Tag: Bigg Boss Kannada season 2

  • Second season of ‘Katheyalla Jeevana’ to air during weekends on Suvarna TV

    Second season of ‘Katheyalla Jeevana’ to air during weekends on Suvarna TV

    BENGALURU: After a highly successful run, Bigg Boss Kannada season 2 ended and its replacement, the second season of Katheyalla Jeevana (stories of life), will start airing on the Star Network’s Kannada GEC Suvarna TV. Katheyalla Jeevana is directed by Ramaji who had directed the previous season of this show as well. The series will be aired on Saturday and Sunday at 8 pm. On weekdays the very successful third season of Pyate Hudgeer Halli Lifu is being aired.

     

    Suvarna business head Anup Chandrashekaran said, “We are extremely happy to announce the second season of Katheyalla Jeevana . The first season garnered amazing response from the viewers and propelled Suvarna to new heights. This show is special to us as it urges people to ponder about the social issues and explore the possible corrective measures which would result in betterment of the society. This season, we are portraying the issues in a more optimistic manner and we hope to generate a sense of hope at the end of each show. I am sure that our viewers would like our new offering.”

     

    The channel claims that the unique talk show will bring the various real life stories that are not only enthralling but also connect with the audience. This season will highlight the success stories of people and how they have emerged from the difficulties in their lives. Hence the second season of Katheyalla Jeevan will inspire the audience with many more positive stories.

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    While the first season of the show had south Indian cine star Lakshmi (of the Bollywood film ‘Julie’ fame), the second season will be hosted by the famous Indian film actress and producer Jayamala. Many of Jayamala’s hits like Giri Kanye, Shankar Guru, Sampoorna Theertha Yaatra, Aaj Ka ye Ghar, Harishchandra Taramathi etc., and her first production venture Thaayi Saaheba has won the National Award. Jayamala received a special Jury award for her brilliant performance in the film. She produced a children`s movie Thuttoori which won both National and State government awards. Jayamala was also the first women president of Kannada Film Chamber of Commerce in 2008.

     

     Suvarna has roped in Ramraj Cotton as title sponsor and Amrutanjan as the powered by sponsor for the show.

     

     Previous season story: http://www.indiantelevision.com/node/134971

  • Bigg Boss Kannada season 2 sustains momentum in finale

    Bigg Boss Kannada season 2 sustains momentum in finale

    MUMBAI: The verdict is out! Bigg Boss Kannada Season 2 Finale episode grabbed eye balls with the colossal ratings of 8.45 TVR compared to last season’s finale which was narrowly 3.83 TVR, hereby ruling the charts. Season 2 of Bigg Boss Kannada hosted by Sudeep, aired on Suvarna TV, Star Network’s Kannada General Entertainment Channel. The show gained momentum and created a stir in the audiences with the current season and has clearly emerged as a winner while taking over other reality shows on regional television.
     
    Bigg Boss’s unpredictable format won over the viewers’ attention and loyalty and made it one of the most popular regional shows in South India. Kannada General Entertainment Channel, Suvarna TV brought in different and exciting content for its audiences with an electrifying Bigg Boss Kannada Season 2 in its second innings. Achieving popularity in the non-fiction reality category, the channel gained the No 2 position and the successful format contributed 40% of the channel’s GVM.  The show launched with 6.73 TVR vs. 4.67 TVR in the previous season. Not only has the reality show garnered the best numbers this season but has also stacked up audiences for the channel, viewership soared from 543 TVT’s in Season 1 to 1,207 in Season 2 for the finale.
     
    Endemol India- television COO Abhishek Rege said, “With each season, the show gains momentum on both national and regional television. The constant popularity of the second season of Bigg Boss Kannada has visibly increased. The unpredictable format and the real emotion brought across through the show works with the audiences and the overwhelming peaking TVR’s of Season 2 are proof. With these encouraging numbers, we hope to launch more regional formats and reach out to maximum audiences down South with Tamil and Telegu versions soon and will also announce the second innings of Bigg Boss Bangla.”