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''Survivor India'' is an Indian reality television game show franchise based on the Swedish show ''
Expedition Robinson ''Robinson'', formerly ''Expedition Robinson'', is a Swedish reality game show and the original version of the international '' Survivor'' format. The television show places a group of strangers in an isolated location, where they must provid ...
'' created in 1997 by
Charlie Parsons Charles Andrew Parsons is a British television producer known as the creator of the '' Survivor'' franchise. He also created ''The Big Breakfast'' and '' The Word''. Education Parsons was educated at Tonbridge School, a boarding independent sch ...
. It is produced by Banijay India. Subsequently, the show was syndicated internationally and available through
Zee5 ZEE5 is an Indian subscription video on-demand and over-the-top streaming service, run by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. It was launched in India on 14 February 2018 with content in 12 languages. The ZEE5 mobile app is available on Web, Andro ...
OTT platforms. ''Survivor India'' was originally started in
Hindi Hindi ( Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been ...
language in 2012 and it was later adapted by
Tamil Tamil may refer to: * Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia **Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils **Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia * Tamil language, nativ ...
in 2021 after nearly 10 years later.


Overview

There are two versions in production. It was first made in Hindi-language in 2012. In 2012, Star India got the rights for producing ''
Survivor India ''Survivor India'' is an Indian reality television game show franchise based on the Swedish show ''Expedition Robinson'' created in 1997 by Charlie Parsons. It is produced by Banijay India. Subsequently, the show was syndicated internationally ...
'' in Hindi and debuted in Star Plus. In 2021, it debuted in
Tamil Tamil may refer to: * Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia **Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils **Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia * Tamil language, nativ ...
through
Zee Tamil Zee Tamil is an Indian Tamil language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. The channel started broadcasting on 2008 and is available internationally. The channel broadcasts from Guindy, Chennai, ...
.


History


Creation

Survivor India is a Hindi language adaption of the Swedish show ''
Expedition Robinson ''Robinson'', formerly ''Expedition Robinson'', is a Swedish reality game show and the original version of the international '' Survivor'' format. The television show places a group of strangers in an isolated location, where they must provid ...
''. The first season of
Survivor India ''Survivor India'' is an Indian reality television game show franchise based on the Swedish show ''Expedition Robinson'' created in 1997 by Charlie Parsons. It is produced by Banijay India. Subsequently, the show was syndicated internationally ...
was aired on StarPlus and hosted by
Sameer Kochhar Samir Kochhar (born 23 May 1980) is an Indian actor and television presenter known for being the host of the pre-match Indian Premier League show, '' Extraaa Innings T20''. He currently stars in Netflix India's Sacred Games. Career Kochhar sta ...
.


Expansion

In early 2021, the show expanded into
Tamil Tamil may refer to: * Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia **Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils **Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia * Tamil language, nativ ...
being the very first edition in
south india South India, also known as Dakshina Bharata or Peninsular India, consists of the peninsular southern part of India. It encompasses the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana, as well as the union territ ...
and was telecast on
Zee Tamil Zee Tamil is an Indian Tamil language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. The channel started broadcasting on 2008 and is available internationally. The channel broadcasts from Guindy, Chennai, ...
and hosted by
Arjun Sarja Srinivasa "Arjun" Sarja is an Indian actor, producer, and director who works predominantly in the Tamil film industry, in addition to Kannada and Telugu languages as well. Referred to by the media and his fans as " Action King" for his roles i ...
.


Versions

: Currently airing – 0 : Upcoming for airing – 0 : Recently concluded – 1 : No longer airing – 1 Female Winners Male Winners


Summary


Survivor India

''Survivor India'' is the
Hindi Hindi ( Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been ...
and the first version of the franchise. The first season was premiered in January 2012 on Star Plus and was hosted by
Sameer Kochhar Samir Kochhar (born 23 May 1980) is an Indian actor and television presenter known for being the host of the pre-match Indian Premier League show, '' Extraaa Innings T20''. He currently stars in Netflix India's Sacred Games. Career Kochhar sta ...
. The prize money for the winner was 1 crore (US$140,000) and the location of the island was in the
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islands in
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. In the first season,
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player Raj Rani won the season while actor
Jamnadas Majethia Jamnadas Majethia (JD) (born 5 February 1969) is an Indian actor, director and producer. He is well known for his work in Gujarati and Hindi plays, dramas, serials & film. Having given successful shows like ''Sarabhai vs Sarabhai'', and ''Khic ...
emerged as the runner up.


Survivor Tamil

''Survivor'' is the
Tamil Tamil may refer to: * Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia **Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils **Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia * Tamil language, nativ ...
and the second version in the franchise.
Banijay Banijay (formerly Banijay Entertainment and later Banijay Group) is a French television production and distribution company which is the world's largest international content producer and distributor with over 120 production companies across 22 ...
produced the show in 2021 with
Arjun Sarja Srinivasa "Arjun" Sarja is an Indian actor, producer, and director who works predominantly in the Tamil film industry, in addition to Kannada and Telugu languages as well. Referred to by the media and his fans as " Action King" for his roles i ...
as the host on
Zee Tamil Zee Tamil is an Indian Tamil language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. The channel started broadcasting on 2008 and is available internationally. The channel broadcasts from Guindy, Chennai, ...
. The prize money for title winner was 1 crore (US$140,000) and the location os the island for the first season was in
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which is located in
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. The first season was premiered in September 2021. In season 1, actress
Vijayalakshmi Feroz Vijayalakshmi Feroz (née Agathiyan;), is an Indian actress who has predominantly appeared in Tamil language films. As the daughter of film director Agathiyan, Vijayalakshmi made her acting debut as a timid girl in Venkat Prabhu's ''Chennai ...
won the season while actor
Saran Shakthi Saran Shakthi (born 5 May 1997) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Tamil films. He made his film debut as a child artist in '' Kadal'' (2013). Saran was a contestant in the television reality show '' Survivor Tamil 1'' and was announced ...
emerged as the runner up.


References

{{Survivor India Indian reality television series Indian television series based on non-Indian television series
India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
Television series by Banijay