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{{for|the ancient Indian ritual with the same name|Ashvamedha}}
{{Infobox television
| location = India
| name = Aswamedham
|image =
|caption =
|runtime = 60 mins
|creator = [[Kairali TV]]
|judges = [[G. S. Pradeep]]
|presenter = [[G. S. Pradeep]]
|country = India
|location = [[Thiruvananthapuram]] (Trivandrum)
|network = [[Kairali TV]]
|first_aired = Season 1:2002<br> Season 2:2005-2006<br>Season 3:2014<br>Season 4:2018
|last_aired =
|num_seasons =4 (700+ episodes)

}}
'''''Aswamedham''''' was a reverse quiz program in [[Kairali TV]],<ref>Surendran, P. K. (March 27, 2002) [[The Times of India]]. ''[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/4881680.cms Reverse quiz the latest fad in Kerala.]''</ref> a [[Malayalam]] channel, in the format of ''[[twenty questions]]''. It was one of the most successful programs in Kairali. This program, anchored by "Grandmaster" [[G. S. Pradeep]],<ref>[[Bahrain Tribune]] (December 19, 2003) ''Largest stage for Kairali Gulf Pageantry.'' Republished by [[The Associated Press|AP Worldstream]].</ref><ref>[[The Hindu]] (November 25, 2006) ''[http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2006112502770300.htm&date=2006/11/25/&prd=th& "Corona" begins.]''</ref> has entered the [[Limca Book of Records]] for the reaching 500 episodes.<ref name="Grand">[[The Hindu]] (June 5, 2006) ''[http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2006/06/10/stories/2006061000470400.htm Here comes "Grand Master"]''</ref><ref>[[The Hindu]] (August 31, 2006) ''Meet the Grandmaster"''.</ref> The second part of the program was started in November 2005 in Kairali TV.<ref name="Grand"/> At one point, the ''Aswamedham'' set featured a galloping horse on a rotating pedestal.<ref>[[The Hindu]]. (April 26, 2007) ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20071001092101/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2007/04/26/stories/2007042601440200.htm The wizard of shows.]''</ref>

The Tamil channel [[Vijay TV]] aired the Tamil version of the program starting June 2006 under the name ''Grandmaster'' with Pradeep and ''Shilpa Kavalam'' as the anchor.<ref name="Grand"/> Shakthi TV is also airing the Tamil version of Aswamedham with the Sinhalese subtitles and is titled as ''Shakthi Grandmaster.'' In literature, Aswamedham also refers to a drama written in the same name by [[Thoppil Bhasi]].<ref>[[The Hindu]] (May 9, 2004) ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20040927132022/http://www.hindu.com/2004/05/09/stories/2004050900950500.htm Polls bring them close to the world outside.]''</ref>

==Notes==
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[[Category:2000s Indian television series]]

Aswamedham - Revision history

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