Majaa Talkies

Majaa Talkies

Title snapshot of Majaa Talkies
Genre Comedy
Directed by Srujan Lokesh
Presented by Srujan Lokesh
Theme music composer V Manohar
Country of origin India
Original language(s) Kannada
No. of episodes 129 as of 29 May 2016 (list of episodes)
Production
Producer(s) Srujan Lokesh
Location(s) Kanteerava Studios, Bengaluru; India
Running time Approx. 45 minutes
Production company(s) Lokesh Productions
Release
Original network ETV Kannada / Colors Kannada
Picture format 576i (SDTV)
1080p (HDTV)
Original release 7 February 2015 (2015-02-07) – Present
External links
Majaa Talkies on Colors Kannada Website

Majaa Talkies (Kannada: ಮಜಾ ಟಾಕೀಸ್) is an Indian sketch comedy show that premiered on ETV Kannada (now Colors Kannada) on 7 February 2015.[1] The episodes focus on comical scripts and usually feature celebrity guests who are invited on the show to promote their latest films in the comedy-focused talk show format. The show became Karnataka's highest rated scripted TV show in June 2015.[2][3] As of September 2015, the show achieved maximum TRP and clinched the number one spot in Kannada television.[4]

The show is hosted and directed[5] by Srujan Lokesh, a popular artist of the Kannada Cinema. The format of the show was said[6] to be based on a popular Hindi show aired on Colors TV, Comedy Nights with Kapil hosted by Kapil Sharma. However, Srujan Lokesh considers it as a sequel to Maja with Sruja, a comedy show that aired on Asianet Suvarna during 2010-11, hosted by Srujan himself.[7]

The cast of the show includes few veterans in the field of Kannada Cinema and Theatre such as Mimicry Dayanand, V Manohar and Mandya Ramesh. V Manohar has also composed the title song for the show. The set for the show has been created at Kanteerava Studios,[8] Bengaluru and episodes are shot here. The show broadcasts on Saturdays and Sundays on Colors Kannada at 8:00 PM IST. All episodes will also become available online in full length on the official YouTube channel of Colors Kannada and the online streaming platform Voot after the original airing. Since Colors Kannada launched the HD simulcast version of the channel on 1 May 2016, Majaa Talkies is now available in HD format also. Episode 124 was the first episode to be aired in HD.

Cast

Main Cast of Majaa Talkies

The cast of the show mainly contains Srujan Lokesh, Indrajith Lankesh, Shwetha Chengappa, Aparna, Mimicry Dayanand and V Manohar with permanent characters. Pavan Kumar, Rajashekhar and many other artists have no fixed character and play different characters as per the scripts. Mandya Ramesh, Kuri Prathap and Naveen Padil were added to the main cast later in the show with permanent characters. Recurring cast with fixed characters include Vandana Dayanand and Rajini. The table below briefs about the cast and characters in detail.

