Thursday, March 25, 2010

Malayalam Channels | TV Highlignts - The Week Ahead

Anjumanipookkal

(Asianet, weekdays, 17.00)

Viewers get a chance to interact with the five finalists of the recently concluded Munch Star Singer Junior in this new phone-in show. The young talents will play your favourite songs and film scenes.

Cinema Today
(Asianet Plus, weekdays, 18.45)

Get all the up-to-date information on the goings on in the film industry in this show. On location reports, interviews with technicians and the like will feature in the show.

Nayika
(Asianet Plus, weekdays, 17.30)

Check out the highlights in the careers and the lives of some of Malayalam cinema's top heroines in this show. Included are interviews with the heroines and clippings of some of their most memorable roles.

Natakame Ulakam
(Amrita TV, Saturdays, 22.30)



Natakame Ulakam:Amrita TV, Saturdays, 22.30.

It is a wry and sarcastic commentary on the political scenario of the State. The programme, which completed 200 episodes, consists of a wittily cynical monologue narrated by the show's scriptwriter and anchor, T.K. Santosh Kumar. He introduces the issues, comments on it and sometimes adds a tongue-in-cheek epilogue. This is interspersed with clippings of the major political actors involved and sound bytes that are of relevance to the issue.

Quick cuts and repeated replays of certain appropriate ‘bits of action,' along with caricatures of people caught up in the controversy, provides hilarious conformation or amusing contradictions to what has been stated in the monologue.

Searching for the droll angle in every problem, Santosh uses the vehicle of deprecating humour to drive home his point. He exploits every shade of satire from exaggeration to sarcasm and though the programme occasionally slips into of scorn and derision, the monologue sticks to mild, ironic humour most of the time.

Maundy Thursday specials

(Asianet, Thursday, 05.45 onwards)

On Maundy Thursday (April 1), Asianet has some special shows starting with ‘Bhagavamritam' at 05.45 followed by ‘Muktisudhakaram.' At 06.45 is ‘Yesuvinte Raktham Veena Mannil' and at 07.00 is a special ‘Suprabhatam.' The movies for the day are ‘Time' starring Suresh Gopi at 09.00, ‘Ravanaprabhu' at 13.00 and ‘College Kumaran' starring Mohanlal and Vimala Raman at 23.05.

Source: Hindu

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Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Latest News Headline | Asianet to launch dedicated channel for Middle East

Thiruvananthapuram, March 24 (IANS) Asianet, the first TV channel launched in Kerala, Wednesday announced the launch of a dedicated channel for the Middle East.

The official launch of Asianet Middle East 24x7 will be held in Dubai on April 7.

'There is a considerable difference in the lifestyle of Keralites in Kerala and the Keralite community living in the Middle East,' Asianet Communications Managing Director K. Madhavan said.

'As the leading and trusted television channel of thousands of Malayalis in the region, we believe that the difference in outlook and aspirations must reflect in our channel's programming to fully connect with our audience here,' he said.

The channel was launched in 1993.

The viewers of Asianet in the Middle East are presently offered the same programming schedules as that of the channel in Kerala. The dedicated channel has been structured to suit the lifestyle of people residing in the south Indian state.

The new dedicated 24x7 channel will structure its mainline programming schedule to suit prime time, as per the time zone in the Middle East.

'Viewers in the Middle East can watch new blockbuster movies and all the weekend shows on Fridays instead of having to miss them on Sundays,' Madhavan said.

The timing of other popular programmes will also be structured to suit viewers in the Middle East.

There are about two million Keralites settled in various Middle East countries.

