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Padutha Theeyaga
Title with the host S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
GenreReality-singing
Directed byN. B. Sasthri
Presented byS. P. Balasubrahmanyam (1996 - 2000, 2007 - 2020)
S. P. Charan (2021 - present)
JudgesS. P. Balasubrahmanyam (1996 - 2020)
Chandrabose (2021 - present)
Sunitha Upadrashta (2021 - present)
Vijay Prakash (2021 - present)
Country of originIndia
Original languageTelugu
No. of seasons23 (including old series)
No. of episodes1,102
Production
Executive producerSurabhi Shekar
ProducersRamoji Rao
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Production locationsAndhra Pradesh, India -
(Old Series - 1&2)
(Series - 1-6)
(series - 12-18)
United States-
(series - 7,8,9,11)
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time60 minutes
Production companyRamoji Group
Original release
NetworkETV
Release12 January 1996 (1996-01-12) –
present (present)
Related
Padutha Theeyaga Youth Series

Padutha Theeyaga (transl: I will sing sweetly) is an Indian Telugu-language Reality television singing show that is aired on ETV Telugu, a channel of ETV Network, a part of Ramoji Group.[1] The program seeks to discover the best singing talent in Telugu language. The show used to be hosted by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, a legendary Playback singer from the state of Andhra Pradesh, India.[1]

It is the first of its kind in South India. The main objective of this program is to bring out emerging singing talent into spotlight. Started in the year 1996 "Padutha Theeyaga" has so far completed more than 1100 episodes.

It helped identify and establish singers such as Mallikarjun, Usha, Smitha, Karunya, Hemachandra, Gopika Poornima, Kousalya, Venu, Geetha Madhuri, Malavika, Anjana Soumya, Parthasaradhi, Sandip, Madhavi Bhamidipati, Nitya Santhoshini, Sandeep Kurapati, Sri Sivathmika Medicherla and many more.

Overview

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The program was first started in 1996 and continued till 2000 with 4 successful seasons. Again in 2007 the show restarted with new format and it continued till 20 September 2020, due to the unfortunate death of S. P. Balasubrahmanyam. However, from 27 September 2020, the Grand finale episodes of all seasons of the show were aired on the title of "Alanati Apurupalu". On 4 June 2021 an announcement was made, saying that the show will be hosted by S. P. Charan and will be judged by Chandrabose, Sunitha Upadrashta and Vijay Prakash. The new series debuted on ETV on 5 December 2021.[2]

Old series 1 (1996)

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Top 4 Contestants:-

Name Placement
Singer Usha Winner Women Category
Parthu Winner Men Category
Komanduri Ramachari Runner Men Category
Mishma Runner Women Category

Old Series 2 (Junior 1998)

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Top 4 Contestants:-

Name Placement
Malavika Winner Girls Category
N. C. Karunya Winner Boys Category
Pavan Sesha Runner Boys Category
Anjana Sowmya Runner Girls Category

Series 1 (2007)

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Padutha Theeyaga
Season 1
Presented byS. P. Balasubrahmanyam
No. of contestants30
WinnerRajesh Kumar
Runner-upLipsika
No. of episodes47
Release
Original networkETV Network
Original release2007 (2007)

The program was restarted again in 2007 with new format it was for adult contestants. They selected 3 or 2 singers from each district of United Andhra Pradesh and gave voice of the district title to one among them and started the series with voice of the district title holders. Rajesh Kumar from Ananthapur and Lipsika from Khammam shared the first two places. Finals was judged by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and guest judge was Devi Sri Prasad. Megastar Chiranjeevi made a special appearance in the finals and gave prizes to the contestants. The Grand Finale was conducted in Visakhapatnam. Winner Rajesh Kumar won Cash prize of Rs.10,00,000 and runner Lipsika won Rs.5,00,000. The prize money was sponsored by Suvarna Bhoomi. Grand finals was completed on 18 October 2007.

