2012 Indian TV series or programme
Super Singer T20 (சூப்பர் சிங்கர் T20) is a 2012-2015 Indian Tamil -language reality television singing competition , which aired on Star Vijay . Former contestants from previous seasons of the Super Singer and Airtel Super Singer Junior shows were divided into 6 teams. 15 league matches were held where each team competed against the other five teams. 4 teams were selected for the knockout semi-finals, before the remaining 2 teams competed against each other in the finals. The show was hosted by Divyadarshini .
Airtel Super Singer T20
The show was powered by Bharti Airtel .
Teams
Innisai Indians (team colour: black) ("II")
The Innisai Indians team was captained by Airtel Super Singer 1 winner, Nikhil Mathew .
The contestants selected as members of the Innisai Indian team were:
Symphony Super Kings (team colour: yellow) ("SSK")
The Symphony Super Kings team was captained by Airtel Super Singer 3 winner, Saicharan .
Harmony Heart Breakers (team colour: green) ("HHB")
The Harmony Heart Breakers team was captained by Airtel Super Singer (season 3) finalist, Pooja Vaidyanath.
Rhythmic Royals (team colour: white) ("RR")
The Rhythmic Royals team was captained by Airtel Super Singer 3 finalist, Srinivas Raghunathan.
Chennai Rock Stars (team colour: red) ("CRS")
The Chennai Rock Stars team was captained by Airtel Super Singer (season 3) second runner up, Santhosh Hariharan.
Blue Strings (team colour: blue) ("BS")
The Blue Strings team was captained by Airtel Super Singer (season 3) first runner up, Sathyaprakash.
Matches
League matches
Semifinals
Symphony super kings vs Innisai Indians and harmony heart breakers vs rhythmic royals.
Symphony superkings and harmony heart breakers qualified to the finals.
Finals
The finals consisted of a competitive match between Saisharan 's Symphony Super Kings team and Pooja's Harmony Heartbreakers team.
With 1318 points, the team Symphony Super Kings team captained by Saisharan was crowned the winner of season 1 of the competition.
A celebration round was also broadcast in the week following the finals and prior to the commencement of season 3 of Airtel Super Singer Junior .
Super Singer T20 season 2
Season 2 of the show was powered by AVR Swarna Mahal Jewellery & PRAN Litchi Drink. Bharti Airtel did not return as sponsors of the show.
Each match consisted of a competition between two of the teams for the season. A match could be telecast over two or three episodes, and would require the teams to perform songs of a particular pre-selected theme.
Prior to the commencement of a match, a coin is tossed. The team who wins the coin toss will elect whether to perform first or second. The team's captains also would select in advance which performance from their team they believed was a jackpot performance.
Various solo and duet performances are given during each match, sometimes accompanied by other team members providing sound effects or chorus portions. The match concludes after the teams complete their group performances. Performances are scored after each category of performance is complete. The team who accumulates the highest score from each performance wins the match.
Each team competes against each other before the four top-scoring teams move through to the semi-finals, while the two lowest-scoring teams are eliminated. Two teams eventually move to the finals.[ 1] [ 2]
Teams
White Devils (team colour: white)
The White Devils team was captained by Airtel Super Singer (season 3) winner, Saisharan , and co-captained by Airtel Super Singer (season 4) runner up, Syed Subahan and season 3 finalist, Deepak.
Dangaamaari (team colour: black)
The Dangamaari team was captained by Airtel Super Singer (season 4) winner, Diwakar , and co-captained by Airtel Super Singer (season 4) grand finalist, Sonia.
The Octaves (team colour: red)
The Octaves team was captained by Airtel Super Singer (season 3) international finalist, Pravin, and co-captained by Airtel Super Singer (season 3) contestant Koushik.
Varuthapadatha Padagar (team colour: yellow)
The Varuthapadatha Padagar team was captained by Airtel Super Singer (season 1) winner, Nikhil Mathew , and co-captained by Airtel Super Singer (season 3) finalist Srinivas.
