# Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Seniors season 3

The third season of the Indian Tamil-language reality singing television series Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Seniors premiered on Zee Tamil on 18 December 2022. The four main judges of this show are Srinivas, Karthik, Vijay Prakash and Remya Nambeesan. Remya Nambeesan is the fourth new judge who has joined Sa Re Ga Ma Pa from season 3.Archana Chandhoke has returned as the host for the third time. This show has been a fame to have many talented contestants from many diverse backgrounds including those with disability (including visual impairment, albinism in humans).

## Summary

The show started with 23 contestants after the mega-blind audition round. There will be several rounds of performances to shortlist the top contestants for the finale. On each round of the show, four judges and jury members from various musical backgrounds weigh in with their points to judge every performance. The four judges rate the performances on a scale of 10 and the jury members on a scale of 5. The performance is recognized as golden if all the judges decide to rate a contestant's effort with 10 points. For a golden performance, the judges sing "Kannamaniye <name> Kalakipotta Nee / Sokkavaikkum Paatai Paadi Asathipotta Nee / Aatam Poordu (double clap) / Vetta Poordu (double clap) / Aatam Poordu Vetta Poordu Santhoshame Sa Re Ga Ma Pa / Ithu Golden Performance" and the contestant would receive a golden shower on the stage. For the first time, contestants Akshaya and Sharath were given a diamond performance during the "Kaadhale Kaadhali" (love songs) round for their rendition of "Vaaji Vaaji" song from the film Sivaji: The Boss.
If a contestant does not achieve 10/10, the total points are computed by accumulating the scores from the jury members and the judges. Each juror's score must be a whole number, and the judges' score can be in increments of 0.5. Srinivas' score would be a "secret" score, meaning that this score would not be revealed (unless the performance was a golden performance). It would still be counted when adding up the total score. At the end of every week, awards would be given to several performances, such as the week's best performance. Moreover, participants who received the lowest scores will move into the danger zone and, depending on their marks, will either be saved or eliminated. The first set of elimination led to three participants leaving the competition. From round 12, it was announced that there would be no elimination and there would only be selection to the top five finalists.

## Auditions

The channel started taking auditions for this season through online audition registration. Then the offline auditions started on 18 September 2022 and placed in Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Karnataka as well as from international waters ( such as United Kingdom and Sri Lanka), the jury and judges picked out the top 45 talented singers and they will battle it out to grab a position in the final 20. During the season auditions and the competitive rounds, special guests, from film directors, music directors, singers and actors/actresses, such as Gangai Amaran, G. V. Prakash Kumar, D. Imman, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Sean Roldan, Hiphop Tamizha(Adhi Ramachandran ), P. Susheela, Hariharan (singer), Shreya Ghoshal, Mano (singer), Sujatha Mohan, L. R. Eswari, Nithyasree Mahadevan, Vaikom Vijayalakshmi, Saindhavi Prakash, T. L. Maharajan, Malgudi Subha, Rajhesh Vaidhya, Kalpana Raghavendar, Krish (singer), Mahathi, Mysskin, T. Rajendar, Santhanam (actor), Arya (actor), Soori (actor), Sneha (actress), Abhirami (actress), Anandhi, Shanthanu Bhagyaraj, Kavin (actor), Kanmani Manoharan, Manju Warrier, Ashwin Kumar Lakshmikanthan, Ramya Pandian, Karthik Raj, Chinnaponnu, Baba Bhaskar, Yugendran, Stephen Devassy have praised the performances of the contestants. Alongside the guests' appearances, several music directors, such as Yuvan Shankar Raja, D. Imman and Sean Roldan have promised to offer several contestants to sing in their albums and films. The music director, D. Imman, gave this offer to several exceptional contestants, such as Shamala Devi and Purushothaman after viewing their performances. Another music director, Sean Roldan, gave an offer to Jeevan and Purushothaman.

