Kalyan Prasad hails from Karimnagar, Andhra Pradesh. His full name is Kalyan Prasad Thoram. He finished his graduation from Osmania University. He got married with Srilekha in the year 2008. She worked as an anchor for all Telugu channels for ten years. They have one daughter and one son. Kalyan Prasad’s mother tongue is Telugu. He lives in Hyderabad.
Kalyan Prasad has started his acting career with the Telugu serial Radha Madhu. This serial was telecasted on MAA TV. This serial was directed by Subba Raju and produced by Gunnam Gangaraju. It was a super hit serial. It was successfully telecasted for 450 episodes. Kalyan Prasad has acted for the male lead role, Radhakrishna, while Mounika has acted for the female lead role, Madhulika.
The pair was well received by the audience. Because of their good on-screen chemistry, producer Gangaraju has made his next serial, Laya with the same pair. This serial was also telecasted on MAA TV. Kalyan Prasad is presently acting in the serial Kanchana Ganga. This serial is being telecasted on MAA TV.
This serial is produced by Ashok Nalajala and directed by Anwar Vadamala. Kalyan Prasad is presently also acting in the serial Asta Chemma. This serial is being telecast on MAA TV.
Kalyan Prasad’s favorite singers are Chinmai, Sunidhi Chauhan, and YO YO Honey Singh.
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Launched | 2002 |
Owned by | Star India |
Picture format | 1080iHDTV (downscaled to letterboxed576i for the SDTV feed) |
Slogan | అదే బంధం... సరికొత్త ఉత్తేజం.... Same bonding ... New inspiration... |
Country | India |
Language | Telugu |
Headquarters | Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
Formerly called | Maa TV (2002-2017) |
Sister channel(s) | |
Website | www.hotstar.com/channels/star-maa |
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Satellite | |
Airtel digital TV | Channel 881 (SD) Channel 882 (HD) |
Tata Sky | Channel 13 (SD) Channel 22 (HD) |
DishTV | Channel 6 (SD) Channel 5 (HD) |
Reliance Digital TV | Channel 78 (SD) Channel 57 (HD) |
Sun Direct TV | Channel 156 (SD) Channel 76 (HD) |
Videocon d2h | Channel 8 (SD) Channel 7 (HD) |
Cable | |
Hathway | Channel 406 (SD) Channel 405 (HD) |
Asianet Digital | Channel 271 (SD) |
IPTV | |
Mio TV (Singapore) | Channel 671 |
APSFL | Channel 5 |
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Star Maa is an Indianpay television channel based in Hyderabad, Telangana. Star Maa and its channels are owned by Star India, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India.[1]
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History[edit]
MAA Television Network was founded in 2001 as a corporate entity, while its main TV channel, MAA TV, was launched in 2002. The company's second channel, MAA Music, was launched in 2008.
In February 2015, Star India acquired MAA Television Network for ₹2,500 crore (US$360 million).
Channels[edit]
Star Maa has six channels in its network.
SD Channels[edit]
- Star Maa
- Star Maa Movies
- Star Maa Gold
- Star Maa Music
Radha Madhu Serial
HD Channels[edit]
- Star Maa HD
- Star Maa Movies HD
Defunct[edit]
- Maa Junior
Former Shows[edit]
- SHOWS
- Tollywood Squares - (Telugu version of the popular show Hollywood Squares) Hosted by Navdeep
- BIGG BOSS - Hosted by Jr. NTR
- Ali Talkies - a film-based talk show hosted by ace comedian Ali; film celebrities come to 'Ali Talkies' to chat up regarding their recent releases
- Maa Mahalakshmi - a game show targeted at women, hosted by Anasuya Bharadwaj
- Maa Voori Vanta - the longest running cookery show on MAA TV, which brings various recipes from across the world closer to the audience
- Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu (Seasons1—4) - Telugu version of the highly popular show Who Wants To Be A Millionaire
- Rangam (Seasons 1 and 2) - a dance show featuring Telugu television celebrities
- Rela Re Rela (Seasons 1–3) - a music talent show which brought out the hidden Telugu folk talent from across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
- Super Singer (Seasons 1–9) - a music talent show targeted at introducing new singers to the Tollywood music industry
- Bhale Chance Le (Seasons 1 and 2)-a traditional Snake and Ladders game hosted by Anchor Sreemukhi(Season 1)and Anchor Suma Kanakala(Season 2)
- Former Serials (Partial list)
- Abhinandana
- Ashta Chamma
- Attarillu
- Chigurakulalo Chilakamma
- Choopulu Kalasina Shubavela
- CID
- Eetaram Illalu'
- Durga
- Jyothi
- Kodala Kodala Koduku Pellama
- 'Malleswari'
- 'Mahabharatam'
- Naanaku Prematho
- Agnisakshi
- Vadinamma
- Naadhi Aadajanma
- Neeli kalavalu
- Ok jaanu
- Pavitra Bandham
- Raaja Rani
- Ramulamma
- Seethamaalakshmi
- Shakthi
- Sundarakanda
- Thulasidhalam
- Uyyala Jampala
CineMAA awards[edit]
Maa TV presents the CineMAA Awards to Tollywood personalities every year. The trophy was designed by Neil Foley Designs.[2]
References[edit]
- ^'Disney's $52.4 billion acquisition of 21st Century Fox includes Star India too – MediaNama'. www.medianama.com. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ^http://www.indiantelevision.com/release/y2k10/aug/augrel28.php
Born | June 1, 1965 (age 53) Sivarampuram, Tallur mandal, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh, India |
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Residence | Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
Nationality | Indian |
Alma mater | Hyderabad Central University |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1997- present |
Spouse(s) | Anuradha |
Children | Sai Krishna Murali Krishna |
Parents |
Sivannarayana Naripeddi (Telugu: శివన్నారాయణ నారిపెద్ది) is a Telugu actor. He started his film career with Grahanam. He won the Best comedian Nandi Award 2007 for ammamma.com TV show.[1][2][3] He is best known to the Telugu audience as Appaji from Amrutham popular TV show. He acted in more than 100 films.
