Kathanayagi, also known as Kadhanayagi, is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language reality competition aired on Star Vijay and streams on Disney+ Hotstar where aspiring actresses compete with each other to act as the protagonist in a future Star Vijay serial.
The first season was aired on 29 July 2023 every Saturday and Sunday at 21:30 (IST).[1][2] and airs every Saturday and Sunday.[3] The show is hosted by Kpy Bala and Kurashi. K. S. Ravikumar and Radhika Sarathkumar as the judge.[4][5]
The show final episode was aired on 1 October 2023,[6] on Sunday at 15:00 (IST), and ended with 19 episodes. The season winner is Rubeena and Rubiseena.[7]
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Original Broadcast | Winner | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Aired | Last Aired | |||||
| 1 | 19 | Template:Start date | Template:End date | Rubeena & Rubiseena | Kurashi, Kpy Bala, Priyanka Deshpande | |
Final
The Final episode was aired on 1 October 2023, on Sunday at 15:00 (IST). The show special two guest was Actor Siddharth and MB developers trust forever Company manager director Sarath. The top 5 finalists were Akshaya, Pavithra Venkat, Rubeena & Rubiseena and Shalini.[8]
Prize Winners:
- Rubeena & Rubiseena, who was announced by Radhika Sarathkumar, was awarded the 'Title Winner' of Kadhanayagi. So They arereceived a Rs 10 lakhs cash prize by MB developers trust forever Company and award by Star Vijay.
- Shalini was announced by Priyanka Deshpande, as the first runner-up of Kadhanayagi and was awarded a Rs 3 lakhs cash prize award by Star Vijay.
Overview
Selection process
Stay Vijay organized auditions in various cities around Tamil Nadu in May 2023 where women were able to audition for a place in the show. During the show's filming, actresses who had passed this stage were then given acting classes in preparation.[9][10][11]
Contestants
| S. No. | Name | Home Town | Entry Episode | Episode Exited | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rubeena & Rubiseena[12] | Pollachi | Episode 1 | ||
| 2 | Sneha | Coimbatore | Episode 1 | Episode 6 | Walked Out |
| 3 | Sapna | Australia | Episode 1 | Episode 18 | |
| 4 | Pavithra Venkat | Chennai | Episode 1 | ||
| 5 | Kaaviya | Chennai | Episode 2 | Episode 18 | |
| 6 | Shalini | Coimbatore | Episode 2 | ||
| 7 | Akshaya | Madurai | Episode 2 | ||
| 8 | Janani | Chennai | Episode 2 | Episode 18 |
Golden crown
| Week | Akshaya | Pavithra Venkat | Sapna | Janani | Rubeena & Rubiseena | Sneha | Kaaviya | Shalini |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| 2 | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
| 3 | ✓ | |||||||
| 4 | ✓ | ✓ | Walked Out | ✓ | ||||
| 5 | ✓ | |||||||
| 6 | ✓ | |||||||
| 7 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
| 8 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| 9 | 2nd Finalist | 4th Finalist | 1st Finalist | 3rd Finalist | ||||
| 10 | Winner of this season |
Episodes
| Week | Episodes | Air Date(s) | Round Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 29 July 2023 | Introduction Round |
| 2 | 30 July 2023 | ||
| 2 | 3 | 5 August 2023 | Raja Rani Round |
| 4 | 6 August 2023 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 12 August 2023 | Mamiyar Marumgal Round |
| 6 | 13 August 2023 | ||
| 4 | 7 | 19 August 2023 | Mahasangamam with Vijay Serial Heroine |
| 8 | 20 August 2023 | ||
| 5 | 9 | 26 August 2023 | Deiviga Suttru (The Divine Round) |
| 10 | 27 August 2023 | ||
| 6 | 11 | 2 September 2023 | Villain and Villi Suttru |
| 12 | 3 September 2023 | ||
| 7 | 13 | 9 September 2023 | Comedy Suttru |
| 14 | 10 September 2023 | ||
| 8 | 15 | 16 September 2023 | Vellthirai Suttru |
| 16 | 17 September 2023 | ||
| 9 | 17 | 23 September 2023 | Semi Finals |
| 18 | 24 September 2023 | ||
| 10 | 19 | 30 September 2023 | Grand Finals |
Off-Air
This show ended with 19 episodes from 30 September 2023, Because of Kamal Haasan's Bigg Boss 7.[13]
References
- ↑ ஸ்டார் விஜய் டிவியில் 'கதாநாயகி'. www.hindutamil.in. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
- ↑ விஜய் தொலைக்காட்சியில் கதாநாயகி புதிய நிகழ்ச்சி. www.hindutamil.in(27 July 2023). Retrieved 2023-07-27.
- ↑ New show 'Kathanayaki' set to premiere on July 29. The Times of India(2023-07-20). Retrieved 2023-08-03.
- ↑ கதாநாயகியை தேடும் கே.எஸ் ரவிக்குமார்.. கூடவே நடிகை ராதிகாவும்.. அடுத்த "பாக்கியா" யார் தெரியுமா?. tamil.oneindia.com(20 July 2023). Retrieved 2023-07-23.
- ↑ சின்னத்திரையில் நடுவராக களம் இறங்கும் கே.எஸ். ரவிக்குமார்... 'கதாநாயகி' புத்தம் புது ரியாலிட்டி ஷோ ஆரம்பம். tamil.abplive.com(23 July 2023). Retrieved 2023-07-23.
- ↑ TV show Kathanayaki to go off-air soon, Wilson. timesofindia.indiatimes.com(2023-08-03). Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ↑ விஜய் டிவி கதாநாயகி ஷோவின் டைட்டில் வின்னர் இவர்தான்... www.cinemapettai.com. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ↑ அடுத்த பாக்யலட்சுமி, கண்ணம்மாவை ஒரு வழியா தேடிட்டாங்கப்பா! இவர்தான் 'கதாநாயகி' நிகழ்ச்சியின் வின்னரா?. cinereporters.com(26 September 2023). Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ↑ விஜய் டிவி சீரியலில் ஹீரோயினாக வேண்டுமா? - இதோ அரிய வாய்ப்பு... மிஸ் பண்ணிடாதீங்க!. News18 Tamil(2023-05-23). Retrieved 2023-08-03.
- ↑ Vijay TV Kathanayagi Auditions for Serials: Know Everything Here, Wilson. Total Reporter(2023-08-03). Retrieved 2023-08-03.
- ↑ கதாநாயகியை தேடும் கே.எஸ் ரவிக்குமார்.. கூடவே நடிகை ராதிகாவும்.. அடுத்த "பாக்கியா" யார் தெரியுமா?, Wilson. tamil.oneindia.com(2023-08-03). Retrieved 2023-08-03.
- ↑ Rubeena Rubiseena Twins( Kathanayagi Tv Show) Biography, Wiki, Age, Instagram. www.cinefry.co.in. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
- ↑ Star Vijay TV's New Reality Show Kathanayagi To End Soon For Bigg Boss Season 7 Tamil, Wilson. www.news18.com(2023-08-03). Retrieved 14 September 2023.