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Telugu Indian Idol

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Telugu Indian Idol
The host and Karthik, Thaman and Geetha
GenreReality television
Created bySimon Fuller
Based onSimon Fuller
Directed byAdvait Shelke
Presented by
Judges
Theme music composerJulian Gingell
Barry Stone
Cathy Dennis
Country of originIndia
Original languageTelugu
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes60 (as of 4th June 2023)
Production
Camera setupMulti-camera
Production companyFremantle
Original release
NetworkAha[1]
Release25 February 2022 (2022-02-25) –
present

Telugu Indian Idol is an Indian Telugu-language music competition television series and is part of Indian Idol. It is Telugu version of the Pop Idol format. First season of the show was premiered on 25 February 2022 on Aha.[2][3] Vagdevi was announced as the winner of the first season.[4] Third season was premiered on 14 June 2024.[5]

Season 1[edit]

Production[edit]

The finale episode of the season was initially scheduled to be shot on 6 June 2022, but was postponed to 7 June 2022.[6]

Judges and presenters[edit]

Sreerama Chandra was signed as the presenter of the first season after becoming the runner-up of the reality show Bigg Boss 5.[7][8] While, the judges of the first season are Nithya Menen, Karthik and Thaman S.[9] After Karthik was announced as one of the judges, the show faced criticism. Several netizens argued that he is accused of MeToo and slammed the production for choosing him.[10]

Contestants[edit]

Standing Name Hometown Result
1st Kumara Vagdevi Nellore Winner
2nd Srinivas Darimisetty Kadapa 1st Runner-up
3rd Vaishnavi Kovvuri Chennai 2nd Runner-up
K Pranathi Hyderabad Finalist
Boda Jayanth Maadhur Ramagundam Finalist
Lalasa Rachapudi Hyderabad Eliminated 7th
Sake Renu Kumar Tirupati Eliminated 6th
Aditi Bhavaraju Hyderabad Eliminated 5th
Maruthi Kodimoju Rajanna Sircilla Eliminated 4th
Chitta Lakshmi Sravani Kothagudem Eliminated 3rd
A. Manya Chandran Tirupati Eliminated 2nd
Jaskiran Singh Punjab Eliminated 1st

Season 2[edit]

Judges and presenters[edit]

Hemachandra was signed as the presenter of the season. Thaman S and Karthik returned as the guests for the third time, while Nithya Menen was replaced by Geetha Madhuri as the judge.

Contestants[edit]

Name Hometown Result
Soujanya Bhagavatula Visakhapatnam Winner
Jayaram Hyderabad 1st Runner Up
Lasya Priya Siddipet 2nd Runner-up
Sruthi Nanduri New Jersey Finalist
Karthikeya Hyderabad Finalist
Pranathi Visakhapatnam Eliminated 8th
Chakrapani Palasa Eliminated 7th
Hitesh Sai Vizag Eliminated 6th
Saketh Hyderabad Eliminated 5th
Aditya Hyderabad Eliminated 4th
Sai Vaishnavi Vijayawada Eliminated 3rd
Manasa Hyderabad Eliminated 2nd
Yuti Harshavardhana Bengaluru Eliminated 1st

Celebrity guests[edit]

Episode No Guest Name
5 - 7 Nandamuri Balakrishna
8 - 9 Koti
10 - 11 Baba Sehgal
12 - 13 S. P. Charan
13 Nani
14 - 15 Chandrabose
16 - 17 B. V. Nandini Reddy, Santosh Sobhan, Malvika Nair
20 - 21 Smita
22 - 23 K.S Chithra
24 - 25 Devi Sri Prasad
28 - 29 Allu Arjun

Season 3[edit]

According to reports, for season 3 there were 150,000 auditions were conducted to shortlist 12 contestants,[11] Third season was premiered on 14 June 2024,[3] with two episodes being released every week.[12]

Judges and presenters[edit]

Sreerama Chandra returned as the presenter of the season for the second time, after the first season. Thaman S, Karthik and Geetha Madhuri returned as the judges of the season.

Contestants[edit]

Name Hometown Status
Sri Kerthii Visakhapatnam
Skanda Veluvali Hyderabad
Aniruddh Suswaram Kurnool
Keshava Ram Melbourne
Hari Priya Hyderabad
Vallabha Sai Nandyal
Keerthana Kakinada
Rajani Sree Poornimaa Hyderabad
Nazeeruddin Tadepalligudem
Bharath Raj Nizamabad
Sri Druthi Hyderabad
Kushal Sharma Jagtial
Episode No Guest Name
5–6 Vijay Deverakonda

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ltd, Arha Media & Broadcasting Pvt. Watch latest Episodes of Telugu Indian Idol Season 3 on aha in HD Quality. Retrieved 24 June 2024 – via www.aha.video.
  2. ^ Today, Telangana (19 February 2022). "Telugu 'Indian Idol' hosted by Sreerama Chandra to debut on Feb 25". Telangana Today. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Watch Telugu Indian Idol on Aha Video". Aha Video. 25 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Exclusive - Telugu Indian Idol winner Vagdevi: I gave the responsibility of the prize money (Rs. 10 lakh) to my parents, wanted Rs 1 lakh for myself but got only Rs 50,000". The Times of India. 19 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Telugu Indian Idol Season 3 Grand Launch On This Date; Aha To Stream Every Friday & Saturday". Times Now. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  6. ^ "'Telugu Indian Idol' grand finale featuring Megastar Chiranjeevi to be shot today? - Times of India". The Times of India. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Sreerama Chandra-hosted Indian Idol Telugu to premiere on TV soon? - Times of India". The Times of India. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  8. ^ Hymavathi, Ravali (22 June 2022). "Modern Love Hyderabad: This Tale Of Six By-Stories Is All Set To Release On This Date". The Hans India. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Nithya Menen, S Thaman, Karthik, Sreerama Chandra papped on the sets of Indian Idol Telugu; PICS". Pinkvilla. 21 March 2022. Archived from the original on 22 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Netizens fume as Indian Idol Telugu ropes in singer Karthik as judge - Times of India". The Times of India. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  11. ^ Mohkh, Shiva (25 June 2024). "Telugu Indian Idol Season 3 on Aha From 15,000 Auditions to Top 12 – The Journey to Stardom". The Cults Bay. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  12. ^ Sistu, Suhas (7 June 2024). "'Telugu Indian Idol' Season 3 set to premiere from June 14th". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 20 June 2024.

External links[edit]

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