STAR Vijay is a popular Indian entertainment channel broadcasting in Tamil

Tamil language

Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...

. The channel is also available in several other nations as well. The channel is owned by Rupert Murdoch

Rupert Murdoch

Keith Rupert Murdoch, AC, KSG is an Australian-American business magnate. He is the founder and Chairman and CEO of , the world's second-largest media conglomerate....

's News Corporation

News Corporation

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. In 1994, the channel was started as Golden Eagle Communication (GEC) by Sri Ramachandra University, which was later changed to Vijay TV after it was acquired by Vijay Mallya

Vijay Mallya

Vijay Mallya is an Indian liquor and airline baron. The son of industrialist Vittal Mallya, he is the chairman of the United Breweries Group and Kingfisher Airlines. His United Spirits is world's second largest liquor maker, by volume...

 within a year. Before acquisition by Rupert Murdoch

Rupert Murdoch

Keith Rupert Murdoch, AC, KSG is an Australian-American business magnate. He is the founder and Chairman and CEO of , the world's second-largest media conglomerate....

 in 2001 it was owned by UTV Software Communications

UTV Software Communications

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It is best known for serving its viewers with a mix of content, not limited to mega serials/daily soaps like other Tamil channels. The main reason for the success of STAR Vijay is its share of reality shows. Reality shows were first introduced to audiences by STAR Vijay. Some of its popular reality shows that brought a huge chunk of revenue to the channel include Airtel Super Singer

Airtel Super Singer

Airtel Super Singer is a reality-based Indian singing competition in Tamil language that aired on STAR Vijay. The program seeks to discover the best singing talent in Tamil Nadu through a series of statewide auditions. The show is sponsored by the mobile service provider, Airtel. The show debuted...

, Neeya Naana

Neeya Naana

Neeya? Naana? is a Tamil talk show on the regional television channel Vijay TV of Star TV.It is a very popular talk show in Tamil television. The program essentially brings out the common man's point of view on a slew of topics, usually from a different angle. This makes everybody on the street...

, Jodi No. 1

Jodi Number One

Jodi Number One is an annual series reality dance show on the Indian STAR Vijay channel. Its contestants are couples who are generally TV stars in their own right, often from the television industry.- Concept :...

, Kalakkapovadhu Yaaru, and Anu Alavum Bayamillai. STAR Vijay went on to sponsor Yuvan Shankar Raja

Yuvan Shankar Raja

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's first live in concert in Chennai

Yuvan - Live in Concert

Yuvan - Live in Concert is a concert by Indian musician Yuvan Shankar Raja. The concert, Yuvan's second in his career, took place on Pongal, 16 January 2011 at the YMCA Grounds, Nandanam, Chennai...

, the first Tamil channel.

Popular programs

• Maharani
• Lollu Sabha
  Lollu Sabha
  Lollu Sabha is a Tamil sitcom on Vijay TV of the Star TV Network. The plots of each episode are based on spoof of either Tamil movies, enacting the most popular scenes and exploiting them script wise. They have a characteristic style of using words which have more than one meaning in Tamil for...
  
  
• Jodi No. 1
  Jodi Number One
  Jodi Number One is an annual series reality dance show on the Indian STAR Vijay channel. Its contestants are couples who are generally TV stars in their own right, often from the television industry.- Concept :...
  
  
• Adhu Idhu Edhu
• Neeya Naana
  Neeya Naana
  Neeya? Naana? is a Tamil talk show on the regional television channel Vijay TV of Star TV.It is a very popular talk show in Tamil television. The program essentially brings out the common man's point of view on a slew of topics, usually from a different angle. This makes everybody on the street...
  
  
• Koffee with Anu
  Koffee with Anu
  Koffee with Anu is a talk show, hosted by Kollywood actress Anu Hasan. It is the Tamil version of Koffee with Karan hosted by Karan Johar. It currently runs on STAR Vijay. This show was initially called Koffee with Suchi...
  
  
• Kana Kaanum Kaalangal Kallooriyin Kadhai
• Nadandhadhu enna: kutramum pinnaniyum
• Airtel Super Singer
  Airtel Super Singer
  Airtel Super Singer is a reality-based Indian singing competition in Tamil language that aired on STAR Vijay. The program seeks to discover the best singing talent in Tamil Nadu through a series of statewide auditions. The show is sponsored by the mobile service provider, Airtel. The show debuted...
  
  
• Mahaan
  Mahaan
  Mahaan is a 1983 Hindi film produced by Satyanarayana and directed by S. Ramanathan. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan in a triple role alongside Waheeda Rehman, Parveen Babi, Zeenat Aman, Ashok Kumar, Amjad Khan, Kader Khan, Aruna Irani, Sujit Kumar and Shakti Kapoor . The music is by R.D...
  
  
• Home Sweet Home
  Home Sweet Home
  - Film :* Home, Sweet Home , a film about the life of John Howard Payne* Home, Sweet Home , a British film starring Richard Cooper* Home Sweet Home , a British comedy film starring Frank Randle...
  
  
• Oru Vaarthai Oru Laksham
• Uravugal Thodar Kadhai
• Pirivom Sandhipom
• Premi
  Premi
  Premi is a Bengali movie that released in 2004. Directed by Rabi Kinagi, the movie featured Jeet, Jishu Sengupta and Chandana Sharma. This was Chandana Sharma's debut movieThis movie is also the debut of music director Jeet Ganguly.-Plot:...
  
  
• Suvai Thedi
• Kings Of Comedy
  Kings of Comedy
  Kings of Comedy was a reality television series broadcast made by Endemol for Channel 4. The show was presented by Russell Brand and narrated by Matthew Rudge...
  
  

The popular programmes of STAR Vijay are now available on Tharisanam TV for viewers in Australia and New Zealand.

External links

• STAR Vijay US