# Jabardasth (TV series)

Jabardasth is an Indian Telugu-language sketch comedy television show produced by Mallemala Entertainments. It was conceived and directed by Sanjeev K Kumar, and later directed by Sanjeev's associates Nithin and Bharat. It was premiered on ETV on 7 February 2013.
The show was hosted by Anasuya Bharadwaj, and is now hosted by Siri Hanumanth. Initially judged by actor Nagendra Babu and actress Roja, Babu left the show in 2019 with singer Mano replacing him. Jani and Sekhar have also appeared in the show as guest judges.
The show is popular among the Telugu audience, but it is criticized for its obscene and problematic content.
An extended version of the show, Extra Jabardasth began airing on 10 October 2014. It is hosted by Rashmi Gautam, is broadcasts on ETV. It has been criticized for its obscene and problematic content. It is now judged by Khushbu Sundar and Krishna Bhagavaan. In June 2019, ratings for an episode were in the top five for on Telugu television.

## Concept

The concept of Jabardasth and Extra Jabardasth is, where six teams participates makes a comedy skit performance, generally sitcom which are judged by singer Mano and actress Roja to marks 10/10 by each, where the winner(s) gets cheque prize of INRs 25,000 and a poster of the week will be decided based on the skit performed by winners.

## Teams

| Teams | Team Leaders |
| Vamsi Krishna and Raising Raju | Vamsi |
| Chalaki Chanti and Sunami Sudhakar | Vinay Mohan and Sudhakar |
| Rocket Raghava | Rocket Raghava |
| Venky's Monkeys & Thagubothu Ramesh | Venky and Thagubothu Ramesh |

## Series overview

Jabardasth show has been aired with three series.

### Series 1 (2013)

Series 1 aired from 7 February 2013 to 15 August 2013. Six teams competed.
| Team name | Team leaders | Notable team members |
| Dhanadhan Dhanraj | Dhanraj | Satya, Naveen |
| Chammak Chandra | Chandra Naik | |
| Chalaki Chanti | Vinay Mohan | Bullet Bhaskar, Phani, Tsunami Sudhakar |
| Rocket Raghava | Raghava | |
| Roller Raghu | Raghu Karumanchi | Rocking Rakesh, Josh Ravi, Amarthya |
| Venu Wonders | Venu (Tillu) | Chitram Seenu, Sudigali Sudheer, Getup Srinu |

### Series 2 (2013–2014)

Series 2 aired from 22 August 2013 to 10 October 2014.
| Team name | Team leader | Notable team members |
| Sudigali Sudheer | Sudheer | Auto RamPrasad, Getup Srinu, Sunny |
| Racha Ravi | Ravi | Appa Rao |

### Series 3 (2014)

Series 3 debuted 17 October 2014.
| Team name | Team leader | Notable team members |
| Super Srinu | Chitram Seenu | |
| Shaking Seshu | Seshu | |
| Hyper Aadi and raising Raju | Aadi | |
| Allari Harish | Harish | Bullet Bhaskar, Tsunami Sudhakar, Master Naresh |
| Getup Srinu | Sudheer | Ram Prasad |
| Rocking Rakesh | Rakesh | |
| Racha Ravi | Ravi | Appa Rao |
| Adhire Abhi | Abhinaya Krishna | |
| Bullet Bhaskar & Tsunami Sudhakar | Bhaskar & Sudhakar | Master Naresh |
| Kiraak RP | RP | |
| Kill Bill Vishwa | Vishwa | |
| Mass Avinash Kevvu Karthik | Avinash Karthik | |

### Current series

| Teams | Notable Team Members |
| Hyper Aadi and Raising Raju | Hyper Aadi |
| Venky Monkeys &Thagubothu Ramesh | Venky |
| Rocket Raghava | Raghava |
| Chalaki Chanti & Tsunami Sudhakar | Sudhakar |

## Controversies

* In December 2014, a police case has been registered against Venu Wonders team leader, Venu for allegedly insulting the working class women's lifestyle in a skit. He was also physically attacked while the controversy was going on. Venu got support on social media from a few celebrities and commoners, who criticised the attack. A case has also been registered against some people who are believed to have attacked Venu during the issue.
* The Jabardasth episode that aired 30 October 2014 featured scenes of Brahmin characters drinking alcohol. Kethireddy Anjireddy of Thimmappur has filed a case in the court and the court has directed to register a case against the actors and judges involved in the comedy.