2018 in Tamil television

The following is a list of events affecting Tamil language television in 2018 from (India, Sri Lanka, Singapore and Tamil diaspora). Events listed include television show debuts, and finales; channel launches, and closures; stations changing or adding their network affiliations; and information about changes of ownership of channels or stations.

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Event

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January/தை

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Date Events Source
13 Vikatan Cinema Awards 2017 live Telecast was aired on Vikatan Facebook. [1]
Natchathira Vizha 2018 Part 1 and Part 2 are broadcast on Sun TV. The Nadigar Sangam, the event will be a heady concoction of skits, dance performances, songs and matches as well. NatchathiraVizha on 6 January 2018, loaded with 250 artists from Tamil film industry. Live performances, comedy skits, cricket and football matches as well. [2]
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February/மாசி

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Date Events Source
9 Viacom18 network launch of Colors Tamil channel. [3]

Special Premiere Movies

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January

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First aired Events Premiere Movies Time Channel Source
1 January New Year
ஆங்கில புத்தாண்டு
Rangoon 10:00 am (IST) Vijay TV [4]
Magalir Mattum 3:30 pm (IST) Zee Tamil [5]
Singam 3 6:30 pm (IST) Sun TV [6][7]
14 January Thai Pongal
தை பொங்கல்
Kaashmora 10:30 am (IST) Jaya TV
Gemini Ganeshanum Suruli Raajanum Kalaignar TV
Aramm 11:00 am (IST) Sun TV [8]
Maragadha Naanayam Zee Tamil
Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru Vijay TV [9][10]
Bairavaa 3:00 pm (IST) Sun TV [11]
Mersal 4:00 pm (IST) Zee Tamil [12][13]
Pulimurugan 5:30 pm (IST) Vijay TV
I 6:30 pm (IST) Jaya TV
15 January Mattu Pongal
மாட்டு பொங்கல்
Katha Nayagan 10:00 am (IST) Vijay TV
Thodari 10:30 am (IST) Jaya TV
Karuppan 11:00 am (IST) Sun TV
Shivalinga Zee Tamil
Vanamagan 4:00 pm (IST) Zee Tamil [14]
Kabali 6:30 pm (IST) Sun TV