Sangeetha Sarevedi (team colour: green)
The Sangeetha Sarevedi team was captained by Airtel Super Singer (season 3) runner-up, Sathyaprakash, and co-captained by Airtel Super Singer (season 3) finalist Pooja Vaidyanath.
The Loud Speakers (team colour: blue)
The Loud Speakers team was captained by Airtel Super Singer (season 2) & Airtel Super Singer (season 3) finalist, Santosh Hariharan, and co-captained by Airtel Super Singer (season 3) finalist Malavika.
Matches
Viewers were excited on hearing the news of the show returning for a second season, but expressed their disappointment with season 2 replacement host, rude commentary, as well as the presentation of the competition in the first few weeks.
League matches
Despite the initial negative reception, performances during the league matches which were memorable for viewers included:
Air date
Round
Team
Contestant(s)
Song
Original artist
Lyricist
Music composer/director
Source/Movie (year)
16 March 2015
M. S. Viswanathan Round
White (duet)
Sai Vignesh & Srinisha
"Malare Kurinji Malare"
K. J. Yesudas & P. Susheela
Vaali
M. S. Viswanathan
Dr. Siva (1975)
18 March 2015
White (group performance)
Saisharan , Sai Vignesh, Syed, Gautham, Srinisha , Haripriya, & Shivani
Harmony Medley (excerpt from "Sonnadhu Needhana"; short alapana in raga Kiravani; excerpt from "Ninaipadhellam"; excerpt from "Ninaikka Therintha"; excerpt from "Mayakkamma" & excerpt from "Malarndhum Malaraadha")
P. Susheela ; Saisharan ; P. B. Sreenivas ; P. Susheela; P. B. Sreenivas; T. M. Soundararajan & P. Susheela
Kannadasan
Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy
Nenjil Or Aalayam (1962); Traditional Carnatic music alapana; Nenjil Or Aalayam (1962); Anandha Jodhi (1963); Sumaithaangi (1962) & Pasamalar (1961)
18 March 2015
Ilaiyaraaja Round
Black (melody solo)
Sonia
"Thalattum Pongkaatru"
S. Janaki
Vaali
Ilaiyaraaja
Gopura Vasalile (1991)
23 March 2015
Western Round
Green (fast solo)
Pooja Vaidyanath
"Aila Aila"
Aditya Rao & Natalie Di Luccio
Madhan Karky
A. R. Rahman
I (2015)
23 March 2015
Yellow (freestyle)
Srinivas
"Ennodu Nee Irundhaal"
Sid Sriram & Sunitha Sarathy
Kabilan
A. R. Rahman
I (2015)
26 March 2015
Folk Round
Blue (fast duet)
Santhosh Hariharan & Vaishaali
"Uppu Karuvadu"
Shankar Mahadevan & Kavita Krishnamurthy
Vairamuthu
A. R. Rahman
Mudhalvan (1999)
26 March 2015
Blue (freestyle)
Santosh Balaji(and team chorus)
"Raasaathi"
Shahul Hameed
Vairamuthu
A. R. Rahman
Thiruda Thiruda (1993)
27 March 2015
Blue (duet)
Soundarya & Malavika
"Othaiyile"
K. S. Chithra
Vaali & Panchu Arunachalam
Ilaiyaraaja
Vanaja Girija (1994)
27 March 2015
Blue (group performance)
Shenbagaraj, Santhosh, Malavika, Anu, Soundarya, Santosh Balaji & Vaishali
Performance Medley
various
various
various
various
31 March 2015
Post-2000 Songs Round
White (melody duet)
Haripriya & Saisharan
"Aaruyire Aaruyire"
Saindhavi Prakash Kumar & Sonu Nigam
Na. Muthukumar
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Madrasapattinam (2010)
31 March 2015
Blue (melody duet)
Santosh Hariharan & Anu
"Sahara Saral"
Vijay Yesudas & Gomathishree
