# Padutha Theeyaga

Padutha Theeyaga (transl: I will sing sweetly) is an Indian Telugu-language Reality television singing show that is aired on ETV Telugu, a channel of ETV Network, a part of Ramoji Group. The program seeks to discover the best singing talent in Telugu language. The show used to be hosted by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, a legendary Playback singer from the state of Andhra Pradesh, India.
It is the first of its kind in South India. The main objective of this program is to bring out emerging singing talent into spotlight. Started in the year 1996 "Padutha Theeyaga" has so far completed more than 1100 episodes.
It helped identify and establish singers such as Mallikarjun, Usha, Smitha, Karunya, Hemachandra, Gopika Poornima, Kousalya, Venu, Geetha Madhuri, Malavika, Anjana Soumya, Parthasaradhi, Sandip, Madhavi Bhamidipati, Nitya Santhoshini, Sandeep Kurapati, Sri Sivathmika Medicherla and many more.

## Overview

The program was first started in 1996 and continued till 2000 with 4 successful seasons. Again in 2007 the show restarted with new format and it continued till 20 September 2020; due to the unfortunate death of S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, it was discontinued. However, from 27 September 2020, the Grand finale episodes of all seasons of the show were aired on the title of "Alanati Apurupalu". On 4 June 2021 an announcement was made, saying that the show will be hosted by S. P. Charan and will be judged by Chandrabose, Sunitha Upadrashta and Vijay Prakash. The new series debuted on ETV on 5 December 2021.

## Old series 1 (1996)

Top 4 Contestants:-
| Name | Placement |
| Singer Usha | Winner Women Category |
| Parthu | Winner Men Category |
| Komanduri Ramachari | Runner Men Category |
| Mishma | Runner Women Category |

## Old Series 2 (Junior 1998)

Top 4 Contestants:-
| Name | Placement |
| Malavika | Winner Girls Category |
| N. C. Karunya | Winner Boys Category |
| Pavan Sesha | Runner Boys Category |
| Anjana Sowmya | Runner Girls Category |

## Series 1 (2007)

The program was restarted again in 2007 with new format it was for adult contestants. They selected 3 or 2 singers from each district of United Andhra Pradesh and gave voice of the district title to one among them and started the series with voice of the district title holders. Rajesh Kumar from Ananthapur and Lipsika from Khammam shared the first two places. Finals was judged by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and guest judge was Devi Sri Prasad. Megastar Chiranjeevi made a special appearance in the finals and gave prizes to the contestants. The Grand Finale was conducted in Visakhapatnam. Winner Rajesh Kumar won Cash prize of Rs.10,00,000 and runner Lipsika won Rs.5,00,000. The prize money was sponsored by Suvarna Bhoomi. Grand finals was completed on 18 October 2007.

## Series 2 (2008)

This season was for the junior contestants with Lakshmi Meghana, Ganesh Revanth, Anjani Nikhila, Raghawendra as finalists.Lakshmi Meghana is the winner.

## Series 3 (2008)

This season was sponsored by EXO-Dishwash. In this season, Sairamya got first prize., Damini got second prize, and Sarathchandra Kalahasti and Nuthana got equal marks and the two were equally given third place.

## Series 4 (2009)

This season was also for the adult contestants. Ivaturi Harini, Nandibhatla Tejaswini, Rohit and Sai Charan were the finalists and these contestants stood in the first, second and the third places respectively and the third place was shared by Rohit and Sai Charan together.

## Series 5 (August 2012 - January 2013)

This season had Sharath Santosh, Surya Karthik, Praveen kumar and Charumathi Pallavi as the finalists. Out of them Praveen was the first, followed by Charumathi Pallavi, Sharath and Karthik in that order. The season 5 finale had the great drummer Sivamani as the chief guest. Even this season was for adults.

## Series 6 (February 2013 - July 2013)

Had kids of age 6–15.The winner was Parameshwara Rao.

## Series 7 (August 2013 - March 2014)

Was held at USA. The winner was Arjun Addepalli.

## Series 8 (March 2014 - October 2014)

Was for children of age 9–14. The winner was K.S.Abhiram. The second position was occupied by Sarvepalli Sreya, the third Geethika and fourth Maanya Chandran. Abhiram was good at his tone, while Sarvepalli was the one who was versatile and expressive in her singing. Geethika had a good voice and Maanya, a good range. This was a very good batch with a tough competition among the participants.

