Star Suvarna

Star Suvarna is an Indian Kannada language general entertainment pay television channel operated by Disney Star, a subsidiary of Disney India. It primarily telecast programmes such as serials, reality shows & Kannada films.

Star Suvarna

Type	television channel
Country	India
Broadcast area	India
Network	Disney Star
Headquarters	Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Programming
Language(s)	Kannada
Picture format	1080i HDTV (downscaled to letterboxed 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner	Disney India
Sister channels	Disney Star channels
History
Launched	June 17, 2007; 17 years ago (2007-06-17)
Former names	Asianet Suvarna (2007–2016)
Links
Website	Star Suvarna on Disney+ Hotstar
Availability
Streaming media
Disney+ Hotstar	(India)

History

It was launched on 17 June 2007 by Jupiter Entertainment Venture (JEV) as Asianet Suvarna owned by Asianet Communications Limited.^[1]

Star Suvarna is also the first channel in India to give importance to Tulu language programming during the year 2010 despite the channel being known for Kannada language programming.^[2]

In 2013, Star India acquired Asianet Communications excluding the news channels from their parent company.^[3] Suvarna Plus was launched on 14 August 2013.^[4] On 25 July 2016, the channel was rebranded as Star Suvarna along with its sister channel Star Suvarna Plus.^[5][6]

Star Suvarna launched its own high-definition simulcast, with HD visuals and Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 sound quality on 15 July 2017.^[7][8]

Current broadcasts

Drama series

Premiere date	Name	Adaptation of	Ref.
13 November 2023	Gowri Shankara	Hindi TV series Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya	[9]
11 December 2023	Aasee	Tamil TV series Siragadikka Aasai
6 May 2024	Janaki Samsara	Hindi TV series Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii	[10]
23 January 2023	Udho Udho Sri Renuka Yellamma		[11]
21 December 2020	Yediyur Shree Siddhalingeshwara		[12]
16 May 2023	Neenadena	Bengali TV series Khelaghor	[13]
2 October 2023	Avanu Matte Shravani		[14]
28 August 2023	Kaveri Kannada Medium	Bengali TV series Bangla Medium	[15]
1 July 2024	Sri Devi Mahathme		[16]

Former broadcasts

Drama series

Premiere date	Series	Last aired	Adaptation of
9 June 2008	Shivaleelamrutha[17]	14 August 2009
24 August 2009	Parijatha[18]	11 December 2009
16 November 2009	Idhre Irabeku Ninahanga[19]	14 May 2010
2 August 2010	Ellaranthalla Namma Raaji[20]	15 October 2010
18 October 2010	Beedige Biddavaru[21]	10 December 2010
13 December 2010	Bombeyatavayya[22]	29 April 2011
16 April 2012	Chukki[23]	7 December 2013
30 July 2012	Akashadeepa[24]	21 June 2014	Hindi TV series Diya Aur Baati Hum
25 July 2016	Hara Hara Mahadeva[25]	21 March 2018	Hindi TV series Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev
22 January 2018	Muddulakshmi	25 August 2023	Malayalam TV series Karuthamuthu
30 July 2018	Sarvamangala Mangalye	3 April 2020	Hindi TV series Tu Sooraj Main Saanjh, Piyaji
13 Nov 2023	Gowri Shankara	7 Sep 2024	Hindi TV Series Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya
4 March 2024	Lakshmi Tiffin Room[26]	29 June 2024	Hindi TV series Diya Aur Baati Hum

Reality shows

• Cookku with Kirikku
• Dance Dance (seasons 1–2)
• Kannadada Kotyadhipati (seasons 1–3)

References

1. "JEV's Suvarna TV to launch on June 17; Tamil channel next". Exchange4media. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
2. "Suvarna TV upbeat about its Tulu programming". exchange4media. 11 October 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
3. "STAR India acquires 100% Stake In Asianet Communications". Medianama. 13 March 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
4. Chandran, Anushree (23 July 2013). "A new star in the southern skies". The Financial Express.
5. "Star India rebrands Suvarna channels, revamps programming lineup". Indian Television. 20 July 2016.
6. "Suvarna is now bigger with 'Star Suvarna'". Star TV.
7. "Star Suvarna HD launched on Tata Sky". CableQuest Magazine. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
8. "Star Suvarna HD Launch" (Press release). Star India. 15 July 2017.
9. "New Daily Soap 'Gauri Shankara' To Premiere On November 13". The Times Of India.
10. "ಸ್ಟಾರ್ ಸುವರ್ಣದಲ್ಲಿ 'ಜಾನಕಿ ಸಂಸಾರ' ಶುರುವಾಗಲಿದೆ; ತುಂಬು ಪ್ರೀತಿಯ ಸ್ವಾದವನ್ನು ಹೊತ್ತು ಬರ್ತಿದೆ !". Asianet News.
11. "Devotional Show Udho Udho Shri Renuka Yellamma Successfully Completes 100 Episodes; Team Celebrates The Milestone". The Times Of India.
12. "400 ಸಂಚಿಕೆಗಳ ಯಶಸ್ಸಿನ ಹಾದಿಯಲ್ಲಿದೆ ಎಡೆಯೂರು ಸಿದ್ದಲಿಂಗೇಶ್ವರ ಧಾರಾವಾಹಿ!". Filmibeat.
13. "'Neenadena' To Premiere Today; Here's All You Need To Know About The Show". The Times Of India.
14. "New Daily Soap Avanu Mathe Shravani To Premiere Today". The Times Of India.
15. "New Daily Soap 'Kaveri Kannada Medium' To Premiere Today; Here's All You Need To Know About The Show". The Times Of India.
16. "Kannada Serial: ಸ್ಟಾರ್ ಸುವರ್ಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಶ್ರೀದೇವಿ ಮಹಾತ್ಮೆ; ಇಂದಿನಿಂದ ರಾತ್ರಿ 7ಕ್ಕೆ ಶಿವನ ಸತಿ ಪಾರ್ವತಿಯ ಕಥೆ ಪ್ರಸಾರ ಶುರು!". News18.
17. "Suvarna to air Kannada television's first mythological, 'Shivaleelamrutha'". exchange4media. 30 May 2008. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
18. "Parijata runs backwards". bangloremirror.indiatimes.com. 16 August 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
19. "Socio Political series- 'Idhre Irabeku Ninhange". sandalwood. blogspot.com. 6 November 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
20. "Ellaranthalla Namma Raaji is the new fiction at Suvarna". Adgully. 30 July 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
21. "Beedige Biddavaru on Suvarna". New Indian Express. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
22. "Bombeyatavayya New Mega Serial on Suvarna TV from 13 Dec". Indiatvinfo. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
23. "Chukki – New Fiction Show Of Suvarna Starting From 16th April". Indiatvinfo. 11 April 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
24. "Akashadeepa, Keladi Chennamma, Bhagyavantharu – Suvarna Launches 3 Mega Fiction Shows". Indiatvinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
25. "Sangeetha Sringeri in Hara Hara Mahadeva".
26. "New Daily Soap 'Lakshmi Tiffin Room' Promises A Gripping Tale Of Dreams And Determination". The Times Of India.

External links

• Official website
• Online programs