Vairamuthu
A. R. Rahman
Sivaji (2007)
1 April 2015
A. R. Rahman Round
White (melody solo)
Saisharan
"Oru Poiyaavadhu Sol Kanne"
Hariharan
Vairamuthu
A. R. Rahman
Jodi (1999)
2 April 2015
White (melody duet)
Srinisha & Sai Vignesh
"En Mel Vizhundha Mazhai Thuli"
K. S. Chithra & P. Jayachandran
Vairamuthu
A. R. Rahman
May Madham (1994)
2 April 2015
White (fast solo)
Deepak
"Sandhi Kudhire"
Haricharan
Pa. Vijay
A. R. Rahman
Kaaviya Thalaivan (2014)
2 April 2015
White (freestyle solo)
Haripriya
"Kalaarasigaa"
Swetha Mohan & Sharanya Srinivas
Vairamuthu
A. R. Rahman
Ambikapathy (2013)
3 April 2015
Green (freestyle solo)
Shravan
"Minsara Kanna"
Nithyasree Mahadevan & Srinivas
Vairamuthu
A. R. Rahman
Padayappa (1999)
3 April 2015
Green (fast duet)
Saishankar & Ramesh
"Senthamizh Naatu Thamizhachiye"
Shahul Hameed
Vairamuthu
A. R. Rahman
Vandicholai Chinraasu (1994)
3 April 2015
Green (specified portions of group performance)
Shravan, Sathyaprakash, Saishankar, Sherly, Srisha, Yazhini
Harmony Medley (short alapana followed by excerpt from "Narumugaye"; jathis followed by short alapana in Maand; excerpt from "Anjali" followed by jathis)
various
Vairamuthu
A. R. Rahman
various
6 April 2015
1980 to 2000 Songs Round
Black (fast duet)
Niranjana & Bharath
"Hey Unnaithaane Nee Endha"
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam & S. Janaki
Vairamuthu
Ilaiyaraaja
Kadhal Parisu (1987)
7 April 2015
Black (melody duet)
Sonia & Aravind Srinivas
"Ai Rama"
Swarnalatha & Hariharan
Vairamuthu
A. R. Rahman
Rangeela (1995)
8 April 2015
Black (group performance)
Diwakar , Rajaganapathy, Sonia, Aravind, Niranjana, Deepthi & Bharath
Medley of songs specially arranged for black team by Ishaan Dev ("Thom Thom Chu"; Sonia's humming; excerpt from "Athini Sithini"; excerpts from "Maangalyam" and "Endrendrum Punnagai"; "baap baap")
("Athini Sithini" by Hariharan , Chitra Sivaraman & Kamal Haasan ), ("Maangalyam" & "Endrendrum Punnagai" by Clinton Cerejo , Srinivas , Shankar Mahadevan & A. R. Rahman)
Vairamuthu
A. R. Rahman
Thenali (2000) & Alaipayuthey (2000)
8 April 2015
1960 to 1980 Songs Round
White (fast solo)
Deepak
"Sorgam Madhuvilae"
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Kannadasan
Ilaiyaraaja
Sattam En Kaiyil (1978)
8 April 2015
Yellow (fast solo)
Rizwan & dance by Narayanan (who later sang "Maadhavi Ponmayilaal" )
"Naan Annai Ittal"
T. M. Soundararajan
Vaali
Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy
Enga Veettu Pillai (1965)
9 April 2015
White (melody duet)
Sai Vignesh & Srinisha
"Vizhiye Kathai Ezhudhu"
K. J. Yesudas & P. Susheela
Kannadasan
M. S. Viswanathan
Urimaikural (1974)
9 April 2015
White (freestyle)
Saisharan
"Paatum Naane"
T. M. Soundararajan
Kannadasan
K. V. Mahadevan
Thiruvilaiyadal (1965)
9 April 2015
White (fast duet)
Shivani & Syed
"Kettukodi Uruvi Melam"
T. M. Sounderarajan & L. R. Eswari
Kannadasan
M. S. Viswanathan
Pattikada Pattanama (1968)
10 April 2015
White (melody solo)
Haripriya
"Andha Sivagami"
P. Susheela
Kannadasan
R. Govardhanam
Pattanathil Bhootham (1967)
10 April 2015
White (group performance)