## Series 9 (November 2014 - June 2015)

It was also in USA, and was for ages 9–13. All participants were females. The final 8 were Meghana Pothukuchi (the winner), Neha Dharmapuram, Vishnupriya Kothamasu (finalist), Sumedha Vadlapudi (pre-finalist), Sneha Mokkala (finalist), Lasya Ravulapati, Nikhitha Pathapati (finalist), and Ananya Penugonda.
2015 Paadutha Theeyaga Selections Process
* 15 February 2015: Last Date for submitting Audition Songs(1 Classical style and 1 Fast Beat)
* 28 February 2015: An email sent from PT team stating that the entries had been received and sent to Balu garu for finalizing the list of 21 contestants
* 13 April 2015: Notifications to the final 21 contestants sent
* 15 April 2015: Requested Copy of Birth Certificate from the finalists
* 25 April 2015: Confirmation email sent
* 12 May 2015: Sent a list of 13 songs which would cover 24 episodes to each participant. Next batch of 6-7 songs will be given in the second week of July.
* 16 May 2015: Request sent to participants for full details (Full Name, City, State)
* 12–17 May 2015: Lyrics requested for all the songs from participants. PT team corrected them and emailed back
* 29 May-6 June 2015: Half-hour Skype training sessions offered by PT team for the first four songs in the list. Training involves only fine tuning and pitch setting.

## Series 10 (June 2015 - March 2016)

Vamsi, Priya, Sai Jagadhatri, Shivani and Swathi are all winners.

## Series 11 (March 2016 - October 2016)

Was in the US, and was for ages 13–16. Participants consisted of 15 females and 2 males. The final five were Akhila Mamandur (Winner, $10,000) from Houston, TX; Abhijith Vemulapati (Runner-up, $5,000) from Woodland, CA; Bhavna Ravichandran (Finalist, $2,500) from Greensboro, NC; Supraja Kadagandla (Finalist, $2,500) from Olympia, WA; and Priya Kanajam (Pre-Finalist, $1300) from Minneapolis, MN.

## Series 12 (2017)

Top 18 Contestants:-
| Name | Hometown | Placement |
| Sugandhini | Nellore | Winner |
| Nada priya | Nellore | 1st Runner up |
| Ganesh | Hyderabad | 2nd runner up |
| Sai Harika | Kurnool | 3rd runner up |
| Haripriya | West Godavari | Eliminated 14th |
| Hima bindu | Hyderabad | Eliminated 13th |
| Lakshmi Bhavaja | Hyderabad | Eliminated 12th |
| Sai Madhav | Mancherial | Eliminated 11th |
| Swetha | East Godavari | Eliminated 10th |
| Saikiran | Hyderabad | Eliminated 9th |
| Aishwarya | Hyderabad | Eliminated 8th |
| Laxmi Shravani | Hyderabad | Eliminated 7th |
| Sudeshna | Hyderabad | Eliminated 6th |
| Ashwini | Hyderabad | Eliminated 5th |
| Babitha | Hyderabad | Eliminated 4th |
| Varshini | Hyderabad | Eliminated 3rd |
| Ramani | Vijayanagaram | Eliminated 2nd |
| Bhuvana kruthi | Hyderabad | Eliminated 1st |

## Series 13 (2017)

Top 18 Contestants:-
| Name | Hometown | Placement |
| Chodavarapu Jahnavi | Nagpur | Winner |
| Attaluri Pravasthi | Chennai | 1st Runner up |
| Kovvuri Vaishnavi | Hyderabad | 2nd runner up |
| Jonnalagadda Srikar | Hyderabad | 3rd runner up |
| Naseeruddin | Tadepalligudem | Eliminated 14th |
| Sri Vaishnavi | Mangalagiri | Eliminated 13th |
| Sandeep | Hyderabad | Eliminated 12th |
| Drishya Sajan | Nellore | Eliminated 11th |
| Lasya | Nagpur | Eliminated 10th |
| Srishanth | Anantapuram | Eliminated 9th |
| Shiva Keerthana | Vijayawada | Eliminated 8th |
| Karthikeya | Hyderabad | Eliminated 7th |
| Yogitha | Kharagpur | Eliminated 6th |
| Vijay kumar | Visakhapatnam | Eliminated 5th |
| Rohith | Visakhapatnam | Eliminated 4th |
| Jyothirmayi | Hyderabad | Eliminated 3rd |
| Naimisha sri | Visakhapatnam | Eliminated 2nd |
| Sri Dhruthi | Hyderabad | Eliminated 1st |

