Friday, July 30, 2021

Update : Zee Tamil announces Survivor show -Zee Tamil readies World Famous Survivor reality show - Vikatan enters Star Vijay- Director Thirumurugan new soap for Sun


 Zee Tamil officially announced through a poster that the International reality show SURVIVOR would be coming soon. On March 27, We had given a detailed story on this. Sun TV started promos of Master Chef the International cookery reality show with actor Vijay Sethupathi as host

.Earlier story below
As Tamil Bigg Boss 5 selection process is on, Zee Tamil is said to introduce the World Famous reality show `Survivor' . Vikatan Televista  , producers of many hit mega soaps for Sun is now readying a serial for Star Vijay with director Kumaran at the helm. Sun TV's blockbuster serial director Thirumurugan is readying a new serial for the Channel.

Zee is to launch the reality show `Survivor' in India. The show features a group of contestants deliberately marooned in an isolated location, where they must provide food, water, fire, and shelter for themselves. The contestants compete in challenges for rewards and immunity from elimination. The contestants are progressively eliminated from the game as they are voted out by their fellow-contestants until only one remains to be awarded the grand prize and named the "Sole Survivor".

The British television producer Charlie Parsons developed the format for Survivor in 1992 for a United Kingdom television production company, Planet 24; ( source Wikipedia). 

Sources say that the show will kick start in the South channels of Zee. Intially the show will have contestants from all four South States competing for the title. Banijay the production house that is behind Bigg Boss show are the producers of Survivor.

Vikatan Televista, whose contract with Sun ended has signed up with Star Vijay for a new serial. Star Vijay recently gave Sun a jlot by getting the top 4 slots in TRP rankings and even dethroned Sun from the king of Soaps. The position has changed in last two weeks with Sun capturing the top positions. Directpr Kumaran who gave hit soaps like Thirumathi Selvam , Thendral  and Deiva Magal for Sun. (At one time , he was directing two hit serials aired on Prime Time).

His next with Star Vijay is said to also  on middle class family issues. He is said to bring back Rekha Krishnappa back to Tamil Telly. She debuted in his first serial.

Thirumurugan of Metti Oli fame after Kalyana Veedu is coming after a gap to Sun TV as director- producer.

Zee Tamil which is way behind Sun and Vijay in TRP of soaps and reality shows hopes to make a push. Star Vijay's reality show Cook with Comali is a top favourite and is soon to come with Bigg Boss 5. Sun with high TRP soaps and the Sunday movie is preparing to break reality show hold of Star Vijay with Master Chef to be hosted by Vijay Sethupathi.


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