Srinisha , Syed, Haripriya, Saicharan , Saivignesh, Deepak, & Shivani
Harmony Medley (excerpts from "Paruvame Pudhiya Paadal" & "Uravugal Thodarkathai")
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam & S. Janaki ; K. J. Yesudas
Panchu Arunachalam & Gangai Amaran
Ilaiyaraaja
Nenjathai Killathe (1980) & Aval Appadithan (1979)
10 April 2015
Yellow (group performance)
Narayanan, Rakshitha, Nikhil Mathew , Srinivas, Madhumitha & Madhu
Harmony Medley (Excerpts from "Avalukenna Azhagiya"; "Paadatha Paattellaam"; "Nadodi Nadodi"; & "Nalladhoru Kudumbam")
T. M. Soundararajan (TMS) & L. R. Eswari (LRE); P. B. Sreenivas (PBS) & S. Janaki ; TMS, P. Susheela , A. L. Raghavan & LRE; PBS; TMS & P. Susheela
Vaali; Kannadasan ; Vaali; Kannadasan; Kannadasan
Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy (V-R); V-R; M. S. Viswanathan (MSV); V-R; MSV
Server Sundaram (1964); Veerathirumagan (1962); Anbe Vaa (1966); Sumaithaangi (1962); & Thangapathakkam (1974)
13 April 2015
Kamal Haasan Songs Round
Red (fast duet)
Jeyanth & Dhanyashree
"En Jodi Manja Kuruvi"
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam , S. P. Sailaja , K. S. Chithra & Gangai Amaran
Gangai Amaran
Ilaiyaraaja
Vikram (1986)
15 April 2015
Green (melody duet)
Yazhini & Saishankar
"Maarugo Maarugo Maarugayi"
Kamal Haasan & K. S. Chithra
Vaali
Ilaiyaraaja
Vetri Vizha (1989)
15 April 2015
Red (specified 27% of group performance)
Kaushik, Priyanka, Dhanya, Sharath, Aajith, Anusya & Jeyant
Harmony Medley("Ninaivo Oru Paravai" portion)
Kamal Haasan & S. Janaki
Vaali
Ilaiyaraaja
Sathi Leelavathi (1995)
16 April 2015
Rajinikanth Songs Round
Red (melody duet)
Kaushik & Madhumitha
"Nilave Mugam"
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam & S. Janaki
Vaali & R. V. Udayakumar
Ilaiyaraaja
Ejamaan (1993)
17 April 2015
Blue (group performance)
Santhosh, Shenbagaraj, Santhosh Balaji, Vaishali, Malavika, Anu, & Soundarya
Performance Medley arranged by Santhosh Balaji
various
various
various
various
20 April 2015
TMS, PBS & Susheela Songs Round
Yellow (melody solo)
Madhumitha S. ("Madhu Iyer")
"Vasanthathil Oru Naal"
P. Susheela
Kannadasan
M. S. Viswanathan
Moondru Deivangal (1971)
21 April 2015
Yellow (freestyle)
Spoorthi
"Mannavan Vanthanadi"
P. Susheela
Kannadasan
K. V. Mahadevan
Thiruvarutchelvar (1967)
21 April 2015
Blue (melody duet)
Vaishali & Krishnan(whistling by Shenbagaraj)
"Neerodum Vaigaiyile"
P. Susheela & T. M. Soundararajan
Kannadasan
Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy
Paar Magale Paar (1963)
21 April 2015
Yellow (melody duet)
Rakshitha
"Iravum Nilavum"
P. Susheela & T. M. Soundararajan
Kannadasan
Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy
Karnan (1964)
21 April 2015
Yellow (fast solo)
Akhilesh
"Pudhiya Vaanam"
T. M. Soundararajan
Vaali
M. S. Viswanathan
Anbe Vaa (1966)
22 April 2015
Yellow (group performance)
Vaijayanthi, Rakshitha, Madhu Iyer , Spoorthi, Akhilesh, Nikhil Mathew , & Rizwan
Medley
various including excerpt from The Pink Panther Theme
various
various
various
23 April 2015
SPB & Janaki Songs Round
Black (melody solo)
