Sarkaar

Sarkaar is an Indian Telugu-language game show that premiered on the streaming platform Aha on 28 October 2021.^[2] It features celebrity guests participating in quiz-based bidding rounds, hosted originally by Pradeep Machiraju (Seasons 1–3),^[3][4] with Sudigali Sudheer taking over from Season 4 onward.^[5][6][7]

Sarkaar
Promotional poster for Sarkaar
Genre	Game show
Presented by	Pradeep Machiraju (Seasons 1–3) Sudigali Sudheer (Seasons 4–present)
Country of origin	India
Original language	Telugu
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	52+
Production
Camera setup	Multi‑camera
Running time	45–62 minutes
Production company	Aha Originals
Original release
Network	Aha[1]
Release	28 October 2021 (2021-10-28) – present

After the success of Telugu format show, Aha also launched Sarkaar With Jiiva in 2022.^[8][9]

Format

The show revolves around teams of celebrities bidding virtual money to answer trivia questions. The highest bidder gets to respond, with correct answers tripling the bid amount and incorrect ones resulting in deductions. The series blends quick wit, humor, and strategy to entertain audiences.

Episodes

Season 1 (2021–2022)

Overall Episode	Title	Air Date	Host	Guests
1	1	28 October 2021	Pradeep Machiraju	Vishwak Sen, Tharun Bhascker, Ananya Nagalla, Abhinav Gomatam
2	2	4 November 2021		Naga Shourya, Lakshmi Sowjanya, Himaja, Alekhya Harika
3	3	11 November 2021		Ali, Srimukhi, Praveen, Madhunandan
4	4	18 November 2021		Payal Rajput, Purnaa, Maruthi Dasari, Srinivas Kumar Naidu
5	5	25 November 2021		Raj Tarun, Kashish Khan, Ariyana Glory, Srinivas Gavireddy
6	6	2 December 2021		Akash Puri, Naveen Neni, Anil Paduri, Sunaina Badam
7	7	9 December 2021		Varun Sandesh, Bhanu Sri, Vithika Sheru, Lasya Manjunath
8	8	16 December 2021		Priyamani, Rashmi, Varshini, Baba Bhaskar
9	9	23 December 2021		Priyamani, Rashmi, Varshini, Baba Bhaskar
10	10	30 December 2021		Sree Vishnu, Amritha Aiyer, Teja Marni, Rajkumar Kasireddy
11	11	6 January 2022		Rahul Vijay, Shivathmika, Sri Divya, Harsha Pulipaka
12	12	13 January 2022		Getup Srinu, Dhanraj, Venu Tillu, Avinash

Season 2 (2022)

Episode	Title	Air Date	Host	Guests
13	1	29 April 2022	Pradeep Machiraju	Siddu Jonnalagadda, Praneeth Reddy, Deepika Pilli, Muralidhar Goud
14	2	6 May 2022		Hema Chandra, Saketh Komanduri, Mohana Bhogaraju, Madhu Priya
15	3	13 May 2022		Lobo, Sreerama Chandra, Anee Master, Anchor Ravi
16	4	20 May 2022		Bharani Shankar, Rajashekar, Jeevitha, Shivani Rajashekar
17	5	27 May 2022		Shashi Kiran, Adivi Sesh, Sobhita Dhulipala, Saiee Manjrekar
18	6	3 June 2022		Siri Hanumanthu, Ramya Pasupuleti, Pranavi Manukonda, Mehaboob
19	7	10 June 2022		Rana Daggubati, Sai Pallavi, Naveen Chandra, Venu Udugula
20	8	17 June 2022		Syed Sohel Ryan, Roopa Koduvayur, Brahmaji, Sriivas
21	9	24 June 2022		Kiran Abbavaram, Chandini Chowdary, Gopinath Reddy, Divya Sree
22	10	1 July 2022		Navdeep, Niharika Konidela, Simran Choudary, Sada
23	11	8 July 2022		Vishnu Priya, Divi, Rithu Chowdary, Bhanu Sri
24	12	15 July 2022		Mukku Avinash, Rocket Raghava, Emmanuel, Varsha

Season 3 (2023)

