Enga Veetu Mapillai

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Enga Veetu Mapillai
Enga Veetu Mapillai.jpg
Genre Reality
Presented by Sangeetha Krish
Starring Arya
Original languageTamil
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes41
Production
Production locations Jaipur district, Rajasthan
Running time50 minutes
Production companies
  • Sol production
  • Line Producer
  • Shooting Star Films and Entertainment Anil Vanvala
  • Shalendra (Shailu) Suwalka
Original release
Network Colors Tamil
Release20 February (2018-02-20) 
17 April 2018 (2018-04-17)
Related
The Bachelor

Enga Veetu Mapillai is a 2018 Tamil language matchmaking reality television show that aired on Colors Tamil from 20 February 2018 to 17 April 2018 for a total of 41 Episodes. [1] [2] The show ended on 17 April 2018.

Contents

Participants

#ParticipantsPlaceOutcome
1Malvena, 28
Model
Karnataka, India Eliminated on
2 March 2018
2Abarnathi, 22
Fashion Designer
Tamil Nadu, India Eliminated on
10 April 2018
3Gomathi, 24
IT Professional
Tamil Nadu, India Quit show on
9 March 2018
4Ayesha, 28
Banking Professional
Bahrain Eliminated on
16 March 2018
5Seethalakshmi Hariharan, 25
Banking Professional
Kerala, India Finalist
6Anu, 20
College Student
Kerala, India Eliminated on
7 March 2018
7Kuhasini, 28
Independent Artiste
Singapore Eliminated on
27 March 2018
8Naveena, 29
Model
Telangana, India Eliminated on
2 April 2018
9Suwetha, 24
Model
Tamil Nadu, India Eliminated on
9 April 2018
10Devasurya, 27
Singer
Kerala, India Eliminated on
21 March 2018
11Agatha, 26
Video Editor
Kerala, India Finalist
12Sriya, 25
Post-Graduate Student
Kerala, India Eliminated on
30 March 2018
13Saathvika, 28
Banking Professional
Karnataka, India Eliminated on
22 March 2018
14Ancy, 29
Training Consultant
Kerala, India Eliminated on
2 March 2018
15Janani Rajasingam, 31 Malaysia Eliminated on
7 March 2018
16Susana, 33
Radiation Therapist
Canada Finalist

Episode list

#DateEpisode
120/2/2018In the season premiere, Arya is introduced by the host Sangeetha to 11 girls who brought a gift each to make the first impression and he welcomed them to the palace with a bouquet of flowers. Anu is the youngest while Susana is the oldest of the lot. Sangeetha briefly explained the selection process which processed 70,000 calls worldwide and 8,000 online applications.
221/2/2018 Arya is introduced to the remaining 5 girls who brought a gift to impress him and he welcomed them to the palace with a bouquet of flowers. Later he gifted a token of love each to 3 girls - Kuhasini, Susana and Abarnathi - who impressed him the most. Abarnathi calls Arya by the pet name Barya.
322/02/2018Tasked to write a love letter, 1 girl - Agatha - gets a reply, token of love and dinner date. Later, she reveals that she has a short temper.
423/02/20184 girls - Abarnathi, Sriya, Susana and Devasurya - won the cycling task. Later, Susana reveals that she is a divorcee with a son.
526/02/20183 girls - Seethalakshmi, Suwetha and Kuhasini - won the professional psychological compatibility evaluation task. Arya calls Seethalakshmi by the pet name Kunju Reloaded.
627/02/20184 girls - Agatha, Ancy, Seethalakshmi and Sriya - won the task of picking Arya's favourite book, colour, film, fruit, sport and sweet from a pile. But, a 5th girl - Naveena - is allowed for somehow not picking anything correctly despite clues.
728/02/2018Arya's friend Varalaxmi [3] is invited to select 2 girls, based on one-to-one interview with closest matching persona. The episode turns grim with contestants calling out each other's weaknesses in a Spin the bottle game.
801/03/2018Varalaxmi selects 3 but reveals 2 girls only - Suwetha and Susana - by sending them on a surprise joint gym date with Arya. Later, Naveena is gifted a token of love for winning the cooking task with her Jamaican Kadhali Chicken dish. Meanwhile, Arya reveals his prawn allergy. Naveena calls Arya by the pet name Baby.
902/03/2018As promised, Arya cooks for Naveena but prefers a dinner date. The episode featured the first elimination round of 2 girls - Ancy and Malvena - in a rose ceremony.
1005/03/2018The day begins with a crash course in self-defence by Sreeram, the instructor from International Krav Maga Federation. Later, the girls walk the ramp for assessment by fashion designer Nazia Syed and fashion choreographer Karun Raman.
1106/03/2018The girls walk the ramp again fully decked up, this time, for assessment by Arya. Sriya won the fashion task and is gifted a token of love.
1207/03/2018Suwetha emerged as the winner of a multi-level objective test for compatibility. She goes on a bike ride and is gifted a token of love on a date. The episode featured the second elimination round of 2 girls - Anu and Janani - in a rose ceremony.
1308/03/2018Arya's 3 friends from Tamil film industry, Shaam, Bharath and Kalaiyarasan, gatecrashed the palace to conduct an offhand Q&A session. The night ended with a dance party in honour of the 3 guests.
1409/03/2018Gomathi exits the show abruptly to attend her grandfather's funeral. The 3 guests suggest a freewheeling talent task which showcases the contestant's strengths. The girls begin romantic song, dance, mimicry and aerobics performances to woo Arya.
1512/03/2018Sriya won the freewheeling talent task and is gifted a second token of love. The 3 guests discuss their assessment of the girls who are likely to be a good match.
1613/03/2018Sriya expressed her love in Malayalam to make her morning date special for Arya. Later, Arya reveals the names of the 3 girls - Agatha, Suwetha and Susana - who are already close to his heart at this stage of the show.