Name Character Description
Srujan Lokesh Host / Srujan Srujan is the main character of the show. He hosts the show while being the part of the scripted comedy. He is the tenant of Dayanand, on the show and it is portrayed that he owes rent to the landlord for an undisclosed period of time. He continues to be the resident of Dayanand's house with the help of Honey, Dayanand's Daughter. Honey is also Srujan's romantic interest. His wife is Rani, and it is shown that the couple haven't been happy since they have married.
Indrajith Lankesh Permanent Guest Indrajith Lankesh is seated as a permanent guest in the show. He is often interactive with the script but majorly seen enjoying the happenings of the house. The script involves a love story between Indrajith and Varalakshmi. He is referred as 'Mr. Lankesh' by Srujan and he refers Srujan as 'Mr. Lokesh' which is a symbolic portrayal of friendship between their fathers. He is also referred as 'Ijila' by Varalakshmi.
Shwetha Chengappa Rani Rani is Srujan's wife on the show. She is a main character portraying a common Indian homemaker. She is often said to worship and believe in 'Morning Band Guruji', a television astrologer who suggests solutions that make no sense to various problems she faces. She is happy with her husband, however Srujan considers their marriage is a tragedy in his life.
Aparna Vastarey Varalakshmi Varalakshmi, often referred as 'Varu' is the elder sister of Rani and Muddesh. She is shown to be unmarried and interested in Ijila (Indrajinth Lankesh). She considers herself a celebrity, calls herself as 'One and Only Varalakshmi'. She is usually seen fooling around saying that her contacts extend from regional celebrities to big names of the world including Barack Obama.
Mimicry Dayanand Dayanand Dayanand is the landlord of the house that Srujan and his family lives in, and is always shown demanding the rent Srujan owes him. His daughter Honey is Srujan's romantic interest. Dayanand, however, is aware of this and shown to be protective about his daughter.
V Manohar Bhatta Bhatta is the cook of Srujan's house and always shown to experiment on cooking. He often composes comical lyrics for popular songs and sings it on the show as a part of the script. He shares a similarity of being bald with Indrajith Lankesh.
Usha Bhandari Ajji Ajji was shown to be the maternal grandmother of Srujan, she used to get disturbed by the noise in the house. She usually came out yelling about the events taking place in the house. The last appearance of Ajji was in the 16th episode. This character is no more seen in the show and there has been no official word about the absence of the character.
Vandana Dayanand Honey Honey is the daughter of Dayanand, the landlord. She is portrayed as a romantic interest for Srujan. She is seen helping Srujan when her father demands the money he owes him. However, Rani opposes her being nice to Srujan and Dayanand is shown to be protective about his daughter when Srujan tries to flirt with her. This character was gradually minimized after the introduction of Rajini in the main cast but recurred several times after the show shifted to the new house set.
Pavan Kumar Various characters Pavan has appeared in almost all the episodes portraying various characters and parodies of famous people. He has no permanent character unlike Srujan, Shwetha, Aparna, Dayanand or Mandya Ramesh but portrayed as an essential addition for the script as the script's storyline would always feature a central character which is portrayed by Pavan.
Apoorva Bharadwaj Sakkre Uma / Saroja Apoorva has appeared in most of the episodes portraying various characters, most prominent ones being 'Sakkre Uma' and 'Saroja'. She was usually scripted to be paired with Pavan on the show. She had no permanent character initially.
Shalini Prakash Various characters Shalini has appeared in a few episodes portraying various characters for the script. She is a choreographer and also a part of the show's crew.
Anushree Bhat Various characters Anushree appeared in the show often portraying various characters as a part of the scripted storyline.
Mandya Ramesh Muddesha Muddesha was introduced in the show much later than the rest of the cast, in the 23rd episode. He is the younger brother of Varalakshmi and elder brother of Rani. He is shown to have fights with Srujan, his brother-in-law often for silly reasons. He is shown to be always in search of a bride for him on the show.
Usha Kokila Various characters Usha has been a part of few episodes portraying various roles. She is famous for her unique way of pronouncing 'Super' on the show. She oftern leads the show's band and performs for the show.
Rajini Amrutha Rajini Rajini was introduced on the 62nd episode as a main character in the show. She is portrayed as a furious lady and shown to be the new tenant for the upper portion of the house where Srujan and his family lives. She is sometimes shown to have issues with Rani.
Kuri Prathap Kadle Puri Kadle Puri debuted into the main cast on the 109th episode of Majaa Talkies. He was introduced as the groom for Varalakshmi by Muddesh. He is said to be a businessman who had a camel-grooming business in Dubai. He addresses Srujan as 'Cobra' and Rani as 'Zebra'.
Rajashekhar Various characters Similar to Pavan, Rajashekhar has no permanent character. However, he is scripted into the storyline portraying various characters sometimes paired with Pawan. He is also one of the scriptwriters of the show.
Naveen Padil Kotiyappa Kotiyappa (Naveen Padil), introduced as 'Kandalli Gundu Kotiyappa' plays father-in-law of Srujan, father of Rani, Varalakshmi and Muddesha. He is shown to be an all-time boozer. He is addressed as 'Gundu Mava' by Srujan.
Legend:      Current Cast      Recurring Cast      Previous Cast      Characters introduced in the pilot      Characters introduced later

Characters are listed in the order of their introduction on the show.

Band

The band of the show is referred as Noise Pollution by Srujan. Rekha Mohan (referred as ReMo) leads the band and she has appeared in most of the episodes. She sings various songs, sometimes with adaptions to the original lyrics suitable for the script. She often gets involved as a part of the script in the show. Usha Kokila has taken the lead in the absence of ReMo a few times. The band includes Mohan Karkala with the keyboard, Kamal Bob with the rhythm pad and two guitarists. ReMo and Mohan are often included in staged segments and are usually taunted at by Srujan on the show. Other artists have also performed along with ReMo in the band.