Television program

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First aired Title Time Channel Notes Source
8 January Shiridi Sai Baba
சிரடி சாய் பாபா
Monday to Saturday
at 10:00 am (IST)
Sun TV Dubbed soap opera
11 January Hello Hello Sugama 2
ஹலோ ஹலோ சுகமா 2
Thursday
at 9:00 pm (SST)
Mediacorp Vasantham Info-Ed
16 January Tenali Raman
தென்னாலி ராமன்
Monday to Friday
at 6:00 pm (IST)
Zee Tamil Dubbed soap opera [15]
20 January Super Singer 6
சூப்பர் சிங்கர் சீசன் 6
Saturday – Sunday
at 7:00 pm (IST)
Vijay TV Singing show [16]
23 January Azhagiya Theevey
அழகிய தீவே
Tuesday
9:00 pm (SST)
Mediacorp Vasantham Travel show
25 January Naadam
நாதம்
Thursday
7:30 pm (SST)
Mediacorp Vasantham Music Travel show
28 January Vaname Ellai
வானமே எல்லை
Sunday
at 8:00 pm (IST)
Jaya TV Talk show
Jil Jung Juk
ஜில் ஜங் ஜக்
Sunday
at 9:00 pm (IST)
game show
29 January Kalyanamam Kalyanam
கல்யாணமாம் கல்யாணம்
Monday to Friday
at 1:00 pm (IST)
Vijay TV soap opera [17]
3 February Mahakali
மகாகாளி
Saturday and Sunday
at 7:00 pm (SST)
Shakthi TV Dubbed soap opera
4 February Comedy Khiladis
காமெடி கில்லாடிஸ்
Sunday
at 2:00 pm (IST)
Zee Tamil Comedy show [18]
12 February Mahaveer Hanuman
மஹாவீர் ஹனுமான்
Monday to Friday
at 7:00 pm (IST)
Polimer TV Dubbed soap opera
18 February Star Wars Season 2
ஸ்டார் வார்ஸ் 2
Sunday
at 12:00 pm (IST)
Sun TV Stunt/dare
19 February Nayaki
நாயகி
Monday to Saturday
at 8:00 pm (IST)
Sun TV soap opera [19]
Thillu Mullu
தில்லு முள்ளு
Monday to Friday
at 8:30 pm (IST)
Polimer TV Dubbed soap opera
Savaal
சவால்
Monday to Friday
at 9:00 pm (IST)
Polimer TV
20 February Velunachi
வேலுநாச்சி
Monday to Friday
at 6:30 pm (IST)
Colors Tamil soap opera [20]
Naagini 2
நாகினி 2
Monday to Friday
at 7:00 pm (IST)
Dubbed soap opera
Sivagami
சிவகாமி
Monday to Friday
at 8:00 pm (IST)
soap opera
Enga Veetu Mapillai
எங்க வீட்டு மாப்பிள்ளை
Monday to Friday
at 8:30 pm (IST)
marriage reality show
Perazhagi
பேரழகி
Monday to Friday
at 9:30 pm (IST)
soap opera
24 February Kaakkum Deivam Kali
காக்கும் தெய்வம் காளி
Saturday and Sunday
at 7:30 pm (IST)
Dubbed soap opera
Colors Super Kids
கலர்ஸ் சூப்பர் கிட்ஸ்
Saturday and Sunday
at 8:30 pm (IST)
Kids show
26 February Avalum Naanum
அவளும் நானும்
Monday to Friday
at 1:30 pm (IST)
Vijay TV soap opera [21]
Ponmagal Vanthal
பொன்மகள் வந்தாள்
Monday to Friday
at 2:00 pm (IST)
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17 March Villa To Village
வில்லா டு வில்லேஜ்
Saturday and Sunday
at 9:30 pm (IST)
Vijay TV Reality [23]
26 March Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar
நாம் இருவர் நமக்கு இருவர்
Monday to Friday
at 6:30 pm (IST)
Vijay TV soap opera [24]
2 April Bimbangal
பிம்பங்கள்
Monday to Thursday
at 10:00 pm (SST)
MediaCorp Vasantham soap opera
Yaar? (season 2)
யார்? 2
Monday to Thursday
at 10:30 pm (SST)
4 April Udayam (season 2)
உதயம் 2
Wednesday
at 9:30 pm (SST)
reality show
5 April Achamillai Achamillai
அச்சமில்லை அச்சமில்லை
Thursday
at 9:30 pm (SST)
Talk show
9 April Roja
ரோஜா
Monday to Saturday
at 3:00 pm (IST)
Sun TV soap opera [25]
15 April Panthayam
