Weekend with Stars

2017 Indian TV series or programme

Weekend with Stars

Genre| Talk show
Created by| Zee Tamil
Directed by| Madhan Singh
Presented by| Suhasini Maniratnam
Country of origin| India
Original language| Tamil
No. of episodes| 13
Production
Producer| Jai Aachari
Camera setup| Multi-camera
Running time| approx. 55–60 minutes
Production company| RM Associates
Original release
Network| Zee Tamil
Release| 30 April (2017-04-30) –
23 July 2017 (2017-07-23)
Related
Weekend with Ramesh

Weekend with Stars is a 2017 Indian Tamil language talk show which aired on Zee Tamil on every Sunday at 8:30 pm to 10:00 pm (IST). It debuted on 30 April 2017,[1][2][3] aired through 23 July 2017. The show was hosted by Tamil actress and director Suhasini Maniratnam.[4] It is based on the Zee Kannada talk show Weekend with Ramesh.

## Overview

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The format of the show involves achievers from various fields, primarily from Tamil Nadu, being invited and the story of their life being told. The show will feature personalities from the Tamil film industry or celebrities from Tamil Nadu who will talk about their life. The show will also have a surprise as friends and family members join in.

## Hosts

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* Episodes 01–12: Suhasini Maniratnam
* Episode 13: Archana (with Suhasini Maniratnam as the interview subject)

## Episodes

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Episodes  | Celebrities  | Notes  | Surprise Guest / Surprise Video  | Telecast date

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01  | Khushbu[5] | Actress, television presenter | Her Teachers, Friends (Subbu Panchu Arunachalam, Brinda), Family members (Mother) and P. Vasu (Video)  | 30 April 2017
02  | K. Bhagyaraj | Actor, director, screenwriter  | Sulakshana, Priyadarshini and Family members (Poornima Jayaram)  | 7 May 2017
03  | Radhika | Actress, Producer, Entrepreneur  | K. S. Ravikumar, Family members (R. Sarathkumar, Geetha Radha, Nirosha) and Roja (Video)  | 14 May 2017
04  | Viswanathan Anand | chess Grandmaster and a former World Chess Champion.  | His Friends and Aamir Khan (Video)  | 21 May 2017
05  | T. Rajendar | screenwriter, songwriter, composer, cinematographer, producer, director, actor, playback singer, politician and film distributor  | Mumtaj, Dhina, Perarasu | 28 May 2017
06  | R. Madhavan | Actor, writer, producer  | Thananjan, Vikram Kumar and Family members Sarita Birje (Her Wife) and Vethand Her Son (Video)  | 4 June 2017
07  | Vivek | Actor, Comedian  | His Friends and Family members Tejaswini (Daughter) and Amrithanandini, Solomon Pappayya (Video)  | 11 June 2017
08  | Arjun Sarja | Film actor, director, producer, screenwriter, distributor  | His Friends and Family members Asha Rani (Wife) Aishwarya Arjun (Daughter) and Vishal (Video)  | 18 June 2017
09  | Roja | Actress, Politician  | Her Friends and Family members (R. K. Selvamani (Husband), 2 Children's) and Prabhu Deva, Prashanth (Video)  | 25 June 2017
10  | Prakash Raj | Film actor, Producer, director, Television presenter  | Swarnamalya, Elango Kumaravel,Ganavel  | 2 July 2017
11  | A. R. Rahman[6] | Singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, music director, arranger, conductor  | His wife and Friends  | 9 July 2017
12  | 16 July 2017
13  | Suhasini Maniratnam | actress and director  | friends and mother and Maniratnam(video)  | 23 July 2017

## References

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1. ^ "Zee Tamil – Weekend With Stars from 30th April". www.screen4screen.com. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
2. ^ "Zee Tamil overhauls timings of Sunday shows". www.screen4screen.com. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
3. ^ "Zee Tamil to launch a celebrity talk show". The Times of India. 27 April 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
4. ^ "Stars open up to me easily: Suhasini Mani Ratnam". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
5. ^ "ஜீ தமிழில் சுகாசினியின் வீக் எண்ட் வித் ஸ்டார்ஸ்.... குஷ்பு பற்றி தெரிஞ்சுக்கங்க". tamil.oneindia.com. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
6. ^ "AR Rahman gets candid with Suhasini on Zee Tamil's 'Weekend with Stars'". www.screen4screen.com. Retrieved 13 July 2017.

## External links

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* Weekend with Stars at ZEE5

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