Source : Indo Asian News Service

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Sunday, March 21, 2010

Latest News Headline | Pune, Kochi Named New IPL Teams

Pune, Kochi named new IPL teams
Kochi, Sunday 21 March 2010: Sahara bagged while little known Sports World clinched Kochi as the Premier League unveiled two new teams joining the cash-awash Twenty20 league.
IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi said Sahara Adventure Sports Group made an identical USD 370 million bid for three cities —— Ahmedabad, Nagpur and .
“They made the highest bid for all three cities and were asked to chose one of those cities. So will be the home ground of their team,” Modi told reporters.
Sports World made the second highest bid but their offer of USD 333.33 million was enough to land the Kochi franchise, Modi said.
“In all, five groups qualified for the bid and I hope they make good business,” Modi said. He also made it clear that there were no plans to have a second IPL abroad.
“I’m always misquoted by the media. This is Premier League and there is no plan to have a second IPL abroad. “We also have no plans to expand further immediately. In fact I don’t foresee an expansion in many many years to come but then you never know,” he added.
Apart from the two successful bidders, other groups which took part in the bidding included Adani Groups and VC Digital Solution (Videocon).
(PTI)

Friday, March 19, 2010

TV Shows to Watch Out For on Malayalam Channels | The Week Ahead



Kunjali Marakkar: Asianet, weekdays, 22.00.

Mattoruval

(Surya TV, weekdays, 20.30)

Star of the silver screen Vani Viswanath plays the lead in this mega-serial, which begins on March 22. It is based on the novel ‘Mattoruval' by S. Sreedevi. T.S Saji is the director and Jose Allepey wields the camera. Srinath, Kalasala Babu, Shajin, V.K. Baiju, M.R. Gopakumar, Manka Mahesh also star.

Ormachitram

(Manorama News, weekdays, 20.30)

It's a journey through some of the landmark films of Malayalam cinema. It traces the origins of the films from conception to release, peppered with anecdotes from the cast and the crew and scenes from the films themselves. Dipthish is the producer. The repeat of the show is on Tuesdays at 23.30, on Fridays at 11.30 and Saturdays at 14.30.

Rim Jim

(Asianet Plus, Sundays, 19.00)

Bubbly playback singer Rimi Tomi hosts this chat show. Celebrities from the film fraternity, politicians, fellow singers and so on have participated in this show.

Mahabhagavatam

(Asianet, weekdays, 18.00)

Incidents from the Mahabharata are highlighted in this devotional serial, which is all set to complete 400 episodes.

In addition to the main storyline, a number of sub-plots from the epic (especially tales from the ‘Krishnaleela') are also serialised in this show. Sharath, Balaji, Sreekala, Ambili Devi, Kochu Preman and Edavela Babu star in the show.

Autograph

(Asianet, weekdays, 18.30)

This serial narrates the tale of the notorious ‘Five Fingers,' a group of teenagers consisting of Rahul Krishna, James Albert, Samkutty, Mridula Mohan and Nancy. They are the school troublemakers but when it comes to studies, cultural activities or sports there is no one who can defeat them. The serial is directed by Sujith Sundar.

Kunjali Marakkar

(Asianet, weekdays, 22.00)

Freedom fighter Kunjali Marakkar braved the might of the Portuguese colonial forces and his detractors in the struggle for freedom. The serial, which chronicles the life of this legend, completes 50 episodes.

Kudumbavishesham

(Asianet, Sundays, 14.00)

Get a behind-the-scenes glimpse into a family of celebrities in each episode of this chat show. Each member of the featured families is a high achiever in his or her chosen field.

Source: The Hindu

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Thursday, March 11, 2010

Knight Riders takes on Chargers in IPL opener

 By Nandakumar Marar
Chance for little known players to showcase their talent
— Photo: Vivek Bendre

EXPERT ADVICE:Kolkata Knight Riders will be hoping that bowling coach Wasim Akram's expertise rubs off on Ishant Sharma and gets its campaign off to a flyer in IPL III.

MUMBAI:The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a stage for little-known Indians to showcase their skills in make-or-break situations before a world audience.

The sky is the limit for first-class cricketers adept in the T20 format, like wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha of the Kolkata Knight Riders, stylish strokeplayer Manish Pandey, pace bowler Vinay Kumar of Royal Challengers Bangalore, all-rounder Rajagopal Sathish of Mumbai Indians, off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin of Chennai Super Kings and leg-spinner Piyush Chawla of Delhi Daredevils. Most of them are on the Indian probables list for the ICC World Twenty20.

