Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? () is a 2005 Indian

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television show that airs on

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and streams on

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. Over twenty years, ''Kalakka Povathu Yaaru?'' has had ten seasons. The winners of the show are awarded the title of Comedy King and cash prizes. The first season premiered in 2005.

Overview

Season 1

The first season of Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? was aired in 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 Bob is known for his amusing facial expressions, laughter and protruding ey ...

and

Chinni Jayanth Chinni Jayanth 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 television personality having hosted hit shows like ''S ...

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. She is the 1st runner-up of '' Cooku with Comali''. Personal Life Uma was the only child of her artist parents. Her f ...

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 in 2006.

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

and

Sadagoppan Ramesh Sadagoppan Ramesh (born 13 October 1975) is a former Indian international cricketer. He is a left-handed opening batter and an occasional right-arm off break bowler. He had represented the Indian cricket team while also representing Tamil Na ...

as the judges, Swarnamalya as the host.

Sivakarthikeyan Sivakarthikeyan Doss (born 17 February 1985), also known by the initialism SK, is an Indian actor, playback singer, lyricist, film producer and television presenter, who works predominantly in Tamil cinema. In 2021, he won the Kalaimamani Awar ...

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 in 2007.

and V. Sekhar as the judges. Mimicry Sethu and

Dhivyadharshini Dhivyadharshini "DD" Neelakandan is an Indian television presenter, host and actress. She predominantly works in Tamil television and film industry especially in Tamil entertainment. She has hosted numerous television shows such as Koffee with ...

as the hosts.

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

Season 4

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

and

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

Ramya Subramanian Ramya Subramanian, also known as VJ Ramya, is an Indian actress and television host, who predominantly works in Tamil film industry. Early life Ramya was born in Thanjavur. She completed her schooling in Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan till 10th ...

as the hosts. Arjun was the Winner of this season, and the runner up is K. Manikandan. ''Prize Winners:'' * Winner: Arjun * First Runner-Up: K. Manikandan

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) 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) doing a pivota ...

and Vijay TV anchor Priyanka Deshpande. Rakshan and Jacquline Lydia as the hosts. The title winner of Season 5 is Mohammed Kureshi and the runner up is

Aranthangi Nisha Aranthangi Nisha () (born 12 October 1987) is an Indian actress and comedian who predominantly works in Tamil film and television. She is known for appearing in films such as ''Maari 2'' (2018), '' Aan Devathai'' and '' Thiruchitrambalam'' (2022 ...

. ''Prize Winners:'' * Winner: Mohamed Kuraishi * First Runner-Up:

Competitors

Season 6

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

, Mimicry Sethu, Priyanka Deshpande and Aarthi as the judges with Rakshan and Jacquline Lydia 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 &

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Guest

* Santhanam

Season 7

The 7th season started on 1 October 2017.

, Thadi Balaji, Mimicry Sethu, Priyanka Deshpande and Aarthi as the judges, with Rakshan and Jacquline Lydia 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 (born 3 February 1984), popularly known as Simbu or by his initials as STR, is an Indian actor, producer, and playback singer who primarily works in Tamil cinema. He is the eldest son of director T. Rajendar. ...

and

Oviya Helen Nelson, (born 29 April 1991) better known professionally by her stage name Oviya, is an Indian actress who works in the Tamil and Malayalam films also appeared in few Kannada and Telugu films. She made her breakthrough as an actress i ...

. ''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 plays supporting roles in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. She has won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Comedian three times, for her performances in '' Sathi Leelavathi ...

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 Monisha Blessy is an Indian actress who works in Tamil films and television. She made her debut with the film ''Maaveeran'' (2023). Education She attained her degree in MSC Electronic Media at the University of Madras. Career Monisha sta ...

. ''Prize Winners:'' * Winner: Niranjana * First Runners-Up: Mukesh &

* 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,

Vanitha Vijayakumar Vanitha Vijayakumar (born 6 October 1980 ) is an Indian actress and film director who has appeared predominantly in Tamil language, Tamil films and television shows. Early life Vanitha is the eldest daughter of Tamil actor Vijayakumar (Tamil a ...

Madurai Muthu Madurai Muthu is an Indian stand-up comedian. He rose to prominence and limelight after taking part in Sun TV's reality stand-up comedy television program ''Asatha Povadhu Yaaru'', where he received a career breakthrough for his stand-up comedy. ...

and Aadhava (winner of KPY4). Azhar and Naveen as the hosts. The title winner of Season 9 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 appeared 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 St ...

Yogi Babu Yogi Babu (born 22 July 1985) is an Indian actor and comedian, who appears in Tamil films. He has won Ananda Vikatan Cinema Award for '' Aandavan Kattalai'' (2016), '' Kolamavu Kokila'' (2018), '' Pariyerum Perumal'' (2018), '' Love Today'' ( ...

and ‘ Cooku with Comali’ star

Pugazh Pugazh may refer to: * Pugazh (actor) Pugazhendhi, commonly known as Pugazh or Parattai Pugazh, is an Indian actor and comedian. He rose to fame after appearing on Star Vijay's '' Cooku with Comali''. Personal life Pugazh was born on 14 Nove ...

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

Season 10

Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? Season 10, the tenth season of the Editing Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? show. It premiered on 1 December 2024 on every Sunday at 15:00 and ended on 30 April 2025 with 19 episodes.

and Vinoth Babu are hosting the show for the first time.

, Ramar and Amudhavanan as the judges for this season. The show is director and producer by D. Thomson under the produced by Dream Big Production. The season had Total 20 Contestants Participated. The title winner of Season 10 is Nathiya and Saravanan and the runner up is Niranjan and Kapil. ''Prize Winners:'' * Winner: Nathiya and Saravanan; Rs 300,000 * First Runners-Up: Niranjan and Kapil ; Rs 200,000

Contestants

Episodes

References

External links

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