Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? Champions

Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? Champions or KPY Champions is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language reality Stand-up comedy television show, that airs on Star Vijay and streams on Disney+ Hotstar. Over six years, KPY Champions has aired three seasons. Grace Karunas, Thadi Balaji and Ma Ka Pa Anand were the judges for the first two seasons.

Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? Champions
Original title	கலக்க போவது யாரு? சாம்பியன்
Genre	Stand-up comedy
Presented by	season 1 Sriranjani Sundaram VJ Pappu season 2 Rakshan Manimegalai season 3 Myna Nandhini Erode Mahesh season 4 Aranthangi Nisha KPY Bala
Judges	season 1 Grace Karunas Thadi Balaji Ma Ka Pa Anand season 2 Grace Karunas Thadi Balaji Myna Nandhini Ma Ka Pa Anand season 3 Robo Shankar Archana Chandhoke Madurai Muthu season 4 Reshma Pasupuleti Madurai Muthu Dhadi Balaji Shrutika Nandini
Country of origin	India
Original language	Tamil
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	112
Production
Production location	Tamil Nadu
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	approx.42–50 minutes per episode
Original release
Network	Star Vijay
Release	18 June 2017 (2017-06-18) – present
Related
Kalakka Povathu Yaaru?

This show features an opportunity for the comedians of Tamil Nadu to showcase their comedy talent.^[1] The first season premiered on 18 June 2017.

Overview

Season		Episodes	Original Broadcast		Winner
			First Aired	Last Aired
	1	84	18 June 2017 (2017-06-18)	27 January 2019 (2019-01-27)	Pulikesi Team
	2	23	11 August 2019 (2019-08-11)	2 February 2020 (2020-02-02)	Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? 6 Team
	3	25	20 February 2022 (2022-02-20)	14 August 2022 (2022-08-14)	Amuthavanan and Pazhani Pattalam, Azar and TSK
	4	17	19 February 2023 (2023-02-19)	11 June 2023 (2023-06-11)	Bloody sweet Team

Season 1

The first season of KPY Champions was aired on every Sunday at 14:00 from 18 June 2017 to 27 January 2019 and ended with 84 Episodes. The show contestants are Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? Season 5 and Season 6 Teams and Siricha Pochu team.

Grace Karunas, Thadi Balaji and Ma Ka Pa Anand as the judges, Sriranjani Sundaram and VJ Pappu as the hosts. The winner of the season was Pulikesi Team, Anja Singam was the runner-up.^[2]

• Winner: Pulikesi Team
• First Runners-Up: Anja Singam

Season 2

The second Season of KPY Champions started on 11 August 2019 and finished on 2 February 2020 with 23 Episodes. Grace Karunas, Thadi Balaji and Ma Ka Pa Anand has officially once again been appointed as the judges for the second time, and Myna Nandhini was as a new judge. The show hosted was Rakshan and Manimegalai. Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? 6 Team was announced the Winner of the Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? Champions 2 and received a 4 lakhs.

• Winner: Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? 6 Team

Season 3

The third Season of KPY Champions was called Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? Champions Doubles.^[3] It was premiered on 20 February 2022^[4][5][6] and ended on 14 August 2022 with 25 Episodes. Madurai Muthu, Robo Shankar and Archana Chandhoke as the Judges. Myna Nandhini and Erode Mahesh as the hosts. Amudhavanan and Pazhani Pattalam, Azar and TSK(announced by Sivakarthikeyan)^[7] was announced the Winner of the 'Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? Champions Doubles' and received a 4 lakhs award by Star Vijay. Sathish and Rajavelu was the runner up of the season and was awarded an amount of 2 lakhs.^[8]

• Winner: Amuthavanan and Pazhani Pattalam, Azar and TSK
• First Runners-Up: Sathish and Rajuvelu

Contestants

• Bala and Vinoth
• Raja and Yogi
• Azar and TSK
• Amudavanan^[9][10] and Palani Pattalam
• Naveen and Sharath
• Sathish and Rajavelu
• Ramar and Nisha
• Adhavan and Jayachandaran

Season 4

The fourth season of KPY Champions aired every Sunday at 13:30, from 19 February 2023.^[11] Reshma Pasupuleti, Madurai Muthu, Dhadi Balaji, Shrutika and "Myna" Nandini (who replaced Shruthika) were the judges, whereas KPY Bala and Aranthangi Nisha were the hosts.^[12]

Bloody sweet Team (announced by actor Senthil) was announced the Winner of the 'Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? Champions' and received a 3 lakhs award by Star Vijay. Mamakutty Team was the first runner up of the season and was awarded an amount of 2 lakhs.

