Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge Tamil 2009

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Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge Tamil 2009
Directed byAndrew Jones
Presented by Bhavna Balakrishnan
Judges M. S. Viswanathan
Nithyasree Mahadevan
Vani Jairam
Sharreth
Country of originIndia
No. of seasons1
Production
Executive producerSudarshan
Running time60 minutes
Original release
Network Zee Tamil
Release22 June 2009 (2009-6-22)

Zee Tamil's Sa Re Ga Ma Pa 2009 Challenge was a reality-based Indian singing competition that aired on Tamil language TV channel Zee Tamil. It was designed to be a talent hunt in Tamil Nadu. The top 15 contestants would have an opportunity to perform with celebrity singers during the main stage of the competition. The show was sponsored by Clinic Plus.

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Prem Menon, Zee Tamil TV's business head, confirmed that more than 10,000 aspirants auditioned for the competition throughout Tamil Nadu from which 15 contestants were selected for the competition, before the competition was filtered down to 4 finalists. [1] Top 15 contestant performances and the finals were judged by music director M. S. Viswanathan, veteran playback singers Vani Jairam and Nithyasree Mahadevan, and composer Sharreth. The four finalists of the competition were Anand, Bhargavi, Deepak, and Gopalakrishnan. Contestant Anand was crowned the winner of the competition, with contestant Gopalakrishnan being crowned runner-up and contestant Bhargavi being third-placed in the competition. [1]

The show premiered on 22 June 2009, and episodes were telecast between Mondays and Tuesdays each week at 9:00 pm. [2] Encore telecasts were aired on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 5:00 pm, as well as Saturdays and Sundays each week at 8:00 pm..

Debut episodes

Episode # Title Original airdate
1"Debut Episodes – part 1"22 June 2009 (2009-6-22)
Chief guests for the debut episode were music directors M. S. Viswanathan, Vijay Antony and Radhika. Singers were brought in a chariot from Vadapalani to the studio set.
2"Debut Episodes – part 2"23 June 2009 (2009-6-23)
This episode introduced the celebrity singers with whom the final 15 contestants of the show would perform.

Auditions

Open auditions were held across Tamil Nadu. Prem Menon, Zee Tamil TV's business head, confirmed that more than 10,000 aspirants auditioned for the competition throughout Tamil Nadu from which 15 contestants were selected for the competition. [1]

Episode # Title Original airdate
3"Tamil Nadu Auditions – part 1"29 June 2009 (2009-6-29)
First round auditions held in Trichy, Madurai, Thirunelveli, and Coimbatore.
4"Tamil Nadu Auditions – part 2"30 June 2009 (2009-6-30)
First round auditions held in Chennai, and second round auditions held in Trichy, Madurai, Thirunelveli, and Coimbatore. Judges during the second round auditions were celebrity singers Prasanna, Mathangi, Roshini, Mukesh, Srilkeha Parthasarthy, Sathyen, Jeye Dev, Vinaya, and Kalpana.
5"Tamil Nadu Auditions – part 3"6 July 2009 (2009-7-06)
Second round auditions held in Chennai.
6"Tamil Nadu Auditions – part 4"7 July 2009 (2009-7-07)
Behind-the-scenes footage from previous audition episodes.
7"Final Auditions – part 1"13 July 2009 (2009-7-13)
Further auditions where contestants which were selected from the open auditions competed to be selected in the top 15.
8"Final Auditions – part 2"14 July 2009 (2009-7-14)
Further auditions where contestants which were selected from the open auditions competed to be selected in the top 15.
9"Final Auditions – part 3"20 July 2009 (2009-7-20)
Final auditions for contestant selection. The top spots were filled in batches of 6.
9"Celebrity/Playback Singer & Contestant Pairings"20 July 2009 (2009-7-20)
The top 15 contestants were paired with celebrity/playback singers for the competition. The names of the celebrity singers were placed into two bowls. Male contestants picked out a female celebrity singer randomly from a bowl, while female contestants picked out a male celebrity singer from the other bowl.

