What to expect from Kings of Comedy

The much famed multiple seasons of 'Kalakka Povathu Yaaru' was a unique attempt by Vijay TV as it showcased innumerable talents in the field of comedy and humor for its viewers to enjoy and relish. Moreover, the show has been a springboard for many aspiring youngsters who have never faced an audience or even had a stage performance. For them, it has been a remarkable turn as they have got their break into the film world by means of this popular show.

Continuing its stride of success Vijay TV now launches yet an other comedy genre titled 'Kings of Comedy' from 03 June 2011 airing every Friday at 10 pm. In this war of the comedians, six teams, each comprising of two popular faces in comedy including a 'gana' singer will battle it out for the title.

Kings of Comedy will be an all new line up of comedic talent at its best. There are a lot of talented artistes everywhere and Vijay TV aims to recognize them and provide a platform to express themselves. The judges for this show would be actor Chinni Jayanth and Gnanasampantham. Many segments like 'stand up comedy', 'spoof of a famous scene', funny game involving the teams', skit by the mimicry artistes', 'gana songs' will feature on this comedy show.

Behold! Extravagant sets, amazing grand prizes, attraction unlimited, larger than life, talents extraordinaire, a show that salutes the true spirit of comedy…bigger and better…that's 'Kings of Comedy' coming your way on 3rd June, Friday at 10 pm. Don't miss it!

Rumours say Gautham Menon to do serial for Vijay TV

Some time back, it was reported in sections of the press that ace director Gautham Menon might be directing a television serial for a popular regional channel. The director’s willingness to work on a television serial is said to be his noble attempt to change the ‘style’ of serial-making and to make people view serials in a new light.

Television serials are mostly illogical and tearful sagas and Gautham Menon appears to be making attempts to change the mode of serial-making. The present genre of women-centric serials doesn’t appear to be concentrating on the script and the sequencing and dialogues more often than not tend to irritate the viewers.

Gautham Menon appears to be willing to make practical, story-based serials on the lines of those made by veteran K. Balachander some years back. Sources indicate that the serial Gautham Menon plans might be a thriller with each week witnessing a new episode.

Rumours are agog that Menon might also manage to rope in A.R Rahman, who has never scored music or songs for any serials, to score the music for his tele-serial. The only problem is that the producer might find it difficult to pay Gautham Menon and A.R Rahman’s fees which are likely to be on the higher side. Rumours further say that the serial is most likely to be aired on Vijay TV!

Vijay awards in trouble

Vijay awards in trouble

The Delhi High Court Friday allowed Vijay Television Private Limited to carry on its Vijay Awards 2011 ceremony, but asked the photocopy of the trophy image be presented before it to see how closely it resembles the Oscar trophy.

Justice G.P. Mittal was hearing a petition filed by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), which organises awards functions, including the world renowned Oscar awards ceremony in Hollywood.

The AMPAS alleged that the trophy presented at the Vijay awards for the Tamil film indistry organised by Vijay TV and Star India is substantially and deceptively similar to the Oscar trophy.

"The impugned statuette of Vijay TV violates the plaintiff's intellectual property right in the Oscar statuette," said the AMPAS.

The AMPAS submitted that it requested changes in the Vijay TV award trophy. The channel made two changes but declined a third change.

The court said: "It is going to have international ramification. The statuette must be produced before the court. I cannot pass the order without even seeing the statuette of both the parties."

However, the court did not ask Vijay TV not to hold the award ceremony. It has directed all the parties to appear before the mediation centre of the Delhi High Court July 4.

"Make settlement before the mediation centre about the changes to made in any of the trophies," said the court, adding that if that is not settled, then the matter will be heard July 13.

"On July 13, both the parties must produce the photocopy of the statuette that is being given during the award ceremony," said Justice Mittal.

The Vijay TV trophy shows a man holding a shield to the chest while the Oscar trophy has a sword held to the chest.

The AMPAS also submitted before the court that Vijay TV's sister concern, Star Movies, has the broadcast licence of the Oscar programme thereby increasing the possible confusion in the minds of the viewers.

