Kadhanayagi

Kadhanayagi
Genre	Reality show
Presented by	Kurashi Kpy Bala (1-4) Priyanka Deshpande (5-18)
Judges	Radhika Sarathkumar K. S. Ravikumar
Country of origin	India
Original language	Tamil
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	19
Production
Production location	Tamil Nadu
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	approx.50–60 minutes per episode
Original release
Network	Star Vijay
Release	29 July (2023-07-29) – 1 October 2023 (2023-10-01)

Kathanayagi, also known as Kadhanayagi, is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language reality competition aired on Star Vijay and streams on Disney+ Hotstar where aspiring actresses compete with each other to act as the protagonist in a future Star Vijay serial.

The first season was aired on 29 July 2023 every Saturday and Sunday at 21:30 (IST). ^{[1] [2]} and airs every Saturday and Sunday. ^[3] The show is hosted by Kpy Bala and Kurashi. K. S. Ravikumar and Radhika Sarathkumar as the judge. ^{[4] [5]}

The show final episode was aired on 1 October 2023, ^[6] on Sunday at 15:00 (IST), and ended with 19 episodes. The season winner is Rubeena and Rubiseena. ^[7]

Series overview

Season		Episodes	Original Broadcast		Winner	Host
			First Aired	Last Aired
	1	19	29 July 2023 (2023-07-29)	1 October 2023 (2023-10-01)	Rubeena & Rubiseena	Kurashi, Kpy Bala, Priyanka Deshpande

Final

The Final episode was aired on 1 October 2023, on Sunday at 15:00 (IST). The show special two guest was Actor Siddharth and MB developers trust forever Company manager director Sarath. The top 5 finalists were Akshaya, Pavithra Venkat, Rubeena & Rubiseena and Shalini. ^[8]

Prize Winners:

• Rubeena & Rubiseena, who was announced by Radhika Sarathkumar, was awarded the 'Title Winner' of Kadhanayagi. So They arereceived a Rs 10 lakhs cash prize by MB developers trust forever Company and award by Star Vijay.
• Shalini was announced by Priyanka Deshpande, as the first runner-up of Kadhanayagi and was awarded a Rs 3 lakhs cash prize award by Star Vijay.

Overview

Selection process

Stay Vijay organized auditions in various cities around Tamil Nadu in May 2023 where women were able to audition for a place in the show. During the show's filming, actresses who had passed this stage were then given acting classes in preparation. ^{[9] [10] [11]}

Contestants

S. No.	Name	Home Town	Entry Episode	Episode Exited	Status
1	Rubeena & Rubiseena [12]	Pollachi	Episode 1
2	Sneha	Coimbatore	Episode 1	Episode 6	Walked Out
3	Sapna	Australia	Episode 1	Episode 18
4	Pavithra Venkat	Chennai	Episode 1
5	Kaaviya	Chennai	Episode 2	Episode 18
6	Shalini	Coimbatore	Episode 2
7	Akshaya	Madurai	Episode 2
8	Janani	Chennai	Episode 2	Episode 18

Golden crown

Week	Akshaya	Pavithra Venkat	Sapna	Janani	Rubeena & Rubiseena	Sneha	Kaaviya	Shalini
1	✓	✓			✓	✓
2						✓		✓
3								✓
4				✓	✓	Walked Out		✓
5					✓
6					✓
7		✓	✓		✓
8	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
9	2nd Finalist	4th Finalist			1st Finalist			3rd Finalist
10					Winner of this season

Episodes

Week	Episodes	Air Date(s)	Round Name
1	1	29 July 2023	Introduction Round
	2	30 July 2023
2	3	5 August 2023	Raja Rani Round
	4	6 August 2023
3	5	12 August 2023	Mamiyar Marumgal Round
	6	13 August 2023
4	7	19 August 2023	Mahasangamam with Vijay Serial Heroine
	8	20 August 2023
5	9	26 August 2023	Deiviga Suttru (The Divine Round)
	10	27 August 2023
6	11	2 September 2023	Villain and Villi Suttru
	12	3 September 2023
7	13	9 September 2023	Comedy Suttru
	14	10 September 2023
8	15	16 September 2023	Vellthirai Suttru
	16	17 September 2023
9	17	23 September 2023	Semi Finals
	18	24 September 2023
10	19	30 September 2023	Grand Finals

Off-Air

This show ended with 19 episodes from 30 September 2023, Because of Kamal Haasan's Bigg Boss 7. ^[13]

References

1. "ஸ்டார் விஜய் டிவியில் 'கதாநாயகி'". www.hindutamil.in (in Tamil). Retrieved 27 July 2023.
2. "விஜய் தொலைக்காட்சியில் கதாநாயகி புதிய நிகழ்ச்சி". www.hindutamil.in (in Tamil). Retrieved 27 July 2023.
3. "New show 'Kathanayaki' set to premiere on July 29". The Times of India. 20 July 2023. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 3 August 2023.
4. "கதாநாயகியை தேடும் கே.எஸ் ரவிக்குமார்.. கூடவே நடிகை ராதிகாவும்.. அடுத்த "பாக்கியா" யார் தெரியுமா?". tamil.oneindia.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 23 July 2023.
5. "சின்னத்திரையில் நடுவராக களம் இறங்கும் கே.எஸ். ரவிக்குமார்... 'கதாநாயகி' புத்தம் புது ரியாலிட்டி ஷோ ஆரம்பம்". tamil.abplive.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 23 July 2023.
6. Wilson (3 August 2023). "TV show Kathanayaki to go off-air soon". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
7. "விஜய் டிவி கதாநாயகி ஷோவின் டைட்டில் வின்னர் இவர்தான்." www.cinemapettai.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 27 September 2023.
8. "அடுத்த பாக்யலட்சுமி, கண்ணம்மாவை ஒரு வழியா தேடிட்டாங்கப்பா! இவர்தான் 'கதாநாயகி' நிகழ்ச்சியின் வின்னரா?". cinereporters.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 26 September 2023.
9. "விஜய் டிவி சீரியலில் ஹீரோயினாக வேண்டுமா? - இதோ அரிய வாய்ப்பு... மிஸ் பண்ணிடாதீங்க!". News18 Tamil (in Tamil). 23 May 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
10. Wilson (3 August 2023). "Vijay TV Kathanayagi Auditions for Serials: Know Everything Here". Total Reporter. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
11. Wilson (3 August 2023). "கதாநாயகியை தேடும் கே.எஸ் ரவிக்குமார்.. கூடவே நடிகை ராதிகாவும்.. அடுத்த "பாக்கியா" யார் தெரியுமா?". tamil.oneindia.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 3 August 2023.
12. "Rubeena Rubiseena Twins( Kathanayagi Tv Show) Biography, Wiki, Age, Instagram". www.cinefry.co.in. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
13. Wilson (3 August 2023). "Star Vijay TV's New Reality Show Kathanayagi To End Soon For Bigg Boss Season 7 Tamil". www.news18.com. Retrieved 14 September 2023.

External links

• Kadhanayagi on Hotstar