Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Lil Champs
| Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Lil Champs | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Singing show Reality |
| Based on | Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs |
| Directed by | VijayaKumar Vivekanandan |
| Presented by | Archana Chandhoke |
| Judges | Season 1 Karthik Vijay Prakash Sujatha Mohan Season 2 Karthik Srinivas Sujatha Mohan Vijay Prakash Season 3 Srinivas Abhirami Vijay Prakash Saindhavi Prakash Season 4 Srinivas Shweta Mohan S. P. Charan Saindhavi |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Tamil |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | Season 1: 40 Season 2: 53 Season 3: 50 Season 4: 62 |
| Production | |
| Production location | Tamil Nadu |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | approx. 40-45 minutes per episode approx. 85-90 minutes per episode |
| Original release | |
| Network | Zee Tamil |
| Release | 24 December 2016 – present |
| Related | |
| Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs | |
Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li'l Champs is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language musical reality TV game show, which airs on Zee Tamil.[1] The show based on the Hindi-language show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs. The series is meant for young children between the ages of 5–14 years, which judges the children on the basis of their voice quality, singing talent and versatility in performance.[2] Since its premiere on 24 December 2016, the show has rolled out five seasons.[3]
Production
[edit | edit source]The show is a singing talent hunt for children of age group 5 to 15 years old in Tamil Nadu and other Tamil population by nation countries. In the auditions round, they have 100 seconds to impress the three to five judges and the 30 members of the grand jury and will select the top 24 contestants who will compete on the main show. Archana Chandhoke is as a host for all the seasons.
Seasons overview
[edit | edit source]| Season | Episodes | Original Broadcast | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Aired | Last Aired | |||
| 1 | 40 | 24 December 2016 | 7 May 2017 | |
| 2 | 53 | 5 May 2018 | 3 November 2018 | |
| 3 | 50 | 1 July 2023 | 17 December 2023 | |
| 4 | 62 | 2 November 2024 | 12 May 2025 | |
| 5 | TBA | 6 December 2025 | present | |
Judges and Hosts
[edit | edit source]Judges
[edit | edit source]| Seasons | Judges | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–2 | Karthik | Indian playback singer and composer. Karthik started his professional singing career as a backing vocalist and has since been working as a playback singer. | |
| 1–3 | Sujatha Mohan | Indian playback singer. | |
| 1-3 | Vijay Prakash | Indian Playback singer and also a Music Composer. | |
| 2-5 | Srinivas | Playback singer who has sung over 2000 songs in South Indian Languages. | |
| 2-5 | Saindhavi | Indian Carnatic vocalist and playback singer. | |
| 3 | Abhirami | Tamil film and voice actress. | [4] |
| 4-5 | S. P. Charan | Indian playback singer and actor works predominantly works in Tamil cinema and Telugu cinema. | [5] |
| 4-5 | Shweta Mohan | Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi singer. | [6] |
Host
[edit | edit source]| Seasons | Host | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1-5 | Archana Chandhoke | Tamil television presenter, actress and radio jockey who has primarily worked in Tamil film and television industry. |
| Grand Final Episode 40 | Deepak Dinkar | Tamil anchor and actor, who has primarily appeared in Tamil television. |
Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li'l Champs season 1
[edit | edit source]The first season of the show began airing on 24 December 2016 to 7 May 2017[7] on every Saturday and Sunday at 19:00 (IST) for 40 episodes.[8][9] The judges are singers Karthik, Vijay Prakash and Sujatha Mohan. Vishwa Prasad was the winner of season one.
Winners
[edit | edit source]- Guest
- Jiiva: is a Tamil film actor, producer and philanthropist.
| Winners | Notes | Amount won |
|---|---|---|
| Vishwa Prasad | Winners | ₹ 40,00,000 |
| Disathana | 1st Runner up | ₹ 3,00,000 |
| Rakthash | 2nd Runner up | ₹ 2,00,000 |
- Top 5 Finalist
- Ann Benson
- Vishwa Prasad
- Rakthash
- Disathana
- Niharika
Grand jury panel
[edit | edit source]- Ramji
- S. N. Surendar
- V. Uma Shankar
- Mohan Vaidya
- M. J. Shriram
- Ramya NSK
- Padmalatha
- Vinaitha
- Tanushree
- Jagadeesh Kumar
- Ninchi
- Reshmi
- A.SADIQ BASHA
- Nirmala
Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li'l Champs Season 2
[edit | edit source]The second season aired on every Sunday at 6:30 pm from 5 May 2018 to 3 November 2018 and ended with 53 Episodes.[10][11][12] Karthik, Srinivas, Sujatha Mohan and Vijay Prakash as the judges and Archana Chandhoke as the host. Idhazhika was the winner of second season.[13]
Winners
[edit | edit source]- Guest
- Sivakarthikeyan: is a Tamil film actor, producer.