The AMPAS has sought a damage of Rs.20 lakh be passed against Vijay TV and Star India.

Bhakthi Thiruvizha at Coimbatore - Schedule

Vijay TV proudly presents the 5 day spiritual festival Bhakthi Thiruvizha at Coimbatore!!

The most enlightening on ground event Bhakthi Thiruvizha to be held at Coimbatore! Bhakthi is the only way to gain true knowledge of the Almighty and the surest way to reach Him. Vijay TV is proud to celebrate the 'Cycle Pure Agarbathies Bhakthi Thiruvizha powered by Serene' - a 5 day spiritual fest at Coimbatore this time. The enlightening spiritual discourses from eminent personalities are sure to captivate the audiences.

Commencing on 20 June, 'Bhakthi Thiruvizha' will be inaugurated by Pujyashree Dayananda Saraswathi Swamigal at 5 pm at Kikani Auditorium, North Coimbatore.

Following the inauguration ceremony, Bhakthi Thiruvizha begins with an 'Upanyasam' by Sri. Oo.Ve. Anandha Padmanabachariyaar on the topic 'Thairil Pirandha Thaalam'. Following this, Nama Sangeerthanam' will be performed by Smt. Kalyani Margabandhu. At 8 pm Hari Katha will be rendered by Selvi. Sindhu on the topic Arul Tharum Ayyappan.

On 21st June the second day of Bhakthi Thiruvizhaa begins with Hari Katha by Selvi. Suchithra on Srimathi Kalyanam. At 6 pm Smt. Ilampirai Manimaran renders Upanyasam on the topic Kesavan Keta Yasakam. At 7 pm Dr. Ganesh performs Nama Sangeerthanam. Following this Pulavar Ramalingam's Upanyasam on the topic Ramayanathil Anbu will take place.

On 22nd June, at 5 pm, Upanyasam by Munaivar. Lakshmi Narayanan on the topic Baktha Sarithiram and at 6 pm by Kalaimamani Nagai Mukundan on the topic Ippadiyum Oru Maindhana. Following this would Udayalur Kalyanaraman's Nama Sangeerthanam. Following this Sri. Oo.Ve Karunakarachariyaar's Upanyasam on the topic Manikodiyin Thaai will take place.

On 23rd June at 5 pm Upanyasam by Sri. Baskara Bharathy on the topic Yaadhumaagi Nindrai. At 6 pm, Sollarasi Mangayarkarai's Upanyasam on the topic Thirupugazh Inbam. Following this would be Smt. Sarada Nambi Aaruraan's Upanyasam on the topic Sotramizh Paaduga.

On 24th June at 5 pm Upanyasam by Perasiriyai Munaivar Prema Kumar's Upanyasam on the topic Sagalamum Sainathan. Following this Sri. Oo.Ve Thamal Ramakrishnan's Upanyasam on the topic Paadhugaiyum Baradhamum. Following this would be Nama Sangeerthanam by Smt. Pushpa Anand and finally Munaivar Vijaya Sundari's Upanyasam on the topic Ramapremi will take place.

The 5 day spiritual fest 'Cycle Pure Agarbathies Bhakthi Thiruvizha powered by Serene' will be held from 20 - 24 June, 2011, at Kikani Auditorium, Brooke Bond Road, North Coimbatore.

Tickets will be issued on a first cum first serve basis at the following places at Coimbatore from June 15th. These complimentary passes will be issued to the public until stocks last.

    Lakshmi ceramics - Mettupalayam Road showroom ( Near Ganga Hosptial)
    The Chennai silks - Cross Cut Road showroom

Suseendhiran Snubs Mysskin in TV Show

In a TV show – the promos of which is repeatedly aired on Vijay TV – Director Suseendhiran unleashes his witty self on Mysskin. It is a talk show that features some of the best contemporary directors of Tamil cinema.

In a conversation amidst them, Mysskin talks about quality cinema and explains why people should watch quality movies. After Mysskin, Prabu Solomon talks about his raging hit Mynaa.