Monika
"Raasave Unna Nambi"
S. Janaki
Vairamuthu
Ilaiyaraaja
Muthal Mariyathai (1985)
23 April 2015
Black (fast duet)
Niranjana & Aravind
"Kaakki Sattai"
S. Janaki & S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Avinash Mani
Ilaiyaraaja
Kaakki Sattai (1985)
24 April 2015
Black (freestyle)
Sonia
"Vaidhegi Raman"
S. Janaki
Gangai Amaran
Ilaiyaraaja
Pagal Nilavu (1985)
24 April 2015
Blue (specified 58% of group performance)
Krishnan, Vaishali, Soundarya, Anu, Shenbagaraj, Santhosh Balaji, & Malavika
Medley(excerpt portions from "Sundari Kannal", "Santhana Kaatre", & "Oh Vasantha")
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam & S. Janaki
Vaali; Vaali; Pulamaipithan
Ilaiyaraaja
Thalapathi (1991), Thanikattu Raja (1982), & Neengal Kettavai (1984)
24 April 2015
Black (group performance)
Diwakar , Sonia, Deepthi, Niranjana, Bharath, & Aravind
Harmony Medley (excerpts from "Nenjinile Nenjinile"; "Panivizhum Iravu"; "Sippi Irukkuthu"; "Vanithamani..."; & "Thakita Thadhimi")
S. Janaki & S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Vairamuthu ; Vaali; Kannadasan ; Vairamuthu; Vairamuthu
A. R. Rahman ; Ilaiyaraaja ; M. S. Viswanathan ;
Uyire (1998); Mouna Ragam (1986); Varumayin Niram Sivappu (1980); Vikram (1986); Salangai Oli (1983)
27 April 2015
Post-2001 Songs Round
Red (fast solo)
Jeyanth
"Puli Urumudhu"
Ananthu Narayanan & Mahesh Vinayakram
Kabilan
Vijay Antony
Vettaikaaran (2009)
27 April 2015
Red (melody duet)
R. Madhumitha & Sharath Santhosh
"Urugudhe Maragudhe"
Shreya Ghoshal & Shankar Mahadevan
Na. Muthukumar
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Veyil (2006)
27 April 2015
White (melody solo)
Haripriya
"Vizhiyilae"
K. S. Chithra
Palani Bharathi
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Velli Thirai (2007)
28 April 2015
White (fast duet)
Nithyashree & Shivani
"Kaal Mulaitha Poovae"
Javed Ali & Mahalakshmi Iyer
Madhan Karky
Harris Jayaraj
Maattrraan (2012)
28 April 2015
White (freestyle)
Saicharan
"Unakkena Iruppaen"
Haricharan
Na. Muthukumar
Joshua Sridhar
Kaadhal (2004)
28 April 2015
Red (freestyle)
Koushik
"Aariro"
Haricharan
Na. Muthukumar
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Deiva Thirumagal (2011)
28 April 2015
White (group performance)
Saicharan , Syed, Deepak, Srinisha , Nithyashree & Haripriya
A cappella Harmony (high risk with no lyrics)
various
no lyrics
various
various
29 April 2015
Mani Ratnam Songs Round
Black (freestyle)
Niranjana
"Adiye"
Sid Sriram
Madhan Karky
A. R. Rahman
Kadal (2013)
30 April 2015
Green (fast solo)
Shravan
"Kootathilae Kovil Puraa"
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Muthulingam
Ilaiyaraaja
Idaya Kovil (1985)
30 April 2015
Black (fast duet)
Sonia & Bharath
"Veerapandi Kotayyile"
K. S. Chithra , Unni Menon & Mano
Vairamuthu
A. R. Rahman
Thiruda Thiruda (1993)
30 April 2015
Black (group performance)
Aravind, Sonia, Niranjana, Deepthi, Bharath, & Rajaganapathy (voice breaking now)
Medley (excerpts from "Rakkama Kaiya Thattu"; "Rukkumani"; "Kuchi Kuchi"; & "Hamma Hamma")