Punjab medium-pacer Harmeet Singh used the opportunity to play under Adam Gilchrist in IPL 2009 and went on to become an integral part of Deccan Chargers' ride to victory.

Two wickets (Rahul Dravid, Mark Boucher) and one catch (Vinay Kumar) in the final catapulted him to the frontline.

Useful bowler

He is now a useful bowler in coach Darren Lehmann's unit for IPL 2010, when DC commences its title defence against KKR at the DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai on Friday.

For a youngster whose first-class debut happened last year, the opportunity to rub shoulders with the likes of Gilchrist, Andrew Symonds and Herschelle Gibbs boosted his confidence and the handy medium-pacer is a regular in the IPL champion's line-up, operating with India's swing bowler R.P. Singh.

The absence of players from New Zealand, West Indies and England for the initial phase in IPL's third edition is a golden opportunity for these talented youngsters to blossom into effective performers under a confident captain and stable team management.

New Zealander Brendon McCullum's non-availability offers Saha the chance to boost KKR's chances. An efficient performer behind the stumps, he is an attacking top-order batsman.

Saha has in Sourav Ganguly a skipper who will back him, besides new coach Dav Whatmore known for his ability to get the best out of Asian players.

Attacking batting

The Bengal player's attacking batting will come in handy in the absence of the powerful West Indian Chris Gayle.

DC will similarly miss West Indies pace bowler Kemar Roach, forcing Lehmann to distribute bowling responsibility among Purple Cap holder R.P. Singh, spinner Pragyan Ojha, Harmeet and the experienced Sri Lankan Chaminda Vaas.

Gilchrist's team is the defending champion, but the DC captain is aware of dramatic swings in form and fortunes where T20 cricket is concerned.

“Everyone starts with a clean slate in IPL,” said the Aussie, whose team moved from bottom place to champion in a year. KKR finds itself in a similar situation this year, finishing eighth and last in IPL 2009, resulting in Whatmore's appointment as coach in place of John Buchanan and captaincy reins back in Ganguly's experienced hands. He is clear about the task ahead. “It's all about delivering on the big stage. It's about delivering in the middle for all teams in the world, all teams in the competition. It's the same for us.”

The Kolkata side is packed with experience and talent in Murali Kartik, Ajit Agarkar, Sri Lankans Angelo Mathews and Ajantha Mendis, Australian Brad Hodge and England's Owais Shah. Laxmi Ratan Shukla, Ashok Dinda, Rohan Gavaskar and Manoj Tiwary are the Bengal players.

Ganguly is aware of their strengths, so along with coach Whatmore, striking the right combination is the challenge.

The teams (from):

DC:Adam Gilchrist (capt.), Rohit Sharma, R.P. Singh, Pragyan Ojha, V.V.S. Laxman, Herschelle Gibbs, Andrew Symonds, Chaminda Vaas, Harmeet Singh, Ravi Teja, Rahul Sharma, T. Suman, Azhar Bilakhia, Anirudh Singh, Mohnish Mishra, Venugopala Rao, B. Sumanth, Arjun Yadav, Ashish Reddy. Coach:Darren Lehmann.

KKR:Sourav Ganguly (capt.), Manoj Tiwary, Murali Kartik, Ajit Agarkar, Ishant Sharma, Wriddhiman Saha, Ashok Dinda, Cheteshwar Pujara, Iqbal Abdulla, Angelo Mathews, Ajantha Mendis, Brad Hodge, Owais Shah, Charl Langeveldt, Laxmi Ratan Shukla, Ganapathi Vignesh, Rohan Gavaskar, Mandeep Singh, Harshad Khadiwale. Coach:Dav Whatmore.