Sangeetha begins a new Truth or Dare -like task. The questions soon turn incisive triggering catfight and personal attacks. Nevertheless, Sangeetha reveals that the 3 guests had earlier chosen Abarnathi as the best match. She gets a surprise evening date for the first time.

1714/03/2018Susana won the Kolam task and is gifted a second token of love. Arya too faced the Uriyadi task successfully.
1815/03/2018Susana goes on a morning date in a hot air balloon. The girls hand over anonymously written personal queries to Sangeetha who passed them on to Arya. He reveals that he suffered a workout-related ACL tear recently. He also confessed to a 7-year relationship (before entering Kollywood) that failed despite attempts to register a marriage. Later, a confessional is arranged for the girls to be discreet in a one-to-one session with Arya. Saathvika breaks down after admitting a forced abortion.
1916/03/2018The episode featured the third elimination round of 1 girl - Ayesha - in a rose ceremony.
2019/03/2018The remaining 10 girls are divided into 2 teams for 3 outdoor tasks. Kuhasini's Team Basmati Rice dominated Abarnathi's Team Brown Rice in archery and prison walk tasks but lost the captain's innings of bubble bash. Team Brown Rice is declared the winner and goes camping.

Suwetha entertains other contestants with mimicry. Meanwhile, Seethalakshmi talks off-camera with Arya.

2120/03/2018Arya's friends Shanthanu and his wife Kiki are invited to help assess the girls based on What If scenarios. They select Suwetha as the most mature of the lot. She is gifted a second token of love and goes on a double date with Arya and his friends. Arya recites an impromptu poem for Suwetha.
2221/03/2018Arya faced 3 tasks - visual, vocal and tactile - and recognised Kuhasini, Abarnathi and Agatha correctly. Each of the 3 girls gets a speed date. Kuhasini penned a song and set it in a tune to woo Arya. Abarnathi struggled to express herself and kissed him forcibly. Agatha calls Arya by the pet name Jammykka. Later he admits Agatha's charm impressed him the most.

Arya also requested speed date with ambidextrous Devasurya for elimination.

2322/03/20182 girls - Suwetha and Sriya - won the memory task. Suwetha goes on a poolside speed date. Later, Naveena gatecrashed Sriya's dinner date. The episode featured the fourth elimination round of 1 girl - Saathvika - in a rose ceremony.
2423/03/20182 celebrities - Anuradha Krishnamurthy and Sujitha - are invited to help assess the girls. Susana recognised pulses and Kuhasini millets in the tactile task. Suwetha won the recipe recital task. Susana won the role-playing task. Overall, Susana is declared the best match and is gifted a third token of love.
2526/03/2018The girls go on stage to perform their favourite costumed character to be assessed by Arya donning the James Bond avatar. Seethalakshmi's fusion dance as Radha emerged as the most impressive of the lot.

