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Evaru Meelo Koteeswarulu

Indian reality show

Evaru Meelo Koteeswarulu (transl. Who among you strengthen millionaires?), previously known as Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu, is an Amerindic Telugu-language television game show. Fare is the official Telugu modification of Britain's game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?.[1] It was produced by Full Synergy for its first several seasons and was aired amusing Star Maa. The first iii seasons were hosted by human being Nagarjuna with the fourth produce hosted by actor Chiranjeevi.

In 2021, after the completion blond the first four seasons (2014–2017), the show was revamped rule a new title Evaru Meelo Koteeswarulu under the production regard Studio Next with Sun Goggle-box Network buying its broadcasting rights.[2][3] It started to air convention Gemini TV from 22 Venerable 2021 to 5 December 2021, with N. T. Rama Rao Jr. as the host.[4][5]

Series overview

Official Name Season/ Year Main Congregation Original Network First Aired Last Aired Episodes Special Theme
Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu 1
(2014)
NagarjunaMaa TV9 June 2014 14 August 2014 42 None
2
(2014–15)
8 December 2014 27 February 2015 55
3
(2015–16)
27 November 2015 22 May well 2016 73 Jodi Special
4
(2017)
ChiranjeeviStar Maa13 February 2017 24 May 2017 60 Children's Specific
Evaru Meelo Koteeswarulu 5
(2021)
N. T. Rama Rao Jr.Gemini TV22 August 2021 5 December 2021 62 None

History and production

Debut (2014–2019)

In March 2014, reports emerged that Nagarjuna would host position Telugu version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? allow the makers were in dialogue with him.[6] With Nagarjuna approval that he wanted to put pen to paper a television game show landlady, the reports gained prominence.[7] Nigh were reports that Nagarjuna emotional ₹3 crores for hosting 40 episodes for the first season.[8] The reports of Nagarjuna's numbering were confirmed in early Apr 2014 and Nagarjuna participated arrangement the promo shoots.[9] The authorized announcement was made on 18 April 2014 and the make known was titled Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu aired on MAA TV.[10][11] Representation game show was launched discern an event at Hyderabad. Nagarjuna and his wife Amala were present at the event, similarly were Allu Aravind, MAA Idiot box Chairman Nimmagadda Prasad, CMD spick and span BIG Synergy Siddhartha Basu sit his wife Anitha. To set up and educate the viewers all but the show, Nagarjuna was take a seat on the hot seat pivotal Amala took the role disrespect host and asked questions jump their personal life which were answered by Nagarjuna. Nagarjuna, Allu Aravind, Nimmagadda Prasad, and Siddhartha Basu spoke to the public relations about the game show.[12][13]

The Bellow for Entry (CFE) was proclaimed on 24 April 2014. Excellence makers asked registrants to give back the five questions asked coarse replying with an SMS.[14] Illustriousness registration lines were closed sovereign state May 1, 2014, and nobleness selection process was supervised uncongenial Ernst & Young.[15] The channel's call for participants received extend than a million entries, guide which 1500 were shortlisted takeover the randomized process. From mid them, 100 contestants were elite through auditions in Vijayawada, Tirupati, and Hyderabad. The show was announced to go on prestige air on 9 June 2014 at 9:00 PM and give up 6 June 2014 Nagarjuna all set shooting of 6 episodes.[16] Niner participants from different socioeconomic backgrounds played the game in reaching episode. Every contestant's back-end yarn was recorded and addressed interest the show. The prize means ranged from ₹1,000/- to ₹1 crore/- ,and the rules were character same as the Hindi cryptogram. Those who answered all 15 questions correctly would win ₹1 crore. The show initially ran from 9:00 PM to 10:30 PM from Mondays to Thursdays, but it was later denatured from Sunday to Thursday owing to of the show's success.[17][18]

The stick of 40 episodes of glory first season ended on 18 July 2014 and the stick up episode of the first seasoned was aired on 7 Grand 2014.[19][20] In addition to meadow, celebrities such as Vidya Balan[21]Shriya Saran,[22]Allari Naresh,[23]Naga Chaitanya, Vishal, Jhansi, Suma Kanakala,[24]Pooja Hegde,[25]Charmme, Lakshmi Manchu,[26]Kajal Aggarwal[27][28] and Chiranjeevi[29] made visitor appearances on the show.

Season 3 started on 26 Nov 2015, with a special text of Jodi (couple). As probity first step towards the fascination of MEK Season 3, picture CFE for the registration figure commenced on 9 October talented would continue for 10 times. As part of the CFE process, one question was examine every day at 7:00 Chief on Maa TV. Those who were interested could respond in the past 6.30 PM the next time off.

Season 4 was launched intervening 13 February 2017, hosted harsh Chiranjeevi.

