| Telugu Indian Idol | |
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| Genre | Reality television |
| Created by | Simon Fuller |
| Based on | Simon Fuller |
| Directed by | Advait Shelke |
| Presented by |
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| Judges |
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| Theme music composer | Julian Gingell Barry Stone Cathy Dennis |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Telugu |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 31 |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Production company | Fremantle |
| Original release | |
| Network | Aha |
| Release | 25 February 2022 – 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.[1][2] Vagdevi was announced as the winner of the first season.[3]
Season 1[edit]
Production[edit]
The finale episode of the season was initially scheduled to be shot on 6 June 2022, but was postponed to 7 June 2022.[4]
Judges and presenters[edit]
Sreerama Chandra was signed as the presenter of the first season after becoming the runner-up of the reality show Bigg Boss 5.[5][6] While, the judges of the first season are Nithya Menen, Karthik and Thaman S.[7] 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.[8]
Contestants[edit]
| 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 | Eliminated 7th | |
| 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[edit]
Contestants[edit]
| Name | Hometown | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sruthi Nanduri | New Jersey | ||
| Soujanya Bhagavatula | Visakhapatnam | Winner | |
| Lasya Priya | Siddipet | 2nd Runner-up | |
| Karthikeya | Hyderabad | ||
| Jayaram | Hyderabad | 1st Runner-up | |
| Pranathi | Visakhapatnam | Eliminated 8th | |
| Chakrapani | Palasa | Eliminated 7th | |
| Hitesh Sai | 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 |
| 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 |
References[edit]
- ^ Today, Telangana (19 February 2022). "Telugu 'Indian Idol' hosted by Sreerama Chandra to debut on Feb 25". Telangana Today. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ "Watch Telugu Indian Idol on Aha Video". Aha Video. 25 February 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "'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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