பந்தயம்
Sunday
at 11:00 am (IST)
Puthuyugam TV Reality, Game show
Wife Kaila Life
மனைவி கையிலை வாழ்க்கை
Sunday
at 8:30 pm (IST)
Vijay TV Reality [26]
16 April Kalyana Veedu
கல்யாண வீடு
Monday to Saturday
at 7:30 pm (IST)
Sun TV soap opera
18 April Oru Kadhai Padattuma Sir
ஒரு கதை படட்டுமா சார்?
Monday to Friday
at 8:30 pm (IST)
Colors Tamil soap opera [27]
Vanthal Sridevi
வந்தாள் ஸ்ரீதேவி
Monday to Friday
at 9:00 pm (IST)
21 April Enkitta Mothathe
என்கிட்ட மோததே
Saturday
at 8:30 pm (IST)
Vijay TV Reality [28]
23 April Oru Oorla Oru Rajakumari
ஒரு ஊர்ல ஒரு ராஜகுமாரி
Monday to Friday
at 9:30 pm (IST)
Zee Tamil soap opera
5 May Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Lil' Champs 2 Saturday and Sunday
at 6:30 pm (IST)
Zee Tamil Singing show
28 May Kadal Kadandhu Udhyogam
கடல் கடந்து உத்யோகம்
Monday to Thursday
at 7:00 pm (IST)
Raj TV soap opera
Gangadharanai Kanom
கங்காதரனை காணோம்
Monday to Thursday
at 7:30 pm (IST)
Kannamma
கண்ணம்மா
Monday to Thursday
at 8:01 pm (IST)
Hello Shyamala
ஹாலோ சியாமளா
Monday to Thursday
at 8:30 pm (IST)
Nalam Nalam Ariya Aval
நலம் நலம் அறிய ஆவல்
Monday to Thursday
at 9:00 pm (IST)
6 June Sangadam Theerkum Saneeswaran
சங்கடம் தீர்க்கும் சனீஸ்வரன்
Monday to Saturday
at 7:00 pm (IST)
Colors Tamil Dubbed soap opera
17 June Bigg Boss Tamil 2
பிக் பாஸ் தமிழ் 2
Monday to Sunday
at 2:30 pm (IST)
Vijay TV Reality
18 June Naagini 3
நாகினி 3
Monday to Friday
at 8:30 pm (IST)
Colors Tamil Dubbed soap opera
23 June Mr & Mrs Khiladis 2
திரு & திருமதி கில்லாடிஸ் 2
Saturday and Sunday
at 9:30 pm (IST)
Zee Tamil stunt/dare reality
25 June Guru Paarvai S4
குருபார்வை பகுதி 4
Monday to Thursday
at 10:00 pm (SST)
MediaCorp Vasantham soap opera
Snehithane
சிநேகிதனே
Monday to Thursday
at 10:30 pm (SST)
27 June Genes (season 3)
ஜீன்ஸ்-3
Sunday
at 2:30 pm (IST)
Zee Tamil Reality
6 July My Dear Kudumbam Returns
மை டியர் குடும்பம்
Friday
at 8:00 pm (SST)
MediaCorp Vasantham soap opera
9 July Bhama Rukmani
பாமா ருக்மணி
Monday to Saturday
at 11:00 am (IST)
Sun TV Dubbed soap opera
Eeramana Rojave
ஈரமான ரோஜாவே
Monday to Saturday
at 2:30 pm (IST)
Vijay TV soap opera
Maya
மாயா
Monday to Saturday
at 7:00 pm (IST)
Sun TV
21 July Divided
டிவைடெட்
Saturday and Sunday
at 8:00 pm (IST)
Vijay TV Reality
22 July Sagalai vs Ragalai
சகலை விஸ் ரகளை
Sunday
at 8:00 pm (IST)
Vijay TV
23 July Kallachirippu
கள்ளச்சிரிப்பு
Zee5 web series
28 July Kings Of Comedy Juniors S2
கிங்ஸ் ஒப் காமெடி ஜூனியர்ஸ் 2
Saturday and Sunday
at 7:00 pm (IST)
Vijay TV Reality
Illaya Thalapathy
இளைய தளபதி
Saturday and Sunday
at 8:00 pm (IST)
Colors Tamil Dubbed soap opera
29 July Natchathira Jannal 3
நட்சத்திர ஜன்னல் 3
Sunday
at 11:00 am (IST)
Puthuyugam TV Talk show
30 July Marubadiyum
மறுபடியும்
Monday to Friday
at 10:30 pm (IST)
Colors Tamil Dubbed soap opera
6 August Minnale
மின்னலே
Monday to Saturday
at 1:30 pm (IST)
Sun TV soap opera
Nimirnthu Nil
நிமிர்ந்து நில்
Monday to Friday
at 10:00 pm (IST)
Polimer TV Dubbed soap opera
20 August Ponnukku Thanga Manasu
பொண்ணுக்கு தங்க மனசு
Monday to Friday
at 8:00 pm (IST)
Vijay TV soap opera

