Raja Rani (Kannada TV series)

Raja Rani (ರಾಜ ರಾಣಿ) is a Kannada couple reality show aired on Colors Kannada and streamed on Voot. It features celebrity couples as contestants who are competing for the title Raja Rani. The judges of the show are Srujan Lokesh^[1][2][3] and Tara.^[4][5] The show is hosted by Anupama Gowda.^[6] The show premiered on 10 July 2021.^[7]

Raja Rani
Genre	Dance, Compatibility, Romance
Created by	Parameshwar Gundkal
Directed by	Prakash Gopalkrishna
Presented by	Anupama Gowda
Judges	Srujan Lokesh Tara (Kannada actress)
Theme music composer	Karthik Sharma
Opening theme	Raja Rani ye Raja Rani
Country of origin	India
Original language	Kannada
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	35
Production
Production location	Bengaluru
Cinematography	Arun Bramha
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	60-75 minutes
Production company	Viacom 18
Original release
Network	Colors Kannada
Release	10 July (2021-07-10) – 21 November 2021 (2021-11-21)
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Production

A celebrity couple gameshow like none other, featuring 12 awesome duos competing for the title of Raja Rani! Each week brings unique themed tasks and challenges where the couples will not just have to win the game but also win hearts with their compatibility and entertaining ability. The surviving duo will be crowned Raja Rani. The show is produced by Pixel Pictures Private Limited.

Contestants

A total of 12 celebrity couples, mostly TV actors are part of the show.

#	Celebrity	Partner
1 (Winner)^[8]^[9]	Neha Gowda^[10]	Chandan^[11]^[12]
2 (Runner Up)	Ishitha Varsha	Murugananda
3 (Ist Runner Up)	Chandan Shetty^[13]	Niveditha Gowda ^[14]
4 (2nd Runner Up)	Harini^[15]	Sreekanth
5 (Finalist)	Roopa^[16]	Prashanth^[17]
6 (Finalist)	Pavan	Suman
7	Sameeer Acharya^[18]	Shravani
8	Sujay Shastry	Sinchana
9	Ayyappa	Anu Poovamma
10	Raju Talikote	Prema & Prema
11	Sowmya	Praveen
12	Deepika^[19]	Akarsh

Weekly summary

Week No.	Episode No.	Original Air Date	Couple Evicted Rank	Theme	Raja Rani Of The Week
1 Grand Premiere	1 2	10 July 2021 11 July 2021	—	Introduction	—
	Celebrity couples were introduced with couple performances.
2	3 4	17 July 2021 18 July 2021	—	Manasugala Mathu Madhura^[20]	Raju Talikote, Prema & Prema
	The theme did induce some chemistry between the couples.
3	5 6	25 January 2014 26 January 2014	—	Romantic Cookery Round^[21]	Neha Gowda & Chandan
	Couples prepare tasty, finger-licking dishes blended with romance with a pinch of twist.
4	7 8	31 August 2021 1 August 2021	Deepika & Akarsh^[22] Rank 12	Romantic Entertainment Round^[23]	Raju Talikote, Prema & Prema
	N C Aiyappa and Anu Aiyappa spellbind the judges with their dance. Raju gets an unexpected gift from the judges.
5	9 10	14 August 2021 15 August 2021	Sowmya & Praveen Rank 11	Roles Reverse Round^[24]	Ishitavarsha & Murugananda
	Roles are reversed of husband and wife and the contestants perform tasks.
6	11 12	21 August 2021 22 August 2021	—	Madhuve Sambramha	—
	Srujan's wife Greeshma was invited as a guest for the special episode week. All contestants cherish their marriage moments.
7	13 14	28 August 2021 29 August 2021	—	Madhuve Sambrhama Continued	Aiyappa & Anu
	Gurukiran and his wife Pallavi were invited as guests for the special episode^[25] Contestants perform certain tasks related to marriage.
8	15 16 17	4 September 2021 5 September 2021 10 September 2021	—	Olavina Udugore Round^[26]	Pavan and Suman
	Cinematographer Venu, Tara's husband is invited as the guest for this special round. Contestants perform certain tasks and surprise their loved ones with special gifts.
9	18 19	11 September 2021 12 September 2021	—	Halli Round^[27]	Roopa and Prashanth
	Contestants perform the tasks related to the village lifestyle which was a great treat to watch. Tara and Anupama's gossip conversation wins everyone's hearts.
10	20 21	18 September 2021 19 September 2021	—	Raja Rani with Maharani^[28]	Harini and Sreekanth
	The mothers-in-law of the team of all teams arrive and perform tasks with their son and daughters-in-law. Chandan and Sreekanth steals the show.
11	22 23	25 September 2021 26 September 2021	Raju Talikote, Prema & Prema^[29] Rank 10 (Walked)	Filmy Romantic Round^[30]^[31]	Harini and Sreekanth
	Diganth and Aindrita Ray are invited as the guests for the special round.^[32] Sreekanth and Harini steal the show. Sonu Gowda is invited to support her sister Neha on the show
12	24 25	2 October 2021 3 October 2021	Aiyappa and Anu^[33] Rank 09 (Walked)	Home Sweet Home Round	Chandan Shetty and Niveditha
	Contestants perform tasks related to their daily life. Chandan Shetty and Chandan Gowda ace the Chutney making task.
13	26 27	9 October 2021 10 October 2021	—	Namma Yejamanarandre Sumne Alla Round^[34]	Sameer Acharaya and Shravani
	Contestants perform tasks related to the strength and capabilities of husband life. Priyanka Upendra graces the show to celebrate the Dasara festival.
14 (Quarter Finale)	28 29	23 October 2021 24 October 2021	Sujay Shastri and Sinchana^[35] Rank 08	Entertainment Round^[36]	Roopa and Prashanth
	Contestants give their best in the entertainment round. Sreekanth and Harini & Roopa and Prashanth steals the show.
15 (Semi Finale)	30 31	6 November 2021 7 November 2021	Sameer Acharya and Shravani^[37] Rank 07	Acting Round^[38]	—
	Contestants steal the show through their acting capabilities in the acting round. Sreekanth and Harini, Chandan and Neha, Ishitha and Muruga, Chandan Shetty and Niveditha and Roopa and Prashanth get the ticket to the finale.^[39]
16 (Mahamilana)	32 33	14 November 2021 15 November 2021	—	—	—
	The show had a crossover with Ede Tumbe Haduvenu. Both the show contestants performed in a high octane way.
17 (Grand Finale)^[40]^[41]	34 35	20 November 2021 21 November 2021	—	—	—
	Doddanna and his wife were invited as the guests for the finale episode.^[42] The new reality show Nanamma Super Star was launched on the finale stage.

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