Telugu Indian Idol

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Telugu Indian Idol
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Genre Reality television
Created by Simon Fuller
Based on Simon Fuller
Directed byAdvait Shelke, Ujjwal Anand
Presented by
Judges
Theme music composerJulian Gingell
Barry Stone
Cathy Dennis
Country of originIndia
Original languageTelugu
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes90
Production
Camera setupMulti-camera
Production company Fremantle
Original release
Network Aha [1]
Release25 February 2022 (2022-02-25) –
present

Telugu Indian Idol is an Indian Telugu-language music competition television series and is part of Indian Idol . It is Telugu version of the Pop Idol format. First season of the show was premiered on 25 February 2022 on Aha. [2] [3] Vagdevi was announced as the winner of the first season. [4] Third season was premiered on 14 June 2024. [5]

Contents

Season 1

Production

The finale episode of the season was initially scheduled to be shot on 6 June 2022, but was postponed to 7 June 2022. [6]

Judges and presenters

Sreerama Chandra was signed as the presenter of the first season after becoming the runner-up of the reality show Bigg Boss 5. [7] [8] While, the judges of the first season are Nithya Menen, Karthik and Thaman S. [9] After Karthik was announced as one of the judges, the show faced criticism. Several netizens argued that he is accused of MeToo and slammed the production for choosing him. [10]

Contestants

StandingNameHometownResult
1stKumara Vagdevi Nellore Winner
2ndSrinivas Darimisetty Kadapa 1st Runner-up
3rd Vaishnavi Kovvuri Chennai 2nd Runner-up
K Pranathi Hyderabad Finalist
Boda Jayanth Maadhur Ramagundam Finalist
Lalasa Rachapudi Hyderabad Semi-Finalist
Sake Renu Kumar Tirupati Eliminated 6th
Aditi Bhavaraju Hyderabad Eliminated 5th
Maruthi Kodimoju Rajanna Sircilla Eliminated 4th
A. Manya Chandran Tirupati Eliminated 3rd
Chitta Lakshmi Sravani Kothagudem Eliminated 2nd
Jaskiran Singh Punjab Eliminated 1st

Season 2

Judges and presenters

Hemachandra was signed as the presenter of the season. Thaman S and Karthik returned as the guests for the third time, while Nithya Menen was replaced by Geetha Madhuri as the judge.

Contestants

StandingNameHometownResult
1stSoujanya Bhagavatula Visakhapatnam Winner
2ndJayaram Hyderabad 1st Runner Up
3rdLasya Priya Siddipet 2nd Runner-up
Sruthi Nanduri New Jersey Finalist
Karthikeya Hyderabad Finalist
Pranathi Visakhapatnam Semi-Finalist
Chakrapani Palasa Eliminated 7th
Hitesh Sai (wildcard) Vizag Eliminated 6th
Saketh Hyderabad Eliminated 5th
Aditya Hyderabad Eliminated 4th
Sai Vaishnavi Vijayawada Eliminated 3rd
Manasa Hyderabad Eliminated 2nd
Yuti Harshavardhana Bengaluru Eliminated 1st

Celebrity guests

Episode NoGuest Name
5 - 7 Nandamuri Balakrishna
8 - 9 Koti
10 - 11 Baba Sehgal
12 - 13 S. P. Charan
13 Nani
14 - 15 Chandrabose
16 - 17 B. V. Nandini Reddy, Santosh Sobhan, Malvika Nair
20 - 21 Smita
22 - 23 K.S Chithra
24 - 25 Devi Sri Prasad
28 - 29 Allu Arjun

Season 3

According to reports, for season 3 there were 150,000 auditions were conducted to shortlist 12 contestants, [11] Third season was premiered on 14 June 2024, [3] with two episodes being released every week. [12]

Judges and presenters

Sreerama Chandra returned as the presenter of the season for the second time, after the first season. Thaman S, Karthik and Geetha Madhuri returned as the judges of the season.

Contestants

StandingNameHometownStatus
1stNazeeruddin Tadepalligudem Winner
2ndAnirudh Suswaram Kurnool 1st Runner Up
3rdSri Keerthi Vizag 2nd Runner-up
Keerthana Kakinada Finalist
Skanda Veluvali Hyderabad Finalist
Bharat Raj Nizamabad Semi Finalist
Keshav Ram Melbourne Eliminated 7th
Sai Vallabha Nandyal Eliminated 6th
Abhigna (Wildcard Entry) Virginia Eliminated 5th
Sri Dhruthi Hyderabad Eliminated 4th
Rajani Sree Poornimaa Hyderabad Eliminated 3rd
Hari Priya Hyderabad Eliminated 2nd
Kushal Sharma Jagtial Eliminated 1st

Celebrity guests

Episode NoGuest Name
5–6 Vijay Deverakonda
11–12 Vijay Yesudas
12Ankith Koyya, Narne Nithin,Ram Miriyala
15–16 Rashmika Mandanna
19–20 Nani
21–22 Naveen Polishetty

Thaman had promised to give talented singers from the season a chance, and he kept his word by letting Nazeer and Bharat Raj sing the track “Firestorm” from OG. [13]

Season 4

Season 4 premiered on 29 August 2025, with the theme “Gully to Global – Manamera Idol”. The producers described the theme as a celebration of grassroots musical talent rising to international recognition. The season continued the show’s mission of discovering musical talent from across Telugu-speaking regions and abroad. Auditions were held on August 3rd in Kukatpally, Hyderabad. The event took place near the JNTU Metro station and was promoted by the official aha.

