Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? is a 2005 Indian

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-language reality

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television show, that airs on

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and streamed on

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. Over eighteen years, Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? has rolled out nine seasons. The winners of the show are awarded the title of Comedy King and cash prizes. The first season was premiered on 2005.

Overview

Season 1

The first season of Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? was aired on 2005.

Madhan Bob S. Krishnamoorthy (born 19 October 1953) professionally known as Madhan Bob, is an Indian actor and comedian, appearing in many Tamil films in supporting roles. Madhan Babu is known for his amusing facial expressions, laughter and protruding ey ...

and

Chinni Jayanth Chinni Jayanth (born Krishnamurthy Narayanan on 26 July 1960) is an Indian film director, producer, comedian, actor and mimicry artist who has appeared in many main, character and supporting roles in Tamil films. He is also a popular televisio ...

as the judges,

Uma Riyaz Khan Uma Riyaz Khan is an Indian actress. She has appeared in Tamil television shows and in supporting roles in a few Tamil films. Personal life Uma was the only child of her artist parents. Her father, Kamesh, was a music director and her mother, ...

as the host. 'Kovai' Guna was announced the Winner of the Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? season 1. ''Prize Winners:'' * Winner: 'Kovai' Guna

Season 2

The second season of Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? 2 was aired on 2006.

Pandiarajan Pandiarajan is an Indian actor, director who has played leading roles in many humorous Tamil films and currently plays supporting and comedy roles. Personal life Pandiarajan was born to Sulochana in Saidapet, Chennai in a lower-middle-class f ...

and

Sadagoppan Ramesh Sadagoppan Ramesh (சடகோபன் ரமேஷ்) (born 13 October 1975) is a former Indian cricketer and actor who appeared in Tamil movies. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm offbreak bowler. In September 1999, he became t ...

as the judges, Swarnamalya as the host.

Sivakarthikeyan Sivakarthikeyan (born 17 February 1985), also referred to as SK, is an Indian actor, singer, film producer, lyricist, and television presenter, who works predominantly in Tamil films. He has also won a Tamil Nadu State Film Award, four Edison A ...

was the Winner of the Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? season 2. ''Prize Winners:'' * Winner:

Season 3

The third season of Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? 3 was aired on 2007.

and V. Sekhar as the judges. Sethu and

Dhivyadharshini Dhivyadharshini "DD" Neelakandan is an Indian television host and actress who prominently works in Tamil film and television industry. Initially making her debut as an actress, she featured in supporting roles in films including Kamal Haasan ...

as the hosts. Aadhava was the Winner of this season. ''Prize Winners:'' * Winner: Aadhava

Season 4

The fourth season of Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? 4 was aired on 2008.

and

has officially once again been appointed as the judges for the second time. Sethu and

Ramya Subramanian Ramya Subramanian, also known as VJ Ramya, is an Indian actress and television host, who has worked in the Tamil film industry. Career Ramya participated in the Miss Chennai competition in 2004. She subsequently went on to host television ...

as the hosts. Arjun was the Winner of this season. ''Prize Winners:'' * Winner: Arjun

Season 5

Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? returned with its 5th season after 7 years. It began broadcasting on 26 July 2015 and finished on 14 August 2016 with 54 Episodes. The Judges are Thadi Balaji,

Erode Mahesh Erode Mahesh is an Indian television presenter, actor, writer, comedian, video jockey and educator. He is well known for his works in the television field and is currently serving as one of the judges in the comedy premiere show, ''Kalakka Pova ...

, Mimicry Sethu, Aarthi,

Madhumitha Madhumitha (born Swapna Madhuri on 20 August 1981) is an Indian actress who appears in Telugu and Tamil films. Career Madhumitha started her acting career under her birth name Swapna Madhuri with the 2002 Telugu film ''Sandade Sandadi'' (2002 ...

and Vijay TV anchor

Priyanka Deshpande Priyanka Deshpande (born 28 April 1992) is an Indian television presenter, host and actress. She predominantly works in Tamil television and film industry especially in Tamil entertainment, Priyanka is also one of the highest paid South Indian ...