House Set

The newly created house set for Majaa Talkies

From the inaugural episode, the show is shot in a set resembling a house created at Kanteerava Studios at Bengaluru. The set depicts a typical living area of a modern house complete with luxury seating for guests, a wall of the room which is said to be Rani's, through the door of which she usually enters the hall, a kitchen, a staircase connecting to the upper part of the house where Rajini is shown to be living in. Multiple ways exist to enter the hall; including the back hallway behind the seating through which Srujan usually enters. An area beside kitchen is reserved for the band and a solo seating is placed for Indrajith Lankesh to the opposite of the main set.

The set was revamped from episode 150 and an entirely new house was created reflecting a luxurious apartment. It is said that the people behind the creation of the new set were the same who worked on the set of Comedy Nights with Kapil.[9] The new set appears bigger than the old one with inclusions of a new fireplace behind the guest seating, new entry points and a new staircase. A television appears above the new fireplace. The kitchen has been removed and a large window is placed in the background wall.

Episodes

The episodes are usually one hour long with commercials, air from 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM on weekends. The format followed included a scripted act from the cast in the initial segment followed by the segment that introduced and interacted with the guests invited for the episode. This was slightly altered after the introduction of the new house for the show where the guests are now introduced at the beginning and all the scripted acts proceed with them in the background, sometimes involving them. The guests usually would be from an upcoming movie for its promotion through the show. Apart from movie promotions, the show also features guests from other respects.

The show often airs two-hour special episodes touted as 'Mega Episodes' from 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM. The episode run time would be around 90 minutes excluding the commercial slots. This is usually done when the timeslot for the next day's episode would be unavailable due to various reasons. Some one-hour episodes continue for the next day, making them a two-day special episodes. Several special episodes and crossovers in conjunction with other shows broadcast on Colors Kannada have also been aired.

It was earlier said in a press meet that there will be 104 episodes in the first season[10] by Srujan Lokesh himself. However, the show has crossed 104 episodes and as of 29 May 2016, 129 episodes have been aired.

