Star Mahila

Star Mahila is an Indian Telugu language game show for women, hosted by Suma Kanakala.[2] The show airs on E TV Telugu at afternoons.[3] It is the second longest Indian game show. Season 1 aired from 9 August 2008 to 26 January 2019 for 3181 episodes.[4][5] Second season premiered on 17 August 2020.[6]

Star Mahila
GenreGame show
Presented bySuma Kanakala
Country of originIndia
Original languageTelugu
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes3181 (season 1)
Production
Running time40 - 45 minutes
Production companyMallemala Entertainments[1]
Release
Original networkE TV Telugu
Original releaseAugust 9, 2008 (2008-08-09) –
present
External links
Website

Seasons
Season Episodes Originally broadcast (India)
First aired Last aired
1 3181 9 August 2008 26 January 2019
2 17 August 2020 Present

Background

Female contestants participates in a fun game show consisting of a series of challenges in order to win attractive prizes. At the end of each episode, the anchor gives free gifts to the participants for their participation.

In this show a total of six players will participate in each episode. Initially, each participant will have zero points. The anchor will make the player play some fun games and ask questions. Clearing those, the participants will receive points. Finally the participant with the highest points wins the title of Star Mahila.

Production

Season 1

The show completed 2000 episodes on 23 January 2015 in which actors Pradeep, Ravi, Kaushik, Lasya, Shilpa Chakraborty and Rajeev Kanakala were the guests.[7][8]

Suma Kanakala announced the ending of the show in September 2018.[9]

Star Mahila, hosted by Suma Kanakala, featured a special farewell week on the Sankranthi season of 2019 from 14 January 2019 to 19 January 2019.[10]

Season 2

In July 2020, the show was confirmed returning with a new season which premiered on 17 August 2020 and also hosted by Suma kanakala.[11]

Reception

The show completed its 3000th episode in April, 2018 after which it entered in the Limca Book of Records as longest running women's game show hosted by a single anchor.[12] It became her flagship show.[13][14]

See also

References
  1. "Star Mahila's selections to be held in Andhra region". The Times of India.
  2. "Star Mahila on ETV – A show for women | News". Metromasti.com. 17 August 2011.
  3. "Star Mahila acts as laughing therapy for Suma". The Times of India.
  4. "Anchor Suma creates new record". gulte.com.
  5. "STAR-MAHILA-Is-Going-To-Be-Stop-Says-Anchor-Suma". Tupaki.com.
  6. "Star Mahila: లిమ్కా బుక్ ఆఫ్ రికార్డ్స్ లోకి ఎక్కిన కార్యక్రమంతో మళ్లీ సుమ.. ప్రోమోతో ఆట మొదలు". The Times of India Samayam.
  7. "Suma Kanakala on cloud nine". The Times of India.
  8. "Star Mahila to complete 2000 episodes". The Times of India.
  9. "Watch: TV host Suma Kanakala turns emotional bidding farewell to Star Mahila after 12 years". The Times of India.
  10. "star-mahila-farewell-week-promo-is-out". Times of India.
  11. "Suma Kanakala is back with Star Mahila; watch first teaser". The Times of India.
  12. "Suma enters Limca Book of Records for Star Mahila!". The Times of India. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  13. "Father's Day special on Star mahila".
  14. "Star Mahila to complete 2000 episodes". timesofindia.com.
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