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Shobu Yarlagadda

Shobu Yarlagadda

Producer

Shobu Yarlagadda is the CEO, and co-founder of Arka Mediaworks; a leading film and television production house based in India. Established in 2001, Arka Mediaworks has produced several successful and critically acclaimed television shows and films; "Vedam", "Maryada Ramanna", and most recently, S.S Rajamouli's two-part Indian epic, "Baahubali". The Baahubali films had the highest ever budget for an Indian film at the time of production, with a combined budget of over US$65 million for both films. Shobu has been instrumental in making Baahubali, a predominantly regional Indian film, a success across the nation and in several global markets including Japan, the Middle East and South East Asia. He also played a key role in extending the Baahubali world beyond films, making it India's biggest and most successful tent-pole franchise; comprising of an animated series on Amazon Prime, a novel trilogy, graphic novels, virtual reality, mobile games, merchandising, and an upcoming Netflix original series, among others. He is a partner in the Hyderabad chapter of Social Venture Partners, a global philanthropic network that helps bring people together to amplify the impact of social enterprises, and a Charter Member of the Hyderabad chapter of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TIE). He is also involved with various other not-for-profit organizations. An avid trekker, Shobu pursues his culinary interests, travel, reading, and time with his family as a way of unwinding.

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Works as
Producer
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 18 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 14% in 30 days

What are Shobu Yarlagadda's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
38%
Bonds
32%
Power
16%
Self
10%
Society
3%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 3

Heightened: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their heightened movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 3

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
3
Triumphant
2
Joyful
1
Contemplative
1
Warm
1
Other
6

How their films linger

Rousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Shobu Yarlagadda's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (5).

Subscription and free streaming for Shobu Yarlagadda's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

18 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

  • Baahubali: The Eternal War – Part 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Producer

  • Don't Trouble the Trouble(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Baahubali: The Torch Bearer(2026)

    Show 4 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Baahubali: The Epic(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Yakshini (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · Producer

  • Baahubali: Crown of Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 9 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Anya's Tutorial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 7 episodes · Producer

  • K.G.F: Chapter 2(2022)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Parampara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 7 episodes · Producer

  • Pelli SandaD (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Producer

  • Uma Maheswara Ugra Roopasya(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Baahubali 2: The Conclusion(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Baahubali: The Beginning(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Anaganaga O Dheerudu(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Maryada Ramanna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Producer

  • Vedam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Producer

  • Gully (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Producer

  • Oxygen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 18 titles, 15 of them dated from 2010 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017)

$254M worldwide

Highest rated

Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017)

Midcredits 97th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing17 of 18: 17 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score96thOther crew1 of 18: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2010s5 · crew2020s10 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Shobu Yarlagadda's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 96th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 92nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

96thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 8 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser3

Most divisive · producer

Don't Trouble the Trouble (2026)

87th percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017)

Midcredits 97th · 89% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Shobu Yarlagadda's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 27 · mildMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Shobu Yarlagadda work with?

People who share at least 2 of Shobu Yarlagadda's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Prasad Devineni shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers