Telugu Indian Idol

Indian version of the Pop Idol format

Telugu Indian Idol

Genre| Reality television
Created by| Simon Fuller
Based on| Simon Fuller
Directed by| Advait Shelke
Presented by|

* Sreerama Chandra
(Season 1 & 3)
* Hemachandra
(Season 2)

Judges|

* Thaman S
(Season 1–present)
* Karthik
(Season 1–present)
* Geetha Madhuri
(Season 2–present)
* Nithya Menen
(Season 1)

Theme music composer| Julian Gingell
Barry Stone
Cathy Dennis
Country of origin| India
Original language| Telugu
No. of seasons| 3
No. of episodes| 60
Production
Camera setup| Multi-camera
Production company| Fremantle
Original release
Network| Aha[1]
Release| 25 February 2022 (2022-02-25) –
present

Telugu Indian Idol is an Indian Telugu-language music competition television series and is part of Indian Idol. It is Telugu version of the Pop Idol format. First season of the show was premiered on 25 February 2022 on Aha.[2][3] Vagdevi was announced as the winner of the first season.[4] Third season was premiered on 14 June 2024.[5]

## Season 1

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### Production

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The finale episode of the season was initially scheduled to be shot on 6 June 2022, but was postponed to 7 June 2022.[6]

### Judges and presenters

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Sreerama Chandra was signed as the presenter of the first season after becoming the runner-up of the reality show Bigg Boss 5.[7][8] While, the judges of the first season are Nithya Menen, Karthik and Thaman S.[9] After Karthik was announced as one of the judges, the show faced criticism. Several netizens argued that he is accused of MeToo and slammed the production for choosing him.[10]

### Contestants

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Standing  | Name  | Hometown  | Result

|
|
|

1st  | Kumara Vagdevi  | Nellore | Winner
2nd  | Srinivas Darimisetty  | Kadapa | 1st Runner-up
3rd  | Vaishnavi Kovvuri | Chennai | 2nd Runner-up
| K Pranathi  | Hyderabad | Finalist
| Boda Jayanth Maadhur  | Ramagundam | Finalist
| Lalasa Rachapudi  | Hyderabad | Semi-Finalist
| Sake Renu Kumar  | Tirupati | Eliminated 6th
| Aditi Bhavaraju  | Hyderabad | Eliminated 5th
| Maruthi Kodimoju  | Rajanna Sircilla | Eliminated 4th
| Chitta Lakshmi Sravani  | Kothagudem | Eliminated 3rd
| A. Manya Chandran  | Tirupati | Eliminated 2nd
| Jaskiran Singh  | Punjab | Eliminated 1st

## Season 2

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### Judges and presenters

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Hemachandra was signed as the presenter of the season. Thaman S and Karthik returned as the guests for the third time, while Nithya Menen was replaced by Geetha Madhuri as the judge.

### Contestants

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Standing  | Name  | Hometown  | Result

|
|
|

1st  | Soujanya Bhagavatula  | Visakhapatnam | Winner
2nd  | Jayaram  | Hyderabad | 1st Runner Up
3rd  | Lasya Priya  | Siddipet | 2nd Runner-up
| Sruthi Nanduri  | New Jersey | Finalist
| Karthikeya  | Hyderabad | Finalist
| Pranathi  | Visakhapatnam | Semi-Finalist
| Chakrapani  | Palasa | Eliminated 7th
| Hitesh Sai (wildcard)  | Vizag | Eliminated 6th
| Saketh  | Hyderabad | Eliminated 5th
| Aditya  | Hyderabad | Eliminated 4th
| Sai Vaishnavi  | Vijayawada | Eliminated 3rd
| Manasa  | Hyderabad | Eliminated 2nd
| Yuti Harshavardhana  | Bengaluru | Eliminated 1st