SPB & Swarnalatha ("Sw"); SPB & Chithra ; Hariharan , Sw, G. V. Prakash & Sharadha; Suresh Peters & Sw
Vaali; Vairamuthu ; Vairamuthu; Vairamuthu
Ilaiyaraaja ; A. R. Rahman ; A. R. Rahman; A. R. Rahman
Thalapathi (1991); Roja (1992); Bombay (1995); Bombay (1995)
5 May 2015
Quarter-finals 2 Round
Red (freestyle)
Anushya (best backing vocals: Dhanyashree & Priyanka)
"Kannodu Kanbathellam"
Nithyasree Mahadevan
Vairamuthu
A. R. Rahman
Jeans (1998)
5 May 2015
Yellow (freestyle)
Narayanan
"O Sukumari"
Shankar Mahadevan & Harini
Vairamuthu
Harris Jayaraj
Anniyan (2005)
6 May 2015
Red (best melody solo)
Koushik (best backing vocals: Aajith, Dhanya & Priyanka)
"Anbe Anbe"
Hariharan & Anuradha Sriram
Vairamuthu
A. R. Rahman
Jeans (1998)
6 May 2015
Red (group performance)
Priyanka, Dhanyashree, Aajeedh, Koushik, Praveen, Jeyanth, & Anushya
Medley (excerpts from "Please Sir"; & "Maro Maro ("Break The Rules")"
Kunal Ganjawala , Benny Dayal , Clinton Cerejo , S. P. B. Charan & Chinmayi ; George, Anupama , Sunitha Sarathy & Karthik
Vaali
A. R. Rahman
Boys (2003)
6 May 2015
Yellow (specified 33% group performance)
Madhu, Nikhil , Srinivas, Narayanan, Rakshitha, Akhilesh, & Spoorthi
(short alapana followed by excerpt from "Kollayile Thennai")
P. Jayachandran
Vairamuthu
A. R. Rahman
Kadhalan (1994)
7 May 2015
Semi-final Celebration Round
Black (melody duet)
Niranjana & Sonia
short alapana followed by "Kannukkul Pothivaippen"
Niranjana, Sadhana Sargam , Charulatha Mani , Vijay Prakash & Dr. R. Ganesh
Parvathy
M. Ghibran
Thirumanam Ennum Nikkah (2014)
Semifinals
Four teams qualified for the semi-finals:
White Devils vs Dangaamaari (Black) - won by White Devils.
The Red Octaves vs The Loud Speakers (Blue) - won by Loud Speakers.
The non-group performances in the semi-finals unusually featured a medley of two songs at a time (instead of sticking to the preferred one-song format). Memorable performances for viewers included:
Finals
The finals consisted of a competitive match between the White Devils team, captained by season 1 winning captain Saisharan , and the Loud Speakers team captained by Santosh Hariharan. The teams were required to deliver performances across three genres during the week - being Carnatic classical music genre, western music genre, and folk music genre.
With the return of TV anchor-turned-popular actor Ma Ka Pa Anand as a special host, electric veena exponent Rajhesh Vaidhya as a special guest musician, and noteworthy comments from special judges Sunitha Sarathy & S. P. Charan, viewers responded positively to the finals which were telecast on Vijay TV from 18 May 2015.
The outcome of the finals was announced in the episode aired on 22 May 2015, and was well received by viewers. Saisharan's "White Devils" team was crowned the title winner of the competition after delivering outstanding performances during the finals and throughout the competition. Prize money was awarded to both teams, courtesy of the show's sponsors, with the winning team receiving 3 lakh rupees , and the runner up team receiving 2 lakh rupees.
See also
References
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