Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? Explained

Native Name:
Judges:
Country:India
Language:Tamil
Num Seasons:9
Location:Tamil Nadu
Runtime:approx.42–50 minutes per episode
Network:Star Vijay
Last Aired:present
Camera:Multi-camera
Related:Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? Champions

Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language reality stand-up comedy television show that airs on Star Vijay and streams on Disney+ Hotstar. Over eighteen years, Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? has had nine seasons. The winners of the show are awarded the title of Comedy King and cash prizes. The first season premiered in 2005.

Overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginal BroadcastWinner
First AiredLast Aired
12005'Kovai' Guna
22006Sivakarthikeyan
32007Aadhava
42008Arjun
55426 July 201514 August 2016Mohamed Kuraishi
64121 August 201611 June 2017Vinoth & Bala
7511 October 20171 April 2018Ajar & TSK
84119 January 201915 June 2019Niranjana
9289 February 202027 December 2020Jayachandran

Season 1

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:

Season 2

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.

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Season 3

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.

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Season 4

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.

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Season 5

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:

Competitors

ContestantsResultRef.
Mohammed KuraishiWinner[3]
Aranthangi NishaRunner-Up
Anand PandiEliminated
MullaiEliminated
KothandamEliminated
SathishEliminated
NaveenEliminated
SarathEliminated
DheenaEliminated
PalaniEliminated
SujithEliminated
Gabriella SellusEliminated[4]
AshrafEliminated[5]

Episodes

The fifth season of the series has fifty-four episodes

Season 6

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:

Guest

Season 7

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:

Season 8

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]

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Season 9

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 9 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.

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External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Kovai Guna the first title winner of 'Kalakka Povathu Yaaru' passed away. 21 March 2023. www.indiaglitz.com.
  2. News: Kalaka Povathu Yaru 5 set to start soon. The Times of India . 7 July 2015 . timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  3. Web site: விஜய் டிவி கலக்கப்போவது யாரு... வின்னர் குரைஷி... ரன்னரான அறந்தாங்கி நிஷா. Filmibeat. Mayura. Akhilan. 13 June 2016. ta.
  4. News: Kalakka Povathu Yaaru 5: Episode 2. The Times of India. 10 August 2015 .
  5. News: Kalakka Povathu Yaaru 5: Episode 1. The Times of India. August 2015 .
  6. News: Kalakka Povadhu Yaaru season 6 on August 21. The Times of India . 20 August 2016 . timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  7. News: Kalakka Povadhu Yaaru Season 7 Grand Finale on 1 April. The Times of India . 28 March 2018 . timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  8. Web site: விஜய் டிவியில் 'கலக்கப் போவது யாரு சீசன் 8' . https://web.archive.org/web/20190121181601/http://4tamilcinema.com/vijay-tv-kalakka-povathu-yaaru-season-8/ . 21 January 2019 . ta.
  9. News: 'Kalakkapovathu Yaaru' season 8 kick starts from today. The Times of India . 19 January 2019 . timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 19 Jan 2019. en.
  10. Web site: Kalakka Povadhu Yaaru Season 8 Grand Finale Winners. totalreporter.com. en.
  11. Web site: Tamil comedy show Kalaka Povathu Yaaru 9 to be back on VIJAY TV . www.exchange4media.com. 6 February 2020.
  12. News: Comedy show Kalakka Povadhu Yaaru Season 9 to premiere on February 9. The Times of India . 6 February 2020 . timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 6 Feb 2020. ta.
  13. Web site: Kalakka Povathu Yaaru Season 9 Winner, Runner Up and Grand Finale Special Guests Revealed!. thenewscrunch.com. 25 Dec 2020.