Competition Rounds

Top 15 contestants and celebrity singers

The top 15 contestants selected through the main audition rounds and their pairings with the celebrity singers are as follows:

FinalistGenderCelebrity SingerGender
Shiva ArchanaFemaleMukeshMale
DeepakMaleVinayaFemale
AnandMale Prashanthini Female
GopalakrishnanMaleVijayalakshmiFemale
Diwakaran MaleKalpanaFemale
Shruti VandanaFemaleJayadevMale
RameshMale Roshini Female
KalaiwaniFemale Vijay Yesudas (opted out of the show before main competition round)
Naveen Madhav (Raveendran's youngest son)
Male
AshwathMale Mathangi Female
ManasiFemaleAslamMale
RaghuMale Sangeetha Female
BhargaviFemaleBelly RajMale
AnushFemale Srilekha Parthasarathy Female
ArunaFemale Sathyan Male
SwathiFemaleVV PrasannaMale

Performances

Introduction Round (27 July 2009 – 28 July 2009)

  • Permanent Compere: Bhavna Balakrishnan
  • Judges: M. S. Viswanathan (music director) & Noyal James (music coordinator of music director A. R. Rahman)
  • Performances:
Air dateContestantCelebrity singerSongOriginal artistLyricistMusic composer/directorSource/Movie (year)
27 & 28 July 2009Shiva ArchanaMukesh"Where Is The Party"Priyadarshini & Mukesh Silambarasan Rajendar Yuvan Shankar Raja Silambattam (2008)
DeepakVinaya"Suppose Unnai Kaadhalichu"Ranjith & Vinaya Vijay Antony Sukran (2005)
AnandPrashanthini"Mundhinam Parthene" Naresh Iyer & Prashanthini Thamarai Harris Jayaraj Vaaranam Aayiram (2008)
GopalakrishnanVijayalakshmi"Pallanadhu Pallanadhu"Vidyasagar & S. Rajalakshmi Yugabharathi Vidyasagar Kuruvi (2008)
Diwakaran Kalpana"Madurai Jilla" Karthik & Kalpana Vairamuthu, Na. Muthukumar, Viveka, & Thiraivannan D. Imman Thiruvilaiyaadal Aarambam (2006)
Shruti VandanaJayadev"Ean Enakku Mayakkam" Sangeetha & Jayadev Pa. Vijay Vijay Antony & D. Imman Naan Avan Illai (2007)
Ramesh Roshini "Pottu Thakku" Silambarasan & Roshini Srikanth Deva Kuthu (2004)
KalaiwaniNavin Madhav"Daddy Mummy Veetil Illai" Mamta Mohandas & Naveen MadhavViveka Devi Sri Prasad Villu (2008)
AshwathMathangi"X Machi" Nakul & Mathangi Vaali Harris Jayaraj Ghajini (2005)
ManasiAslam"Kodana Kodi" Ranina Reddy, Suvi Suresh, & Rahul Nambiar Gangai Amaran Yuvan Shankar Raja Saroja (2008)
RaghuSangeetha"Dialamo Dialamo"Vijay Antony & Sangeetha Vairamuthu, Vijay Antony, & Pugazhendhi Vijay Antony Dishyum (2006)
BhargaviBelly Raj"Kangal Irandal" Deepa Miriam & Belly Raj James Vasanthan Subramaniapuram
AnushSrilekha Parthasarathy"Kalyanamthan Kattikittu Odi Pokkalama" KK, Yugendran, & Srilekha Parthasarathy Snehan Harris Jayaraj Saamy (2003)
ArunaSathyan"Kanavile Kanavile" Swetha Mohan & Sathyan Srikanth Deva Nepali (2008)
SwathiPrasanna"Unnai Ninaithen" Shreya Ghoshal & Prasanna Vijay Antony Mariyadhai (2009)

Round of 15 (4 August 2009 – 5 August 2009)

This week, 15 contestant-singer duos would each present a duet song in front of judges M.S. Viswanathan and Nityashree Mahadevan. [2] Following the 15 performances which were described as "scintillating" by The Hindu , [2] a contestant-singer duo was eliminated from the competition, leaving 14 playback singers and 14 contestants remaining in the competition.