List of Episodes

# Telecast Date Guests Featured Movie Promotion Notes
1 7 February 2015 Sharan Raja Rajendra[11]
2 8 February 2015 Pooja Gandhi, Mano Murthy, Satish PradhanAbhinetri[12]
3 14 February 2015 Ajay Rao, MayuriKrishna Leela[13] Valentine's Day Special Episode.
4 15 February 2015Jayram KarthikBangalore 560023
5 21 February 2015 Parul Yadav, Rakshith Shetty, Yogaraj Bhat, Aishani Shetty Vaastu Prakaara[14]
6 22 February 2015 Shubha Poonja, Rakesh Adiga, Jaggu Sirsi Kotigond Love Story[15]
7 28 February 2015 Arun Sagar, Anushree, Prathap Narayan, T K Dayanand Benkipatna[16][17]
8 1 March 2015
9 7 March 2015 V Harikrishna, Sruthi Hariharan, Dhananjay, A P Arjun Rhaatee[18]
10 8 March 2015 Manjula Gururaj, Thara None Episode focused on Women's Day.[19]
11 14 March 2015 Chiranjeevi Sarja, Madarangi Krishna, Chikkanna, Guru Deshpande Rudra Tandava[20]
12 15 March 2015 S. Narayan, Pankaj, Pavan Daksha
13 21 March 2015 Ragini Dwivedi None Festive episode based on Ugadi celebrations.
14 22 March 2015 Mohan, Dattanna, Sowjanya, Bhoomika Male Nilluvavarege
15 28 March 2015 Gurukiran, Arjun Janya None Episode focused on Musicians.
16 29 March 2015 Prem Kumar, Amulya Male Last appearance of Ajji character.
17 4 April 2015 Om Prakash Rao, Nagshekhar, Chandan, Shravya, Vruksha Katte[21]
18 5 April 2015 Chandini, Gurudath, Nayana, Dhanush, Veena Sundar Khaidi[22][23]
19 11 April 2015 Yogaraj Bhat2, Diganth, Ragini Dwivedi2, Imran Sardhariya, Krish Joshi Parapancha
20 12 April 2015 T N Seetharam, Satyajih, Subramanya, Pratheek, Sunil, Deepti, Khushi Hingyake Neeve Heli
21 18 April 2015 Rajesh Krishnan, L N Shastri, Karthika Melody
22 19 April 2015 Rakshith Gowda, Nidhi Kushalappa, Jayanth Kaykini, Sudha Belavadi Nan Love Track
- 25 April 2015 V Ravichandran, Priyamani, Mayuri Upadhya, (also Akul Balaji as additional host) None Special episode to mark the launch of 'Colors Kannada' re-branding; aired as Dancing Talkies.
26 April 2015
23 2 May 2015 Sanjjanaa, Naveen Krishna, Vaardhik Joseph Mandya to Mumbai[24] Introduction of Muddesh in the main cast.
24 3 May 2015 Deepak Thimaya, Deepika Kamaiah, Ashwini Gowda Neene Bari Neene
25 9 May 2015 V Harikrishna2, Amulya2, Dinakar Thoogudeep, Kaviraj, Suraj Gowda Maduveya Mamatheya Kareyole[25] Also official launch of the movie.
26 10 May 2015
27 16 May 2015 Vijay Raghavendra, Haripriya, Kuri Ranga Rana Thanthra
28 17 May 2015 Thilak, Yagna Shetty, Seeni H/34 Pallavi Talkies
29 23 May 2015 Ajith Hanumakkanavar, Jayaprakash Shetty, Prathima Bhat, Sowmya None Episode focused on News Anchors.
30 24 May 2015 Shashank Raj, Achyuth Kumar, Mayuri2, Sridhar, Manju Krishna Leela Clebrating 50-day successful run of the film.
31 30 May 2015 Rachita Ram, Chikkanna2, Nandakishor Ranna[26]
32 31 May 2015
33 6 June 2015 Kiccha Sudeep, Rekha, Pooja Lokesh, Mayur Patel Episode included a special shadow play by Prahlad Acharya.
34 7 June 2015
35 13 June 2015 Master Anand & Robo Family Team, Disha None Celebrating of 500 episodes of Robo Family aired on Colors Kannada.
36 14 June 2015 Shubha Poonja2, Nagshekhar2, Yathish, Anjana, Rakesh Tharle Nann Makklu
37 20 June 2015 V Ravichandran, Sudha Rani, Bhoomika Chawla, Nikesha Patel, Shakeela, Ravi Shankar Luv U Alia[27][28] Also audio launch of the film.
38 21 June 2015
39 28 June 2015 Yogesh, Girija Lokesh, Hemanth, Shruthi None Episode to celebrate Srujan's bithday.[29]
40 4 July 2015 Karunya Ram, Nabha Natesh, Shubhra Aiyappa Vajrakaya Celebrating successful run of the film.
41 5 July 2015 Priyanka Upendra, Dinesh Baboo, Krupakar Priyanka
42 11 July 2015 Gangavathi Pranesh, Narasimha Joshi, Basavaraj Mahamani, Indumathi Salimath None Episode focused on Stand-up Comedians.[30]
43 12 July 2015 Anup Bhandari, Nirup Bhandari, Kuri Prathap, Avantika Shetty, Radhika Chetan RangiTaranga[31][32]
44 18 July 2015 Sathish Ninasam, Aishani Shetty Rocket
45 19 July 2015 Srinath, Padma Vasanthi None
46 25 July 2015 Sharan2, Haripriya2, Jayatheertha Bullet Basya
47 26 July 2015
48 1 August 2015 RJ Pradeep, RJ Nethra, RJ Sowjanya, RJ Rapid Rashmi None Episode focused on Radio Jockeys.
49 2 August 2015 Chikkanna3, Ashok, Mithra, Aishwarya Sindhogi Sapnon Ki Rani
50 8 August 2015 Pratap Simha, Vishweshwar Bhat, Yashwant Sardeshpande None Episode focused on Journalism.[33]
51 9 August 2015 Vinod Prabhakar, Srinivasa Murthy, Vinaya Prasad, Gayathri Iyer, Ramnarayan Tyson
52 15 August 2015 Darshan Tugudeep, Bullet Prakash None 50th Episode Celebrations;[34][35]
Episode included a special painting performance by Vilas Nayak and a special shadow play by Prahlad Acharya2.