## Episodes

| Episodes | Air Date(s) | Round Name | Best performers (weekly) | Special Guest(s) & Judge(s) |
| 1 | 18 December 2022 (2022-12-18) | Mega Blind Audition | | Mysskin Vaikom Vijayalakshmi |
| 2 | 24 December 2022 (2022-12-24) | Mega Blind Audition | | Mysskin Vaikom Vijayalakshmi |
| 3 | 25 December 2022 (2022-12-25) | | | |
| 4 | 31 December 2022 | | | Yuvan Shankar Raja |
| 5 | 1 January 2023 | | | |
| 6 | 7 January 2023 | | | Manju Warrier (Ahead of the release of Thunivu) |
| 7 | 8 January 2023 | | | Manju Warrier (Ahead of the release of Thunivu) |
| 8 | 15 January 2023 | Pongal celebration | Akshaya Shivkumar B Gopalakrishnan | Chinnaponnu VM Mahalingam Mathichiyam Bala |
| 9 | 15 January 2023 | Pongal celebration | Akshaya Shivkumar B Gopalakrishnan | Chinnaponnu VM Mahalingam Mathichiyam Bala |
| 10 | 21 January 2023 | Freestyle | Jeevan Padmakumar B Gopalakrishnan | Kanmani Manoharan |
| 11 | 22 January 2023 | Freestyle | Jeevan Padmakumar B Gopalakrishnan | Kanmani Manoharan |
| 12 | 28 January 2023 | Freestyle | Jeevan Padmakumar B Gopalakrishnan | Kanmani Manoharan |
| 13 | 29 January 2023 | Freestyle | Jeevan Padmakumar B Gopalakrishnan | Kanmani Manoharan |
| 14 | 4 February 2023 | Ninaithale inikkum | Bhavadayini | |
| 15 | 5 February 2023 | Ninaithale inikkum | Bhavadayini | |
| 16 | 11 February 2023 | Ninaithale inikkum | Raagawarshini | Kavin (actor) (Ahead of the release of Dada (2023 film)) |
| 17 | 12 February 2023 | Ninaithale inikkum | Raagawarshini |
| 18 | 18 February 2023 | Kaadhale kaadhali (Love songs) | Akshaya Shivkumar Sharath S Mathew | D. Imman |
| 19 | 19 February 2023 | Kaadhale kaadhali (Love songs) | Akshaya Shivkumar Sharath S Mathew | D. Imman |
| 20 | 25 February 2023 | Devotional songs | Jeevan Padmakumar B Gopalakrishnan | T. L.Maharajan L. R. Eswari Veeramani Raju |
| 21 | 26 February 2023 | Devotional songs | Jeevan Padmakumar B Gopalakrishnan | T. L. Maharajan Veeramani Raju |
| 22 | 4 March 2023 | Devotional songs | Jeevan Padmakumar B Gopalakrishnan | T. L. Maharajan Veeramani Raju |
| 23 | 5 March 2023 | Hero-Heroine hits | Chimmu Jayakumar Bhoomika Manikandan | Krish (singer) Mahathi |
| 24 | 11 March 2023 | Hero-Heroine hits | Shamala Devi Lakshana Ashokkumar | Krish (singer) Mahathi |
| 25 | 12 March 2023 | Hero-Heroine hits | Shamala Devi Lakshana Ashokkumar | Krish (singer) Mahathi |
| 26 | 18 March 2023 | Latest hits | Raagawarshini Shamala Devi | |
| 27 | 19 March 2023 | Latest hits | Raagawarshini Shamala Devi | Sean Roldan |
| 28 | 25 March 2023 | Hariharan hits | | Hariharan (singer) |
| 29 | 26 March 2023 | Hariharan hits | | Hariharan (singer) |
| 30 | 1 April 2023 | Marukkama Nenjil | | |
| 31 | 2 April 2023 | Marukkama Nenjil | | |
| 32 | 8 April 2023 | Neepaathi Naanpaathi | Lakshana Ashokkumar Akshaya Shivakumar | |
| 33 | 9 April 2023 | Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Seniors & Super Jodi Maha Sanagamam | | Chinnaponnu Baba Bhaskar Amardeep Chowdary Tejaswini Gowda |
| 34 | 15 April 2023 | College Romance | Raagawarshini Purushothaman | Ramya Pandian Ashwin Kumar Lakshmikanthan |
| 35 | 16 April 2023 | College Romance | Raagawarshini Purushothaman | Ramya Pandian Ashwin Kumar Lakshmikanthan |
| 36 | 22 April 2023 | Dedication Round | B Gopalakrishnan Bavathayini Nagarajan | T. Rajendar |
| 37 | 23 April 2023 | Dedication Round | B Gopalakrishnan Bavathayini Nagarajan | T. Rajendar |
| 38 | 29 April 2023 | First Selection to the Final | Akshaya Shivkumar | Abhirami |
| 39 | 30 April 2023 | First Selection to the Final | Akshaya Shivkumar | Abhirami |
| 40 | 6 May 2023 | Thullal Paadalgal Round - Second Selection to the Final | Jeevan Padmakumar | Gangai Amaran |
| 41 | 7 May 2023 | Thullal Paadalgal Round - Second Selection to the Final | Jeevan Padmakumar | Gangai Amaran |
| 42 | 13 May 2023 | Black and White Round - Third Selection to the Final | Purushothaman Manikandan Lakshana Ashokkumar | P. Susheela Karthik Raj Shanthanu Bhagyaraj Anandhi |
| 43 | 14 May 2023 | Black and White Round - Third Selection to the Final | Purushothaman Manikandan Lakshana Ashokkumar | Soori (actor) Yugendran |
| 44 | 20 May 2023 | Mass Hit Round | Gopalakrishnan Manikandan Shamala Devi | Arya (actor) Malgudi Subha |
| 45 | 21 May 2023 | Mass Hit Round | Gopalakrishnan Manikandan Shamala Devi | Arya (actor) Malgudi Subha |
| 46 | 27 May 2023 | Award Winning Scores Round - Fourth Selection to the Final | Lakshana Ashokkumar Raagawarshini | Hiphop Tamizha(Adhi Ramachandran ) Sujatha Mohan |
| 47 | 28 May 2023 | Award Winning Scores Round - Fourth Selection to the Final | Lakshana Ashokkumar Raagawarshini | Hiphop Tamizha(Adhi Ramachandran ) Sujatha Mohan |
| 48 | 3 June 2023 | Legends Round - Ilaiyaraaja | | |
| 49 | 4 June 2023 | Legends Round - SPB | | |
| 50 | 10 June 2023 | Fifth and Sixth Selection to the Final | Naga Arjun Raagawarshini | |
| 51 | 11 June 2023 | Fifth and Sixth Selection to the Final | Naga Arjun Raagawarshini | |
| 52 | 17 June 2023 | Pre-finals | | Saindhavi Prakash Kalpana Raghavendar Vaikom Vijayalakshmi |
| 53 | 18 June 2023 | GRAND FINALE - LIVE | Title Winner - Purushothaman First Runner Up - Raagawarshini Second Runner Up- Lakshana Ashokkumar Peoples' Favourite - Naga Arjun | G. V. Prakash Kumar Shreya Ghoshal Mano (singer) Santhanam (actor) Rajhesh Vaidhya Nithyasree Mahadevan Vaikom Vijayalakshmi Malgudi Subha Stephen Devassy Ashwin Kumar Lakshmikanthan Abhirami (actress) T. L. Maharajan Sneha (actress) Chinnaponnu |
| 54 & 55 | 24 June & 25 June 2023 | Celebrations | All the Contestants of SRGMP gathered for celebration | |

