South Indian TV channels upstage Hindi channels- Sun TV is India's No 1

 

South Indian Channels have pushed back Hindi channels from the top positions, as per the BARC Week 33 report. On the OTT front, Amazon Prime is reeling under the huge  response to  Tamil film Sarpetta Parambarai got across India. Zee Tamil has gone to town with the figures that Tamil film Karnan got when premiered on it’s channels. What baffles the channels are that Karnan is very much available on OTT when the TV telecast took place.

Sun AMA ( Average Minute Audience) : 2651.23 (000) AMA. Star MAA ( Telegu) : 2625.34 (000) AMA and Star Plus at third with 2595.11 (000) AMA.

After this in the seventh spot is Star Vijay ( Tamil) and eight spot is Zee Kannada.. ( spot is Zee Telegu. Out of top 10 positions, BARC shows  five South channels in the All India ranking.

Amazon Prime Video India saw its best ever viewership in the month leading-up to Prime Day, with  3200+ towns and cities in India and in over 150+ countries and territories globally watching south movies, including  Tamil film Sarpatta Parambarai premiering on July 22^nd.

Action King Arjun makes his TV debut and talks about Survivor reality show on Zee Tamil

Action King Arjun as the host of the adventure reality show Survivor ( Indain version of the international show) has conveyed the right message about the things that  viewers can expect from the show on Zee Tamil. The promos have started from August 7th. Arjun says, “I feel extremely elated to be a part of this iconic internationally acclaimed reality show Survivor. Playing an integral role in Survivor, a worldwide famous reality show, is nothing less than an exhilarating experience. In the three-month journey, viewers will see the contestants facing their fears and pushing boundaries to survive in a marooned island. It is a game of intensity, grit and determination, testing the will power and spirit of the contestants.”

The promotional campaign for the launch of Survivor has started from 7th Aug, 2021 and is all set for its telecast-on Zee Tamil soon. The episodes and the un-cut scenes can also be watched on the OTT platform ZEE5.

Related post ; https://southfilmy.blogspot.com/2021/03/zee-tamil-readies-world-famous-survivor.html

First on Tamil telly - Viewers to decide climax of serial on Zee Tamil

 

 Zee Tamil is presenting an opportunity for the viewers to participate in the 2 hours special climax episode of its prime-time show ‘Yaaradi Nee Mohini’ which will air on 22nd August 2021 at 1.30 pm. The serial was one of the highest budgeted shows during its launch in 2017. The show has over a period gained a huge fan following not only for its engaging plot but also for the intense screenplay. The show has been regularly watched by 2.4 crore+ Tamil audiences and completed 1200 episodes.

The serial winding up was in the news as many actors working in it posted pixs of the last schedule. Though the serial is most watched in Zee Tamil, it never made it to the top 5 TRP . Fans of this serial had alleged that BARC ratings were rigged. The channel has announced that viewers will decide the climax scene. Fans will get a chance to vote for their favorite climax option through missed calls and decide the climax of their choice thus being a part of the programming decisions of their most loved Yaaradi Nee Mohini serial. So, vote for your favorite kind of climax scene and witness the stellar cast of Yaaradi Nee Mohini bring it to life for one final time on 22nd August 2021 at 1.30 PM.

Production Team

Written by: E.Ashokan

Screenplay by: M.R Pon Ilango

Directed by: N.Priyan

Producers: V.Shanker Raman, Madhu Mogan

Production company: K.Studio

Thriller soap opera television series, which premiered on 24th April 2017 on Zee Tamil. Stars Shreekumar, Nachathira and Chaitra Reddy in lead roles.

UPDATE : Star Vijay 2 new soap in noon slot -Kushboo - Radhika back to sizzle on TV - Star Vijay- Sun share top 5 spots in TRP Week 30

STAR VIJAY does launch a double mega-serial on August 16th afternoon time-band.

Namma Veetu Ponnu & Thendral Vandhu Ennai Thodum. Namma Veetu Ponnu (Mon-Sat 2.30 PM) -The cast includes Surjith (Karthik), Ashwini (Meenakshi), Ravi (Velu), Nithya (Visalakshi) and many others. Thendral Vandhu Ennai Thodum (Mon-Sat 3 PM).The cast includes – Pavithra (as Abhinaya), Vinoth Babu (as Vetri), Tharshika (Radha), Auditor Sridhar (Shankar Narayanan), L. Raja (Rangasamy), Priya (Kamala).

