Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Seniors

Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Seniors
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Tamil	ச ரி க ம ப தமிழ்
Genre	Reality singing show
Based on	Sa Re Ga Ma Pa
Directed by	VijayaKumar Vivekanandan
Presented by	Archana Chandhoke
Judges	Karthik Vijay Prakash Srinivas Remya Nambeesan
Country of origin	India
Original language	Tamil
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	76
Production
Production location	Tamil Nadu
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	approx. 85–90 minutes per episode
Original release
Network	Zee Tamil
Release	15 October 2017 (2017-10-15) – present
Related
Sa Re Ga Ma Pa

Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Tamil is an 2017 Indian-Tamil language reality singing television show, airs on Zee Tamil and streamed on ZEE5. The show based on the Hindi Language show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa. Over five years, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa has rolled out three seasons and Archana Chandhoke has continued as a host for three seasons. ^[1] The show serves a sequel to the 2016 shows as Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Lil Champs.

The show is meant for seniors between the ages of 18–60 years. This is the Seniors version of the Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Lil Champs show, which premiered in 2016. It`s about seeks to discover the best playback recording voice and singing talent in Tamil Nadu, India through a series of state-wide auditions. The first season was premiered on 15 October 2017. Currently, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Seniors (season 3) is taking place, which premiered from 18 December 2022.

Synopsis

The show is a singing competition with the judges selecting the best twenty performers while blindfolded who progress into the next stages.

Series

Season		Episodes	Original Broadcast		Winner	Runner up
			First Aired	Last Aired
	1	51	15 October 2017 (2017-10-15)	14 April 2018 (2018-04-14)	Varsha [2]	Rockstar Ramani Ammal
	2	25	18 May 2019 (2019-05-18)	10 August 2019 (2019-08-10)	Aslam [3]	Karthick & Sukanya
	SE	1 Special Episode [4]	24 May 2020 (2020-05-24)
	3	53	18 December 2022 (2022-12-08)	18 June 2023	Purushothaman	Raagawarshini

Judges and Hosts

Judges

Seasons		Judges	Notes
	1–2	Sujatha Mohan	Indian playback singer who is popular for singing in Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu movies.
	1.3	Karthik	Indian playback singer. he started his professional career as a backing vocalist and has since been working as a playback singer.
	1–3	Vijay Prakash	Indian playback singer and also a film composer.
	1–3	Srinivas	Playback singer who has sung over 2000 songs in South Indian Languages.
	3	Remya Nambeesan	Indian actress, playback singer who primarily appears in Tamil and Malayalam films

Host

Seasons		Host	Notes
	1–3	Archana Chandhoke	Indian television presenter, actress and radio jockey who has primarily worked in Tamil film and television industry.

Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Seniors Season 1

The first season was aired on Zee Tamil from 15 October 2017 until 14 April 2018 on every Saturday and Sunday. It is a new season of the show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Lil Champs. The judges are playback singer and music composer Vijay Prakash, playback singer Karthik and playback singer Srinivas, host by Anchor Archana Chandhoke. ^[1]

Sa Re Ga Ma Pa had crossover with Dance Jodi Dance 2.0 titled as "SaReGaMaPa & DJD 2.0 MahaSangamam" for the first time in Tamil television two Reality shows had cross over.

On 15 April 2018 during the live telecast of the Grand Finale of the show, Varsha emerged as the title winner of the inaugural edition of the Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Seniors and Rockstar Ramani Ammal claimed the first runners-up trophy. ^[2]

Prize Winners:

• Winner : Varsha
• 1st Runner up : Rockstar Ramani Ammal
• 2nd runner up : Sanjay & Sreenidhi Sriprakash
• Best entertainer : Jaskaran Singh

Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Seniors Season 2

Main article: Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Seniors (season 2)

The second season aired on every Sunday from 18 May to 10 August 2019 and ended with 25 Episodes. Archana Chandhoke has returned as the host for the second time. Sujatha Mohan, Vijay Prakash and Srinivas as the judges.

Prize Winners:

• Winner : Aslam ^[3]
• 1st runner up : Karthick and Sukanya
• 2nd runner up : Aishwarya

Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Seniors Season 3

Main article: Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Seniors (Season 3)

The third season of the Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Seniors premiered on Zee Tamil on 18 December 2022. ^[5] The four main judges of this show are Srinivas, Karthik, Vijay Prakash and Remya Nambeesan. Remya Nambeesan is the fourth new judge who has joined Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Seniors (season 3). ^[6] Archana Chandhoke has returned as the host for the third time.

During the Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Seniors (season 3), several chief guests, all including singers, actors, actresses, music directors/composers, film directors, such as Gangai Amaran, G. V. Prakash Kumar, D. Imman, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Sean Roldan, Hiphop Tamizha(Adhi Ramachandran ), P. Susheela, Hariharan (singer), Shreya Ghoshal, Mano (singer), Sujatha Mohan, L. R. Eswari, Nithyasree Mahadevan, Vaikom Vijayalakshmi, Saindhavi Prakash, T. L. Maharajan, Malgudi Subha, Rajhesh Vaidhya, Kalpana Raghavendar, Krish (singer), Mahathi, Mysskin, T. Rajendar, Santhanam (actor), Arya (actor), Soori (actor), Sneha (actress), Abhirami (actress), Anandhi, Shanthanu Bhagyaraj, Kavin (actor), Kanmani Manoharan, Manju Warrier, Ashwin Kumar Lakshmikanthan, Ramya Pandian, Karthik Raj, Chinnaponnu, Baba Bhaskar, Yugendran, Stephen Devassy have been invited to the show and appreciated the marvellous performances of the spectacular contestants.

