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  • RAPA honours radio, TV talents

    MUMBAI: The 30 th Radio and Television Advertising Practioners’ Association Award (RAPA) felicitated the best of content from the electronic media.

    These awards are conferred for outstanding and creative talents from almost all radio and television categories such as fictional, non-fictional, news based, film based and regional languages programmes.
     

    This year, the RAPA awards introduced Pandit Vinod Sharma award for outstanding copywriter in Hindi as language for television. Avnish Agrawal won the award for his Wings of Fire created for SET India Private Limited.

    Rapa Sheel Kumar Trophy was bestowed on Supriya Pathak for best performance on Khichdi, which airs on Star Plus. On the other hand, Star World’s chat show Koffee with Karan, in English.

    The other chat shows includes Aaj Tak’s Seedhi Baat in Hindi, Doordarshan Kendra Mahacharcha in Marathi.

    Astitva-Ek Prem Kahani won the best soap serial of the year, which was received by its actress Nicky Aneja.

    In the game show category, the winners were Khul Ja Simsim (Hindi), Home Minister (Marathi), Jackpot (Tamil) and India’s Child Genius (English).

    The highly acclaimed legal drama on Star One , Siddhanth, won the award for best direction Abhinav Kashyap. The production house B AG Films was also honored with two awards in nonfiction category which went to Haqeeqat (hindi)and Baastab (Bangla) , programs with social message.
     
     

    While in the comedy serial category it was Sarabhai v/s Sarabhai (Hindi) Laagli Vaat (Marathi) and Kahun Chun Samblo Chho (Gujarati).

    FCB Ulka creative team bagged the best TVC Spot Script for Zee Cinema Paap Ka Anth. The video album featuring the title song of Dhoom was awarded for the best music video album.

    While the promo for the feature film Yuva bagged the best promo of the year.

    In the radio arena,Jelitta Publicity won for the best radio jingle in Malayalam -Kesasree Hairtone. Rediffusion Dy &R bagged for the best radio spot Its’ My Life.

    Radio Mirchi radio jockey Purani Jeans bagged the award for best amongst radio jockeys.

    To view the complete winners list, click here

  • Unsung television shows shine at RAPA awards

    Unsung television shows shine at RAPA awards

    MUMBAI: It was time for the backroom professionals in the glamourous business of advertising, television and radio to take centrestage at the 28th RAPA (Radio & TV Advertising Practitioners’ Association of India) All India awards held in Mumbai on 7 June.
     

    Interestingly apart from Monish Behl getting the Sheel Kumar Trophy for the best performance on TV for the hospital soap Sanjeevani on Star Plus the Murdoch broadcaster got nothing. On the other hand multiple shows of its arch rivals Zee and Sony were cited. There was good news at last for the biggest flop of 2001 Kahin Na Kahin Koi Hain. the Madhuri Dixit show which ended with a whimper on SET bagged three awards for art direction in a TV programme, for its catchy title song and for singing in a title song. Another flop from 2001 the costly medical series Dhadkan was recognised for its camerawork.

    There was also good news for production house BAG Films. Its non fiction programme Haqeeqat for Sahara TV got kudos. Zee’s chat shows Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai and Simply Shekhar were recognised. Its soap Saanjhi stole a march over the likes of Kyunki Saas… The Alva’s film based show Kuch Yaadein Kuch Baatein. was also cited.

    Aaj Tak continued gaining momentum in an increasingly crowded news channel environment. It won the best media campaign and soft story awards. The communication objective of the TVC campaign was to showcase Aaj Tak’s position as an eye-opener and opinion creator through relevant and credible news. The concept of the advertisement had to appeal to the viewers, and since humour has universal appeal, Aaj Tak looked at situations where it could bring out this serious facet of the brand with an underlying sense of humour.

    RAPA is one of the only fora that honours excellence in radio and television in multiple languages (17 of them) in 51 categories. However, this year’s awards ceremony was low-key and the Taj Land’s End Ballroom wasn’t really packed. The CEOs of the channels were conspicuous by their absence.