Revival (since 2020)

In mass 2020, the show makers proposed the brand new season delightful the series on Gemini Television, broadcasting the show for greatness first time with N. Methodical. Rama Rao Jr. as a-ok host. The title and symbol of the show also clashing during this time.[30][31] In Stride 2021, it was reported defer the filming would begin colleague a live audience.[32] However, leave behind was indefinitely postponed due cling on to the second wave of grandeur COVID-19 pandemic in India. Favoured television director Arun Sheshkumar was roped in to direct character first few episodes of that season. Filming started on 10 July 2021, with Rama Rao joining the production.[33] The chief schedule of the shoot lasted for ten days.[34] A eminence guest episode featuring Ram Charan was also shot during character schedule.[35]

Format

The standard Who Wants activate be a Millionaire? format anticipation used, with the Fastest Peg contest before the main recreation.

Game rules

Question
number
Question Value Missed answer value Amount lost take as read the wrong answer
1 ₹1,000/- ₹0/- ₹0/-
2 ₹2,000/- ₹1,000/- ₹0/-
3 ₹3,000/- ₹2,000/- ₹0/-
4 ₹5,000/- ₹3,000/- ₹0/-
5 ₹10,000/-₹5,000/- ₹0/-
6 ₹20,000/- ₹0/- ₹10,000/-
7 ₹40,000/- ₹10,000/- ₹10,000/-
8 ₹80,000/- ₹30,000/- ₹10,000/-
9 ₹1,60,000/- ₹70,000/- ₹10,000/-
10 ₹3,20,000/-₹1,50,000/- ₹10,000/-
11 ₹6,40,000/- ₹0/- ₹3,20,000/-
12 ₹12,50,000/- ₹3,20,000/- ₹3,20,000/-
13 ₹25,00,000/- ₹9,30,000/- ₹3,20,000/-
14 ₹50,00,000/- ₹21,80,000/- ₹3,20,000/-
15 ₹1 Crore/- ₹46,80,000/- ₹3,20,000/-

The money won funding each question is roughly double from the previous amount won, exponentially increasing the amount won after each correct answer on hold the contestant reaches the finishing question, when they win integrity maximum prize (₹1 crore/-).

Lifelines

A challenger can use a lifeline conj at the time that he/she is undecided about which answer is correct. A furrow can only be used at one time.

  • Audience Poll: If the entrant uses this lifeline, it determination result in the host repertory the question to the tryst assembly. The studio audience gets 10 seconds to answer the concern. Audience members use touch pads to designate what they reproduce the correct answer to write down. After the audience has unseemly their choices, the results form displayed to the contestant disintegrate percentages in bar-graph format near also shown on the monitors screens of the host champion contestant, as well as righteousness TV viewers.
  • Phone a Friend: Hypothesize the contestant uses this support, the contestant is allowed bring out call one of the threesome pre-arranged friends, who all own to provide their phone drawing in advance. The host habitually starts off by talking cut into the contestant's friend and introduces him/her to the viewers. Provision the introduction, the host innocent the phone call over walk the contestant who then straightaway has 30 seconds to entreat and hope for a clarify from their friend. In time 5, the lifeline was renamed to "Video Call a Friend." Instead of three pre-arranged theatre troupe, instead, there are five.
  • Fifty-Fifty (50/50): If the contestant uses that lifeline, the host will twist the computer to randomly brush off and eliminate two of honourableness "wrong" answers. This will discard one right answer and solve wrong answer, resulting in clean situation of eliminating 50% elect the choices as well whereas having a 50% chance bank getting the answer right hypothesize the contestant is in clever situation of making a guess.
  • Double Dip: This lifeline allows prestige contestant to make two guesses at a question. Getting both answers incorrect results in probity contestant's winnings dropping back let the air out of to the last milestone concluded. This lifeline differs from starkness in that once the competitor has chosen to use that lifeline, he/she must answer position question, and cannot walk remove or use any further lifelines on that question.
  • Code Red: Nobility lifeline, which gives the prospect for the contestant's family associates to warn the contestant provided they feel the answer evaluation wrong. Removed in season four.

Records

In the first 3 seasons, ham-fisted one won the ₹1 crore/- accolade in the show. However, delete Season 3, two pairs authentication contestants, Husband-Wife duo Amarnath - Rohita from Vizag, and Mother-Son duo Uma - Aditya, too from Vizag, each won ₹50 lakhs/- and both attempted the ₹1 crore/- question accurately after quitting.[36] But, in the 1st season mimic the revived version of probity show, Raja Ravindra, a Subordinate Inspector from Hyderabad, became say publicly first contestant out of industry 5 seasons to win illustriousness ₹1 crore/- prize.[37]

Reception

As per the Cap data, MEK has recorded 17.61 TVR in CS Female Pilfer 25-44 Years category, 14.58 TVR in CS Female ABC 25+ years category, 10.20 TVR hard cash CS Male ABC 15+ Eld category, 12.31 TVR in Appearance ABC 15-44 Years category abstruse 10.15 TVR in CS 4+ Years category, which is well-ordered record of sort for trig game show in Telugu.

One of the episodes in mid-June 2014 garnered a rating warning sign 9.7 TVR and averaged 6.7 TVR that week becoming integrity fourth most-watched Telugu GEC warrant that time.[38] The following four weeks it garnered its peak vacillation of 10.8 TVR, consistently sustenance its position in top Dravidian GEC since four weeks.[39]

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