Kalakka Povathu Yaaru?
Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language reality Stand-up comedy television show, that airs on Star Vijay and streamed on Disney+ Hotstar. Over eighteen years, Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? has rolled out nine seasons. The winners of the show are awarded the title of Comedy King and cash prizes. The first season was premiered on 2005.
| Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? | |
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| Original title | கலக்க போவது யாரு? |
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| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Tamil |
| No. of seasons | 9 |
| Production | |
| Production location | Tamil Nadu |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | approx.42–50 minutes per episode |
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| Network | Star Vijay |
| Release | 2005 – present |
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| Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? Champions | |
Overview edit
| Season | Episodes | Original Broadcast | Winner | ||
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| First Aired | Last Aired | ||||
| 1 | 2005 | 'Kovai' Guna | |||
| 2 | 2006 | Sivakarthikeyan | |||
| 3 | 2007 | Aadhava | |||
| 4 | 2008 | Arjun | |||
| 5 | 54 | 26 July 2015 | 14 August 2016 | Mohamed Kuraishi | |
| 6 | 41 | 21 August 2016 | 11 June 2017 | Vinoth & Bala | |
| 7 | 51 | 1 October 2017 | 1 April 2018 | Ajar & TSK | |
| 8 | 41 | 19 January 2019 | 15 June 2019 | Niranjana | |
| 9 | 28 | 9 February 2020 | 27 December 2020 | Jayachandran | |
Season 1 edit
The first season of Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? was aired on 2005. Madhan Bob and Chinni Jayanth as the judges, Uma Riyaz Khan as the host. 'Kovai' Guna was announced the Winner of the Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? season 1.
Prize Winners:
- Winner: 'Kovai' Guna[1]
Season 2 edit
The second season of Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? 2 was aired on 2006. Pandiarajan and Sadagoppan Ramesh as the judges, Swarnamalya as the host. Sivakarthikeyan was the Winner of the Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? season 2.
Prize Winners:
- Winner: Sivakarthikeyan
Season 3 edit
The third season of Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? 3 was aired on 2007. Uma Riyaz Khan and V. Sekhar as the judges. Sethu and Dhivyadharshini as the hosts. Aadhava was the Winner of this season.
Prize Winners:
- Winner: Aadhava
Season 4 edit
The fourth season of Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? 4 was aired on 2008. Uma Riyaz Khan and Pandiarajan has officially once again been appointed as the judges for the second time. Sethu and Ramya Subramanian as the hosts. Arjun was the Winner of this season.
Prize Winners:
- Winner: Arjun
Season 5 edit
Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? returned with its 5th season after 7 years. It began broadcasting on 26 July 2015 and finished on 14 August 2016 with 54 Episodes.[2] The Judges are Thadi Balaji, Erode Mahesh, Mimicry Sethu, Aarthi, Madhumitha and Vijay TV anchor Priyanka Deshpande. Rakshan and VJ Jacqueline as the hosts. The title winner of Season 5 is Mohammed Kureshi and the runner up is Aranthangi Nisha.
Prize Winners:
- Winner: Mohamed Kuraishi
- First Runners-Up: Aranthangi Nisha
Competitors edit
| Contestants | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Mohammed Kuraishi | Winner | [3] |
| Aranthangi Nisha | Runner-Up | |
| Anand Pandi | Eliminated | |
| Mullai | Eliminated | [3] |
| Kothandam | Eliminated | |
| Sathish | Eliminated | |
| Naveen | Eliminated | |
| Sarath | Eliminated | |
| Dheena | Eliminated | [3] |
| Palani | Eliminated | |
| Sujith | Eliminated | |
| Gabriella Sellus | Eliminated | [4] |
| Ashraf | Eliminated | [5] |
Episodes edit
The fifth season of the series has fifty-four episodes
| Series | Episodes | Originally released | ||
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| 1 | 6 | 26 July 2015 | ||
Season 6 edit
Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? returned with its 6th season. It began broadcasting on 21 August 2016[6] with Thadi Balaji, Erode Mahesh, Sethu, Priyanka Deshpande and Aarthi as the judges with Rakshan and Jacqueline has officially once again been appointed as the hosts for the second time. The title winners of Season 6 is Vinoth and Bala.
Prize Winners:
- Winner: Vinoth & Bala
Guest edit
Season 7 edit
The 7th season started on 1 October 2017. Erode Mahesh, Thadi Balaji, Sethu, Priyanka Deshpande and Aarthi as the judges, with Rakshan and Jacqueline as the hosts. The final episode was aired on 1 April 2018 and ended with 51 episodes. The winner of the season was Azhar and TSK.
Several guests that included in the grand finale are actor Silambarasan and Oviya.[7]
Prize Winners:
- Winner: Azhar & TSK
Season 8 edit
Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? 8 started on 19 January 2019 and finished on 15 June 2019 with 41 episodes on Star Vijay[8] and was telecast on every Saturday and Sunday at 21:30 onwards.[9] The Grand final episode was aired on 15 June 201 on Saturday at 20:00. Thadi Balaji and Erode Mahesh as the hosts with Actress Kovai Sarala and Radha as the judges for this season. The title winner of Season 8 is Niranjana and the runner up is Mukesh and Monisha Blessy.[10]
Prize Winners:
- Winner: Niranjana
- First Runners-Up: Mukesh & Monisha Blessy
- Best Entertainer: Ilayaraja and Madhubala
Season 9 edit
The 9th season of the Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? show, premiered on 9 February 2020.[11] The Judges are Ramya Pandian, Vanitha Vijayakumar, Erode Mahesh, Madurai Muthu and Aadhava (winner of KPY4).[12] Azhar and Naveen as the hosts. The title winner of Season 8 is Jayachandran and the runner up is Giri and Shiva.[13]
Several guests that included in the grand finale are actor Aranthangi Nisha,Robo Shankar, Yogi Babu and ‘Cooku with Comali’ star Pugazh as the special guests.
Prize Winners:
- Winner: Jayachandran
- First Runners-Up: Giri & Shiva
- Second Runners-Up: Micheal Augustine
References edit
- ^ "Kovai Guna the first title winner of 'Kalakka Povathu Yaaru' passed away". www.indiaglitz.com. 21 March 2023.
- ^ "Kalaka Povathu Yaru 5 set to start soon". The Times of India. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 7 July 2015.
- ^ a b c Akhilan, Mayura (13 June 2016). "விஜய் டிவி கலக்கப்போவது யாரு... வின்னர் குரைஷி... ரன்னரான அறந்தாங்கி நிஷா". Filmibeat (in Tamil).
- ^ "Kalakka Povathu Yaaru 5: Episode 2". The Times of India.
- ^ "Kalakka Povathu Yaaru 5: Episode 1". The Times of India.
- ^ "Kalakka Povadhu Yaaru season 6 on August 21". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
- ^ "Kalakka Povadhu Yaaru Season 7 Grand Finale on 1 April". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
- ^ (in Tamil). web.archive.org.
- ^ "'Kalakkapovathu Yaaru' season 8 kick starts from today". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ "Kalakka Povadhu Yaaru Season 8 Grand Finale Winners". totalreporter.com.
- ^ "Tamil comedy show Kalaka Povathu Yaaru 9 to be back on VIJAY TV". www.exchange4media.com. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ "Comedy show Kalakka Povadhu Yaaru Season 9 to premiere on February 9" (in Tamil). timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ "Kalakka Povathu Yaaru Season 9 Winner, Runner Up and Grand Finale Special Guests Revealed!". thenewscrunch.com. Retrieved 25 December 2020.