    The following list contains some of the notable winners:

    Television channels related awards

    Programmes

    Kind of Programme    Name    Channel/ creators
    Marathi TV programme for children    Mee ani Aai solid team    ETV Marathi
    Marathi TV programme (soap)    Bedhund Manachya Lahari    Happenings
    Marathi TV programme (non fiction)    Gomanta Soudamini    DD Sahyadri
    Marathi TV programme (talk or chat show)    Samvaad    ETV Marathi
    Marathi TV programme (script)    Pimpalpaan    Alpha Marathi
    Hindi TV programme (talk or chat show)    Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai    Zee Telefilms
    Hindi TV programme (soap)    Saanjhi    Zee Telefilms
    Hindi TV programme (comedy)    Office Office    Rajiv Mehta and Amit Mehra
    Hindi TV programme (film based)    Kuch Yaadein Kuch Baatein    Miditech
    Hindi TV programme (mystery/thriller/suspense)    CID    SET
    Hindi TV programme (non fiction)    Haqeeqat    BAG Films on Sahara TV
    Hindi TV programme (script)    CID    Shridhar Raghavan of Fireworks Productions
    Assamese TV programme (non fiction)    Bideshat Apun Manuh    Sangita
    TV programmes ancillary functions

    Category    Name of show    Creator
    Anchoring TV show    Simply Shekhar    Shekhar Suman on Zee TV
    Art direction in a TV programme    Kahin Na Kahin Koi Hai    Nitin Desai on SET
    Camera work (documentary)    Dhadkan    Sachin Kumar for SET
    Composition of a TV title song    Kahin Na Kahin Koi Hai    Shankar Ehsaan Loy for SET
    Digital Visual Effects    Discover the spirit within    BK Prashant for Om Shanti Channel
    Direction (documentary)    Into the Abyss    Vandana Kohli
    Direction (TV programme)    Haqeeqat    Saurabh Usha Narang on Sahara TV
    Music video    Aika dajiba    Sarika Music
    Promos (feature films)    Jhankar Beats    PNC
    Singing (TV title song)    Kahin Na Kahin Koi Hai    Mahalaxmi for SET
    TV News (soft story)    Rameshwaram se Rashtrapati Bhavan Tak    Aaj Tak and TV Today Network
    Telecast of Live Programme    Sansui Awards    PNC
    Advertising

    Category    Name    Agency
    Tamil Telefilm    Arokya Milk Procurement    Sasi Advertising
    Kannada TV programme (script)    Kalyani    Sivannadam N
    Malayalam TV programme (script)    Sancharam    AU Ratheesh Kumar
    Telugu TV programme (script)    Vellugu Needulu    Om Telefilms
    Advertising on TV

    Kind of TVC    Name of TVC    Agency
    English    Coca Cola (Soni Kudi)    McCann Erickson
    Malayalam    Anchorwire-electrician    Art Advertising
    Tamil    Spic Urea    Fine Frames Productions
    English (product promo, image promo)    Arrupukotai Sri Ramalinga Food Products    Sasi Advertising
    Marathi script for TV jingle    Josh Nava Jallosh Nava    director general DGIPR Maharashtra government
    Hindi script for TV spot    Coca Cola (Soni Kudi)    Prasoon Joshi of McCann Erickson
    Camera work for an ad film    Fem    Natarajan Subramanium
    Composition for a TV jingle    Fem    Shantanu Moitra of Apocalypso
    Production house of the year    N.A.    Apocalypso Filmworks
    Public service advertising on TV    Anti smoking    Doordarshan (Sahyadri Mumbai)

  • Sahara’s ‘Haqeeqat’ set to complete 100 episodes

    Sahara’s ‘Haqeeqat’ set to complete 100 episodes

    MUMBAI: Haqeeqat, the award-winning serial based on true-life incidents of human rights violations, which airs on Sahara Manoranjan Fridays at 8 pm, completes its 100th episode on 6 June.

    The series, which premiered on Sahara Manoranajan on 12 June 2001, in its first year itself bagged RAPA, ITA and ASIAN Television Awards for best direction and best screenplay and several other nominations, a company release says.

     
    Haqeeqat is produced by Sahara India Media Communication Ltd. (SIMCL) with BAG Films as the assigned producer. Conceived and devised by Anurradha Prasad, directed by Saurabh Usha Narang and presented by Mahesh Bhatt.

    Haqeeqat is a programme that attempts to address issues of human rights violations in India. The serial has so far highlighted various important issues ranging from police brutality, fake encounters, sexual abuse, dowry deaths, domestic violence, child labour, Sati, slavery, widow’s plight and other such crimes against humanity. “Haqeeqat” aims at involving the audience both intellectually and emotionally. The serial holds up a mirror to the unfortunate yet true incidents that occur in Indian society, the release says.