53 16 August 2015
54 22 August 2015 Chiranjeevi Sarja2, Meghana Raj, Pavana Gowda, Yogish Dwarakish, Prakash Belawadi, Balaji Manohar, Arohitha, Anoop Seelin, K M Chaitanya, Ravi Shankar2 Aatagara[36][37]
55 23 August 2015
56 29 August 2015 Ananthnag, Shruthi Hariharan2, Chetan Chandra, Gadda Viji, Shalini Vadnikatti, Rithesh, Bharath B J Plus[38] Episode included special Ranga-Geethe performance.
57 30 August 2015
58 5 September 2015 Jayram Karthik2, Sanjjanaa2, Rajeev, Tennis Krishna, Mimicry Gopi Bengaluru 560023[39]
59 6 September 2015 Baraguru Ramachandrappa, Bhavya, Kumar Govind, Sundar Raj, Rajini, Muralidhar Halappa Maranadandane[40]
60 12 September 2015 Kishore, Parvathy Nair, Poornachandra Tejaswi, Madhu Chandra Vascodigama[41]
61 13 September 2015 Aishwarya Nag, Chetan Chandra2, Raviteja, Srikanth Jaathre[42]
62 19 September 2015 Upendra Uppi 2[43] Two-hour Special Mega Episode;
Celebration of Upendra's birthday;
Introduction of Rajini in the main cast.
63 3 October 2015 Chandan Kumar, Sangeetha Chauhan, Ninasam Prashanth Luv U Alia[44] Second promotion for the movie on the show.
64 4 October 2015 Yogaraj Bhat3, Pramod, Sushmitha, Sindhu Lokanath, Manju Mithra Geetha Bangle Store
65 10 October 2015 Prajwal Devaraj, Devaraj, Sheethal Shetty, P C Shekar Arjuna[45][46]
66 11 October 2015 A P Arjun, N Sandesh, Sindhu Lokanath2 Mr. Airavata
67 17 October 2015 Malashri Ganga[47][48][49][50] Two-hour Special Mega Episode.
68 18 October 2015 Pavani (Anusha Rangnath), Dhanya (Deepika), Gowri (Ranjani Raghavan), Deepa (Kavya) None Two-hour Special Mega Episode,
Episode focused on Colors Kannada serial actresses.[51][52]
69 24 October 2015 Arun Sagar2, Anushree2, Shrunga, Shwetha Ring Master[53]
70 31 October 2015 Sharmila Mandre, Dharma Keerthiraj, Raghava Murali, Praveen, Pavan Mumtaz
71 1 November 2015 Master Hirannaiah, Chandrashekhar Kambara None Special episode to celebrate Kannada Rajyothsava.
72 7 November 2015 Chiranjeevi Sarja3, Amulya3, Chandru, Prathap, Soundarya Jagadish Ram Leela
73 8 November 2015 Sanchari Vijay, P Sheshadri Naanu Avanalla Avalu Episode to celebrate National Awards.
74 14 November 2015 Arjun Sarja, Dhruva Sarja, A M R Ramesh Game 75th Episode Celebrations.
75 15 November 2015
76 21 November 2015 Chandrika (Rajeshwari), Anjali, Radha, Kinnari (Disha) None Episode focused on serials (Agnisakshi and Kinnari) aired on Colors Kannada.
77 22 November 2015 Yogi, Mahesh, T P Siddaraju, Ambuja, Deepak Madhuvanahalli, Anoop Seelin2, Mimicry Gopi Bhagyaraj
78 28 November 2015 Diganth2, Krithi Karabandha, Ranadeep, Mahesh Minchagi Nee Baralu
79 29 November 2015 Kishore, Thara2, Yagna Shetty2, Ashwini, Jogi Sunitha, Manohar Joshi, P Annayya Octopus
80 5 December 2015 Sriimurali Rathavara[54]
81 6 December 2015 Shivadhwaj Shetty, Devadas Kapikad, Naveen D Padil Chandi Kori, Chaali Polilu, Eregla Panodchi[55] Episode focused on Tulu Film Industry.
82 12 December 2015 M D Pallavi, Nanditha, Shamitha Malnad None Episode focused on Playback Singers.
83 13 December 2015 M S Umesh, Sanketh Kashi, Honnavalli Krishna, Madarangi Krishna2, Vaishali Deepak, Milana Nagaraj, Shiva Charlie
84 19 December 2015 Anup Bhandari2, Nirup Bhandari2, Avantika Shetty2, Radhika Chetan2, Kuri Pratap2, Karthik, Siddu Moulimani None Celebrating successful run of the film RangiTaranga (150 days).[56]
85 20 December 2015
86 26 December 2015 Siddharth (Vijay Suriya), Sannidhi (Vaishnavi) None Episode focused on serial (Agnisakshi) aired on Colors Kannada.
87 27 December 2015 Gurunandan, Tanishka Kapoor, Apoorva Gowda, Chinmayi, Kiran Ravindranath, Naresh Kumar, Amith 1st Rank Raju
- 1 January 2016 Vijay Raghavendra2, Spandana Vijay, Sangeetha Bhat, Kavitha (Lakshmi Baramma fame), Raghu Dixit, members of The Raghu Dixit Project, DJ Alok and team Kismat Special episode to celebrate the new year; aired as Majaa Party.[57][58][59]
88 2 January 2016 Priyamani2, Komal Kumar, Srinivas Raju Kathe Chitrakathe Nirdeshana Puttanna[60]
89 3 January 2016 Prem Kumar2, Raju Thalikote, Anuradha Bhat, Mohan Malagi, V Shekar Mast Mohabbat
90 9 January 2016 Dinakar Thoogudeep2, Kaviraj2, Amulya4, Suraj Gowda2, Shalini, Chitra Shenoy, Sangeetha Krish Maduveya Mamatheya Kareyole Second promotion for the film on the show, a video message from Darshan Toogudeep was aired.
91 10 January 2016 Yagna Shetty, Parul Yadav2, Sanchari Vijay2 Killing Veerappan
92 16 January 2016 Haripriya3, Rakshith Shetty2, Rishab Shetty, Pramod Shetty Ricky Episode also included Haripriya in the show's script.