Judges and Presenters

Singer and actor Sreerama Chandra returned as the main host for his third time, joined by Sameera Bharadwaj as the new co-host.

The judging panel remained consistent with the previous season, featuring S. S. Thaman, Geetha Madhuri, and Karthik.

Contestants

Below is the list of contestants for Season 4 (Top 12)

NameHometown
Sristi Chilla Michigan (Has ties from Warangal)
Pavan Kalyan
Sahasra Kurma Hyderabad
Manojna Bellamkonda
D. Dheeraj
Brinda
Shwetha Sudha
Snigdha Eleswarapu
Madduri Hemant
Darshan Narayan Bangalore, Karnataka
Nihal
S. Goutham

Episodes

Below is the episodes table based on Aha’s listings and descriptions you provided:

Episode No.TitleDateDescription
1Launch Episode – Part 129 August 2025Grand launch, theme introduction, new co-host joins, auditions begin
2Launch Episode – Part 230 August 2025More audition glimpses, guest appearances by Sridevi & Nara Rohit
3Gully to Global – Journey Begins Part 15 September 2025Auditions, decision week to choose theatre round participants
4Gully to Global – Journey Begins Part 26 September 2025Final selection of Top 12 contestants
5Grand Premiere with Genelia Part 112 September 2025Genelia Deshmukh presents the Top 12 contestants
6Grand Premiere with Genelia Part 213 September 2025Continuation of the premiere celebrations
7OG Idol Party Part 119 September 2025Judges host “OG’s party”; guest of honor: Kanmani, Priyanka Mohan
8OG Idol Party Part 220 September 2025Party continues, elimination occurs
9Panduga Special Part 126 September 2025Festive special episode, featuring Telusu Kada team
10Panduga Special Part 227 September 2025Continuation of festive celebrations
11Prema O Prema Part 13 October 2025Romantic themed performances, love secrets from judges
12Prema O Prema Part 24 October 2025Double elimination, surprises, emotional performances

References

  1. ↑ Ltd, Arha Media & Broadcasting Pvt. Watch latest Episodes of Telugu Indian Idol Season 3 on aha in HD Quality . Retrieved 24 June 2024– via www.aha.video.
  2. ↑ Today, Telangana (19 February 2022). "Telugu 'Indian Idol' hosted by Sreerama Chandra to debut on Feb 25". Telangana Today . Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Watch Telugu Indian Idol on Aha Video". Aha Video. 25 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "Exclusive - Telugu Indian Idol winner Vagdevi: I gave the responsibility of the prize money (Rs. 10 lakh) to my parents, wanted Rs 1 lakh for myself but got only Rs 50,000". The Times of India . 19 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  5. ↑ "Telugu Indian Idol Season 3 Grand Launch On This Date; Aha To Stream Every Friday & Saturday". Times Now. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  6. ↑ "'Telugu Indian Idol' grand finale featuring Megastar Chiranjeevi to be shot today? - Times of India". The Times of India . 7 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  7. ↑ "Sreerama Chandra-hosted Indian Idol Telugu to premiere on TV soon? - Times of India". The Times of India . 4 January 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  8. ↑ Hymavathi, Ravali (22 June 2022). "Modern Love Hyderabad: This Tale Of Six By-Stories Is All Set To Release On This Date". The Hans India . Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  9. ↑ "Nithya Menen, S Thaman, Karthik, Sreerama Chandra papped on the sets of Indian Idol Telugu; PICS". Pinkvilla . 21 March 2022. Archived from the original on 22 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  10. ↑ "Netizens fume as Indian Idol Telugu ropes in singer Karthik as judge - Times of India". The Times of India . 25 February 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  11. ↑ Mohkh, Shiva (25 June 2024). "Telugu Indian Idol Season 3 on Aha From 15,000 Auditions to Top 12 – The Journey to Stardom". The Cults Bay. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  12. ↑ Sistu, Suhas (7 June 2024). "'Telugu Indian Idol' Season 3 set to premiere from June 14th". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  13. ↑ Sree (3 August 2025). "Telugu Indian Idol Singers Get Big Break in OG Movie". TeluguBulletin.com. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
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