• Winner: Bloody sweet Team
• First Runners-Up: Mamakutty Team
• Second Runners-Up: Eppudida Team

Episodes

Episodes	Airing	Round	Guests	Reference
1	19 February 2023 (2023-02-19)	Fun Overloaded	Seeman
2	26 February 2023 (2023-02-26)	Laugher Riot	Seeman
3	5 March 2023 (2023-03-05)	Ramarajan Graces the Show	Ramarajan
4	12 March 2023 (2023-03-12)	A Comic Riot	Radha Ravi
5	19 March 2023 (2023-03-19)	The Spoof Round	Radha Ravi
6	26 March 2023 (2023-03-26)	Tent Kotta Round	Bhagyaraj & Dindigul I. Leoni
7	2 April 2023 (2023-04-02)	Entertainment Guaranteed	Gautam Karthik & Pugazh
8	9 April 2023 (2023-04-09)	The Thriller Round	Vinusha Devi & Sobana
9	16 April 2023 (2023-04-16)	Summer Special	Shakeela & Vanitha Vijayakumar
10	23 April 2023 (2023-04-23)	Pasamalar Round	Amuthavaanan, Janani & Dhanalakshmi
11	30 April 2023 (2023-04-30)	Unlimited Entertainment	Roopa Sree & Meena Vemuri
12	7 May 2023 (2023-05-07)	Entertainment Guaranteed	Farina Azad & Asha
13	14 May 2023 (2023-05-14)	Thillu Mullu Round	Manikandan & Meetha Raghunath
14	21 May 2023 (2023-05-21)	Sidharth Joins the Fun	Siddharth
15	28 May 2023 (2023-05-28)	Fun with Arya	Arya
16	4 June 2023 (2023-06-04)	Back to School	Siddharth & Gabriella	[13]
17	11 June 2023 (2023-06-11)	The Final Battle	Senthil

References

1. "'கலக்கப்போவது யாரு சாம்பியன்ஸ்' வேற ஃபார்மேட்டில் வரும்! - தாம்ஸன்". cinema.vikatan.com (in Tamil). 23 January 2019.
2. "'Kalakka Povadhu Yaaru Champions' all set for its grand finale". The Times of India. 25 January 2019.
3. "Kalakka Povathu Yaaru Champions Doubles Grand Finale". thenewscrunch.com. 10 August 2022.
4. "Kalakka Povathu Yaaru Champions Season 3 Launching on 20 February at 01.30 PM". www.indiantvinfo.com. 19 February 2022.
5. "Kalaka Povathu Yaru Champions is Back". chennaivision.com. 19 February 2022.
6. "Catch Double the Fun & Giggles with KPY Champions Doubles, Premiering this Sunday!". astroulagam.com.
7. "சிவகார்த்திகேயன் உண்மையில் எப்படிப்பட்டவர்? விஜய் டிவி பிரபலத்தின் வைரல் பதிவு!". tamil.news18.com (in Tamil). 6 August 2022.
8. "Kalakka Povathu Yaaru Champions Doubles Winner list". socialtelecast.com. 14 August 2022.
9. "15 வருட உழைப்பு.. விஜய் டிவி அமுதவாணனுக்கு நடிகர் சத்யராஜ் கொடுத்த அங்கீகாரம்!". tamil.news18.com (in Tamil). 16 June 2022.
10. "Sathyaraj is Impressed With Comedian Amutha Vanan's Mimicry". www.news18.com. 17 June 2022.
11. "Reality show 'KPY Champion 4' set to launch soon; deets inside". The Times of India. 8 February 2023.
12. "வயிறு குலுங்க சிரிக்க தயாரா மக்களே.. விரைவில் கலக்கப் போவது யாரு சாம்பியன்ஸ் 4 நிகழ்ச்சி!". tamil.filmibeat.com (in Tamil). 12 February 2023.
13. "Watch KPY Champions Season 4 Full Episodes on Disney+ Hotstar". Disney+ Hotstar. Retrieved 5 June 2023.

External links

• Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? Champions at IMDb
• Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? Champions at Hotstar