra Pillai
Abhishek Banerjee
Ashish Vidhyarthi
Gaurav Chopra
Summary
Life of Rana Naidu, Mumbai city's go-to-fixer, does the dirty work for the top power players; making the problems of the city's celebrities, superstar athletes, and business moguls disappear. But when his father is suddenly released from prison, the one mess he can’t handle may be his own.
Where to watch
Availability by JustWatch · some watch links pay filmi.ai a small commission; it never changes what we show or how we score.Family Room
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Parents should know
A dark, adult crime drama about a Mumbai fixer and his dysfunctional family; frequent profanity, sexualized content critics call exploitative, and themes of suicide, sexual abuse and family trauma run throughout.
The record, item by item
Violence · Mild · Reviewer on record
“guns are fired without a second thought” view the record →
Language · Strong · Reviewer on record
“more expletives than nouns, verbs or adjectives” view the record →
Language · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“cuss words” view the record →
Sex & nudity · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“sexual abuse” view the record →
Sex & nudity · Strong · Reviewer on record
“gaze of the show towards women feels exploitative and disturbing” view the record →
Sex & nudity · Strong · Reviewer on record
“आप इसे फैमिली के साथ बिल्कुल भी नहीं देख सकते” view the record →
Drinking, smoking, drugs · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“a large neat drink is the default solution for all occasions” view the record →
Drinking, smoking, drugs · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“Jaffa is a recovering alcoholic” view the record →
Intense scenes · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“Suicide” view the record →
Intense scenes · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“haunted by the sexual abuse he suffered as a child” view the record →
Intense scenes · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“Their two children aren't spared their share of trauma” view the record →
Positive messages · Clear · Reviewer on record
“broken family working hard to come together” view the record →
Role models · Some · Reviewer on record
“the only human characters in the entire show” view the record →
What the critics said
10 reviews read · the critic’s own number where they gave one
10 Mar 2023
Netflix Rana Naidu Review: A Mixed Bag Of Emotions Served On A Thrill Ride Read it there →
Published · 4/5Filmi’s reading 7880
YouTube, Hindi · transcript read · 11 Mar 2023
The reviewer calls the show raw, well-acted and tightly plotted, praising the Venkatesh-Daggubati chemistry and cinematography, but flags the… Watch it there →
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YouTube, Hindi · rating spoken aloud · 10 Mar 2023
7/10, said on camera. Published nowhere. Watch it there →
Stated in videoFilmi’s reading 6570
Yogi · YouTube, Hindi · rating spoken aloud · 11 Mar 2023
3/5, said on camera. Published nowhere. Watch it there →
Stated in videoFilmi’s reading 6060
Amartya Acharya · 12 Mar 2023
The critic calls the show a faithful but unremarkable Ray Donovan remake — strong performances and creative insults carry a script he finds thin,… Read it there →
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YouTube, Telugu · transcript read · 11 Mar 2023
The reviewer praises Venkatesh's performance and the show's camerawork and music but calls the plot bland with no real twist, and says the last… Watch it there →
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Raghu Bandi · 12 Mar 2023
The critic finds the premise of two flawed men clashing full of promise but says the series revels in shock-value sex, cuss words and an… Read it there →
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Udita Jhunjhunwala · 10 Mar 2023
The critic says the show only becomes energetic in its last two episodes, with the first eight cluttered by dispensable characters and awkward… Read it there →
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14 Mar 2023
The critic says the makers prioritised crude language, nudity and sex over screenplay and dialogue, drowning otherwise strong acting, music and… Read it there →
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