93 17 January 2016 Gowrish Akki, Ranganath Bharadwaj, Hameed Palya, Sanjjanaa3, Vihaan Gowda, Manasa Cinema My Darling[61] Episode focused on News Anchors.
94 23 January 2016 Mukhyamantri Chandru, Sihi Kahi Chandru, Sihi Kahi Geetha None
95 24 January 2016 Anish Tejeshwar, Aditi Rao, Krishi Tapanda, Naveen Reddy, Avinash, Bullet Prakash2, Ajaneesh Loknath Akira
96 30 January 2016 Sushma Veer, Sunami Kitti, Jayashree, Krithika, RJ Nethra None Episode focused on Bigg Boss Kannada 3 contestants.
97 6 February 2016 Ravishankar Gowda, Manju Bhashini, Roopa Prabhakar, Prashanth, Sunetra Pandith, Namitha Rao, Sangeetha Gururaj None Two-hour Special Mega Episode, Episode focused on Silli Lalli, a popular Kannada sitcom that aired on ETV Kannada during the 2000s.
98 7 February 2016 Shiva Rajkumar, P Vasu, K A Suresh Shivalinga[62][63] Two-hour Special Mega Episode, Celebration of 100 episodes of the show. (Though being touted to be 100th episode, this was the 98th episode.)
99 13 February 2016 Devaraj, Surya, Aqsa Bhatt, Raghu Mukherjee, Ratnaja, Raviraj, Danny Preethiyalli Sahaja
100 14 February 2016 Jai Jagadish, Vijayalakshmi Singh, Srinagar Kitty, Bhavana Belagere None Valentine's Day Special Episode.
101 20 February 2016 Ajay Rao2, Amulya5, Sridhar Sambhram, Anil Kumar Krishna-Rukku[64]
102 21 February 2016 Satish Pai, Santosh, Ashok None Episode focused on artists of Kundapurada Mooru Muttugalu comedy play.
103 27 February 2016 Sadhu Kokila, Sumanth Shailendra, Shanvi Srivastava, Shailendra Babu Bhale Jodi[65]
104 28 February 2016 Bharathi Vishnuvardhan, Anirudhha Jatkar, Keerthi Vishnuvardhan None Episode focused on life of late Dr. Vishnuvardhan.
105 5 March 2016 Ramesh Aravind, Loknath, Sunil Kumar Desai ...Re The episode was initially hosted by Ramesh Aravind.
106 6 March 2016 Jagan, Kavya Gowda, Raviprasad Mandya, Sangeetha, Divya, Ramya None Episode focused on serials (Gandhari and Om Shanti Om Shakti) aired on Colors Kannada.
107 12 March 2016 Shwetha Srivatsav, Sonu Gowda, Karunya Ram2, Manasa Joshi, Sukrutha Wagle, D Sumana Kittur, Girija Lokesh2, Lakshmi Chandrashekhar Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu
108 13 March 2016
109 19 March 2016 Shruti, Chandan Kumar2, Rehman Haseeb, Mithra None Episode focused on Bigg Boss Kannada 3 contestants;[66][67]
Introduction of Kuri Prathap into the main cast.
110 20 March 2016
111 26 March 2016 Dhananjay, Parul Yadav3, Anoop Seelin3, Pawan Wadeyar Jessie[68]
112 27 March 2016 Praveen, Meghana Gaonkar, Hemanth, Suni, Ashu Bedra Simpallag Innondh Love Story
113 2 April 2016 Arun Sagar3, Harini, Mohan Juneja, Bhajarangi Loki, Madhu Guruswamy, Vidya Jai Maruthi 800
114 3 April 2016 Vanitha Vasu, Chaitra H G None Episode focused on Item number artists.
115 9 April 2016 Sharan3, Shubha Poonja3, Shruthi Hariharan3, Arjun Janya2 Jai Maruthi 800 Second promotion for the film on the show.
116 10 April 2016 Sunil Puranik, Sringeri Ramanna, Padmaja Rao, Vijayamma, Namitha Kulkarni None Episode focused on Moodala Mane, a popular Kannada serial that aired on ETV Kannada during the 2000s.
117 16 April 2016 Ashok Bassi (Junior Rajkumar), Jayashree Raj (Junior Vishnuvardhan), Bhojraj (Junior Shankarnag) None Episode fucused on doppelgangers of popular Kannada actors.
118 17 April 2016 Kasturi Shankar, B R Chaya, Sangeetha Katti None Episode focused on Playback Singers.
119 23 April 2016 Chikkanna4, Nikita Thukral, Vikram Arya, Venugopal Thale Bachkolli Powder Hakkolli Episode included a comedy skit from Kuri Prathap and Chikkanna.
120 24 April 2016 Richard Louis, Sudha Baragur, Asad Ulla Baig None Episode focused on Stand-up Comedians.
121 30 April 2016 Thara3, Sudha Murthy None Episode focused on Female Achievers.
122 7 May 2016 Vijay Suriya2, Kavya Shetty Ishtakamya
123 8 May 2016 Bhargavi Narayan, Sudha Belawadi, Prakash Belawadi2, Samyukta Hornad None Episode focused on Belawadi artists family.
124 14 May 2016 Ragini Dwivedi3, Anand P Raju, Mass Mada Ranachandi
125 15 May 2016 Srinath, Geetha Srinath, Pragathi, P H Vishwanath Suli[69]
- 15 May 2016 Apeksha (anchor for the episode) None Making of Majaa Santhe, a spin-off show.
- 22 May 2016 Indu Nagaraj, Mayuri2 None Spin-off episode in conjunction with Serial Santhe; aired as Majaa Santhe.[70][71][72]
126 21 May 2016 TBU None Episode focused on Choreographers of Kannada Film Industry.
127 22 May 2016 TBU None Episode focused on Muktha, a popular Kannada serial that aired on ETV Kannada during the 2000s.
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Super-scripted number denotes the count of appearance.