Series 2 (2008)

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Padutha Theeyaga
Season 2
No. of episodes27
Release
Original networkETV Network
Original release2008 (2008)
Presented byS. P. Balasubrahmanyam
No. of contestants25
WinnerLaksmi Meghana
Runner-upAnjani Nikhila

This season was for the junior contestants with Lakshmi Meghana, Ganesh Revanth, Anjani Nikhila, Raghawendra as finalists.Lakshmi Meghana is the winner.

Series 3 (2008)

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Padutha Theeyaga
Season 3
No. of episodes27
Release
Original networkETV Network
Original release2008 (2008)
Presented byS. P. Balasubrahmanyam
No. of contestants25
WinnerSai Ramya
Runner-upDamini

This season was sponsored by EXO-Dishwash. In this season, Sairamya got first prize., Damini got second prize, and Sarathchandra Kalahasti and Nuthana got equal marks and the two were equally given third place.[3]

Series 4 (2009)

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Padutha Theeyaga
Season 4
No. of episodes32
Release
Original networkETV Network
Original release2009 (2009)
Presented byS. P. Balasubrahmanyam
No. of contestants28
WinnerHarini
Runner-upTejaswini

This season was also for the adult contestants. Ivaturi Harini, Nandibhatla Tejaswini, Rohit and Sai Charan were the finalists and these contestants stood in the first, second and the third places respectively and the third place was shared by Rohit and Sai Charan together.

Series 5 (August 2012 - January 2013)

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Padutha Theeyaga
Season 5
No. of episodes29
Release
Original networkETV Network
Original releaseSeptember 2012 (2012-09) –
January 2013 (2013-01)
Presented byS. P. Balasubrahmanyam
No. of contestants19
WinnerPraveen Kumar
Runner-upCharumathi Pallavi

This season had Sharath Santosh, Surya Karthik, Praveen kumar and Charumathi Pallavi as the finalists. Out of them Praveen was the first, followed by Charumathi Pallavi, Sharath and Karthik in that order. The season 5 finale had the great drummer Sivamani as the chief guest. Even this season was for adults.

Series 6 (February 2013 - July 2013)

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Padutha Theeyaga
Season 6
No. of episodes25
Release
Original networkETV Network
Original release11 February (2013-02-11) –
29 July 2013 (2013-07-29)
Presented byS. P. Balasubrahmanyam
No. of contestants20
WinnerParameswara Rao
Runner-upSrilalitha bhamidipati

Had kids of age 6–15.The winner was Parameshwara Rao.

Series 7 (August 2013 - March 2014)

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Padutha Theeyaga
Season 7
No. of episodes31
Release
Original networkETV Network
Original release5 August 2013 (2013-08-05) –
3 March 2014 (2014-03-03)
Presented byS. P. Balasubrahmanyam
No. of contestants23
WinnerArjun Addhepally
Runner-upVamsi Priya

Was held at USA. The winner was Arjun Addepalli.

Series 8 (March 2014 - October 2014)

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Padutha Theeyaga
Season 8
No. of episodes34
Release
Original networkETV Network
Original release10 March (2014-03-10) –
27 October 2014 (2014-10-27)
Presented byS. P. Balasubrahmanyam
No. of contestants20
WinnerK.S.Abhiram
Runner-upSarvepalli Shreya

Was for children of age 9–14. The winner was K.S.Abhiram. The second position was occupied by Sarvepalli Sreya, the third Geethika and fourth Maanya Chandran. Abhiram was good at his tone, while Sarvepalli was the one who was versatile and expressive in her singing. Geethika had a good voice and Maanya, a good range. This was a very good batch with a tough competition among the participants.[citation needed]

Series 9 (November 2014 - June 2015)

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Padutha Theeyaga
Season 9
No. of episodes34
Release
Original networkETV Network
Original release3 November 2014 (2014-11-03) –
1 June 2015 (2015-06-01)
Presented byS. P. Balasubrahmanyam
No. of contestants20
WinnerPothukuchi Meghana
Runner-upMokkala Sneha

