Honeymoon Travels
Imagine a T.V show where you and your partner are given choices of holiday destinations to choose from ! Sun & Sand ; A Hill Station: An Adventure; Or you get to choose an exotic Honeymoon Destination. This truly is a dream holiday and this is all possible by tuning into “ Honey Moon Travels”
A unique, fun and lively game show that celebrates the spirit of togetherness.
Contestants come on to the show in pairs and play to earn travel miles to reach their favorite Honeymoon destination across the world. The journey to the destination is broken down across rounds and questions. A unique aspect of the show is that there is no elimination & every couple wins something! Some rounds test the couples for their compatibility. The most ‘connected’ couple advances forward to the next round which is also the ‘hot seat’ around where they are just a few questions away from their dream Honeymoon.
The best part of the show is that while you play the game, all the travel takes place within the studio itself! Progress of contestants is gauged against the backdrop of a moving map while they keep clearing questions and reach closer and closer to the destination of their choice!
And here is the best part; The couple that answers all the questions wins an all expenses paid trip to their favorite location. If this isn’t dream come true, then what is?!
The show is telecast on Surya TV
Swayamwara
The show is hosted by famous Kannada actress Rakshita. As the name of the series suggests, the show helps potential brides and bridegrooms in choosing their life partner.This is the first time popular Kannada actress Rakshita is seen on the small screen. As she hosts the show, she facilitates the girls in choosing the groom of their choice. Every week one girl will is given a chance. The potential bride has five aspiring grooms to choose from.
“It is like going back to the rich Indian tradition. Princes from different kingdoms would queue up to get chosen by the princess. In a way, the show recreates this for the common Kannada girls. In fact, its like empowering the present day woman by giving her a chance to choose her bridegroom.
The promos for the show have created flutters among the Kannada TV audience. Thousands of aspiring brides and bridegrooms have shown interest in being a part of the show.
Swayamvara is telecast on Suvarna TV.
SaReGaMaPa Challenge Sangeetha Samara
A talent hunt for budding playback singers in the age group of 16 – 26 years.
“SaReGaMaPa Challenge Sangeetha Samara”, will have 24 contestants chosen from the initial rounds of auditions conducted across Karnataka. These young aspirants will be divided into groups of 6 and will be mentored by four prominent, talented, popular singers of Karnataka – Rajesh Krishnan, Hemanth, Nanditha and Archana Udupa. Each of the mentors form a Gharaana along with their disciples.
All 24 contestants will be taken through dedicated workshops on singing, grooming, presentation, song selections etc by their respective mentors and will be made to perform every week for different themes. Each performance is judged by the other three mentors excluding the group mentor. Eliminations are based on total points garnered by each participant. This procedure of judgement makes the show that much more interesting as the contest is not just between the participants but also amongst their mentors, who will do all they can to get their Gharaana’s singer to the No.1 position.
When the contestants reach the top 16 stage, Veteran Musician Hamsalekha will join the show as the Mahaguru to take them to the next level of competition. Also to ensure that the quality of singers entering the future of Kannada cinema is not compromised upon.
This season of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa promises freshness and innovations. Not just the concept and execution but even the anchor. Harshika Poonaccha a budding actress herself is the fresh face of SRGMP.
The show is telecast on Zee Kannada
Kyunki Jeena Issi Ka Naam Hai
Kyunki… Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai is among the biggest and one of the most highly rated entertainment education program on Indian television. Working within the parameters of the soap genre ‘Kyunki’ has taken television programming to another level pushing the envelope of entertainment education by raking in unheard of TRP ratings.
Played in a rural set up, the series follows the lives of six protagonists through intricately woven dramatic stories that seamlessly blend serious messaging into the narrative. The show has struck a right chord with viewers by scoring high on entertainment and providing them with their daily dose of drama along with information which can be potentially life saving in many instances.
The messages are primarily taken from the UNICEF’s ‘Fact for Life’ and are focused on providing viewers with the information they need to save and improve the lives of children and women. They also include girls’ education, social inclusion and HIV AIDS.
One of the noteworthy achievements of ‘Kyunki…’ is that it has been launched and produced entirely out of Delhi and enjoys a repertory of 300 actors. Keeping abreast of viewer tastes the show has glossy sets but keeps it real by shooting on location in a village, now popularly called the ‘Kyunki’ village – with one person from each of the 150 households having appeared on the show at some point.
The show differs from other ‘saas-bahu’ sagas by managing to break gender stereotypes and attracting a growing audience amongst men.
‘Kyunki’s biggest achievement however is that since its launch it has managed to move the baselines and is effecting positive behaviour change amongst its audience. After watching the show more mothers are going for ANC check ups and both parents are taking their infants for immunization among other positive changes.
Its growing popularity amongst viewers has ensured that the show has entered Season 2 seamlessly without a break.
The program is broadcast on Doordarshan.