Mysskin says quite openly that he has not seen Mynaa. Immediately, Suseendhiran retorts, “How do you talk about watching quality movies, when you don’t watch them yourself?”

There could be an apt background music playing to exacerbate the feeling Mysskin would have undergone. Mysskin’s arrogance and vanity have come under excessive criticism including Simbu’s comments on his films that he has only a pair of legs acting in all his films.

A source in the film industry questions, “Is he an intellectual or a pseudo-intellectual?”

Bhakthi Thiruvizhaa at Coimbatore

Vijay TV Proudly Presents The 5 Day Spiritual Festival Bhakthi Thiruvizhaa at Coimbatore


The most enlightening on ground event Bhakthi Thiruvizha to be held at Coimbatore!   Bhakthi is the only way to gain true knowledge of the Almighty and the surest way to reach Him. Vijay TV is proud to celebrate the ‘Cycle Pure Agarbathies Bhakthi Thiruvizha powered by Serene’ – a 5 day spiritual fest at Coimbatore this time.  The enlightening spiritual discourses from eminent personalities are sure to captivate the audiences.

Commencing on 20 June, ‘Bhakthi Thiruvizha’ will be inaugurated by Pujyashree Dayananda Saraswathi Swamigal at 5 pm at Kikani Auditorium, North Coimbatore.

Following the inauguration ceremony, Bhakthi Thiruvizha begins with an ‘Upanyasam’ by Sri. Oo.Ve. Anandha Padmanabachariyaar on the topic ‘Thairil Pirandha Thaalam’.   Following this, Nama Sangeerthanam’ will be performed by Smt. Kalyani Margabandhu.  At 8 pm Hari Katha will be rendered by Selvi. Sindhu on the topic Arul Tharum Ayyappan.

On 21st June the second day of Bhakthi Thiruvizhaa begins with Hari Katha by Selvi. Suchithra on Srimathi Kalyanam.  At 6 pm Smt. Ilampirai Manimaran renders Upanyasam on the topic Kesavan Keta Yasakam.  At 7 pm Dr. Ganesh performs Nama Sangeerthanam.  Following this Pulavar Ramalingam’s Upanyasam on the topic Ramayanathil Anbu will take place.

On 22nd June, at 5 pm, Upanyasam by Munaivar. Lakshmi Narayanan on the topic Baktha Sarithiram and at 6 pm by Kalaimamani Nagai Mukundan on the topic Ippadiyum Oru Maindhana.  Following this would Udayalur Kalyanaraman’s Nama Sangeerthanam.  Following this Sri. Oo.Ve Karunakarachariyaar’s Upanyasam on the topic Manikodiyin Thaai will take place.

On 23rd June at 5 pm Upanyasam by Sri. Baskara Bharathy on the topic Yaadhumaagi Nindrai.  At 6 pm, Sollarasi Mangayarkarai’s Upanyasam on the topic Thirupugazh Inbam.  Following this would be Smt. Sarada Nambi Aaruraan’s Upanyasam on the topic Sotramizh Paaduga.

On 24th June at 5 pm Upanyasam by Perasiriyai Munaivar Prema Kumar’s Upanyasam on the topic Sagalamum Sainathan.  Following this Sri. Oo.Ve Thamal Ramakrishnan’s Upanyasam on the topic Paadhugaiyum Baradhamum.  Following this would be Nama Sangeerthanam by Smt. Pushpa Anand and finally Munaivar Vijaya Sundari’s Upanyasam on the topic Ramapremi will take place.

The 5 day spiritual fest ‘Cycle Pure Agarbathies Bhakthi Thiruvizha powered by Serene’ will be held from 20 – 24 June, 2011, at Kikani Auditorium, Brooke Bond Road, North Coimbatore.

Tickets will be issued on a first cum first serve basis at the following places at Coimbatore from June 15th.  These complimentary passes will be issued to the public until stocks last.

