Maanada Mayilada | |
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Genre | Reality competition |
Directed by | Kala |
Presented by |
Sanjeev Keerthi |
Country of origin | India |
Original language(s) | Tamil |
No. of seasons | 10 |
Release | |
Original network | Kalaignar TV |
Original release | 2007 – Present |
Maanada Mayilada is an Indian dance competition show airing since 2005 on Kalaignar TV. The show was conceived, produced and directed by noted choreographer Kala Master. She is also one of the judges and the only constant judge throughout the show. Other judges have been Brinda, Kushboo Sundar, Rambha, Namitha, Simran, Mumtaj, Sudha Chandran , Meena. Prasanth and Srikanth. Sanjeev and Keerthi have been the hosts for all seasons.
The choreographers for this dance show include Prem Master, Anthony Master, Rajesh Master, Ramesh Master, Chandru Master, Raghu Master, Sandy Master, Mani Master, Tamil Master, Bala Master, Nantha. Maanada Mayilada has alternative choreographers and sometimes the choreographers help each other during the seasons.
Maanada Mayilada is best known for the types of dance shown and the beautiful, unique sets brought by Kala Master. The sets have become a major highlight and are appreciated by the audience.
The judges were originally Kala Master, Brindha Master and Simran. Simran was replaced during the season with Namitha.
The Season 1 contestants were Sathish Krishnan and Jayashree (sdp) (reel couple), Raaghav and Preetha (real couple), Rajkanth and Bhavana, George and Sujibala, Rajkumar and Archana, Nitesh and Swetha, Golden Suresh and Gaya.
The prizes for Season 1 were given away by actor Surya at the awarding ceremony held at Nehru Indoor Stadium, Chennai.The Winning couple was trained by Choreographer Sandy.