Returning this year

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Return date Show Last aired Previous channel New/returning/same channel Notes
6 January Vinayagar
விநாயகர்
on airing Sun TV Shakthi TV Dubbed
22 January Priyamanaval
பிரியமானவள்
on airing Sun TV same soap opera
1 February Naagini
நாகினி
27 June 2016 – 21 January 2017 Sun TV Colors Tamil Dubbed
17 June Bigg Boss Tamil 2
பிக் பாஸ் தமிழ் 2
17 June 2018–present Star Vijay same

Milestone episodes

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Episode airdate Show Channel Episode Notes Source
11 January Nandini
நந்தினி
Sun TV 300th soap opera
29 January Mouna Ragam
மௌன ராகம்
Vijay TV 200th soap opera
30 January Azhagiya Tamil Magal
அழகிய தமிழ் மகள்
Zee Tamil 100th soap opera
30 January Poove Poochudava
பூவே பூச்சூடவா
200th soap opera
Yaaradi Nee Mohini
யாரடி நீ மோகினி
1 February Chandralekha
சந்திரலேகா
Sun TV 1000th soap opera [29][30]
6 February Marmakkuzhal
மர்மக்குழல்
IBC Tamil 100th soap opera
19 February Chinna Thambi
சின்னதம்பி
Vijay TV 100th soap opera
21 February Anjarai Petti 2
அஞ்சறை பெட்டி 2
Zee Tamil 500th Cooking show [31]
23 February Vani Rani
வாணி ராணி
Sun TV 1500th soap opera [32]
26 February Nenjam Marappathillai
நெஞ்சம் மறப்பதில்லை
Vijay TV 100th soap opera
1 March Devathaiyai Kanden
தேவதையை கண்டேன்
Zee Tamil 100th soap opera
Niram Maaratha Pookkal
நிறம் மாறாத பூக்கள்
Valli
வள்ளி
Sun TV 1500th soap opera
2 March Sumangali
சுமங்கலி
Sun TV 300th soap opera
Mahalakshmi
மகாலட்சுமி
5 March Thamarai
தாமரை
Sun TV 1000th soap opera [33]
Sembaruthi
செம்பருத்தி
Zee Tamil 100th soap opera
Raja Rani
ராஜா ராணி
Vijay TV 200th soap opera
12 March Thai Veedu
தாய் வீடு
Vendhar TV 100th soap opera
14 March Iniya Iru Malargal
இனிய இரு மலர்கள்
Zee Tamil 500th Dubbed
20 March Azhagu
அழகு
Sun TV 100th soap opera
22 March Pagal Nilavu
பகல் நிலவு
Vijay TV 500th soap opera
16 April Mullum Malarum
முள்ளும் மலரும்
Zee Tamil 100th soap opera
23 April Thalayanai Pookal
தலையணைப் பூக்கள்
Zee Tamil 500th soap opera
24 April Ganga
கங்கா
Sun TV 400th soap opera
27 April Priyamanaval
பிரியமானவள்
Sun TV 1000th soap opera

Ending this year

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End date Show Channel First aired Status Note Source
6 January Yamuna
யமுனா
Sun TV 28 November 2016 Canceled Dubbed
12 January Mahamayi
மகமாயி
Zee Tamil 29 February 2016 Canceled Dubbed
20 January Vidhi
விதி
Sun TV 6 March 2017 Ended soap opera
Yes or No
யெஸ் ஆர் நோ
Vijay TV 23 September 2017 Ended Reality
21 January Mrs. Chinnathirai
மிஸஸ் சின்னத்திரை
24 September 2017 Ended
11 February Star Wars Season 1
ஸ்டார் வார்ஸ் 1
Sun TV 5 November 2017 Ended Stunt/dare
17 February Deivamagal
தெய்வமகள்
Sun TV 25 March 2013 Ended soap opera
23 February Tamil Kadavul Murugan
தமிழ்க்கடவுள் முருகன்
Vijay TV 2 October 2017 Ended soap opera
27 April Thai Veedu
தாய் வீடு
Vendhar TV 23 October 2017 Ended soap opera
Ninaika Therintha Manamae
நினைக்க தெரிந்த மனமே
Vijay TV 25 December 2017
10 June Villa To Village
வில்லா டு வில்லேஜ்
Vijay TV 17 March 2018 Ended Reality, Game show
30 September Bigg Boss Tamil 2
பிக் பாஸ் தமிழ் 2
Vijay TV 30 September 2018 Ended Reality

Deaths

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Date Name Age Notability Source
22 January Ceylon Manohar
சிலோன் மனோகர்
73 pop singer and actor. He has acted in Tamil, Sri Lankan Tamil and Bollywood pop singer and film actor. He acted in Tamil serial as Athipookal, Thirumathi Selvam and Anjali. [34]
17 February Desingu Raja
தேசிங் ராஜா
43 Tamil Television and Film Actor [35]

References

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  3. ^ "Viacom18 enters Tamil market with launch of Colors Tamil". economictimes.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
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  28. ^ "TV host Dhivya Dharshini shakes a leg on the dance floor after a long time". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  29. ^ "Saregama's Tamil show 'Chandralekha' completes 1000 episodes". www.televisionpost.com. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
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