1. Lakshmi ceramics – Mettupalayam Road showroom ( Near Ganga Hosptial)
2. The Chennai silks – Cross Cut Road showroom

Meet the Jodis

 

Swetha and Leelavathi – Swetha expertise in western classical dance and Leelavathi is one of the top woman contestant of Vijay TV’s most popular show ‘Ungalil Yaar Adutha Prabhu Deva’ (UYAP).

Premgopal and Vivek – Premgopal, the dance master himself, who had swept the finals of UYAP with his emotional theme dance act. He is also the winner of the previous season of Jodi. This time he pairs with Vivek, a famed dancer who made a wave in the North Indian dance show.

Jayalakshmi and Moulika – Jayalakshmi one of the best contestants of UYAP and Jodi season 4 pairs with Moulika a graceful dancer with classical back ground.

Nethran and Abhinaya – A father and daughter combination; Nethran a popular contestant of Vijay TV’s ‘Boys vs Girls’ pairs with his 9 year old daughter Abhinaya who had proved her dance talent in Boys vs Girls season 2.

Rinson and Rafiq – An energetic dancing dynamo Rinson who electrified the dancing floor of Boys vs Girls pairs with Rafiq, one of the top all rounder of Jodi Junior dance show.

Ajeesh Rehman and Aneesh Rehman – These brothers who are equally talented versatile dancers are set to face the tough competition in Jodi season 5.

Nirmal and Manoj Kumar – This look-alike pair are famous for their MJ style dance in UYAP. Manoj Kumar was UYAP finalist.

Prabu and Tyson – A bulky pair with lots of talent in ‘Hip Hop’ dance.

Shivashankari and Jacqueline – This RJ and VJ combination are all set to rock in the competition.

Isaac and Logan – These pretty boys are famous dancers of a popular television show in Singapore.

The dancers on view are not only talented but also would bring in innovative dance styles that this market has not seen. Dance Styles from across the globe mixed with the regional forms would be on fare. The themes and mise-en-scènes week on week and would decide the crowning of the ‘Best Jodi’ and the elimination of the weakest pair.
The celebrity judge for Poorvika Mobiles Jodi Season 5 would be choreographer / actor Lawrence. Every week a special judge from the film fraternity would join him on the show.
Apart from gaining the title of ‘Jodi season 5’, the winning Jodi would be entitled to take home loads of grand prizes! ‘Poorvika Mobiles Jodi season 5’ is all set to take off on 19 June 2011, airing every Sunday at 1900 hrs.

Vijay TV proudly launches ‘Poorvika Mobiles JODI season 5'

Jodi, the popular dance show on Vijay TV launched during 2006 had changed the face of Television viewing altogether. Soaps and tear jerker, that ruled the Tamilnadu audiences, went through a revolution with the inception of Jodi No.1 on Vijay TV. The dance show involving celebrities has had four successful seasons so far roping in some of the most popular silver screen celebrities as judges like Ramya Krishnan, Prashanth, Silambarasan, Sundaram Master, Sangeetha, Aishwarya Dhanush, Jeeva and many others.

Now the ‘Poorvika Mobiles JODI season 5’ is all set to launch with ten hard-core-dance celebrity couples who are sure to enthrall the audiences. These couples are not just the usual male-female combination of dancers but they are exceptionally the best pairs ever seen in the dance reality shows.

Star's first experiment to simulcast reality show on channels

For the first time on Indian television, a show is going to be common on Hindi and regional general entertainment channels.

Demonstrating its pan India power, Star India is launching its big ticket dance reality show, Just Dance, on three of its channels simultaneously and also on two channels down south.

Just Dance will hit the TV screens on 18 June and will be aired on Star Plus, Star One and Star Pravah (Marathi entertainment channel) at Saturday-Sunday 9 pm band.

The show will also have a deferred telecast on Asianet and Star Vijay in the afternoon slot.

Says Star India COO Sanjay Gupta, "With this bold move, Just Dance will transcend language and geography, and provide differentiated content for consumers. It will offer advertisers an unparalleled opportunity to maximise reach and unlock value. This is a significant initiative towards monetising the pan India power of the Star brand and showcasing its content on a platform larger than anyone else."