## Contestants

| # | Name | Hometown |
| 1 | Dinesh Paandi | Karaikudi |
| 2 | Shamala Devi | Chennai |
| 3 | Jeevan Padmakumar | Thiruvananthapuram |
| 4 | Natasha Mathulaani Fernando | London; Trincomalee(Sri Lanka) |
| 5 | Gana Micheal | Chennai |
| 6 | B Gopalakrishnan | Chennai |
| 7 | Akshaya Shivakumar | Vellore |
| 8 | Sharath S Matthew | Chennai |
| 9 | Bavathayini Nagarajan | Chennai; Vannarpannai (Sri Lanka) |
| 10 | Naga Arjun | Ramanathapuram |
| 11 | Chimmu Jayakumar | Kollam |
| 12 | Purushothaman | Cuddalore |
| 13 | Raagawarshini | Chennai |
| 14 | Vijayabaskar | Ramanathapuram |
| 15 | Manikandan | Papanasam, Tirunelveli |
| 16 | Akash Ravikumar | Chennai |
| 17 | Anupa Anto | Kanyakumari |
| 18 | Lakshana Ashokkumar | Tiruppur |
| 19 | Guruprasath | Coimbatore |
| 20 | Bhoomika | Chennai |
| 21 | Vishnu Ram | Dindigul |
| 22 | Prarthana | Coimbatore |
| 23 | Sudarshini | Sri Lanka |