Rakshan Rakshan more popularly known as VJ Rakshan (born 16 April 1991) is an Indian television presenter currently working with Star Vijay. He has hosted ''Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? (season 5), Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? seasons 5,6 and'' ''7''. He previousl ...

and VJ Jacqueline as the hosts. The title winner of Season 5 is Mohammed Kureshi and the runner up is Aranthangi Nisha. ''Prize Winners:'' * Winner: Mohamed Kuraishi * First Runners-Up:

Aranthangi Nisha Aranthangi Nisha () (born 12 October 1983) is an Indian film and television actress and comedian who predominantly works in the Tamil films and television industry. She is known for appearing in films such as ''Maari 2'' (2018), '' Aan Devathai' ...

Competitors

Episodes

The fifth season of the series has fifty-four episodes

Season 5

Season 5 had a wide range of contestants who always worked on bringing creative and comical content in every episode. They would take the judges' criticism seriously and work according to that after every episode.

Season 6

Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? returned with its 6th season. It began broadcasting on 21 August 2016 with Thadi Balaji,

, Sethu,

and Aarthi as the judges with

and Jacqueline has officially once again been appointed as the hosts for the second time. The title winners of Season 6 is Vinoth and Bala. ''Prize Winners:'' * Winner: Vinoth & Bala

Guest

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Season 7

The 7th season started on 1 October 2017.

, Thadi Balaji, Sethu,

and Aarthi as the judges, with

and Jacqueline as the hosts. The final episode was aired on 1 April 2018 and ended with 51 episodes. The winner of the season was Azhar and TSK. Several guests that included in the grand finale are actor

Silambarasan Silambarasan Thesingu Rajendar, nicknamed as Simbu or his initials S. T. R., is an Indian actor, filmmaker and musician in Tamil cinema. He began his acting career by playing roles as a child artist in films directed by his father T. Rajendar, b ...

and

Oviya Helen Nelson, (born 29 April 1991) better known professionally by her stage name Oviya, is an Indian model and actress who works in the Tamil and Malayalam films. She made her breakthrough as an actress in Sarkunam's rural romantic comedy ' ...

. ''Prize Winners:'' * Winner: Azhar & TSK

Season 8

Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? 8 started on 19 January 2019 and finished on 15 June 2019 with 41 episodes on

and was telecast on every Saturday and Sunday at 21:30 onwards. The Grand final episode was aired on 15 June 201 on Saturday at 20:00. Thadi Balaji and

as the hosts with Actress

Kovai Sarala Kovai Sarala is an Indian actress and comedian, who prominently plays supporting roles in Tamil and Telugu films. She has won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Comedian three times, for her performances in '' Sathi Leelavathi'' (1995), '' ...

and

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as the judges for this season. The title winner of Season 8 is Niranjana and the runner up is Mukesh and Monisha Blessy. ''Prize Winners:'' * Winner: Niranjana * First Runners-Up: Mukesh & Monisha Blessy * Best Entertainer: Ilayaraja and Madhubala

Season 9

The 9th season of the Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? show, premiered on 9 February 2020. The Judges are

Ramya Pandian Ramya Pandian is an Indian actress who works in Tamil-language films. She is known for her role in '' Joker'' (2016) and ''Aan Devathai'' (2018). She was listed by the Chennai Times as the "Most Desirable Woman on Television 2020". Career ...

Vanitha Vijayakumar Vanitha Vijayakumar (born 5 October 1980) is an Indian actress who has appeared predominantly in Tamil. She has also acted in Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada language films. She made her cinematic acting debut in 1995, along with actor Vijay in ...

, Madurai Muthu and Aadhava (winner of KPY4). Azhar and Naveen as the hosts. The title winner of Season 8 is Jayachandran and the runner up is Giri and Shiva. Several guests that included in the grand finale are actor

Robo Shankar Robo Shankar is an Indian standup comedian who has appears in character roles in Tamil films. He made his breakthrough with STAR Vijay's ''Kalakkapovathu Yaaru'', performing standup comedy. He is a now cast as regular on several shows on Star V ...

Yogi Babu Yogi Babu (born 22 July 1985) is an Indian actor and comedian, who appears in Tamil films. A three time Ananda Vikatan Cinema Award winner, he performed in '' Aandavan Kattalai'' (2016), ''Kolamavu Kokila'' (2018) and ''Pariyerum Perumal'' (20 ...

and ‘

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’ star

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as the special guests. ''Prize Winners:'' * Winner: Jayachandran * First Runners-Up: Giri & Shiva * Second Runners-Up: Micheal Augustine

References

External links

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