## Series 14 (2018)

Top 18 Contestants:-
| Name | Hometown | Placement |
| Sree purnima | | Winner |
| Sivakumar | | Runner up |
| Yashaswi | | Second runner up |
| Sudhanjali | Annavaram | Eliminated 15th |
| Srivani | | Eliminated 14th |
| Rahul Sai | | Eliminated 13th |
| Vaidehi | | Eliminated 12th |
| Saika Birwal | | Eliminated 11th |
| Renukumar | | Eliminated 10th |
| Srivatsava | | Eliminated 9th |
| Pranav Sai | | Eliminated 8th |
| Snigdha | | Eliminated 7th |
| Yashwanth | | Eliminated 6th |
| Aishwarya | | Eliminated 5th |
| Suhitha | | Eliminated 4th |
| Sri Manasa | | Eliminated 3rd |
| Sri Sahithi | | Eliminated 2nd |
| Prathyusha | | Eliminated 1st |

## Series 15 (2018)

Top 18 Contestants:-
| Name | Hometown | Placement |
| Dheeraj | Visakhapatnam | Winner |
| Ayyan Pranathi | Visakhapatnam | 1st Runner up |
| Kaushika | Hyderabad | 2nd Runner up |
| Harika | Hyderabad | Eliminated 15th |
| Samyuktha | Hyderabad | Eliminated 14th |
| Harsha Sri | Hyderabad | Eliminated 13th |
| Vardhan | Visakhapatnam | Eliminated 12th |
| Reshma | Vijayanagaram | Eliminated 11th |
| Munidilish Sai Kumar | Srikalahasti | Eliminated 10th |
| Shravani | Visakhapatnam | Eliminated 9th |
| Ananya | Hyderabad | Eliminated 8th |
| Sanjana | Visakhapatnam | Eliminated 7th |
| Sharvani | Peddapurram | Eliminated 6th |
| Bhoomika | Visakhapatnam | Eliminated 5th |
| Raghava Sharma | Warangal | Eliminated 4th |
| Karthikeya | Hyderabad | Eliminated 3rd |
| Pranay | Nellore | Eliminated 2nd |
| Jashwanth Naidu | Hyderabad | Eliminated 1st |

## Series 16 (2019)

Top 18 Contestants:-
| Name | Placement |
| Akshya Sai | Winner |
| Jahnavi | Runner up |
| Charan | Second runner up |
| Himaja | Eliminated 15th |
| Swaraja | Eliminated 14th |
| Akhileshwar | Eliminated 13th |
| Ravi Kumar | Eliminated 12th |
| Sai Prasad | Eliminated 11th |
| Harish | Eliminated 10th |
| Dhanasri | Eliminated 9th |
| Shanmukha | Eliminated 8th |
| Srivalli | Eliminated 7th |
| Srivani | Eliminated 6th |
| Pragnya | Eliminated 5th |
| Abhishek | Eliminated 4th |
| Rashmi | Eliminated 3rd |
| Supradeep Reddy | Eliminated 2nd |
| Uday Shankar | Eliminated 1st |

## Series 17 (2019)

From this season the program telecasting time was changed from 9:30 PM Sunday to 11:00AM Sunday.
Top 13 Contestants:-
| Name | Hometown | Placement |
| Laxmi Srivalli | Bheemavaram | Winner |
| Lekhya | Hyderabad | Runner-up |
| Nagaram Sruthi | Hyderabad | 2nd Runner-up |
| Harshitha Kancharana | Palasa | 3rd Runner-up |
| Sai shreya | Pune | Eliminated 9th |
| Indu madhuri | Nellore | Eliminated 8th |
| Geetha mahathi | Hyderabad | Eliminated 7th |
| Poluri Neha | Hyderabad | Eliminated 6th |
| Koushik | Vijayawada | Eliminated 5th |
| Nithin Mani | Hyderabad | Eliminated 4th |
| Rudraksh Tigulla | Hyderabad | Eliminated 3rd |
| Prudvi Manoj Kumar | Guntur | Eliminated 2nd |
| Srinidhi | Vijayawada | Eliminated 1st |

