| Native Name: | |
| Genre: | Singing show Reality |
| Based On: | Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs |
| Presenter: | Archana Chandhoke |
| Director: | VijayaKumar Vivekanandan |
| Judges: | Season 01 Karthik Vijay Prakash Sujatha Mohan Season 02 Karthik Srinivas Sujatha Mohan Vijay Prakash Season 03 Srinivas Abhirami Vijay Prakash Saindhavi PrakashSeason 04 |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Tamil |
| Num Seasons: | 3 |
| Num Episodes: | Season 01: 40 Season 02: 53 Season 03: 53Season 04:TBA |
| Location: | Tamil Nadu |
| Camera: | Multi-camera |
| Channel: | Zee Tamil |
| Runtime: | approx. 40-45 minutes per episode approx. 85-90 minutes per episode |
| Last Aired: | present |
| Related: | Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs |
Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li'l Champs is an 2016 Indian-Tamil language musical reality TV game show, which airs on Zee Tamil.[1] The show based on the Hindi Language show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs. The series is meant for young children between the ages of 5–14 years, which judges the children on the basis of their voice quality, singing talent and versatility in performance.[2] The show was premiered on 24 December 2016.[3]
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||||
| 1 | 40 | Saturday and Sunday | ||||
| 2 | 53 | 3 November 2018 | Saturday and Sunday | |||
| 3 | 53 | 1 July 2023 | 17 December 2023 | Saturday and Sunday | ||
| Seasons | Judges | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–2 | Karthik | Indian playback singer and composer. Karthik started his professional singing career as a backing vocalist and has since been working as a playback singer. | |
| 1–2 | Sujatha Mohan | Indian playback singer. | |
| 1-3 | Vijay Prakash | Indian Playback singer and also a Music Composer. | |
| 2-3 | Srinivas | Playback singer who has sung over 2000 songs in South Indian Languages. | |
| 3 | Abhirami | Indian Film Actress who primarily appears in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. | |
| 3 | Saindhavi Prakash | Indian playback singer and Carnatic music vocalist. | |
| Seasons | Host | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-3 | Archana Chandhoke | Tamil television presenter, actress and radio jockey who has primarily worked in Tamil film and television industry. | |
| Grand Final Episode 40 | Deepak Dinkar | Tamil anchor and actor, who has primarily appeared in Tamil television. | |
The first season of the show began airing on 24 December 2016 to 7 May 2017[4] on every Saturday and Sunday at 19:00 (IST) for 40 episodes.[5] [6] The judges are Singers Karthik, Vijay Prakash and Sujatha Mohan. Vishwa Prasad was the winner of season one.
| Winners | Notes | Amount won |
|---|---|---|
| Vishwa Prasad | Winners | ₹ 40,00,000 |
| Disathana | 1st Runner up | ₹ 3,00,000 |
| Rakthash | 2nd Runner up | ₹ 2,00,000 |
The second season aired on every Sunday at 6:30 pm from 5 May 2018 to 3 November 2018 and ended with 53 Episodes.[7] [8] [9] Karthik, Srinivas, Sujatha Mohan and Vijay Prakash as the judges and Archana Chandhoke as the host. Idhazhika was the winner of second season.[10]
| Winners | Notes | Amount won |
|---|---|---|
| Idhazhika | Winners | ₹ 40,00,000 |
| Aryananda | 1st Runner up | Gold weighing 1 kilogram |
| Bavin Vinoth & Sahana | 2nd Runner up | ₹ 3,00,000 |
| Pravasthi | 3rd Runner up | ₹ 50,000 |
| Participants | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anirvinya | |
| 2 | Srinand | |
| 3 | Daisy Yensone | |
| 4 | Aryashree | |
| 5 | Devadarshini | |
| 6 | Madhuvy | |
| 7 | Srivishnu | |
| 8 | Swathy | |
| 9 | Aryanandha |
See main article: Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Tamil Li'l Champs season 3.
The third season of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Tamil Li'l Champs season 3 premiered on Zee Tamil on 1 July 2023.[11] Archana Chandhoke has returned for the third time as host for the third season of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Lil 'Champs . The four main judges of the show are Srinivas, Vijay Prakash, Abhirami (actress) and Saindhavi Prakash .[12]
The Grand Finale took place on 17 December 2023. The grand finale consisted of six contestants. Three of the finalists are male and three other finalists are female.
The six finalists of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Tamil Li'l Champs season 3 were Rikshitha Jawahar, Kilmisha, Sanjana, Ruthresh Kumar, Nishanth Kavin and Kanishkar.
The grand finale consisted of two rounds. The first round was called the freestyle round. Prior to the freestyle round, the audience were provided the option to select one song from a list of four options that they were provided. From the most chosen option, the finalists had sung that song for their first round of the grand finale, which was known as the freestyle round. The second round was called the challenging round.
Prize Winners:
| Name of Finalist | Title/Prize | Name of Song (Round 1 – Freestyle Round) | Name of Film/Album | Singer(s) | Composer(s) | Name of Song (Round 2- Challenging Round) | Name of Film/Album | Singer(s) | Composer(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilmisha | Title Winner – Rs 1 million | Anbae Idhu | Rhythm (2000 film) | Sadhana Sargam | A. R. Rahman | Aila Aila | I (2015 film) | Natalie Di Luccio, Aditya Rao | A. R. Rahman | |
| Ruthresh Kumar | First Runner-up – Rs 300,000 | Minnalae | May Maadham (1994 film) | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | A. R. Rahman | Kaddu Thirande Kidakinrathu | Vasool Raja MBBS (2004 film) | Hariharan, Sadhana Sargam | Bharadwaj | |
| Sanjana | Second Runner-up – Rs 200,000 | Poraale Ponnuthayi (sad version) | Karuthamma (1994 film) | Swarnalatha | A. R. Rahman | Idhayam | Kochadaiiyaan (2014 film) | Chinmayi Sripaada, Srinivas | A. R. Rahman | |
| Rikshitha Jawahar | Third Runner-up – Rs 100,000 | Uyire Uyire | Bombay (1994 film) | Hariharan, K. S. Chithra | A. R. Rahman | Minsara Poove | Padayappa (1999 film) | Nithyasree Mahadevan, Srinivas, Palakkad Sreeram, Hariharan | A. R. Rahman | |
| Kanishkar | Not Applicable | Sandhosha Kanneere | Uyire (1998 film) | A. R. Rahman, Anuradha Sriram, Febi Mani, Annupamaa | A. R. Rahman | Aaromale | Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (2010 film) | Alphons Joseph | A. R. Rahman | |
| Nishanth Kavin | Not Applicable | Poongaatru Puthithaanathu | Moondram Pirai (1982 film) | K. J. Yesudas | Ilaiyaraaja | Paattum Naane | Thiruvilaiyadal (1965 film) | T. M. Soundararajan | K. V. Mahadevan |