# Kalakka Povathu Yaaru?

Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? (transl. Who's going to participate?) is a 2024 2025 Indian Tamil-language reality stand-up comedy television show that airs on Star Vijay and streams on Disney+ Hotstar. Over eighteen years, Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? has had nine seasons. The winners of the show are awarded the title of Comedy King and cash prizes. The first season premiered in 2005.

## Overview

| Season | Season | Episodes | Original Broadcast | Original Broadcast | Winner |
| Season | Season | Episodes | First Aired | Last Aired | Winner |
| | 1 | | 2005 | | Kovai Guna |
| | 2 | | 2006 | | Sivakarthikeyan |
| | 3 | | 2007 | | Aadhava |
| | 4 | | 2008 | | Arjun |
| | 5 | 54 | 26 July 2015 | 14 August 2016 | Mohamed Kuraishi |
| | 6 | 41 | 21 August 2016 | 11 June 2017 | Vinoth & Bala |
| | 7 | 51 | 1 October 2017 | 1 April 2018 | Ajar & TSK |
| | 8 | 41 | 19 January 2019 | 15 June 2019 | Niranjana |
| | 9 | 28 | 9 February 2020 | 27 December 2020 | Jayachandran |
| | 10 | 28 | 1 December 2024 | | |

## Season 1

The first season of Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? was aired on 2005. Madhan Bob and Chinni Jayanth as the judges, Uma Riyaz Khan as the host. Kovai Guna was announced the Winner of the Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? season 1.
Prize Winners:
* Winner: 'Kovai' Guna

## Season 2

The second season of Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? 2 was aired on 2006. Pandiarajan and Sadagoppan Ramesh as the judges, Swarnamalya as the host. Sivakarthikeyan was the Winner of the Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? season 2.
Prize Winners:
* Winner: Sivakarthikeyan

## Season 3

The third season of Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? 3 was aired on 2007. Uma Riyaz Khan and V. Sekhar as the judges. Mimicry Sethu and Dhivyadharshini as the hosts. Aadhava was the Winner of this season.
Prize Winners:
* Winner: Aadhavan

## Season 4

The fourth season of Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? 4 was aired on 2008. Uma Riyaz Khan and Pandiarajan has officially once again been appointed as the judges for the second time. Mimicry Sethu and Ramya Subramanian as the hosts. Arjun was the Winner of this season.
Prize Winners:
* Winner: Arjun

## Season 5

Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? returned with its 5th season after 7 years. It began broadcasting on 26 July 2015 and finished on 14 August 2016 with 54 Episodes. The Judges are Thadi Balaji, Erode Mahesh, Mimicry Sethu, Aarthi, Madhumitha and Vijay TV anchor Priyanka Deshpande. Rakshan and Jacquline Lydia as the hosts. The title winner of Season 5 is Mohammed Kureshi and the runner up is Aranthangi Nisha.
Prize Winners:
* Winner: Mohamed Kuraishi
* First Runners-Up: Aranthangi Nisha

### Competitors

| Contestants | Result |
| Mohammed Kuraishi | Winner |
| Aranthangi Nisha | Runner-Up |
| Anand Pandi | Eliminated |
| Mullai | Eliminated |
| Kothandam | Eliminated |
| Sathish | Eliminated |
| Naveen | Eliminated |
| Sarath | Eliminated |
| Dheena | Eliminated |
| Palani | Eliminated |
| Sujith | Eliminated |
| Gabriella Sellus | Eliminated |
| Ashraf | Eliminated |

## Season 6

Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? returned with its 6th season. It began broadcasting on 21 August 2016 with Thadi Balaji, Erode Mahesh, Mimicry Sethu, Priyanka Deshpande and Aarthi as the judges with Rakshan and Jacquline Lydia has officially once again been appointed as the hosts for the second time. The title winners of Season 6 is Vinoth and Bala.
Prize Winners:
* Winner: Vinoth & Bala

### Guest

* Santhanam

## Season 7

The 7th season started on 1 October 2017. Erode Mahesh, Thadi Balaji, Mimicry Sethu, Priyanka Deshpande and Aarthi as the judges, with Rakshan and Jacquline Lydia as the hosts. The final episode was aired on 1 April 2018 and ended with 51 episodes. The winner of the season was Azhar and TSK.
Several guests that included in the grand finale are actor Silambarasan and Oviya.
Prize Winners:
* Winner: Azhar & TSK

## Season 8

Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? 8 started on 19 January 2019 and finished on 15 June 2019 with 41 episodes on Star Vijay and was telecast on every Saturday and Sunday at 21:30 onwards. The Grand final episode was aired on 15 June 201 on Saturday at 20:00. Thadi Balaji and Erode Mahesh as the hosts with Actress Kovai Sarala and Radha as the judges for this season. The title winner of Season 8 is Niranjana and the runner up is Mukesh and Monisha Blessy.
Prize Winners:
* Winner: Niranjana
* First Runners-Up: Mukesh & Monisha Blessy
* Best Entertainer: Ilayaraja and Madhubala

## Season 9

The 9th season of the Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? show, premiered on 9 February 2020. The Judges are Ramya Pandian, Vanitha Vijayakumar, Erode Mahesh, Madurai Muthu and Aadhava (winner of KPY4). Azhar and Naveen as the hosts. The title winner of Season 9 is Jayachandran and the runner up is Giri and Shiva.
Several guests that included in the grand finale are actor Aranthangi Nisha,Robo Shankar, Yogi Babu and ‘Cooku with Comali’ star Pugazh as the special guests.
Prize Winners:
* Winner: Jayachandran
* First Runners-Up: Giri & Shiva
* Second Runners-Up: Micheal Augustine

## Season 10

Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? Season 10, the tenth season of the Editing Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? show. It premiered on 1 December 2024 on every Sunday at 15:00. Aranthangi Nisha and Vinoth Babu are hosting the show for the first time. Pugazh, Madurai Muthu, Ramar and Amudhavanan as the judges for this season. The show is director and producer by D. Thomson under the produced by Dream Big Production. The season had Total 20 Contestants Participated.

### Contestants

| # | Contestants | Result |
| 1 | Rajesh Atchaya | |
| 2 | Sathiyaraj Abinesh | |
| 3 | Roshini Karthik | Eliminted |
| 4 | Sathiyaraj Abinash | |
| 5 | Niranjan Kapil | |
| 6 | Praveen Moses | |
| 7 | Vikcy Lokesh | |
| 8 | Murali Kalaiyarasan | |
| 9 | Sibi Rajkumar | |
| 10 | Nathiya Saravanan | |

### Episodes

| Epi | Airing | Round | Guest |
| 1 | 1 December 2024 (2024-12-01) | Grand Launch | M. Sasikumar |
| 2 | 8 December 2024 (2024-12-08) | | Ashwin Kumar Lakshmikanthan |
| 3 | 15 December 2024 (2024-12-15) | | Attakathi Dinesh |
| 4 | 23 December 2024 (2024-12-23) | | Vemal |
| 5 | 29 December 2024 (2024-12-29) | | Shakeela |
| 6 | 5 January 2025 (2025-01-05) | | S. Ve. Shekher |