Early life
Mounica is a Telugu actress. She started her acting career in the year of 2005 through film. Although she does not belong from a acting background she had keen interest in acting, so she got into acting from a very young age. . She got her first big break through Mahesh Babu starrer, Athadu in 2005 . After that she acted in Stalin and Chukkallo Chandrudu movies as a child artist during which time she was studying in 10th standard. Radha-Madhu serial's director saw her in movies and offered her the lead role in the serial. At the time of Radha-Madhu serial auditions, she was writing her 10th board exams.
After a successful lead role in Radha-Madhu she was offered a role in the serial Laya under the production of yellow.com. Radha-Madhu was a big hit at that time.She got her fame through Radha-Madhu serial. She completed her B.Com after which she got married, and now she is the mother of a beautiful boy child. She likes dancing and participates in cultural activities on her school days. She wanted to do a fashion designing but she couldn’t. If she gets free time, she likes to cook with her specialty being nonveg items, especially, chicken. She likes shopping and listening to music. She got Maa Tea Award for the serial Abhishekam. In her serials, she likes Raktha Sambandham, Radha-Madhu, and Abishekam serials characters. Amongst all other festivals, Diwali is her favorite. By nature, she is a quiet lady, not very talkative.She does not mingle much with other people and thinks ten times before speaking to anyone.
According to her, quietness is her negative quality but when she speaks, she speaks straightforward, which is her positive quality. Her choice of characters for her role in tv serials are homely characters; she also prefers modern characters, but she would avoid them if that causes her trouble. She has acted for Maa TV, Gemini TV, and ETV. She has nine years of experience in acting.
Serials: Radha-Madhu, Laya, Abhishekam, Raktha Sambandham, Kunkuma Rekha.
Movies: Athadu, Stalin, Chukkallo Chandrudu DOB: Not Found.
Just Yellow Media Production released on August 2006 Radha Madhu, a television serial Drama with 450 episodes and finished broadcasting on July 2008. The show used to air at 11:30 AM but was later shifted to the 4:30 PM timeslot. The Screenplay-Direction was made by Scorpio Productions, Directed by Subba Raju and with the help of the stars cast like Mounica, Sivaparthi, Kalyan Prasad, RadhaKumari, Ravikondala Rao, Sai Mithra, DavadasKanakala, Raagini, Karthik, Laxmi Bhai and others they succeeded to create a really appreciated serial at that time. The pair was well received by the audience. The title song of Radha Madhu was sung by Pranavi Acharya and has been downloaded over and over again by many fans.
The story of Radha Madhu is based on YaddanapudiSulochana Rani and the dialogues were made by Azad and were edited by P.A. Kareem. The story is about two strangers, Radha and Madhu who meet under extraordinary circumstances and their lives get irreversibly interweaved much against their wishes. Radhakrishna is the only heir to a rich family and refuses to fulfill his grandmother's dream of seeing him married . Madhulika is a young resourceful girl who moves to Hyderabad for her younger brother heart surgery.
The storyline presents the life of a married couple who live together against their wish. They married each other to respect their families’ wishes as is the case with traditional Indian households. Radha and Madhu met each other before their marriage as friends and never thought about getting married to each other as they were not in love. After becoming a married couple they have to respect the traditions and this starts many problems between them and it raises many problems on the sensitive subject of values and traditions.
Radha Madhu was the debut show of the male protagonist, Kalyan Prasad Thoram. It was a big break for their silver screen acting careers. Actress Mounica earned her big breakthrough this serial. It is no exaggeration to say that the actors brought their characters to life. Actress Mounica is well-liked due to her effortless and natural portrayal of her character(Madhulika). Kalyan Prasad has played for the male lead character, Radhakrishna. The chemistry between him and co-star Mounica made the show a great success and had started his career.
The onscreen chemistry between the main couple has captured the heart of the viewers .the viewers had fallen in love Monica's portrayal of a capable young girl who takes everything in stride and does her best to overcome her problems. The serials portrayal of common Indian household problems made the show very relatable and endearing to viewers of all generations . With over 400+ episodes , the show has become a super hit .