Majaa Talkies
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Title snapshot of Majaa Talkies
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| 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 – 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. 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. As of September 2015, the show achieved maximum TRP and clinched the number one spot in Kannada television.
The show is hosted and directed by Srujan Lokesh, a popular artist of the Kannada Cinema. The format of the show was said 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.
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,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.
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