Source: The Hindu

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Tuesday, March 9, 2010

DLF IPL 2010 TV Programs Schedule – Sony Set Max Channel LIVE Timings in India


Day Date Time Match
Fri 12th Mar 2010 7 PM Deccan Chargers vs Kolkata Knight Riders (Navi Mumbai)
Sat 13th Mar 2010 2 PM Mumbai Indians vsRajasthan Royals (Mumbai)
Sat 13th Mar 2010 7:30 PM Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Daredevils (Mohali)
Sun 14th Mar 2010 3 PM Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (Kolkata)
Sun 14th Mar 2010 7:30 PM Chennai Super Kings vs Deccan Chargers (Chennai)
Mon 15th Mar 2010 7 PM Rajasthan Royals Vs Delhi Darevils (Ahmedabad)
Tue 16th Mar 2010 3 PM Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kings XI Punjab (Bangalore)
Tue 16th Mar 2010 7 PM Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings (Kolkata)
Wed 17th Mar 2010 7 PM Delhi Darevils vs Mumbai Indians (Delhi)
Thu 18th Mar 2010 7 PM Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals (Bangalore)
Fri 19th Mar 2010 3 PM Delhi Darevils vs Chennai Super Kings (Delhi)
Fri 19th Mar 2010 7:30 PM Deccan Chargers vs Kings XI Punjab (Cuttack)
Sat 20th Mar 2010 3PM Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders (Ahmedabad)
Sat 20th Mar 2010 7 PM Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (Mumbai)
Sun 21st Mar 2010 3 PM Deccan Chargers vs Delhi Daredevils (Cuttack)
Sun 21st Mar 2010 7:30 PM Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab (Chennai)
Mon 22nd Mar 2010 7 PM Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders (Mumbai)
Tue 23rd Mar 2010 7 PM Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings (Bangalore)
Wed 24th Mar 2010 7 PM Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals (Mohali)
Thu 25thMar 2010 7 PM Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings (Mumbai)
Fri 26th Mar 2010 7 PM Rajasthan Royals vs Deccan Chargers (Ahmedabad)
Sat 27th Mar 2010 3PM Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders (Mohali)
Sat 27th Mar 2010 7:30 PM Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Daredevils (Bangalore)
Sun 28th Mar 2010 3 PM Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings (Ahmedabad)
Sun 28th Mar 2010 7:30 PM Deccan Chargers vs Mumbai Indians (Navi Mumbai)
Mon 29th Mar 2010 7 PM Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders (Delhi)
Tue 30th Mar 2010 7 PM Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab (Mumbai)
Wed 31st Mar 2010 3 PM Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (Chennai)
Wed 31st Mar 2010 7:30 PM Delhi Daredevils vs Rajasthan Royals (Delhi)
Thu 1st Apr 2010 7 PM Kolkata Knight Riders vs Deccan Chargers (Kolkata)
Fri 2nd Apr 2010 7 PM Kings XI Punjab vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (Mohali)
Sat 3rd Apr 2010 3 PM Mumbai Indians vs Deccan Chargers (Mumbai)
Sat 3rd Apr 2010 7:30 PM Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals (Chennai)
Sun 4th Apr 2010 3 PM Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab (Kolkata)
Sun 4th Apr 2010 7:30 PM Delhi Daredevils vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (Delhi)
Mon 5th Apr 2010 7 PM Deccan Chargers vs Rajasthan Royals (Nagpur)
Tue 6th Apr 2010 7 PM Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians (Chennai)
Wed 7th Apr 2010 3 PM Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab (Jaipur)
Wed 7th Apr 2010 7:30 PM Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Daredevils (Kolkata)
Thu 8th Apr 2010 7 PM Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Deccan Chargers (Bangalore)
Fri 9th Apr 2010 7 PM Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians (Mohali)
Sat 10th Apr 2010 3 PM Deccan Chargers vs Chennai Super Kings (Nagpur)
Sat 10th Apr 2010 7:30 PM Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders (Bangalore)
Sun 11thApr 2010 3 PM Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab (Delhi)
Sun 11th Apr 2010 7:30 PM Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians (Jaipur)
Mon 12th Apr 2010 7 PM Deccan Charger vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (Nagpur)
Tue 13th Apr 2010 3 PM Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Daredevils (Mumbai)
Tue 13th Apr 2010 7:30 PM Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders (Chennai)
Wed 14th Apr 2010 7 PM Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (Jaipur)
Thu 15th Apr 2010 7 PM Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Daredevils (Chennai)
Fri 16th Apr 2010 7 PM Kings XI Punjab vs Deccan Chargers (Dharamsala)
Sat 17th Apr 2010 3 PM Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians (Bangalore)
Sat 17th Apr 2010 7:30 PM Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals (Kolkata)
Sun 18th Apr 2010 3 PM Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings (Dharamsala)
Sun 18th Apr 2010 7:30 PM Delhi Daredevils vs Deccan Chargers (Delhi)
Mon 19th Apr 2010 7 PM Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians (Kolkata)
Wed 21st Apr 2010 7 PM Semi- Final 1 (Bangalore)
Thu 22nd Apr 2010 7 PM Semi- Final 2 (Bangalore)
Sun 25th Apr 2010 7 PM Final (Mumbai)




