Sa Re Ga Ma Pa The Singing Superstar Explained

Season Name:Sa Re Ga Ma Pa The Singing Superstar
Season Number:14
Image Alt:Singing Superstar Zee Telugu
Starring:Judges
Koti
S. P. Sailaja
Smita
Ananta Sriram
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Presenter:Sreemukhi
Num Contestants:24
Winner:Shruthika Samudhrala
Runner Up:J.V. Sudhanshu
Num Episodes:25
Network:Zee Telugu
Prev Season:Sa Re Ga Ma Pa The Next Singing ICON

Sa Re Ga Ma Pa The Singing Superstar is the 14th season of the Indian Telugu language musical/singing reality television show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Telugu. It premiered on Zee Telugu from 20 February 2022.[1] Shruthika Samudhrala is the winner of the season.[2] [3] J.V. Sudhanshu is the First Runner-up.

Production

The show was officially announced in December 2021.[4] In early-February 2022, a teaser trailer of the show was released revealing that Sreemukhi is returning as the presenter after the 12th season. Koti and S. P. Sailaja returned as the judges from the previous season with Smita making her comeback to television after Dance with Me[5] and Ananta Sriram making his debut in the television as judge.[6] Initially M. M. Srilekha was roped in as a judge, which marked her return to the show after a long time. As she is suffered from COVID-19 pandemic, S. P. Sailaja replaced her as one of the judges.[7] D. Satya Sivakumar, Arun Kaundinya and Srikanth Ippili were hired as the voice trainers of the show.

Auditions

Before conducting on-ground auditions, a digital version of the auditions were held in early-December 2021 soon after the announcement of the show. On-ground auditions of the show were held across ten cities in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Khammam auditions were held on 12 December 2021. The next day Visakhapatnam auditions were held at Suryabagh, followed by the Tirupati auditions on 14 December 2021 and Vijayawada auditions on 15 December 2021.[8] Hyderabad auditions were held on 23 December 2021 at Padmalaya Studios.[9]

Judges

Mentors

Guests

GuestEpisode(s) No.Ref.
Pooja Hegde1[11]
Sumanth[12]
Varshini Sounderajan
Yuvan Shankar Raja2
Boney Kapoor
Kartikeya Gummakonda
Rajasekhar (actor)4
Jeevitha
Anup Rubens
Shruti Haasan25
Nithiin
Krithi Shetty
P. Susheela
Deva Katta

Contestants

ContestantHome town/place
SudhanshuRajahmundry
Dasari ParvathiKurnool
DanielKonkuduru
Pranav KaushikUnited States
Vinod SharmaKadapa
Arjun VijayAlappuzha
Sai Sanvid Hyderabad
VinuthnaKurnool
Charan TejChikkaballapur
Sai Sri CharanHyderabad
ShivaniHyderabad
AkhilHyderabad
Shruthika Samudhrala Hyderabad
AsthaMumbai
Shaik RasoolIpurupalem
KeerthanaVijayawada
Kalyani Warangal
SwaroopChennai
Satya SriVisakhapatnam
HarshaWanaparthy
AbhinavKakinada
GayathriAmalapuram
MynaWarangal
DeepthiBangalore

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022-02-16. ‘Sa Re Ga Ma Pa’ makes grand return with new season. 2022-02-17. Telangana Today.
  2. Web site: 2022-08-14 . Shruthika Samudhrala Wins Sa Re Ga Ma Pa - The Singing Superstar Title . 2022-08-14 . Sakshi Post.
  3. Web site: 2022-08-17 . Hyderabad-based Shruthika Samudrala wins Zee Telugu’s music reality show, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa . 2022-08-17 . New Indian Express.
  4. Web site: Sa Re Ga Ma Pa - The Singing Superstar to launch soon - Times of India. 2021-12-11. The Times of India.
  5. Web site: Pop singer Smitha to make her TV comeback with Sa Re Ga Ma Pa - The Singing Superstar - Times of India. 2022-02-17. The Times of India.
  6. Web site: Sa Re Ga Ma Pa-The Singing Superstar's first teaser is out; watch Sreemukhi announcing the season with four judges - Times of India. 2022-02-17. The Times of India.
  7. Web site: Sa Re Ga Ma Pa judge MM Sreelekha tests positive for COVID-19; SP Shailaja to replace her in the show - Times of India. 2022-02-17. The Times of India.
  8. Web site: Zee Telugu is coming to Khammam on the 12 Dec in search of ‘Sa Re Ga Ma Pa – The Singing Superstar’. 2022-02-17. APN News.
  9. Web site: 2021-12-22. Hyderabad Auditions of ‘Sa Re Ga Ma Pa – The Singing Superstar’ on 23 December. 2022-02-17. Telangana Today.
  10. Web site: Saketh and Geetha Madhuri to take part in the upcoming season of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Telugu; watch promo - Times of India. 2022-02-17. The Times of India.
  11. Web site: mahesh.jujjuri. Pooja Hegde: సరిగమప స్వరాల మధ్య మెరుపులా మెరిసిన పూజా హెగ్డే.... 2022-02-17. Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd. te.
  12. Web site: Sumanth and Varshini Sounderajan to appear on Sa Re Ga Ma Pa - The Singing Superstar's grand premiere - Times of India. 2022-02-17. The Times of India.