  • ‘Haqeeqat’ bags 2003 RAPA for Best non-fiction programme

    MUMBAI: Looks like reality bags awards.
    BAG films production’s serial Haqeeqat, based on human rights cases, has bagged two Rapa awards for the year 2003, says a BAG films release.
    The weekly, which is telecast on Sahara TV every Tuesday at 8:30pm, has bagged the award for the best programme in the nonfiction category. Besides that the series has also bagged the Best Director award, for the second time in a row.
    The 28 annual Radio and TV Advertisers Practitioners’ Association of India Ltd (Rapa) awards will be held on 7 June at Mumbai’s Hotel Taj Lands End.
    Haqeeqat has also won the Best Director and Best Screenplay Writer at the Indian Telly Awards 2002 and had also been nominated for excellence in programming awards at the Asian Television Academy Awards, Singapore, says the release.

  • Rapa awards committee invites entries for 2002

    MUMBAI: The last date for receiving entries for the 28th Rapa (Radio and TV advertisers practitioners association of India) awards for radio and TV productions is 28 March 2003. Awards will be given away in 17 languages and 51 categories. The awards will be held on 30 May 2003.
    All the radio and TV entries produced in India and broadcast or telecast for the first time, in any part of the world, between 1 January 2002 and 31 December 2002, are eligible to compete. Telecast criteria not applicable for documentaries. However all submitted documentaries must have been produced between in calendar year 2002.
    Speaking to indiantelevision.com, outdoor advertising specialist company DS Mittle director Brij Mittle, and an active member of the Rapa committee, says: “The Rapa awards are one-of-their kind as they honour excellence in all the languages other than Hindi and English. This year, we have added new categories such as “best ad campaign on radio”, “best direction in a telefilm” and “best live coverage of events on TV”.”
    The languages include:Assamese, Bengali, Dongri, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada,Kashmiri, Konkani, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi,Tamil, Telugu, & Urdu. An entrant can send any number of entries. Every entry should be accompanied with a correctly filled entry form and applicable entree fee. Entrant, sending more than one entry, may remit the total entry fees through a single consolidated cheque/draft or cash.

    CategoryMembersNon-membersRadio Spot / Jingle

     

    Rs 500

     

    Rs 700Radio Programme

     

    Rs 500Rs 700TV Commercial

     

    Rs 600Rs 800TV Programme

     

    Rs 1000Rs 1250Tele-Film / Music Video

     

    Rs 500Rs 700Documentary & Telefilm

     

    Rs 1500Rs 2000Production House of the Year

     

    Rs 500Rs 500Category Nos. 39,48,49

     

    Rs 2000Rs 2500Special Awards 47 & 50NANA

    The other members of the awards organising committee include chairman Danish Khan, co-chairman Shivraj Suvarna, members Vijay Behl, S Swaminathan, Atul Tiwari.

  • ‘Office-Office’ bags best comedy RAPA for second year running

    ‘Office-Office’ bags best comedy RAPA for second year running

    SABe TV’s celebrated variety entertainment show Office-Office has won the RAPA (Radio and TV Advertising Practitioners’ Association of India) Award for “Best Comedy” serial for the year 2001-2002, the second year in a row it is winning it.

    On its 27th annual award ceremony the RAPA Awards 2001 declared Office-Office as the best comedy serial. Directed by Rajeev Mehra with Pankaj Kapoor in the lead role, Office-Office is a comedy on the travails of the common man under the bureaucratic system that prevails in India.

    Office-Office airs twice a week, Mondays and Tuesdays at 8:00 PM

  • Entries sought for 27th Rapa Awards

    Entries sought for 27th Rapa Awards

    The 27th Rapa (Radio and TV Advertising Practitioners Association of India Ltd) Awards presentation is to be held in the month of May, an official release states.

    The Rapa awards for excellence are given for 48 categories and cover 17 languages. On the language side there has been one addition this year with Urdu included.

    This year entries in new categories like Music Videos-Film promos, TV News (Soft Stories) and best anchor/jockeys and mythological TV programmes have been added.

    As in previous years, entries are invited from directors, script writers, artists, technicians, ad film producers, radio/TV programmes, music directors and advertising agencies.

    Last year 60 awards were handed out in various categories. This year the awards ceremony is scheduled to be held at The Club in the western Mumbai suburb of Andheri.

    The last date for submission of entries from members and non-members is 9 March 2002. Forms are available at the Secretariat, RAPA, C/o D S Mittle & Sons, 15-A, Everest, 156 Tardeo Rd, Mumbai or contact RAPA office at 022-4943889/6556941/8107577.