## Series 18 (2020)

Top 18 Contestants:-
| Name | Hometown | Placement |
| Harshita PVSL | Visakhapatnam | Winner |
| M.K Mounika | Machilipatnam | 1st Runner up |
| Shanthi | Kurnool | 2nd runner up |
| Vaishnavi | Hyderabad | 3rd runner up |
| Lakshmi Himasri | Nalgonda | Eliminated 14th |
| Lahari Sampatthika Ainnapurapu | Hyderabad | Eliminated 13th |
| Sai Sandeep Pakki | Visakhapatnam | Eliminated 12th |
| Keerthi | Srikakulam | Eliminated 11th |
| Dr.Yashaswini | Hyderabad | Eliminated 10th |
| Reddappa Chary | Tirupati | Eliminated 9th |
| Sravya | Hyderabad | Eliminated 8th |
| Balakrishnan Nair | Jangaon | Eliminated 7th |
| Kirankumar | Vijayanagaram | Eliminated 6th |
| Subbalakshmi | Vijayanagaram | Eliminated 5th |
| Srinija | Hyderabad | Eliminated 4th |
| Veera Swami | Vijayanagaram | Eliminated 3rd |
| Uma Krishna | Hyderabad | Eliminated 2nd |
| Sai Divya | Tirupati | Eliminated 1st |

## Padutha Theeyaga Finalists

| Seasons | Winner | Second Place | Third Place | Fourth Place | Prefinalist |
| Season 1 | Rajesh Kumar | Lipsika | Mallika | Sabiha | N/A |
| Season 2 | Lakshmi Meghana | Anjani Nikhila | Ganesh Revanth | Ragavendhra | N/A |
| Season 3 | Sai Ramya | Damini | Nuthana | Sharath Chandra | Lahari |
| Season 4 | Harini | Tejaswini | Sai Charan | Rohit | N/A |
| Season 5 | Praveen Kumar | Charumathi Pallavi | Sharath Santosh | Surya Karthik | Shashank Yeleswarapu |
| Season 6 | Parameswara Rao | SriLalitha Bhamidipati | Sudheep | Shanmukha Priya | Sahiti Chaganti |
| Season 7 (USA) | Arjun Addhepally | Vamsi Priya | Udaya Bindu | Manisha Eerabathini | N/A |
| Season 8 | K.S. Abhiram | Sarvepalli Shreya | Bhavyasree Geethika | Maanya Chandran | Sriram Charan |
| Season 9 (USA) | Meghana Pothukuchi | Sneha Mokkala | Sri Vishnu Priya Kothamasu | Nikitha Pathapati | Sumedha Vadlapudi |
| Season 10 | Priya | Swathi | Sai Jagadhathri Vamsidhar | Shivani | N/A |
| Season 11 (USA) | Akhila Mamandur | Abhijit Vemulapati | Bhavna Ravichandran | Supraja Kadagandla | Priya Kanajam |
| Season 12 | Sugandhini | Nadapriya | Ganesh | Sai Harika | N/A |
| Season 13 | Chodavarapu Jahnavi | Attaluri Pravasthi | Kovvuri Vaishnavi | Jonnalagadda Srikar | N/A |
| Season 14 | Sri Poornima | Siva Kumar | Yashaswy | N/A | N/A |
| Season 15 | Dheeraj | Pranathi | Kaushika | N/A | Samyuktha |
| Season 16 | Akshaya Sai | Jahnavi | Charan | N/A | Himaja |
| Season 17 | Lakshmi Srivalli | Lekhya | Nagaram Sruthi | Kancharana Harshitha | Sai Shreya |
| Season 18 | Harshitha | Mounika | Shanthi | Vaishnavi | Lakshmi Himasri |
| Season 19 | Gayatri | Kushal | Supriya | Hitesh |
| Season 20 | Saarthak | Keerthana | Asrith Raghava |
| Season 21 | Shruthi | Krishna Chaitanya | Pavitra |
| Season 22 | K Sahasra | Yagapriya | Naga Vaishnavi |