The Grand Finale took place on the 18th June 2023. Initially, it was planned to have only five finalists. However, the judges made their decision to select a sixth finalist who had the highest number of votes from the public.

The five finalists of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Seniors (season 3) are Akshaya Shivkumar, Jeevan Padmakumar, Purushothaman, Lakshana Ashokkumar, Naga Arjun and Raagawarshini. Naga Arjun was selected by the highest number of public votes, not by the public. All other contestants were selected only by the judges.

However, there were several controversies for not selecting these extraordinary contestants, such as Shamala Mahesh and B Gopalakrishnan, to the finals, as they are now experiencing a time of parenthood.

Several guests that included in the finale are G. V. Prakash Kumar, Shreya Ghoshal, Mano (singer), Santhanam (actor), Sneha (actress), Abhirami (actress), Rajhesh Vaidhya, Nithyasree Mahadevan, Stephen Devassy, Vaikom Vijayalakshmi, Malgudi Subha, T. L. Maharajan, Ashwin Kumar Lakshmikanthan, Chinnaponnu, Teju Ashwini.

The Grand Finale consisted of two rounds. The first round was called the freestyle round. This round was where the finalists collaborated with Stephen Devassy on the keyboard section. The second round was called the challenging round. This was where the finalists collaborated with Rajhesh Vaidhya, who was playing the veena.

During the grand finale, Purushothaman was promoted to refurbish his home, given 100,000 by Zee Tamil. In addition, Lakshana Ashokkumar was generated an AI (Artificial Intelligence) facial video message of her father, who had passed away, saying a message to Lakshana during the event. Also, she was presented a doll of her father.. On the other hand, Naga Arjun was presented a boat, with his name, to do fishing.

Prize Winners:

• Purushothaman was announced the Title Winner of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Seniors (season 3) by Shreya Ghoshal and received a Rs 1 million cash prize award by Zee Tamil.
• Raagawarshini was announced by Mano (singer) as the first runner-up of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Seniors (season 3) and was awarded a Rs 500,000 cash prize award by Zee Tamil.
• Lakshana Ashokkumar, announced by Vijay Prakash and Srinivas, was credited as the second runner-up of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Seniors (season 3) and was awarded a Rs 300,000 cash prize award by Zee Tamil.
• Naga Arjun was announced as the peoples' favourite singer of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Seniors (season 3) and was awarded a Rs 100,000 cash prize award by Zee Tamil.

Name of Finalist	Title/Prize	Name of Song (Round 1 – Freestyle Round)	Name of Film/Album	Singer(s)	Composer(s)	Name of Song (Round 2- Challenging Round)	Name of Film/Album	Singer(s)	Composer(s)
Purushothaman	Title Winner – Rs 1 million	Theeyil Vizhuntha	Varalaru	A. R. Rahman	A. R. Rahman	Ullathil Nalla Ullam	Karnan (1964 film)	Sirkazhi Govindarajan	Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy
Raagawarshini	First Runner-up – Rs 500,000	Hai Rama Oh Varama	Rangeela (1995 film)	Hariharan (singer), Swarnalatha	A. R. Rahman	Singaravelane Deva	Konjum Salangai	S. Janaki	S. M. Subbaiah Naidu
Lakshana Ashokkumar	Second Runner-up – Rs 300,000	Anbae Idhu	Rhythm (2000 film)	Sadhana Sargam	A. R. Rahman	Kavithai Kelungal Karuvil	Punnagai Mannan	Vani Jairam, P. Jayachandran	Ilaiyaraaja
Naga Arjun	Peoples' Favourite – Rs 100,000	Tharaimel Pirakka	Padagotti	T. M. Soundararajan	Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy	Poongkaatrilae	Dil Se..(Uyire)	Unni Menon, Swarnalatha	A. R. Rahman
Jeevan Padmakumar	Disqualified	Aaromale	Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa	Alphons Joseph, A. R. Rahman	A. R. Rahman	Om Sivoham	Naan Kadavul	Vijay Prakash	Ilaiyaraaja
Akshaya Shivkumar	Disqualified	Adiye	Kadal (2013 film)	Sid Sriram, Maria Roe Vincent	A. R. Rahman	Mannavan Vanthaanadi	Thiruvarutchelvar	P. Susheela	K. V. Mahadevan

Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Seniors Season 4

Main article: Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Seniors (Season 4)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2018	1st Galatta Nakshathra Awards	Best Weekend Entertainer Show	Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Seniors	Won

References

1. "Sa Re Ga Ma Pa returns with a new season, a new twist and a refreshed look!". skjbollywoodnews.com. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
2. "Zee Tamil's Sa Re Ga Ma Pa: Varsha lifts the trophy". indianexpress.com. 14 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
3. "Aslam emerges victorious in the latest season of Zee Tamil's Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Seniors Season 2". zeenews.india.com. 14 April 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
4. "25 years of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa: Special show 'Ore Desam Ore Raagam' to air soon". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 14 April 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
5. "Zee Tamil to premiere 'SaReGaMaPa' S3 on Dec 18". www.indianbroadcastingworld.com.
6. "Ramya Nambeesan-Srinivas starrer Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Season 3 to premiere on December 18". The Times of India. timesofindia.indiatimes.com.

External links

• Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Seniors at ZEE5