Captain TV is a 24-hour

television channel A television channel is a terrestrial frequency or virtual number over which a television station or television network is distributed. For example, in North America, "channel 2" refers to the terrestrial or cable band of 54 to 60 MHz, with ...

started on 14 April 2010 by

Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam The Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (; DMDK) is an Indian regional political party in the state of Tamil Nadu. It is a Dravidian party founded by the former leader of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Vijayakant (Ca ...

which is a political party in the Indian state of

Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a state in southern India. It is the tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, whose Tamil language ...

. The managing director of Captain Media is LK Sudhish, brother-in-law of

Vijayakanth Narayanan Vijayaraj Alagarswami (born 25 August 1952), better known by his stage name Vijayakanth, is an Indian politician and former actor who has worked predominantly in Tamil cinema. He was the Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Leg ...

who is the party's president and a Tamil actor.DMDK to launch Captain TV on April 14
, ''

The Hindu ''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It began as a weekly in 1878 and became a daily in 1889. It is one of the Indian newspapers of record and the sec ...

'' (12 April 2010). Captain TV, a standalone Tamil General Entertainment Satellite Television Channel was launched on 14.4.2010, Equipped with latest technical Infrastructure. It was founded and is owned by

chief captain

Formerly broadcast

Dubbed soap operas

* '' Jai Sree krishna'' * '' Mahaveera Hanuman'' * '' Ammuvin cholla Thudikkum Manasu''

References

External links

* Tamil-language television channels Television stations in Chennai {{India-tv-stub