Air dateContestantCelebrity singerSongOriginal artistLyricistMusic composer/directorSource/Movie (year)
4 & 5 August 2009RameshRoshini"Aaiyaiyo en usurukkule"
BhargaviBelly Raj"Pudhu Vellai Mazhai"Roja
Diwakaran Kalpana"Vaa Vaa Pakkam Vaa"
Shruti VandanaJaydev"Sorgame Endralum"
RaghuSangeetha"Idhazhil kathai yezhudum"
Shiva ArchanaMukesh"Madurai Marikozhunthu"
AshwathMathangi"Andru Vandhadum Adhe Nilaa"
DeepakVinaya"Sundhari Kannal Oru"
AnandPrashanthini"Malare Mounamaa"
ManasiAslam"Rathiriyl Poothrikkum"
AnushSrilekha Parthasarathy"Oho Endhan Baby"
ArunaSathyan"Urugude Marugude"
SwathiPrasanna"Oru Kaadhal Dhevadhai Vandhaal"
KalaiwaniNaveen Madhav

Round of 14 (10 August 2009 – 11 August 2009)

  – Contestant is eliminated
Air dateContestantCelebrity singerSongOriginal artistLyricistMusic composer/directorSource/Movie (year)
10 & 11 August 2009

Round of 13 (17 August 2009 – 18 August 2009)

  • Permanent Compere: Bhavna Balakrishnan
  • Judges: M. S. Viswanathan (music director)
  • Performances:
  – Contestant is eliminated
Air dateContestantCelebrity singerSongOriginal artistLyricistMusic composer/directorSource/Movie (year)
17 & 18 August 2009

Round of 12 (24 August 2009 – 25 August 2009)

  • Permanent Compere: Bhavna Balakrishnan
  • Judges: Nithyasree Mahadevan (Carnatic music exponent & veteran playback singer) & Sharreth (composer)

Round of 11 (31 August 2009 – 1 September 2009)

  • Permanent Compere: Bhavna Balakrishnan
  • Judges: Nithyasree Mahadevan (Carnatic music exponent & veteran playback singer) & Sharreth (composer)

Round of 10 (7 September 2009 – 8 September 2009)

  • Permanent Compere: Bhavna Balakrishnan
  • Judges: Nithyasree Mahadevan (Carnatic music exponent & veteran playback singer) & Sharreth (composer)

Round of 9 (14 September 2009 – 15 September 2009)

  • Permanent Compere: Bhavna Balakrishnan
  • Judges: Vani Jairam (veteran playback singer)

Round of 8: Jai Ho (21 September 2009 – 22 September 2009)

  • Permanent Compere: Bhavna Balakrishnan
  • Judges: Vani Jairam (veteran playback singer)

This round required the top 8 to perform songs of an Indian patriotic theme.

Round of 7: Freestyle Round (28 September 2009 – 29 September 2009)

  • Permanent Compere: Bhavna Balakrishnan
  • Judges: Vani Jairam (veteran playback singer)

This round was a freestyle contestant which permitted the contestants to perform any song they wish. Contestant Deepak and celebrity Vinaya were selected last, and sang the song "Chippi Irukkuthu" originally sung by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam & S. Janaki, with lyrics penned by Kannadasan and music composed by M. S. Viswanathan from the 1980 film Varumayin Niram Sivappu. Anshu and Mansi remained in the elimination circle to face elimination.

Finals

The finals were held at Kamarajar Arangam. [1] The competition was judged by renowned music personalities, including music director M. S. Viswanathan, as well as veteran playback singers Vani Jairam and Nithyasree Mahadevan, [1] and composer Sharreth. Celebrity playback singers and eliminated contestants also attended the event to support the finalists. Other celebrity personalities were also in attendance at the event and spotted in the audience, including in particular actor-director Cheran, music composer Ramesh Vinayakam, playback singer Chinmayi, and others.

Performances by the finalists of the competition included the following: [1]

ContestantSongOriginal artistLyricist Music composer/directorSource/Movie (year)
Anand"Oru Naal Podhumaa" M. Balamuralikrishna Kannadasan K. V. Mahadevan Thiruvilaiyadal (1967)
Bhargavi"Maalai Pozhuthin Mayakkathile" P. Susheela Kannadasan Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy Bhagyalakshmi (1961)
Gopalakrishnan"Ullathil Nalla Ullam" Sirkazhi Govindarajan KannadasanViswanathan–Ramamoorthy Karnan (1964)

At the conclusion of the performances, the judges selected the winner of the competition.

Contestant Anand was crowned the winner of the competition, with contestant Gopalakrishnan being crowned runner-up and contestant Bhargavi being third-placed in the competition. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "'SaReGaMaPa 2009 Challenge' – Zee TV Finals". Dinamalar (in Tamil). Chennai, Tamil Nadu. 31 October 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 "Miss & Mrs: En Manadhai Nee Arivai – The Hindu". The Hindu . 31 July 2009. Retrieved 12 April 2015.