Dhee (TV series)
Dhee is an Indian dance reality show telecasting in ETV (India).[1] The show is produced by Mallemalla Productions and is often referred to as South India's biggest dance show.
| Dhee | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Dhee - The Ultimate Dance Show |
| Genre | reality-dance |
| Directed by | Kennedy Benzene, Deepthi Reddy &Sanjay Nagaraju Sanjeev K Kumar Nithin &Bharath Govaada Manikanta |
| Creative director | Naga Raju Goud |
| Presented by | Udaya Bhanu Niharika Konidela Pradeep Machiraju Sudigali Sudheer |
| Judges | Prabhu Deva Rambha Sekhar Renu Desai Sadha Anee Priyamani Poorna Baba Bhaskar |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Telugu |
| No. of seasons | 13 |
| No. of episodes | 580 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Lekkala Balaji |
| Producer | Shyam Prasad Reddy |
| Production locations | Hyderabad, India |
| Editors | Muthyam Srinivas Raasamsetty Siva Ganga |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 53 - 65 minutes |
| Production company | Mallemala Entertainments |
| Distributor | ETV Network |
| Release | |
| Original network | ETV |
| Original release | 2009 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Dhee Juniors |
First season of the show was presented by Prabhu Deva. Rambha was the judge of the show in Season 4.[2] The show has recently finished its 12th season with the name "Dhee Champions" and has started another Season named "Dhee 13 Kings vs Queens" where both are hosted by Pradeep Machiraju with Sudigali Sudheer, Varshini Sounderajan, Rashmi Gautam and Hyper Aadi as team leaders. Shekhar Master, Priyamani and Poorna as primary judges.
History
It was directed by Kennedy in the first season with Prabhu Deva as presenter, next seasons saw Benzene and Deepthi Reddy, Sanjay Nagaraju as directors. Later Sanjeev K kumar took over the Dhee season 5 who has directed other television shows like Cash and Jabardasth for ETV Telugu.[3] The creative director of the show is Naga Raju Goud.[4] The season 7 and season 8 of the show were hosted by Niharika Konidela.
The season 9 of the show with the name Dhee Jodi started in 2016 and ended in June 2017. The show although right from inception was proving to be the largest in South India, the argument became undebatable from around this season as it gained a national recognition with contestants from all across the country. Directed by Nitin and Bharath, Dhee Jodi (Dhee 9) was hosted by Pradeep Machiraju with Shekhar Master and Sadha as the judges. Sudigali Sudheer and Rashmi Gautam were the promotional team. Dhee 10 started with Shekar Master, Priyamani and Anee as judges with four teams (Sudheer, Rashmi, Varshini, Hemanth.) Later during the progress of the season 10, the four teams were combined into two teams (Sudheer and Varshini) and (Rashmi Gautam and Hemanth) teams. Dhee 10 Winner is Raju (Chitti master). Lately the show has been receiving both criticism and praise from various corners for adding more comedy and gymnastic elements in addition to being a dance reality show. Dhee jodi (Dhee 11) was hosted by Pradeep Machiraju and judged by Shekar Master, Priyamani, and Anee Master (later replaced by Poorna). The team leaders were Sudigali Sudheer and Rashmi Gautam. The winner of the season was Mahesh and Fiti (Prasanth Master). Dhee champions (Dhee 12) was judged by Sekhar Master, Priyamani and Poorna. The two teams, Sudigali Sudheer and Rashmi Gautam against Hyper Adi and Varshini. Dhee Season 12 winner is Piyush S. ( Yaswanth Master). Dhee 13 Kings v/s Queens (Dhee 13) is being judged by Shekhar Master, Priyamani and Poorna. The two teams are namely Kings leaded by Sudigali Sudheer and Hyper Aadi and Queens leaded by Rashmi Gautam and Deepika Pilli. It is being hosted by Pradeep Machiraju.
Show format
BASIC INITIAL FORMAT
Participants will perform dance one by one. The participant's master will choose based on performance of individual dancer. So selection process will done on basis of dance performance of participant dancer. If there is tie i.e., when a single participant been chosen by one or more masters then decision will be in hands of judges.
Once all Masthey loseants, the competition goes between the masters as choreographers.
CHANGES OVER THE SEASONS
However, significant changes in the format have taken place at various seasons.
Seasons
| Season no. | Season | Host | Winning Master (Choreographer) | Winning Contestant | Winning Team Leader | Team Leaders | Judges |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dhee-1 | Udaya Bhanu | Nobel Master | Harinath Reddy | Chaitanya & Harita | Tarun Master , Brinda (choreographer) | |
| 2 | Dhee-2 | Ganesh Master | Prudvi | N/A | Tarun Master, Rekha Prakash Master | ||
| 3 | Dhee-3 | Raghu master | Satya | N/A | Rekha Prakash Master | ||
| 4 | Dhee-4 (Ladies Special) | Reetu Master | Bhavya | N/A | Brinda (choreographer),Rambha (actress) | ||
| 5 | Dhee-5 (Jodi Special) | Sekhar | Prasad & Anusha | N/A | Rekha Prakash,Chinni Prakash | ||
| 6 | Dhee-6 | Suchin Master | Anshu | N/A | Chinni Prakash,Rekha Prakash | ||
| 7 | Dhee Juniors-1 | Niharika Konidela | Bhushan Master | Varshini | Anchor Lasya | Anchor Ravi, Anchor Lasya | Tarun Master,Sekhar (choreographer),Sadha |
| 8 | Dhee Juniors-2 | Yashwanth Master | Sivamani | Anchor Lasya | Anchor Ravi, Anchor Lasya | TarunMaster,Sekhar (choreographer),Sadha | |
| 9 | Dhee Jodi Special | Pradeep Machiraju | Yashwanth Master | Sanketh & Priyanka | Sudigali Sudheer | Sudigali Sudheer, Rashmi Gautham | Sekhar (choreographer),Sadha |
| 10 | Dhee 10 | Chitti Master | Raju | Sudigali Sudheer, Varshini Souderajan | Sudigali Sudheer, Rashmi Gautham, Varshini Sounderajan, RJ Hemanth | Sekhar (choreographer),Priyamani,Anee Master | |
| 11 | Dhee Jodi | Prasanth master | Mahesh & Ritu | Rashmi Gautam | Sudigali Sudheer, Rashmi Gautam | Sekhar (choreographer),Priyamani,Shamna Kasim | |
| 12 | Dhee Champions | Yashwanth Master | Piyush | Sudigali Sudheer,Rashmi Gautam | Sudigali Sudheer,Rashmi Gautam,Varshini Sounderajan,Hyper Aadhi | Shekar, Priyamani, Poorna | |
| 13-Present |
Dhee 13 Kings v/s Queens |
Not yet completed |
Sudigali Sudheer, Hyper Aadi, Rashmi Gautam, Deepika Pilli |
Shekar, Priyamani, Poorna |
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