Raj TV is a

Tamil language Tamil (; ' , ) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia. Tamil is an official language of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, the sovereign nations of Sri Lanka and Singapore, and the Indian territory of Pudu ...

Indian general entertainment channel based in

Chennai Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...

, India, which was launched on 14 October 1994. Rajtv became as the second most popular channel in Tamil. It is available through digital and mobile entertainment platform,

Raj Nexas Raj or RAJ may refer to: History * British Raj, the 1858–1947 rule of the British Crown over India * Company Raj, the 1757–1858 rule of the East India Company in South Asia * Licence Raj, the Indian system of elaborate licences, regulation ...

. The channel features a variety of

soap operas A soap opera, or ''soap'' for short, is a typically long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term "soap opera" originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored ...

, game shows, newscasts, films and shows of general entertainment. It airs serials such as '' Ganga Yamunaa'', ''

Mann Vasanai ''Mann Vasanai'' () is a 1983 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Bharathiraja. Starring debutants Pandiyan and Revathi, with Vinu Chakravarthy, Ganthimathi, and Y. Vijaya in supporting roles, the film was a blockbuster, an ...

'', ''

Poovizhi Vasalile ''Poovizhi Vasalile'' () is a 1987 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language thriller film directed by Fazil (director), Fazil, starring Sathyaraj, Sujitha and Karthika (Malayalam actress), Karthika, with Raghuvaran, Babu Antony, Nizhalgal Ravi, T. ...

'', '' Kanchana'' and '' Indira-Puthumai Penn''. It airs '' Rajageetham'' (a reality show), '' Koppiyam'' (an anthology series), and '' Agada Vigadam'' (a debate show).

Soaps ranking

Programming

Films produced

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Chinna Chinna Kannile ''Chinna Chinna Kannile'' is a 2000 Tamil-language thriller film directed by Ameerjan. The film stars Prakash Raj, Khushbu and Nassar. It was released on 1 September 2000. Plot Rathi (Khushbu), a music video director, lives with her husband R ...

'' (2000) *''

Athey Manithan ''Athey Manithan'' () is a 2000 Tamil language horror film directed by K. Rajeshwar. The film stars Livingston, Maheswari and Lakshmi. The film, produced by T. S. Revathi, had musical score by Adithyan and was released on 28 April 2000 to nega ...

'' (2000) *''

Sigamani Ramamani ''Sigamani Ramamani'' is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film, written and directed by Visu. The film stars S. V. Shekhar, Urvashi, Manorama and Srividya. The film had musical score by Chandrabose. This was Visu's final film as dir ...

'' (2001) *'' Kadhalna Summa Illai'' (2009) *''

Mariyadhai ''Mariyadhai'' () is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language drama film starring Vijayakanth in a dual role as father and son. Meena and Meera Jasmine are the heroines, while Ambika also plays a significant role. Directed by Vikraman, the film was released ...

'' (2009) *''

Magane En Marumagane ''Magane En Marumagane'' () is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film written and directed by T. P. Gajendran. The film stars Vivek, Mithun, and Yamini Sharma, while Thenmozhi, Nassar, Saranya, Livingston, and Thambi Ramaiah play suppor ...

'' (2010)

International

Raj TV started broadcasting in the US as

Raj TV US Raj TV is a Tamil language Indian general entertainment channel based in Chennai, India, which was launched on 14 October 1994. Rajtv became as the second most popular channel in Tamil. It is available through digital and mobile entertainment ...

. Raj TV US is an American Category B

specialty channel A specialty channel (also known in the United States as a cable channel or cable network) can be a commercial broadcasting or non-commercial television channel which consists of television programming focused on a single genre, subject or targeted ...

. It broadcasts programs from Raj TV as well as local American content. Raj TV US was licensed by the

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on 1 January 2014 as Tamil People's TV. It officially launched on 1 January 2014 as Raj TV US, via

Cable One Cable One, Inc. is an American broadband communications provider. Under the Sparklight brand, it provides service to 21 states and 900,000 residential and business customers. It is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, though it does not serve that ...

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. Raj TV US was scheduled to be broadcast on the

Comcast Comcast Corporation (formerly known as American Cable Systems and Comcast Holdings),Before the AT&T merger in 2001, the parent company was Comcast Holdings Corporation. Comcast Holdings Corporation now refers to a subsidiary of Comcast Corpora ...

cable network.

Partnership

Raj TV has joined a mutual partnership with

Colors TV Colors TV is an Indian general entertainment broadcast network owned by Viacom18. The network's programming consists of family dramas, comedies, youth-oriented reality shows, shows on crime and television films. History It was launched on 2 ...

to dub its

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. The agreement was signed in June 2015 at

. Under the partnership serials of Colors such as ''

Balika Vadhu ''Balika Vadhu'' (English: The Child Bride) is an Indian soap opera that was aired on Colors TV between 21 July 2008 and 31 July 2016 with 2,248 episodes. The story is set in rural Rajasthan and revolves around the life of a Child marriage, ch ...

'', ''Udaan'', ''

Shastri Sisters ''Shastri Sisters: Chaar Dil Ek Dhadkan'' ( "Shastri sisters: four hearts, one beat"), commonly known as ''Shastri Sisters'', is an Indian television series that aired from July 21, 2014, to August 8, 2015, on Colors TV. The show stars Ishi ...

'', ''

Thapki Pyaar Ki ''Thapki Pyar Ki'' ( "A Pat of Love") is an Indian Hindi-language television series that aired on Colors TV from 2 May 2015 to 14 July 2017, completing 704 episodes. It is the story of Thapki Chaturvedi, a young woman who has a stutter. It sta ...

'' and '' Swaragini'' were dubbed in Tamil as Mann ''Vasanai'', ''Poovizhi Vasalile'', '' Kanchana'', ''Indira'' and ''Ganga Yamunaa'' excluding the previously dubbed Colors serials like ''Alaipayuthey'', '' Azhagiya Laila'', ''Sindhu Bhairavi'', ''Karuthamma'', ''Gouravam'', ''Jai Shri Krishna''.

References

External links

Raj TV official site
{{Network 18 Television channels and stations established in 1994 1994 establishments in Tamil Nadu Tamil-language television channels Television stations in Chennai