Ananda Vikatan

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Ananda Vikatan
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Ananda Vikatan is a Tamil-language weekly magazine published from Chennai, India.[1]

History and profile

Ananda Vikatan was started by Late Pudhoor Vaidyanadhaiyar in February 1926 as a monthly publication. The issue for December 1927 was not published due to financial difficulties. In January 1928

S. Balasubramanian served as editor, managing director and publisher of the magazine for nearly 50 years till 2006.[4]
He also started the "Manavar Thittam" or student journalism scheme that is active for the last 30 years and counting. He also launched Junior Vikatan, a biweekly Tamil investigative journal in the 1980s. He continues to be Chairman Emeritus of the group after handing over the reins to his son B. Srinivasan.

Visual media

Vikatan Televistas was launched by Vasan Publications in the late 1990s starting with Mega-serials on Sun TV such as Thirumathi Selvam and Thendral. In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic it withdrew from Sun TV and decided to move and go ahead with other channels too.[5] Since 2021, it has been producing and making stories for Star Vijay.It debuted with various shows such as Thamizhum Saraswatiyum and Siragaddika Aasai. In the year of 2023, it also debuted in Kalaignar TV with the show Ranjithame In 2024, Vikatan Televistas debuted in Hindi television industry by Co-producing Udne Ki Aasha for StarPlus.[6]

The company ventured into film production as Vikatan Talkies, and successfully made the comedy

Anuya that launched the career of the director Rajesh.[citation needed] They then followed this with the commercially unsuccessful byVaalmiki.[7] The media house still produces a variety of programs for television and has branched out into various streams of media content with an online digital broadcast of snippets of news, views, interviews etc.[5]

Films

  • Siva Manasula Sakthi (2009)
  • Valmiki (2009)

Serials

Series Original run Number of episodes Network
Akshaya 1999 50 Sun TV
Panchavarnakili 2000
Alaigal 29 October 2001-24 May 2003 403
Avargal 2002-2004
Appa 2003
Alli Rajyam 2005 60
Kolangal 24 November 2003-4 December 2009 1533
Thirumathi Selvam 5 November 2007- 22 March 2013 1360
Thendral 7 December 2009-17 January 2015 1340
Deivamagal 25 March 2013-17 February 2018 1466
Priyamanaval 19 January 2015-12 May 2019 1315
Nayaki
19 February 2018-31 October 2020 718
Run 5 August 2019-30 March 2020 197
Sravani Subrahmanyam 18 July 2011-27 July 2012 266 Gemini TV
Devatha 12 January 2009-31 May 2013 1142 Gemini TV
Ilam Thennal Pole 28 November 2011-20 July 2012 170 Surya TV
Thangali 5 December 2011-4 October 2013 472 Udaya TV
Thamizhum Saraswathiyum 12 July 2021 –19 April 2024 720 Star Vijay
Siragadikka Aasai 23 January 2023–present 370+ Star Vijay
Ranjithame 21 July 2023–present 230+ Kalaignar TV
Budget Kudumbam 29th January 2024-present 75+ DD Podhigai
Udne Ki Aasha 12 March 2024 - present 030 StarPlus
Web Series
Series Original run Number of episodes Network
November Story 2021 7 Disney+Hotstar
Vallamai Tharayao 2020-2021 80
Vikatan TV
Aadhalinal Kaadhal Seiveir 2021 80
Vikatan TV

Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards

The awards ceremony has been held since 2008, with the most recent being in January 2019.[8]

Circulation details

According to the Audit Bureau of Circulation, for the period of July–December 2004, circulation stood at 430,534 per week. This represents a 22 per cent growth over the previous half-year period.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "Vanitha continues to lead regional language magazines". www.printweek.in.
  2. ^ S. Pasupathy (10 March 2003). "S. S. Vasan" (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 14 March 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  3. ^ "With a finger on people's pulse". The Hindu. 23 May 2003. Archived from the original on 1 September 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  4. ^ K. Ramachandran. "Trophy to Remember". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 11 August 2013.
  5. ^ a b "Explained: How Vikatan became a contextual content company driven by technology". Financial Express.
  6. ^ "Production house Vikatan steps into the Hindi GEC space with Udne Ki Asha on Star Plus". 12 February 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Preview – Vaalmiki". Kollywood Today. 21 May 2009. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  8. ^ "ஆனந்த விகடன் சினிமா விருதுகள் 2018 - திறமைக்கு மரியாதை".

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