It was also in USA, and was for ages 9–13. All participants were females. The final 8 were Meghana Pothukuchi (the winner), Neha Dharmapuram, Vishnupriya Kothamasu (finalist), Sumedha Vadlapudi (pre-finalist), Sneha Mokkala (finalist), Lasya Ravulapati, Nikhitha Pathapati (finalist), and Ananya Penugonda.[4]

2015 Paadutha Theeyaga Selections Process

  • 15 February 2015: Last Date for submitting Audition Songs(1 Classical style and 1 Fast Beat)
  • 28 February 2015: An email sent from PT team stating that the entries had been received and sent to Balu garu for finalizing the list of 21 contestants
  • 13 April 2015: Notifications to the final 21 contestants sent
  • 15 April 2015: Requested Copy of Birth Certificate from the finalists
  • 25 April 2015: Confirmation email sent
  • 12 May 2015: Sent a list of 13 songs which would cover 24 episodes to each participant. Next batch of 6-7 songs will be given in the second week of July.
  • 16 May 2015: Request sent to participants for full details (Full Name, City, State)
  • 12–17 May 2015: Lyrics requested for all the songs from participants. PT team corrected them and emailed back
  • 29 May-6 June 2015: Half-hour Skype training sessions offered by PT team for the first four songs in the list. Training involves only fine tuning and pitch setting.

Series 10 (June 2015 - March 2016)

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Vamsi, Priya, Sai Jagadhatri, Shivani and Swathi are all winners.

Series 11 (March 2016 - October 2016)

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Was in the US, and was for ages 13–16. Participants consisted of 15 females and 2 males. The final five were Akhila Mamandur (Winner, $10,000) from Houston, TX; Abhijith Vemulapati (Runner-up, $5,000) from Woodland, CA; Bhavna Ravichandran (Finalist, $2,500) from Greensboro, NC; Supraja Kadagandla (Finalist, $2,500) from Olympia, WA; and Priya Kanajam (Pre-Finalist, $1300) from Minneapolis, MN.

Series 12 (2017)

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Top 18 Contestants:-

Name Hometown Placement
Sugandhini Nellore Winner
Nada priya Nellore 1st Runner up
Ganesh Hyderabad 2nd runner up
Sai Harika Kurnool 3rd runner up
Haripriya West Godavari Eliminated 14th
Hima bindu Hyderabad Eliminated 13th
Lakshmi Bhavaja Hyderabad Eliminated 12th
Sai Madhav Mancherial Eliminated 11th
Swetha East Godavari Eliminated 10th
Saikiran Hyderabad Eliminated 9th
Aishwarya Hyderabad Eliminated 8th
Laxmi Shravani Hyderabad Eliminated 7th
Sudeshna Hyderabad Eliminated 6th
Ashwini Hyderabad Eliminated 5th
Babitha Hyderabad Eliminated 4th
Varshini Hyderabad Eliminated 3rd
Ramani Vijayanagaram Eliminated 2nd
Bhuvana kruthi Hyderabad Eliminated 1st

Series 13 (2017)

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Top 18 Contestants:-

Name Hometown Placement
Chodavarapu Jahnavi Nagpur Winner
Attaluri Pravasthi Chennai 1st Runner up
Kovvuri Vaishnavi Hyderabad 2nd runner up
Jonnalagadda Srikar Hyderabad 3rd runner up
Naseeruddin Tadepalligudem Eliminated 14th
Sri Vaishnavi Mangalagiri Eliminated 13th
Sandeep Hyderabad Eliminated 12th
Drishya Sajan Nellore Eliminated 11th
Lasya Nagpur Eliminated 10th
Srishanth Anantapuram Eliminated 9th
Shiva Keerthana Vijayawada Eliminated 8th
Karthikeya Hyderabad Eliminated 7th
Yogitha Kharagpur Eliminated 6th
Vijay kumar Visakhapatnam Eliminated 5th
Rohith Visakhapatnam Eliminated 4th
Jyothirmayi Hyderabad Eliminated 3rd
Naimisha sri Visakhapatnam Eliminated 2nd
Sri Dhruthi Hyderabad Eliminated 1st