Several media buyers think of this simulcast as a "wise" and a "win-win" move for both Star and advertisers as Star is saving on production cost, getting more reach for the show and can charge a premium. The advertisers, on the other hand, are getting extra reach across languages and varied target groups.

A senior executive from a rival network is more cautious. “This is definitely a different move and something which is not tried in India before. But how much it will add to Star’s viewership remains to be seen. The same show on Star Plus and Star One doesn’t make any sense in my view.”

Gupta says it has selected the best of dance talent following a series of global auditions in cities from New York to Kolkata. "From over 30,000 participants, the channel zeroed down 52 contestants and finally 21 were shortlisted."

The show will see Hrithik Roshan, Farah Khan and Vaibhavi Merchant as the judges. Acclaimed choreographers have also been invited to contribute in training the contestants: Terence Lewis in Contemporary Dance, Saroj Khan in Indian, and Michelle Johnston in International Choreography.

Gupta points out that the show can only be made once, ruling out the chances of following seasons.

The winner of the show will be awarded Rs 10 million and a Swift car from Maruti Suzuki, apart from a dance video with Roshan.

Star has roped in Maruti Suzuki as the presenting sponsor while it is powered by Cadbury Bournvita.

The associate sponsors include Nokia, Parle hide & Seek, India Gate Basmati Rice, Kinder Joy, Adiction Deos, Alite, Pigeon, GNIIT, and Fair and Lovely Men. MTS is the mobile Internet partner, Red FM is radio partner. Fame is cinema partner, while Hindustan Times and Mid-Day are print partneres for the show.

Star India has also launched the marketing campaign for the show. The channel has created touch points for viewers with an “innovative and disruptive marketing campaign” that includes four music videos, digital initiatives and a unique “augmented reality” innovation, which allows viewers to dance with Roshan and share the same screen in Mumbai, Delhi and Lucknow malls.

“This type of marketing innovation has never been done before for any show on television – where the focus has been on selling a show – we have moved it to creating an experience,” says Gupta.

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Chennai Rhinos wins CCL Season 1

The much hyped Celebrity cricket league matches came to an end on Sunday evening at the Uppal stadium in Hyderabad. The final match was between Chennai celebrity cricket team 'Chennai Rhinos' and Karnataka star team 'Karnataka Bulldozers'.

Chennai Rhinos won the final match and took away the trophy. Stars from Bollywood, Kollywood, Tollywood and Sandalwood were present at Uppal stadium to witness the matches.

Bollywood film maker Subhash Ghai, Hindi star Shatrughan Sinha, Tamil star Sarath Kumar, Kannada star Ambarish, Radhika Sarath Kumar, actress Sridevi and her husband Boney Kapoor were present at the finals match.

Sridevi gave away the finals trophy to Tamil star team Chennai Rhinos. Actor Abbas and Sarath Kumar recieved the CCL trophy from Sridevi.

Priyamani, Madhushalini, Tashu Kaushik et al were there to cheer the teams. Shriya Saran performed dance after the final match at the stadium.

Gautham’s small screen plans stall?

There were news that Gautham Menon has plans to direct a serial. The director is working on this plan with the sole intention of changing the way how serials are viewed these days. The stigma attached to the serials now-a-days is that most of them are women-centric with loads of glycerin and the women a made up so well that even when they wake up from deep slumber not even a hair is astray!

Rewind to a couple of decades back when KB forayed in to small screen with his tele-serials. Looks like Gautham too is walking the same line. There were talks that he would be doing a thriller with each week seeing a new episode opening.

Yet another high point of this Gautham Menon offing is that the music will be by world famous A.R. Rahman. But it looks like this duo had some concerns regarding dishing a huge sum for serials. But with two pairs very experienced hands at work rest assured that the outcome whenever it is going to be would be great!

There were talks that Vijay TV will be telecasting the serial. But no official word has been out yet regarding the same. But when it comes we will be the first to let you know!