Kushboo and Radhika , two yesteryear heroines who had taken a break from TV is now coming back with a bang. Kushboo who as we reported is coming as Dr  Mangalam  in the serial Gokulathil Seethai, is now a judge in a dance reality show to be aired on Colors Tamil. National award winner Brinda is a co judge Meanwhile Radhika who became synonymous  with the all time hit soap Chitthi had taken a break from the second part due to various reasons. She is now making a comeback in the sequel.

After Kushboo posted photos of her having lost weight , fans asked the reason for this makeover. Now the reason is that she is making a total concentration on her film and TV career. She like Radhika was busy with State polls. Kushboo was a BJP candidate in Chennai and lost to DMK. Radhika was busy campaigning along with her hubby- actor Sarathkumar for their AISM ( ally of Kamal Haasan's party).

Radhika and Kushboo are acting with Urvasi in a Telegu film. Radhika who played the title role of Chitthi had essayed the same role in the second season. However, the serial that Sun TV had pinned hopes did not perform as expected. It started slipping in TRP and hit a dismal low. One major reason was that the actors in the serial had dropped out after being hit by Covid 19. After it came back, the new set of actors did not click. Chitthi , home production of Radhika, started tottering. Meanwhile Radhika's production company had developed fissures with Sun.

Now Radhika is all set to make a comeback in a reboot of the second season and hopes to bounce back. Kushboo's production house AVNI too faced trouble with Sun and had to stop streaming. Colors Tamil that is the new entry to TV market is now banking on Kushboo magic to bring it  visibility. Kushboo's track record as anchor and judge is excellent. Her Jackpot quiz show on Jaya TV(  then and now on a low TRP) got popular and started a market for Kushboo sarees. 

The Week 30 TRP shows that top No 1 and 2 held by Star Vijay ( Bharathi Kannamma) and Sun TV ( Roja) is very slender. In the top 10 TRP, Sun has conceded as many as five positions to Star Vijay. The coming weekends will see Sun's MasterChef ( cooking reality show) and Zee Tamil Survivor ( endurance - adventure reality show) anchored by  Actor Arjun. The I' Day weekend will see Tamil movies premiere and also in coming weeks. Sony Liv Tamil has joined the fray in telecasting new movies directly in it's platform. Colors Tamil too is in the race by building a movie library of classics.

‘Zee Thirai Premiere’ – ‘Ghazi’ on Thursday, 12th August at 4:30 pm, followed by ‘Marma Bhoomi’ on Friday, 13th August at 7:00 pm and last but not the least ‘Oh My Kadavulae’ on Sunday, 15th August at 7:00 pm.‘Dhilluku Dhuttu 2’ on 11th August at 7:00 pm which is a horror comedy film that features Santhanam and Shritha Sivadas in the lead. Ending the high-action-packed week is the story of a cop who is caught in between his duties and sinking marital life on Saturday, 14th August at 7:00 pm with ‘Kalidas’.

Star Vijay Bharathi Kannamma beats Sun TV Roja - Zee Tamil beats KTV in Week 27 TRP Rating

Star Vijay's Bharathi Kannamma has pipped Sun TV's Roja in the week 27 rating to get the No 1 slot. As there was not much changes in TRP with Sun TV dominating the top 5 positions, we did not report it. Now that there is a change, we are reporting this. The rest of top 5 serials are No 3- Bhagyalakshmi ( Star Vijay) No 4- Poove Unakahe ( Sun) and No 5 is jointly held by Sun TV's Kanna Kanne amd Raja Rani ( Star Vijay).

The next 5 slots has only Pandian Stores from Star Vijay while all others are Sun TV serials. The ratings show that the second half of the prime time is dominated by Star Vijay serials and the first half by Sun TV. Zee Tamil serials are yet to come into reckoning. Sathya was the only hope  for Zee but it has slipped to No 22 slot and Oru oorla Rajakumari is in No 21. Yaradi Nee Mohini at bottom No 26 has wound up the show.

 In the rating for top Tamil TV channels, the No 1 position is with Sun as usual and second by Star Vijay. The surprise is that KTV the Sun TV movie channel has slipped from third position and Zee Tamil has come to the fore.