''Tollywood Squares'' is the official Telugu version of ''

Hollywood Squares ''Hollywood Squares'' (originally ''The Hollywood Squares'') is an American game show in which two contestants compete in a game of tic-tac-toe to win cash and prizes. The show piloted on NBC in 1965 and the regular series debuted in 1966 on the ...

''. This is the first time internationally successful ''Hollywood Squares'' format was adapted in an Indian language. It was produced by VIU for Telecast on the

Star Maa Star Maa (formerly Maa TV) is an Indian Telugu language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Disney Star, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India. The channel telecasts Telugu language programmes such as serials, reality ...

Telugu Channel, and it is also available on Viu digital platform. The first season (26 Episodes) was hosted by the Telugu actor/host

Navdeep Navdeep Pallapolu (born 26 January 1986) is an Indian actor and television personality who appears in Telugu films along with Tamil films. He made his film debut in 2004 with the patriotic sports drama '' Jai''. He starred in films such as '' ...

and was directed by Hemant Apte.

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{{reflist Indian game shows Telugu-language television shows Hollywood Squares Star Maa original programming