Episode	Title	Air Date	Host	Guests
25	Sarkaar Episode 1	5 May 2023	Pradeep Machiraju	Allari Naresh, Vijay Kanakamedala, Mirnaa Menon, Sai Charan Pakala
26	Sarkaar Episode 2	12 May 2023		Brahmaji, Naresh Agastya, Rakendu Mouli, Sudarshan
27	Sarkaar Episode 3	13 May 2023		Navdeep, Bindu Madhavi, Anchor Prathyusha, Anchor Sathya
28	Sarkaar Episode 4	19 May 2023		Nandini Reddy, Malvika Nair, Santosh Shoban
29	Sarkaar Episode 5	20 May 2023		Sree Vishnu, Srikanth Iyengar, Rebba Monica John, Ram
30	Sarkaar Episode 6	26 May 2023		Tejaswi Madivada, Harshit Reddy, Abhignya Vuthaluru, Supraj Ranga
31	Sarkaar Episode 7	28 May 2023		Saina Nehwal, Parupalli Kashyap, Ravi Kalpana, Sneha Deepthi
32	Sarkaar Episode 8	2 June 2023		Suhas, Chandini Chowdary, Divya Sripada, Sandeep Raj
33	Sarkaar Episode 9	9 June 2023		Yadamma Raju, Stella, Jabardasth Rakesh, Jordar Sujatha
34	Sarkaar Episode 10	16 June 2023		Ananya Sharma, Ananya Nagalla, Varshini, Priya Vadlamani
35	Sarkaar Episode 11	23 June 2023		Phanideep, Kavya KalyanRam, Simha Koduri
36	Sarkaar Episode 12	30 June 2023		Anand Deverakonda, Vaishnavi Chaitanya, Viraj Ashwin, Kiraak Seetha

Season 4 (2024)

Episode	Title	Air Date	Host	Guests
37	1	20 April 2024	Sudigali Sudheer[10]	Tharun Bhascker, Rahul Ramakrishna, Jeevan Kumar, Rag Mayur
38	2	26 April 2024		Suhas, Rashi Singh, Paayal Radhakrishna, Arjun Y[11]
39	3	3 May 2024		Gouripriya Reddy, Maanasa Choudhary, Ananya Nagalla, Shivani Nagaram
40	4	10 May 2024		Amardeep Chowdary, Priyanka Jain, Maanas, Deepika
41	5	17 May 2024		Kajal Aggarwal, Naveen Chandra, Shashi Kiran, Sri Charan Pakala[12]
42	6	24 May 2024		Vaishnavi Chaitanya, Ashish, Simran Choudary, Ravi Krishna
43	7	31 May 2024		Anand Deverakonda, Pragathi Srivathsava, Prince Yawar, Emmanuel
44	8	7 June 2024		Sivaji, Nayani Pavani, Tasty Teja, Rathika Rose
45	9	14 June 2024		Siri Hanmanth, Srihaan, Sonia Singh, Sidhu Pavan
46	10	21 June 2024		Shobha Shetty, Hamida Khatoon, Subhashree Rayaguru, Sravanthi Chokkarapu
47	11	28 June 2024		Anasuya Bharadwaj, Baba Bhaskar, Mano, Geetha Madhuri[13]
48	12	5 July 2024		Meghana Lokesh, Yashmi Gowda, Pooja, Soundarya Reddy
49	13	12 July 2024
50	14	19 July 2024
51	15	2 August 2024		Niharika Konidela, Baba Bhaskar, Mukku Avinash, Rohini Noni, Subhashree Rayaguru
52	16	9 August 2024		Niharika Konidela, Baba Bhaskar, Mukku Avinash, Rohini Noni, Subhashree Rayaguru

Season 5 (2025)

Episode	Season Episode No	Air Date	Host	Guests	Notes
53	1	6 June 2025	Sudigali Sudheer	Kamakshi Bhaskarla, Manasa Varanasi, Daksha Nagarkar	[14][7]
54	2	13 June 2025		Harsh-Roshan, Sridevi Apalla, Annie, Vasanthika
55	3	20 June 2025		Varshini, Alekhya Harika, Ariyana Glory, Sri Satya
56	4	27 June 2025		Vijay Antony, Brigida, Ajay, Deepshika
57	5	4 July 2025		Babloo, Yadamma Raju, Virajitha, Rithu Chowdary
58	6	11 July 2025		Getup Srinu, Ram Prasad, Bullet Bhaskar, Sunny
59	7	18 July 2025		Sameera Bhardwaj, Roll Rida, Shiv, Priyanka Jain
60	8	25 July 2025		Kavya Shree, Lasya, Kruthika, Deepika Rangarajan
61	9	1 August 2025		Pradeep Machiraju, Navdeep, Niharika Konidela, Chandini Chowdary
62	10	8 August 2025		Shalini (Kondepudi), Vamshidhar Goud, Vagdevi
63	11	15 August 2025		Raj Tharun, Adhire Abhi, Immanuel, Kireeti
64	12	22 August 2025		Priyadarshi, Niharika NM, Rag Mayur, Vishnu Oi

Reception

The series has grown in popularity each season, with Season 5 topping viewership on Aha. Reviews praise its engaging format and host performances.

See also

• Aha (streaming service)
• Sarkaar With Jiiva – Tamil adaptation