Note: Please note this is a tentative schedule and subject to change
Source: Sony Set Max

Friday, March 5, 2010

International Women's Day | Women's special




To celebrate the spirit of womanhood, National Geographic Channel has launched a dedicated "Women's Hour" that airs every Saturday at 12 noon. The exclusive timeband features new lifestyle and leisure-based shows covering topics like travel, fashion and wellness, like "World's 20 Best" featuring the top 20 exotic destinations in various categories like hotels, islands, family destinations, adventure, romantic getaways and cities, and "Fashion Memoir" that goes behind the scenes to find the stories of the fashion industry's major players.

Source: The Hindu

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Thursday, March 4, 2010

Interesting TV Shows Lined up for you this week

REGIONAL PROGRAMMES



Comedy Stars: Asianet, weekends, 21.00.

Comedy Stars

(Asianet, weekends, 21.00)

Participants go all out to make a mark in this talent hunt for wannabe comedians. Packed with innovative and interesting rounds, each episode tests the contestants' ability to raise a laugh.

They will be judged by a permanent jury consisting of Jagadish and Tini Tom. Comedians of the big and small screens will join the jury to assess the participants' skills. Tune in for laughs.

Dance Dance

Here is an opportunity for dancers to get their act together and win prizes. Asianet Plus is inviting applications for their new programme to select the best dance troupes in Kerala.

Professional dance troupes and college-based groups are eligible to participate in the contest if there are at least eight dancers in the group. Applications should be sent to: The producer, ‘Dance Dance,' Asianet Plus, Asianet Studio Complex, Puliyarakonam, Thiruvananthapuram. E-mail: dancedance@asianetworld.tv



Kumkumam:Kairali TV, weekdays, 13.30.

Kumkumam

(Kairali TV, weekdays, 13.30)

Meant for homemakers, the show has various segments devoted to women in different fields. ‘Penn peruma' showcases women achievers; ‘Nizhalayi, Nilavayi…' focusses on the women behind successful men; ‘Snehavarnangal' features women who have become legends in the fields of culture, literature and sports; ‘Padathile Pennu' examines the relevance of women characters in tinsel town; ‘Aksharangallele Aval' explores the memorable women in literature and mythology and ‘Sandhwana Sparsham' talks to women medical practitioners on women-related subjects. One of the segments is meant to improve spoken English.

The show produced by Panorama Television, goes on air on March 8.

Honeymoon Travels

(Surya TV, weekends, 20.30)

It's a travel game show for newly weds, which begins on March 6. The host is actor Lalu Alex and the winners of this show get to go on a vacation either in India or abroad.

New shows

Kiran TV has revamped its schedule with some exciting new shows and live programmes. Start off the day at 08.00 with ‘Breakfast Kiran' followed by ‘Kiran Wishes' at 09.00. ‘Love and Lost' is at 10.00 and ‘Kiran Classic' is at 11.00. At 13.00, listen to some of the choicest films songs in ‘Kiran Select.' At 14.00 is ‘Dance Dance.' Check out the latest news from Mollywood in ‘Film News' at 19.25 followed at 19.30 by the daily film. At 23.00 is the show ‘Meghasandesham.'

Source: The Hindu

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