| Winners | Notes | Amount won |
|---|---|---|
| Idhazhika | Winners | ₹ 40,00,000 |
| Aryananda | 1st Runner up | Gold weighing 1 kilogram |
| Bavin Vinoth & Sahana | 2nd Runner up | ₹ 3,00,000 |
| Pravasthi | 3rd Runner up | ₹ 50,000 |
Participants
[edit | edit source]| No. | Participants |
|---|---|
| 1 | Anirvinya |
| 2 | Srinand |
| 3 | Daisy Yensone |
| 4 | Aryashree |
| 5 | Devadarshini |
| 6 | Madhuvy |
| 7 | Srivishnu |
| 8 | Swathy |
| 9 | Aryanandha |
Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li'l Champs Season 3
[edit | edit source]The third season of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Tamil Li'l Champs season 3 premiered on Zee Tamil on 1 July 2023.[14] Archana Chandhoke has returned for the third time as host for the third season of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Lil 'Champs . The four main judges of the show are Srinivas, Vijay Prakash, Abhirami (actress) and Saindhavi Prakash .[15]
The Grand Finale took place on 17 December 2023. The grand finale consisted of six contestants. Three of the finalists are male and three other finalists are female.
The six finalists of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Tamil Li'l Champs season 3 were Rikshitha Jawahar, Kilmisha, Sanjana, Ruthresh Kumar, Nishanth Kavin and Kanishkar.
The grand finale consisted of two rounds. The first round was called the freestyle round. Prior to the freestyle round, the audience were provided the option to select one song from a list of four options that they were provided. From the most chosen option, the finalists had sung that song for their first round of the grand finale, which was known as the freestyle round. The second round was called the challenging round.
Prize winners:
- Kilmisha was announced as the winner of season 3
- Ruthresh Kumar was announced as the first runner-up
- Sanjana was announced as the second runner-up
- Rikshitha Jawahar was announced as the third runner-up
| Name of finalist | Title/prize | Name of song (round 1 – freestyle round) | Name of film/album | Singer(s) | Composer(s) | Name of song (round 2- challenging round) | Name of film/album | Singer(s) | Composer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilmisha | Winner – Rs 1 million | Anbae Idhu | Rhythm | Sadhana Sargam | A. R. Rahman | Aila Aila | I | Natalie Di Luccio, Aditya Rao | A. R. Rahman |
| Ruthresh Kumar | First runner-up – Rs 300,000 | Minnalae | May Maadham | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | A. R. Rahman | Kaddu Thirande Kidakinrathu | Vasool Raja MBBS | Hariharan, Sadhana Sargam | Bharadwaj |
| Sanjana | Second runner-up – Rs 200,000 | Poraale Ponnuthayi (sad version) | Karuthamma | Swarnalatha | A. R. Rahman | Idhayam | Kochadaiiyaan | Chinmayi Sripaada, Srinivas | A. R. Rahman |
| Rikshitha Jawahar | Third runner-up – Rs 100,000 | Uyire Uyire | Bombay | Hariharan, K. S. Chithra | A. R. Rahman | Minsara Poove | Padayappa | Nithyasree Mahadevan, Srinivas, Palakkad Sreeram, Hariharan | A. R. Rahman |
| Kanishkar | Sandhosha Kanneere | Uyire | A. R. Rahman, Anuradha Sriram, Febi Mani, Annupamaa | A. R. Rahman | Aaromale | Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa | Alphons Joseph | A. R. Rahman | |
| Nishanth Kavin | Poongaatru Puthithaanathu | Moondram Pirai | K. J. Yesudas | Ilaiyaraaja | Paattum Naane | Thiruvilaiyadal | T. M. Soundararajan | K. V. Mahadevan |
Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li'l Champs Season 4
[edit | edit source]The fourth season of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Tamil Li'l Champs season 4 premiered on Zee Tamil on 2 November 2024. Archana Chandhoke has returned for the fourth time as host for the fourth season of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Lil 'Champs . The judges of the show are Srinivas, S. P. Charan, Shweta Mohan and Saindhavi.[16]
The six finalists of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Tamil Li'l Champs season 4 are Hemithra, Sreemathi, Yogashree, Divinesh, Abinesh and Mahathi. The Grand Finale was held on 11 May 2024 on Sunday at 16:30 on Live. At the finals, Divinesh was the title winner and Yogashree claimed the first runners-up. Several guests that included in the grand finale are actors Sivakarthikeyan, Arya and Santhanam.[17]
Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li'l Champs Season 5
[edit | edit source]The 5th season of the Indian Tamil-language musical/singing reality television show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Lil Champs. The season premiered on Zee Tamil from 6 December 2025.[18] It features 48 young children between the ages of 5–14 years contestants progressing to the mega auditions and will select the top 24 contestants who will compete on the main show. Archana Chandhoke is returning as a host for the fourth time in a row.[19]
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Zee Tamil original programming
- Tamil-language singing talent shows
- Tamil-language reality television series
- 2016 Tamil-language television series debuts
- Tamil-language television shows
- 2016 Tamil-language television seasons
- Television shows set in Tamil Nadu
- 2018 Tamil-language television seasons
- Television series about children
- Indian television series about teenagers
- Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Tamil