| Country: | India |
| Language: | Tamil |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 19 |
| Location: | Tamil Nadu |
| Runtime: | approx.50–60 minutes per episode |
| Network: | Star Vijay |
| Camera: | Multi-camera |
Kathanayagi, also known as Kadhanayagi, is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language reality competition aired on Star Vijay and streams on Disney+ Hotstar where aspiring actresses compete with each other to act as the protagonist in a future Star Vijay serial.
The first season was aired on 29 July 2023 every Saturday and Sunday at 21:30 (IST).[1] [2] and airs every Saturday and Sunday.[3] The show is hosted by Kpy Bala and Kurashi. K. S. Ravikumar and Radhika Sarathkumar as the judge.[4] [5]
The show final episode was aired on 1 October 2023,[6] on Sunday at 15:00 (IST), and ended with 19 episodes. The season winner is Rubeena and Rubiseena.[7]
The Final episode was aired on 1 October 2023, on Sunday at 15:00 (IST). The show special two guest was Actor Siddharth and MB developers trust forever Company manager director Sarath. The top 5 finalists were Akshaya, Pavithra Venkat, Rubeena & Rubiseena and Shalini.[8]
Prize Winners:
Stay Vijay organized auditions in various cities around Tamil Nadu in May 2023 where women were able to audition for a place in the show. During the show's filming, actresses who had passed this stage were then given acting classes in preparation.[9] [10] [11]
| S. No. | Name | Home Town | Entry Episode | Episode Exited | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rubeena & Rubiseena[12] | Pollachi | Episode 1 | |||
| 2 | Sneha | Coimbatore | Episode 1 | Episode 6 | Walked Out | |
| 3 | Sapna | Australia | Episode 1 | Episode 18 | ||
| 4 | Pavithra Venkat | Chennai | Episode 1 | |||
| 5 | Kaaviya | Chennai | Episode 2 | Episode 18 | ||
| 6 | Shalini | Coimbatore | Episode 2 | |||
| 7 | Akshaya | Madurai | Episode 2 | |||
| 8 | Janani | Chennai | Episode 2 | Episode 18 |
| Akshaya | Pavithra Venkat | Sapna | Janani | Rubeena & Rubiseena | Sneha | Kaaviya | Shalini | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| 2 | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
| 3 | ✓ | |||||||
| 4 | ✓ | Walked Out | ✓ | |||||
| 5 | ||||||||
| 6 | ||||||||
| 7 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
| 8 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| 9 | 2nd Finalist | 4th Finalist | 1st Finalist | 3rd Finalist | ||||
| 10 | Winner of this season | |||||||
| Week | Episodes | Air Date(s) | Round Name | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 29 July 2023 | Introduction Round | |
| 2 | 30 July 2023 | |||
| 2 | 3 | 5 August 2023 | Raja Rani Round | |
| 4 | 6 August 2023 | |||
| 3 | 5 | 12 August 2023 | Mamiyar Marumgal Round | |
| 6 | 13 August 2023 | |||
| 4 | 7 | 19 August 2023 | Mahasangamam with Vijay Serial Heroine | |
| 8 | 20 August 2023 | |||
| 5 | 9 | 26 August 2023 | Deiviga Suttru (The Divine Round) | |
| 10 | 27 August 2023 | |||
| 6 | 11 | 2 September 2023 | Villain and Villi Suttru | |
| 12 | 3 September 2023 | |||
| 7 | 13 | 9 September 2023 | Comedy Suttru | |
| 14 | 10 September 2023 | |||
| 8 | 15 | 16 September 2023 | Vellthirai Suttru | |
| 16 | 17 September 2023 | |||
| 9 | 17 | 23 September 2023 | Semi Finals | |
| 18 | 24 September 2023 | |||
| 10 | 19 | 30 September 2023 | Grand Finals |
This show ended with 19 episodes from 30 September 2023, Because of Kamal Haasan's Bigg Boss 7.[13]