Later, the contestants call out each other's strengths and weaknesses in a knife game.

2627/03/2018Celebrity still photographer Karthik Srinivasan is invited to set up a pre-wedding photoshoot. The episode featured the fifth elimination round of 1 girl - Kuhasini - in a rose ceremony.
2728/03/2018Celebrity choreographer Sheriff Moideen is invited to assess the girls in partner dance task. Agatha is gifted the second token of love, beating Susana and Naveena, for perfect chemistry.
2829/03/2018Rajeswari Jakkamma, a palmist, is invited to predict the future of contestants. Later, video recordings of their parents are played.
2930/03/2018The episode featured the sixth elimination round of 1 girl - Sriya - in a rose ceremony. Stand-up comedian Robo Shankar is invited to entertain the girls.
3002/04/2018The girls get a speed date each being the last day in the palace. Arya took Agatha out to see the Taj Mahal. The episode featured the seventh elimination round of 1 girl - Naveena - in a rose ceremony.
3103/04/2018Arya meets Abarnathi's family in Kumbakonam of Thanjavur district.
3204/04/2018Arya meets Suwetha's family in Manapparai of Tiruchirappalli district.
3305/04/2018Arya visits Kerala to meet Seethalakshmi's family in Aluva of Ernakulam district and Agatha's family in Kasaragod of Kasaragod district.
3406/04/2018Arya meets Susana's family in Jaffna of Northern Province, Sri Lanka.
3509/04/2018Videos of home visits are shared with the girls. The episode featured the eighth elimination round of 2 girls - Suwetha and Abarnathi - in a rose ceremony.
3610/04/2018Abarnathi eliminated from the show. Other 3 finalists meet Arya's family in Chennai.
3711/04/2018The 3 finalists go shopping with their families for ritual costume and jewellery.
3812/04/2018Arya goes shopping for ritual costume. 3 eliminated girls - Abarnathi, Devasurya and Suwetha - are invited by News18 Tamil Nadu to talk about their experiences in the show. Later, Arya meets Susana's son.

Bridal shower begins with the mehndi ceremony.

3913/04/20183 celebrities - Varalaxmi, Kiki and Anandhi - are invited to entertain the girls with concert dance performances in the sangeet ceremony. Anuradha Krishnamurthy also makes a guest appearance.
4016/04/2018Arya and his friends Sangeetha, Sheriff Moideen, Premgi Amaren, Sneha and Prasanna entertain the girls with concert dance performances in the sangeet ceremony.
4117/04/2018In the season finale, the 3 finalists woo Arya with concert dance performances in the sangeet ceremony. Nevertheless, Arya hesitates to continue with the scheduled ninth and final elimination round of 2 girls in a rose ceremony on stage out of respect for their families. [4]

The show goes off-camera until a decision is reached.

Call out order

#1 (Ep9)2 (Ep12)3 (Ep19)4 (Ep23)5 (Ep26)6 (Ep29)7 (Ep30)8 (Ep35)9 (Ep41)
1AbarnathiSriyaSriyaSuwethaSusanaAgathaSeethalakshmiSuzanaSusana

Agatha

Seethalakshmi

2KuhasiniSuwethaSusanaAbarnathiAbarnathiSusanaAgathaAgatha
3SusanaAbarnathiSuwethaKuhasiniNaveenaSuwethaSusanaSeethalakshmi
4AgathaDevasuryaAgathaAgathaSriyaAbarnathiSuwethaAbarnathi
5NaveenaSeethalakshmiKuhasiniSusanaSuwethaNaveenaAbarnathiSuwetha
6SuwethaGomathiSeethalakshmiSriyaSeethalakshmiSusanaNaveena
7JananiAgathaNaveenaNaveenaAgathaSriya
8AyeshaKuhasiniDevasuryaSeethalakshmiKuhasini
9AnuSeethalakshmiSaathvikaSaathvika
10DevasuryaNaveenaAbarnathiDevasurya
11GomathiAyeshaAyesha
12SusanaSaathvikaGomathi
13SriyaAnu
14SaathvikaJanani
15Malvena
16Ancy
  The contestant received the token of love before the rose ceremony
  The contestant received a rose during the date
  The contestant is eliminated in a rose ceremony
  The contestant is eliminated during the date
  The contestant is eliminated outside the rose ceremony
  The contestant quit the competition
  The contestant won the competition

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