Koffee with Karan is an Indian talk show hosted by filmmaker and television personality Karan Johar and produced by Dharmatic Entertainment, the digital content division of Johar's production company Dharma Productions. It debuted on 19 November 2004, and has aired eight seasons over a span of eighteen years. Distributed by Disney Star, its first six seasons aired on Star World India (2004–2019). In 2022, Koffee with Karan moved to Disney+ Hotstar as a streaming exclusive under the service's content label and hub, Hotstar Specials; thereafter the succeeding seasons have aired on the platform. Also that year, Johar's Dharmatic Entertainment replaced Banijay's SOL India as the show's production company. It is the second longest-running talk show after Phool Khile Hain Gulshan Gulshan on Indian Hindi-language television, as well as one of the most-watched Indian English-language television shows. In 2007, the show won an Indian Television Academy Award for Best Talk Show and Johar won Best Talk Show Anchor.
Arun Vijay, formerly known as Arun Kumar, is an Indian actor who works primarily in Tamil cinema. He also starred in a few films in Telugu, Kannada and Hindi.
Dhivyadharshini "DD" Neelakandan is an Indian television host and actress who prominently works in the Tamil film and television industries.
Sivakarthikeyan is an Indian actor, singer, film producer, lyricist, and television presenter, who works predominantly in Tamil films. He is a recipient of a Tamil Nadu State Film Award, four Edison Awards, four SIIMA Awards, and two other Vijay Awards.
Simply Kushboo is an Indian Tamil-language talk show that aired on Zee Tamizh. The show was launched on 22 August 2015 and aired weekly on every Saturday 8:00PM IST. The show is hosted by Kushboo.
The Vijay Television Awards are an awards ceremony held to honour the cast and crew of Tamil television drama and other shows which air on Star Vijay in Tamil Nadu. It was established on 24 May 2014, and is held annually in first half of year in Chennai.
Sai Pallavi Senthamarai Kannan is an Indian actress who works in Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam films. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including four Filmfare Awards South and two South Indian International Movie Awards. She was featured by Forbes magazine as one of India's 30 under 30 in 2020.
Achcham Thavir is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language stunt/dare reality-comedy game show, based on the U.S. TV series 'Fear Factor'. The show aired from 2 June 2016 until 4 September 2016 on Thursday to Sunday at 7:00PM IST on Star Vijay. The show was hosted by Dhivyadharshini. The show was won by actress Madhumila based on the final points.
Nijangal (transl. Realities) is a 2016-2017 Tamil-language reality-justice show about real-life situations. It aired every Monday to Saturday at 12:30PM (IST) on Sun TV and Re telecast Monday to Saturday at 10:00PM (IST) on Sun News from 24 October 2016 to 4 March 2017 for 218 episodes. The Show host by Khushboo Sundar. The show revolves around real life situations and they try to come up with a solution for the same on the channel. It was Produced by Vaidehi Ramamurthy and director by Mani Sridhar.
The following is a list of events affecting Tamil language television in 2018 from. Events listed include television show debuts, and finales; channel launches, and closures; stations changing or adding their network affiliations; and information about changes of ownership of channels or stations.
Villa To Village is a 2018 Tamil language reality talent game show, airing on Star Vijay every Saturday and Sunday at 21:30 (IST) beginning 10 March 2018. The show was hosted by Andrews.
Nelson Dilipkumar, known mononymously as Nelson, is an Indian director and screenwriter who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. His films are action thrillers and are known for featuring elements of black humor and a distinct comedic style. He directed the two comedies Kolamaavu Kokila and Doctor, before working with Vijay and Rajinikanth, in commercial movies Beast and Jailer respectively.
Ashwin Kumar Lakshmikanthan is an Indian actor who works in Tamil films and in additional to some Telugu films. He played the lead roles in Star Vijay serials Rettai Vaal Kuruvi (2015) and Ninaikka Therintha Manamae (2017), and had supportive roles in films such as O Kadhal Kanmani (2015) and Adithya Varma (2019). He rose to prominence after contesting in the 2021 reality programme Cooku with Comali 2. The Times of India named him the "Most Desirable Man on Television 2020", in its Chennai Times edition.
Sivaangi Krishnakumar, also known as Sivaangi, is an Indian actress, playback singer and television personality. In 2019, she participated in the singing competition Super Singer 7, which was aired on Star Vijay and, in 2020, she appeared in the comedy-cooking show, Cooku With Comali, which gained her popularity. She is the daughter of Kalaimamani winners. K Krishnakumar and Binni Krishnakumar. She has acted in films such as Don (2022), Naai Sekar Returns (2022) and Kasethan Kadavulada (2023).
The following is a list of events affecting Tamil language television in 2023 from. Events listed include television show debuts, and finales; channel launches, and closures; stations changing or adding their network affiliations; and information about changes of ownership of channels or stations.
The following is a list of events affecting Tamil language television in 2020 from. Events listed include television show debuts, and finales; channel launches, and closures; stations changing or adding their network affiliations; and information about changes of ownership of channels or stations.
Koffee with DD was an Indian Tamil talk show hosted by television personality Dhivyadharshini (DD). It was previously hosted by Anu Haasan, from 2006 to 2013. The show aired on Star Vijay from 29 September 2013 till 15 January 2017. The show is inspired from Koffee With Karan.
