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MUMBAI:
Maa TV a Telugu entertainment channel is growing stronger day by
day adding new and lots of innovative programs for its viewers.
Maa
TV’s programme ‘Rela re Rela’ is a very new concept
of talent search for folk singers on television. This is first of
its kind on the Telugu television industry. This was a rare show
which swept the rural audience.
The
selection team traveled 13 different points in AP and selected 24
singers for the studio round. There were four major events conducted
in Nizamabad, Vizianagaram and Cuddapah which witnessed a rare turn
out of more than 7000 audience for non film events which is such
a rare phenomenon.
Rela
re Rela now reached its finals and the show was besieged by the
presence of prominent people. The judge’s panel consists of
four eminent personalities from the folk field. – Ms.L.R.Eeshwari
(Popular Playback Singer), Mr.Suddala Ashok Teja (Cinema Lyric writer
who won a national award ), Mr.Goreti Venkanna (Folk Researcher,
Singer) & Mr. Chandra Teja (Folk background singer). Apart from
them, Ballad singer Gaddar, Film maker Dasharath, Film maker and
actor R. Narayana Murthy also were present as judges.
The
event was held in Warangal and scheduled to be telecasted this Saturday,
23rd Jan 08. The show had witnessed an unprecedented 50,000 crowd
with Gaddar as the chief guest. The anchor Udaya Bhanu set the stage
on fire with her vivacious compeering. There were performers from
Bhadrachalam and Srikakulam also and added color and vibrancy to
the show. The participants who qualified for the semifinals were
also given chance to sing on the stage. The first prize winner won
a cash prize of Rs. 25,000/- . Prizes more than one Lakh were distributed
to the winners and the runner ups.
While
the crowd went crazy with the energy and the verve of the performances,
there was the disciplined involvement and the show went on for 4
hours. The formal launch of the audio CD also happened and CD’s
and cassettes in the market will be released very soon.
There
was over whelming response both on air and on ground events. The
amazement of the popularity of the show showed in its TRP ratings
as the show withstood the onslaught of big block buster movies across
other channels on Saturdays and still scored an average of 3+ channel
share.
Speaking
on the occasion Mr.Sharrath Marar, Chief Executive Officer, said
…..” We are really very happy about the way the channel
is shaping up. Maa TV had always been a participative channel and
called as a people’s channel where lot of interaction with
people on ground happens through various events.”
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