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Country | Malaysia |
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Broadcast area | Malaysia |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Tamil |
Picture format | 16:9 HDTV (1080i) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Astro |
Sister channels | Astro Box Office Movies Thangathirai Astro Citra |
History | |
Launched | 16 April 2007 (SD) (Malaysia) 14 April 2022 (HD) (Malaysia) |
Closed | 1 July 2020 (Singapore) 14 April 2022 (SD) (Malaysia) |
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