Special Episodes and Spin-offs

Title Snapshot of Dancing Talkies
Title Snapshot of Majaa Santhe
Episode Title Telecast Date Notes
Dancing Talkies 25 April 2015 Various promotional programs were telecast prior to the official launch of Colors Kannada, which was rebranded due to the takeover of then ETV Kannada by Viacom 18. As a part of the promotion, Majaa Talkies and Dancing Stars Season 2 were merged for a one-time-venture called as Dancing Talkies. The merger was hosted by both Srujan Lokesh (host of Majaa Talkies) and Akul Balaji (host of Dancing Stars Season 2). The show integrated game show for the cast of Majaa Talkies and participants of Dancing Stars Season 2 and was presented in the theme of Super Minute, a game show based on Minute to win it which was hosted by Ganesh and telecasted on the channel previously. The show starred V Ravichandran, Priyamani, Mayuri Upadhya (the judging panel of Dancing Stars Season 2) and Indrajit Lankesh himself as guests. The contestants of Dancing Stars Season 2 and the cast of Majaa Talkies were the audience for this episode. The episode was aired on 25 and 26 April 2015 and the running time was around 135 minutes combined.
26 April 2015
Majaa Party 1 January 2016 A special episode was aired at 9 AM on 1 January 2016, as a part of the New Year Celebrations. This episode was aired in the morning, unlike the usual evening telecast patterns of Majaa Talkies. This episode promoted the movie Kismat and the guests were Vijay Raghavendra, Spandana Vijay, Sangeetha Bhat from the movie.[73] Members of The Raghu Dixit Project[74] along with Raghu Dixit and DJ Alok and his team prfomred at the show. Kavitha (Lakshmi Baramma fame) was also invited as the guest for the show.[75]
Making of Majaa Santhe 15 May 2016 Majaa Santhe was a spin-off in collaboration with Serial Santhe show of Colors Kannada. This episode was the first outdoor, open-stage venture for Majaa Talkies and was held at Ranebennuru in front of a big crowd. The 'making' was telecast on Sunday, 15 May 2016 and was anchored by Apeksha. This program covered the journey of the team from Bangalore to Ranebennuru and included interviews of the cast and crew. The team was welcomed at SJM Women's College at Ranebennur where a public address and an interactive session was held. The backstage interviews from Majaa Santhe were also telecast in the show. The main event, Majaa Santhe was aired on Sunday, 22 May 2016 at 5:00 PM[76][77][78] on Colors Kannada and included skits and dance performances from every member of the cast. All the current cast (except Naveen Padil) and the recurring cast (except Rajini) were present and performed at the show. Kannada playback singer Indu Nagaraj and Kannada actress Mayuri were invited to the show and they performed with the team.
Majaa Santhe 22 May 2016