### Celebrity guests

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Episode No  | Guest Name

|

5 - 7  | Nandamuri Balakrishna
8 - 9  | Koti
10 - 11  | Baba Sehgal
12 - 13  | S. P. Charan
13  | Nani
14 - 15  | Chandrabose
16 - 17  | B. V. Nandini Reddy, Santosh Sobhan, Malvika Nair
20 - 21  | Smita
22 - 23  | K.S Chithra
24 - 25  | Devi Sri Prasad
28 - 29  | Allu Arjun

## Season 3

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According to reports, for season 3 there were 150,000 auditions were conducted to shortlist 12 contestants,[11] Third season was premiered on 14 June 2024,[3] with two episodes being released every week.[12]

### Judges and presenters

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Sreerama Chandra returned as the presenter of the season for the second time, after the first season. Thaman S, Karthik and Geetha Madhuri returned as the judges of the season.

### Contestants

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Name  | Hometown  | Status

|
|

Sri Keerthi  | Visakhapatnam |
Skanda Veluvali  | Hyderabad |
Aniruddh Suswaram  | Kurnool |
Bharat Raj  | Nizamabad |
Keerthana  | Kakinada |
Nazeeruddin  | Tadepalligudem |
Keshav Ram  | Melbourne | Eliminated 7th
Sai Vallabha  | Nandyal | Eliminated 6th
Abhigna (wildcard)  | Virginia | Eliminated 5th
Sri Dhruthi  | Hyderabad | Eliminated 4th
Rajani Sree Poornimaa  | Hyderabad | Eliminated 3rd
Hari Priya  | Hyderabad | Eliminated 2nd
Kushal Sharma  | Jagtial | Eliminated 1st

## References

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1. ^ Ltd, Arha Media & Broadcasting Pvt. Watch latest Episodes of Telugu Indian Idol Season 3 on aha in HD Quality. Retrieved 24 June 2024 - via www.aha.video.
2. ^ Today, Telangana (19 February 2022). "Telugu 'Indian Idol' hosted by Sreerama Chandra to debut on Feb 25". Telangana Today. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
3. ^ a b "Watch Telugu Indian Idol on Aha Video". Aha Video. 25 February 2022.
4. ^ "Exclusive - Telugu Indian Idol winner Vagdevi: I gave the responsibility of the prize money (Rs. 10 lakh) to my parents, wanted Rs 1 lakh for myself but got only Rs 50,000". The Times of India. 19 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
5. ^ "Telugu Indian Idol Season 3 Grand Launch On This Date; Aha To Stream Every Friday & Saturday". Times Now. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
6. ^ "'Telugu Indian Idol' grand finale featuring Megastar Chiranjeevi to be shot today? - Times of India". The Times of India. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
7. ^ "Sreerama Chandra-hosted Indian Idol Telugu to premiere on TV soon? - Times of India". The Times of India. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
8. ^ Hymavathi, Ravali (22 June 2022). "Modern Love Hyderabad: This Tale Of Six By-Stories Is All Set To Release On This Date". The Hans India. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
9. ^ "Nithya Menen, S Thaman, Karthik, Sreerama Chandra papped on the sets of Indian Idol Telugu; PICS". Pinkvilla. 21 March 2022. Archived from the original on 22 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
10. ^ "Netizens fume as Indian Idol Telugu ropes in singer Karthik as judge - Times of India". The Times of India. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
11. ^ Mohkh, Shiva (25 June 2024). "Telugu Indian Idol Season 3 on Aha From 15,000 Auditions to Top 12 – The Journey to Stardom". The Cults Bay. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
12. ^ Sistu, Suhas (7 June 2024). "'Telugu Indian Idol' Season 3 set to premiere from June 14th". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 20 June 2024.

## External links

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* Telugu Indian Idol at IMDb

Episode No  | Guest Name

|

5–6  | Vijay Deverakonda
11–12  | Vijay Yesudas
12  | Ankith Koyya, Narne Nithin, Ram Miriyala
15–16  | Rashmika Mandanna
19–20  | Nani
21–22  | Naveen Polishetty

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