Series 14 (2018)

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Top 18 Contestants:-

Name Hometown Placement
Sree purnima Winner
Sivakumar Runner up
Yashaswi Second runner up
Sudhanjali Annavaram Eliminated 15th
Srivani Eliminated 14th
Rahul Sai Eliminated 13th
Vaidehi Eliminated 12th
Saika Birwal Eliminated 11th
Renukumar Eliminated 10th
Srivatsava Eliminated 9th
Pranav Sai Eliminated 8th
Snigdha Eliminated 7th
Yashwanth Eliminated 6th
Aishwarya Eliminated 5th
Suhitha Eliminated 4th
Sri Manasa Eliminated 3rd
Sri Sahithi Eliminated 2nd
Prathyusha Eliminated 1st

Series 15 (2018)

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Top 18 Contestants:-

Name Hometown Placement
Dheeraj Visakhapatnam Winner
Ayyan Pranathi Visakhapatnam 1st Runner up
Kaushika Hyderabad 2nd Runner up
Harika Hyderabad Eliminated 15th
Samyuktha Hyderabad Eliminated 14th
Harsha Sri Hyderabad Eliminated 13th
Vardhan Visakhapatnam Eliminated 12th
Reshma Vijayanagaram Eliminated 11th
Munidilish Sai Kumar Srikalahasti Eliminated 10th
Shravani Visakhapatnam Eliminated 9th
Ananya Hyderabad Eliminated 8th
Sanjana Visakhapatnam Eliminated 7th
Sharvani Peddapurram Eliminated 6th
Bhoomika Visakhapatnam Eliminated 5th
Raghava Sharma Warangal Eliminated 4th
Karthikeya Hyderabad Eliminated 3rd
Pranay Nellore Eliminated 2nd
Jashwanth Naidu Hyderabad Eliminated 1st

Series 16 (2019)

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Top 18 Contestants:-

Name Hometown Placement
Akshya Sai Winner
Jahnavi Runner up
Charan Second runner up
Himaja Eliminated 15th
Swaraja Eliminated 14th
Akhileshwar Eliminated 13th
Ravi Kumar Eliminated 12th
Sai Prasad Eliminated 11th
Harish Eliminated 10th
Dhanasri Eliminated 9th
Shanmukha Eliminated 8th
Srivalli Eliminated 7th
Srivani Eliminated 6th
Pragnya Eliminated 5th
Abhishek Eliminated 4th
Rashmi Eliminated 3rd
Supradeep Reddy Eliminated 2nd
Uday Shankar Eliminated 1st

Series 17 (2019)

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From this season the program telecasting time was changed from 9:30 PM Sunday to 11:00AM Sunday.[citation needed]

Top 13 Contestants:-

Name Hometown Placement
Laxmi Srivalli Bheemavaram Winner
Lekhya Hyderabad Runner-up
Nagaram Sruthi Hyderabad 2nd Runner-up
Harshitha Kancharana Palasa 3rd Runner-up
Sai shreya Pune Eliminated 9th
Indu madhuri Nellore Eliminated 8th
Geetha mahathi Hyderabad Eliminated 7th
Poluri Neha Hyderabad Eliminated 6th
Koushik Vijayawada Eliminated 5th
Nithin Mani Hyderabad Eliminated 4th
Rudraksh Tigulla Hyderabad Eliminated 3rd
Prudvi Manoj Kumar Guntur Eliminated 2nd
Srinidhi Vijayawada Eliminated 1st

Series 18 (2020)

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Padutha Theeyaga
Season 18
Presented byS. P. Balasubrahmanyam
No. of contestants20
WinnerHarshita PVSL
Runner-upM.K. Mounika
No. of episodes34
Release
Original networkETV Network
Original release1 March (2020-03-01) –
18 September 2020 (2020-09-18)

