Suhasini Maniratnam is an Indian actress, director, producer and writer in the Tamil film industry. She has worked as an actress in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. She made her cinematic debut with the 1980, Tamil film Nenjathai Killathe. Suhasini then won National Film Award for Best Actress for her performance in Sindhu Bhairavi (1985).
Ramesh Aravind, known mononymously as Ramesh, is an Indian actor, director, screenwriter and television presenter. Ramesh has predominantly worked in Kannada and Tamil films along with a few Telugu and Hindi films. Starting his acting career with Sundara Swapnagalu in 1986, Ramesh has appeared in over 140 films besides directing about 10 films. He has so far received two Karnataka State Film Awards namely, for America America (1997) and Hoomale (1998) besides winning Best Story award for his writing; two Filmfare Awards South, two Udaya Film Awards and Suvarna Film Awards.
Gandang Gabi, Vice is a Philippine television talk show broadcast by ABS-CBN. Hosted by Vice Ganda, it premiered on May 22, 2011 on the network's Yes Weekend line-up replacing Sharon. The show concluded on March 8, 2020 with a total of 454 episodes.
Bigg Boss Kannada (BBK) is the Kannada version of the reality TV show Bigg Boss which is broadcast in India through Colors Kannada Channel. The show is produced by Endemol Shine India, who owns the global format of Big Brother. Kiccha Sudeepa was hired to host the reality show in 2013 for the first season on ETV Kannada (now Colors Kannada). Later, he continued as a host of the show.
Ramanujan is a 2014 biographical film based on the life of Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan. The film, written and directed by Gnana Rajasekaran, was shot back to back in the Tamil and English languages. The film was produced by the independent Indian production house Camphor Cinema, ventured by Srivatsan Nadathur, Sushant Desai, Sharanyan Nadathur, Sindhu Rajasekaran. The cast consists of Indian and British film, stage and screen personalities. It marks the Tamil debut of Abhinay Vaddi, the grandson of veteran Tamil film actors Gemini Ganesan and Savitri, as the protagonist.
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.
Tamil television drama or Tamil serials are a genre of Tamil-language television produced in India, Sri Lanka, Singapore and Malaysia. All major TV networks in India. produce a variety of Soap opera series including family drama, comedy, romance, history stories, horror, devotional, fantasy stories and many others.
Genes is a 2015-2017 Indian Tamil-language game show on Zee Tamil. The show second season was launched on 18 November 2015 and aired weekly on every Sunday 8:00PM (IST). It is a second season of the show Genes. The show hosted by Actress Roja. The second season has four interesting rounds 1+1=3, Celebrity Round, Anniyan and Vilayadu Mangatha. The couple starts off the show well and play the game enthusiastically. Starting from Saturday 27 2016, the show aired Saturday and Sunday 8:00PM IST. Starting from Saturday 17 September 2016, the show was shifted to Saturday at 8:00PM (IST) time Slot. The show ended from 24 September 2017 with 89 Episodes.
Junior Super Stars is a 2016 Tamil-language children talent-search reality show on Zee Tamil. It was initially premiered from the year 2016 also available to watch on digital platform ZEE5. Based on the Hindi language show India's Best Dramebaaz. It is a children's acting show, between the ages of 4–14 years as the participants. The show first season was premiered on 7 August 2016.
Dance Jodi Dance is an Indian Tamil-language dance competition reality television show broadcast on Zee Tamil and from the year 2016 and also available to watch on digital platform ZEE5. This show was being judge by actress Sneha for all the seasons. The show was one of the most successful dance reality show which premiered on 17 September 2016.
Darling Darling is a 2016 Tamil-language comedy soap opera starring Ramji, V. J. Chitra, Nalini, Sri Vidhya Shankar, Monkey Ravi, Vasanth Gopinath and Nandhini. The show premiered on 12 December 2016. The show is an adaptation of the &TV serial Bhabi Ji Ghar Par Hai! The show last aired on 10 June 2017 and ended with 102 episodes.
Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li'l Champs is an 2016 Indian-Tamil language musical reality TV game show, which airs on Zee Tamil. The show based on the Hindi Language show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs. The series is meant for young children between the ages of 5–14 years, which judges the children on the basis of their voice quality, singing talent and versatility in performance. The show was premiered on 24 December 2016.
Junior Senior is a 2017 Indian-Tamil-language stand-up comedy reality TV show, which premiered on 12 February 2017 and 30 July 2017, and aired every Sunday on Zee Tamil.
Dancing Khilladies is a 2017-2017 Indian-Tamil-language reality Risky Dance show that aired on Zee Tamil from 18 February 2017 to 3 June 2017 on every Saturday at 8:30PM IST for 16 episodes. The show is hosted by Deepak Dinkar. Actress Sneha, Ambika and accomplished Bharatanatyam dancer and actress Sudha Chandran are the judges of this show.
Junior Super Stars is a 2017 Tamil talent-search reality show, which aired on Zee Tamil on every Saturday and Sunday from 13 May 2017 to 24 September 2017 at 19:00 (IST) for 40 Episodes. It is a second season of the show Junior Super Star. which has children between the ages of 5–14 years as the participants. The judges are Actor and director K. Bhagyaraj, actress Roja and Anchor Archana. The season winner is Bhavass.
Nanben Da is a 2017 Indian Tamil language comedy chat show which airs on Zee Tamil every Sunday at 1:30PM (IST) from 18 June 2017 to 10 December 2017 for 27 Episodes. The show was shift at 1:00PM (IST) The show's anchors are Smile Settai, and RJ Vigneshkanth.
Mrs. Chinnathirai is a 2017–2018 Indian Tamil-language reality show which aired on Star Vijay on every Sunday at 19:00 (IST) starting from 24 September 2017. This show features married female celebrities of the Tamil television industry. Through this show, they will display their talents and skills. The show is hosted by Ma Ka Pa Anand, Kollywood actor Shakthi Vasudevan and Tamil choreographer and actress Gayathri Raguram are the judges of the show. The show winner is Sujitha.
Solvathellam Unmai previously known as Solla Thudikkuthu Manasu and also known as Nerkonda Paarvai is a 2009 Indian Tamil language reality-justice show about real-life situations. It aired on Zee Tamil from 2 October 2009 — 31 July 2011 and from 1 August 2011 to 30 May 2019 and from 1 June 2019 it is aired on Kalaignar TV from Monday to Friday at 08:00PM (IST). and later available on Behindwoods YouTube channel. The Show previously hosted by Vinodhini and from season 2 to till date it was hosted by Lakshmy Ramakrishnan. Whilst, Nirmala Periyasamy, Sudha Chandran and Shakeela hosted few episodes in season 2, 3 & 6 The show deals with genuine real life stories of people and portrays positive societal values for building a tolerant and harmonious Tamil Nadu and they try to come up with a solution for the same on the channel.
The following is a list of events affecting Tamil language television in 2018 from. Events listed include television show debuts, and finales; channel launches, and closures; stations changing or adding their network affiliations; and information about changes of ownership of channels or stations.
Rajini is an Indian Tamil-language family drama television series that aired on Zee Tamil and digitally available on ZEE5. It premiered on 27 December 2021. The series stars Shreya Anchan in the title role with Arun Crizer in the lead roles. The show was ended on 30 April 2023 with 436 episodes.
