# Telugu Indian Idol

Telugu Indian Idol is an Indian Telugu-language music competition television series and is part of Indian Idol. It is Telugu version of the Pop Idol format. First season of the show was premiered on 25 February 2022 on Aha. Vagdevi was announced as the winner of the first season. Third season was premiered on 14 June 2024.

## Season 1
### Production

The finale episode of the season was initially scheduled to be shot on 6 June 2022, but was postponed to 7 June 2022.

### Judges and presenters

Sreerama Chandra was signed as the presenter of the first season after becoming the runner-up of the reality show Bigg Boss 5. While, the judges of the first season are Nithya Menen, Karthik and Thaman S. After Karthik was announced as one of the judges, the show faced criticism. Several netizens argued that he is accused of MeToo and slammed the production for choosing him.

### Contestants

| Standing | Name | Hometown | Result |
| 1st | Kumara Vagdevi | Nellore | Winner |
| 2nd | Srinivas Darimisetty | Kadapa | 1st Runner-up |
| 3rd | Vaishnavi Kovvuri | Chennai | 2nd Runner-up |
| | K Pranathi | Hyderabad | Finalist |
| | Boda Jayanth Maadhur | Ramagundam | Finalist |
| | Lalasa Rachapudi | Hyderabad | Semi-Finalist |
| | Sake Renu Kumar | Tirupati | Eliminated 6th |
| | Aditi Bhavaraju | Hyderabad | Eliminated 5th |
| | Maruthi Kodimoju | Rajanna Sircilla | Eliminated 4th |
| | A. Manya Chandran | Tirupati | Eliminated 3rd |
| | Chitta Lakshmi Sravani | Kothagudem | Eliminated 2nd |
| | Jaskiran Singh | Punjab | Eliminated 1st |

## Season 2
### Judges and presenters

Hemachandra was signed as the presenter of the season. Thaman S and Karthik returned as the guests for the third time, while Nithya Menen was replaced by Geetha Madhuri as the judge.

### Contestants

| Standing | Name | Hometown | Result |
| 1st | Soujanya Bhagavatula | Visakhapatnam | Winner |
| 2nd | Jayaram | Hyderabad | 1st Runner Up |
| 3rd | Lasya Priya | Siddipet | 2nd Runner-up |
| | Sruthi Nanduri | New Jersey | Finalist |
| | Karthikeya | Hyderabad | Finalist |
| | Pranathi | Visakhapatnam | Semi-Finalist |
| | Chakrapani | Palasa | Eliminated 7th |
| | Hitesh Sai (wildcard) | Vizag | Eliminated 6th |
| | Saketh | Hyderabad | Eliminated 5th |
| | Aditya | Hyderabad | Eliminated 4th |
| | Sai Vaishnavi | Vijayawada | Eliminated 3rd |
| | Manasa | Hyderabad | Eliminated 2nd |
| | Yuti Harshavardhana | Bengaluru | Eliminated 1st |

### Celebrity guests

| Episode No | Guest Name |
| 5 - 7 | Nandamuri Balakrishna |
| 8 - 9 | Koti |
| 10 - 11 | Baba Sehgal |
| 12 - 13 | S. P. Charan |
| 13 | Nani |
| 14 - 15 | Chandrabose |
| 16 - 17 | B. V. Nandini Reddy, Santosh Sobhan, Malvika Nair |
| 20 - 21 | Smita |
| 22 - 23 | K.S Chithra |
| 24 - 25 | Devi Sri Prasad |
| 28 - 29 | Allu Arjun |

## Season 3

According to reports, for season 3 there were 150,000 auditions were conducted to shortlist 12 contestants, Third season was premiered on 14 June 2024, with two episodes being released every week.

### Judges and presenters

Sreerama Chandra returned as the presenter of the season for the second time, after the first season. Thaman S, Karthik and Geetha Madhuri returned as the judges of the season.

### Contestants

| Standing | Name | Hometown | Status |
| 1st | Nazeeruddin | Tadepalligudem | Winner |
| 2nd | Anirudh Suswaram | Kurnool | 1st Runner Up |
| 3rd | Sri Keerthi | Vizag | 2nd Runner-up |
| | Keerthana | Kakinada | Finalist |
| | Skanda Veluvali | Hyderabad | Finalist |
| | Bharat Raj | Nizamabad | Semi Finalist |
| | Keshav Ram | Melbourne | Eliminated 7th |
| | Sai Vallabha | Nandyal | Eliminated 6th |
| | Abhigna (Wildcard Entry) | Virginia | Eliminated 5th |
| | Sri Dhruthi | Hyderabad | Eliminated 4th |
| | Rajani Sree Poornimaa | Hyderabad | Eliminated 3rd |
| | Hari Priya | Hyderabad | Eliminated 2nd |
| | Kushal Sharma | Jagtial | Eliminated 1st |

### Celebrity guests

| Episode No | Guest Name |
| 5–6 | Vijay Deverakonda |
| 11–12 | Vijay Yesudas |
| 12 | Ankith Koyya, Narne Nithin, Ram Miriyala |
| 15–16 | Rashmika Mandanna |
| 19–20 | Nani |
| 21–22 | Naveen Polishetty |