Top 18 Contestants:-

Name Hometown Placement
Harshita PVSL Visakhapatnam Winner
M.K Mounika Machilipatnam 1st Runner up
Shanthi Kurnool 2nd runner up
Vaishnavi Hyderabad 3rd runner up
Lakshmi Himasri Nalgonda Eliminated 14th
Lahari Sampatthika Ainnapurapu Hyderabad Eliminated 13th
Sai Sandeep Pakki Visakhapatnam Eliminated 12th
Keerthi Srikakulam Eliminated 11th
Dr.Yashaswini Hyderabad Eliminated 10th
Reddappa Chary Tirupati Eliminated 9th
Sravya Hyderabad Eliminated 8th
Balakrishnan Nair Jangaon Eliminated 7th
Kirankumar Vijayanagaram Eliminated 6th
Subbalakshmi Vijayanagaram Eliminated 5th
Srinija Hyderabad Eliminated 4th
Veera Swami Vijayanagaram Eliminated 3rd
Uma Krishna Hyderabad Eliminated 2nd
Sai Divya Tirupati Eliminated 1st

Padutha Theeyaga Finalists

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Seasons Winner Second Place Third Place Fourth Place Prefinalist
Season 1 Rajesh Kumar Lipsika Mallika Sabiha N/A
Season 2 Lakshmi Meghana Anjani Nikhila Ganesh Revanth Ragavendhra N/A
Season 3 Sai Ramya Damini Nuthana Sharath Chandra Lahari
Season 4 Harini Tejaswini Sai Charan Rohit N/A
Season 5 Praveen Kumar Charumathi Pallavi Sharath Santosh Surya Karthik Shashank Yeleswarapu
Season 6 Parameswara Rao SriLalitha Bhamidipati Sudheep Shanmukha Priya Sahiti

Chaganti

Season 7 (USA) Arjun Addhepally Vamsi Priya Udaya Bindu Manisha Eerabathini N/A
Season 8 K.S. Abhiram Sarvepalli Shreya Bhavyasree Geethika Maanya Chandran Sriram Charan
Season 9 (USA) Meghana Pothukuchi Sneha Mokkala Sri Vishnu Priya Kothamasu Nikitha Pathapati Sumedha Vadlapudi
Season 10 Priya Swathi Sai Jagadhathri Vamsidhar Shivani N/A
Season 11 (USA) Akhila Mamandur Abhijit Vemulapati Bhavna Ravichandran Supraja Kadagandla Priya Kanajam
Season 12 Sugandhini Nadapriya Ganesh Sai Harika N/A
Season 13 Chodavarapu Jahnavi Attaluri Pravasthi Kovvuri Vaishnavi Jonnalagadda Srikar N/A
Season 14 Sri Poornima Siva Kumar Yashaswy N/A N/A
Season 15 Dheeraj Pranathi Kaushika N/A Samyuktha
Season 16 Akshaya Sai Jahnavi Charan N/A Himaja
Season 17 Lakshmi Srivalli Lekhya Nagaram Sruthi Kancharana Harshitha Sai Shreya
Season 18 Harshitha Mounika Shanthi Vaishnavi Lakshmi Himasri
Season 19 Gayatri Kushal Supriya Hitesh
Season 20 Saarthak Keerthana Asrith Raghava
Season 21 Shruthi Krishna Chaitanya Pavitra
Season 22 K Sahasra Yagapriya Naga Vaishnavi

References

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  2. ^ Padutha Theeyaga | New Series | SP.Charan, Sunitha | 5th December 2021 | Full Episode | ETV Telugu, retrieved 6 January 2022
  3. ^ "All set for 'Padutha Theeyaga' season 3 final battle at United States of America - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Khabar: Meghana Pothukuchi's win in national singing competition will be telecast in USA & India". www.khabar.com. Retrieved 28 October 2020.