Junior Super Stars
| Junior Super Stars | |
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| Genre | Talent show Reality |
| Directed by | Praveen G |
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| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Tamil |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | approx. 40-45 minutes per episode |
| Original release | |
| Network | Zee Tamil |
| Release | 7 August 2016 – present |
Junior Super Stars is a 2016 Tamil-language children talent-search reality show on Zee Tamil.[1][2] It was initially premiered from the year 2016 also available to watch on digital platform ZEE5. Based on the Hindi language show India's Best Dramebaaz. It is a children's acting show, between the ages of 4–14 years as the participants. The show first season was premiered on 7 August 2016.
This show turns to be the game changer of Zee Tamil where it becomes No.1 Reality Show in TamilNadu with 5.5+ TVR.
Seasons overview[edit]
| Season | Episodes | Original Broadcast | Winner | ||
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| First Aired | Last Aired | ||||
| 1 | 40 | 7 August 2016 | 18 December 2016 | Ashwanth Ashokkumar | |
| 2 | 40+1 (Special Episode) | 13 May 2017 | 24 September 2017 | Bhavass | |
| 3 | 25 | 10 March 2019 | 25 September 2019 | ||
| 4 | 28 | 26 December 2021 | 10 April 2022 | Elantamizh | |
Host and judges[edit]
| Seasons | Hosts | Judges | |
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| 1 | Kiki Vijay | K. Bhagyaraj Khushbu Archana Chandhoke | |
| 2 | Roja K. Bhagyaraj Archana Chandhoke | ||
| 3 | Kamal Dhandapani Anjana Rangan |
K. Bhagyaraj Devayani Rajakumaran Rachitha Mahalakshmi | |
| 4 | Kiki Vijay | Sneha Mirchi Senthil Samyuktha Shanmughanathan | |
Season 1[edit]
The first season aired on every Saturday and Sunday at 19:00 from 7 August to 18 December 2016 and ended with 40 Episodes. This show builds up the acting abilities of kids from ages 5–15 years. K. Bhagyaraj, Khushbu and Archana Chandhoke are the judges of the show. Kiki Vijay (Keerthi Shanthanu) as the host.
Ashwanth Ashokkumar, the winner of this season and Lisa, the 3rd Runner-up of this season, appeared together in the serial Mella Thirandhathu Kadhavu that aired on Zee Tamil.[3]
- Title Winners of Junior Super Star 1 : Ashwanth Ashokkumar
- 1st Runner-up : Vanessa
- 2nd Runner-up : Pavithra
- 3rd Runner-up : Lisha
Contestants[edit]
- Ashwanth Ashokkumar
- Pavithra Rajasekaran
- Lisha Rajkumar
- Adhitri Guruvayappan
- Gokul
- Kasin
- Prathiksha
- Nirmal
- Kaavya
- Sreedhar
- Litish Pranav
- Krishanth
- Diya Sree
- Akshaya
- Devasaran
- Karthika Sree
- Praveen
- Poojitha
- Thirukurali
- Versha
Special guest Judges[edit]
Season 2[edit]
The second season was premiered on 13 May 2017. The show was aried on every Saturday and Sunday at 19:00. Actor and the director K. Bhagyaraj has officially once again been appointed as the judge with Roja and Archana Chandhoke. Kiki Vijay (Keerthi Shanthanu) as the host. The season winner is Bhavass.[4]
- Title Winners of Junior Super Star 2 : Bhavass
- 1st Runner-up : Nithyasri and Karmugil
- 2nd Runner-up : Niharika
Contestants[edit]
- Aasmi
- Adithya
- Ajay
- Akshayaa
- Andrieya
- Anushka
- Bhavass
- Bhuvanika
- Hajeera
- Harishini
- Karmukil Vannan
- Lingwswaran
- Manisha
- Migamed Nafil
- Niharika
- Nithya Sree[5]
- Rithanya
- Roshan Krishna
- Saiharish
- Santhosh
- Varun
- Vishwa
Season 3[edit]
The third season was premiered on 10 March 2019.[6] The show was hosted by Kamal Dhandapani and Anjana Rangan while Actor K. Bhagyaraj, Devayani Rajakumaran and Rachitha Mahalakshmi are the judges of the show. This show builds up the acting of the children aged 4–14 years show their acting talent in front of the audience. The children will perform for plays with different genres.
Contestants[edit]
- Sanvi
- Vishmaya Veeralakshmi
- Tharun Kumar
- Monisha
- Deepesh
- Sahana
- Riya Manoj
Season 4[edit]
The fourth season was aired on every Saturday and Sunday at 18:30 from 26 December 2021 to 10 April 2022 and ended with 28 Episodes.[7][8][9] Sneha, Mirchi Senthil and Samyuktha Shanmughanathan as the judges. Kiki Vijay (Keerthi Shanthanu) as the hosts. Poornitha and Amuthavanan as the Mentors. The season winner is Elantamizh.
- Title Winners of Junior Super Star 4 : Elantamizh
- 1st Runner-up : Kavyashri
- 2nd Runner-up : Sriram
Contestants[edit]
- Prashitha
- Aadhavan
- Tarika
- Saathvik
- Sree Saravanan
- Elantamizh
- Samyuktha
- Edil
- Udhai Priyan
- Dhushvanth
- Thanyashree
- Bablu
- Krishika
- Tharun
- Yaliniyan
- Sriram
- Harish
- Aalam
- Sowmiya
- Kavyashree
- Samiksha
- Aparna
- Anvitha
- Aadharsh
References[edit]
- ^ "Get ready for the Junior Superstar". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
- ^ "Junior Superstars Chennai auditions on July 3". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
- ^ "Genes: Child actor Lisha imitates Priya Raman from Sembaruthi - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Madurai's Bavas emerges as the winner of Junior Super Stars Season 2". chennaivision.com.
- ^ "The fierce battle for second place: Zee TV launches Junior Super stars again to trump Star Vijay". www.thenewsminute.com.
- ^ "'Junior Super Stars 3.0' all set for its premiere soon". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
- ^ "Zee Tamil launches Junior Super Stars-S4, Rajini and Vidya No 1 during this festive season". www.mediainfoline.com.
- ^ "Zee Tamil announces Junior Super Stars season 4". www.glamsham.com.
- ^ "New season of Junior Super Stars". www.adgully.com.