Awards & Nominations

Year Award Category Nominee Result
2015 Colors Kannada
Anubandha Awards 2015[79] 		Jana Mecchida Samsara (Favorite Family) Majaa Talkies Nominated
Jana Mecchida Jodi (Favorite Couple) Srujan - Shwetha Nominated
Jana Mecchida (Favorite) Style Icon - Male Srujan Lokesh Nominated
Jana Mecchida (Favorite) Style Icon - Female Shwetha Chengappa Nominated
Jana Mecchida Nayaki (Favorite Actress) Shwetha Chengappa Nominated
Jana Mecchida (Favorite) Youth Icon Srujan Lokesh Nominated
Jana Mecchida Hadu (Favorite Title Song) Majaa Talkies Nominated
Mane Mecchida Mathina Malla (Best Orator) Srujan Lokesh Won[80]
Mane Mecchicda (Best) Non-Fiction Show Majaa Talkies Nominated
2016 Colors Kannada
Anubandha Awards 2016[81]		 Jana Mecchida Samsara (Favorite Family) Majaa Talkies Nominated
Jana Mecchida (Favorite) Youth Icon Srujan Lokesh Won[82]
Jana Mecchida Vidushaka (Favorite Comedian) Mandya Ramesh Won[83]
Jana Mecchida Vidushaka (Favorite Comedian) Pavan Kumar Nominated
Mane Mecchicda (Best) Non-Fiction Show Majaa Talkies Won[84]

Sponsorships

The show had numerous sponsors from the launch. The usual pattern followed included a primary and a secondary sponsor for the show. For few episodes, the show even grabbed two secondary sponsors when the viewership was at its peak. Ramraj Cotton, Nisargalaya Oil and Oppo Smartphones have been among the primary sponsors of the show while the secondary sponsors include Unibic Cookies, Imperial Blue Music, Vivo Smartphones, Amrutanjan Healthcare, Hatsun Dairy Products and ACC Cement.

Trivia

History

Title Snapshot of Maja with Sruja
Title Snapshot of Comedy Circle

Maja with Sruja (2010)

Maja with Sruja was a sketch comedy show that was aired on Asianet Suvarna during 2010.[85] The show was directed by Vijaya Prasad, known for his famous directorial venture Silly Lalli. He is also the director of the film Sidlingu. The identity of Vijaya Prasad was never revealed in the show. Srujan Lokesh hosted the show and veterans like Mimicry Dayanand, Arun Sagar and Antony Kamal were a part of the comedy focused talk show. Celebrities were being invited for casual talk as well as film promotions. The show ended in 2011 despite being highly appreciated by the viewers. Srujan Lokesh hinted about a new season in the finale of Maja with Sruja but this did not happen. Srujan Lokesh then became busy with his home production Lokesh Productions and produced different shows including Kaasige Toss and Chota Champion. He also hosted and judged a cookery reality show Kitchen Kiladigalu with Sihi Kahi Chnadru in 2012. Later in 2013, Arun Sagar was roped in as a contestant for Season 1 of Bigg Boss Kannada by ETV Kannada where he stood out as the runner-up of the season.

Comedy Circle (2014)

Arun Sagar, after coming out of Bigg Boss house, started another sketch comedy show on ETV Kannada named as Comedy Circle.[86] Though this show appeared to be reincarnation of Maja with Sruja with all the recurring characters, it missed Srujan Lokesh on the show. The show was directed by Vijaya Prasad again, and hosted by Arun Sagar initially. The casting was expanded for the show, which included Arun Sagar, Shalini, Mimicry Dayanand, Antony Kamal, Mimicry Gopi, Mithra, and Girija Lokesh (Srujan Lokesh's mother) in the main cast. For unknown reasons, Arun Sagar was present only for first few episodes. Later, Shalini took up the hosting for Comedy Circle and the show successfully completed around 40 episodes. It is notable that, during the telecast of Comedy Circle, Srujan Lokesh was inside the Bigg Boss house as a contestant for the Season 2 of Bigg Boss Kannada aired on Asianet Suvarna where he also, became runner-up of the season.

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