## Rounds

| # | Round 1 (Freestyle) | Round 2 (Ninaithale inikkum) | Round 3 (Kadhale kaadhali) | Round 4 (Devotional) | Round 5 (Hero-heroine) | Round 6 (Latest hits) | Round 7 (Hariharan Hits) | Round 8 (Marukkama Nenjil) | Round 9 (Nee paathi naan paathi) | Round 10 (College Romance) | Round 11 (Dedication Round) | Round 12 (First Selection to the Finals) | Round 13 (Thullal Paadalgal Round) | Round 14 (Black and White Round) | Round 15 (Mass Hit Round) | Round 16 (Award Winning Scores Round) | Round 17 (Ilaiyaraaja/SPB- Legends Round) | Round 18 (Fifth and Sixth Selection to the Final) | Round 19 (GRAND FINALE) |
| 1 | Dinesh Paandi | Dinesh Paandi | Akshaya Shivkumar | Manikandan | Manikandan | Sharath S Matthew | Akshaya Shivakumar | Akshaya Shivakumar | Akshaya Shivakumar | Raagawarshini | Lakshana Ashokkumar | Akshaya Shivakumar (#1 Finalist) | Jeevan Padmakumar (#2 Finalist) | Purushothaman (#3 Finalist) | Manikandan | Lakshana Ashokkumar (#4 Finalist) | Shamala Devi | Naga Arjun (#5Finalist) | Purushothaman |
| 2 | Shamala Devi | Shamala Devi | Sharath S Matthew | Bavathayini Nagarajan | Chimmu Jayakumar | Bavathayini Nagarajan | Shamala Devi | Raagawarshini | Naga Arjun | Lakshana Ashokkumar | Jeevan Padmakumar | Bavathayini Nagarajan | Purushothaman | Manikandan | Gopalakrishnan | Raagawarshini | Gopalakrishnan | Raagawarshini (#6 Finalist) | Raagawarshini |
| 3 | Jeevan Padmakumar | Jeevan Padmakumar | Natasha Mathulaani Fernando | Natasha Mathulaani Fernando | Bhoomika | Shamala Devi | Bavathayini Nagarajan | Gopalakrishnan | Lakshana Ashokkumar | Gopalakrishnan | Bavathayini Nagarajan | Jeevan Padmakumar | Natasha Mathulaani Fernando | Gopalakrishnan | Shamala Devi | Gopalakrishnan | Manikandan | Gopalakrishnan | Lakshana Ashokkumar |
| 4 | Natasha Mathulaani Fernando | Natasha Mathulaani Fernando | Gopalakrishnan | Gopalakrishnan | Purushothaman | Akshaya Shivakumar | Jeevan Padmakumar | Shamala Devi | Purushothaman | Dinesh Paandi | Shamala Devi | Manikandan | Raagawarshini | Lakshana Ashokkumar | Natasha Mathulaani Fernando | Bavathayini Nagarajan | Bavathayini Nagarajan | Shamala Devi | Naga Arjun |
| 5 | Gopalakrishnan | Gana Micheal | Shamala Devi | Akshaya Shivakumar | Raagawarshini | Gopalakrishnan | Naga Arjun | Bavathayini Nagarajan | Jeevan Padmakumar | Manikandan | Purushothaman | Raagawarshini | Bavathayini Nagarajan | Raagawarshini | Raagawarshini | Naga Arjun | Naga Arjun | Manikandan | Akshaya Shivkumar |
| 6 | Akshaya Shivakumar | Gopalakrishnan | Purushothaman | Jeevan Padmakumar | Lakshana Ashokkumar | Raagawarshini | Raagawarshini | Purushothaman | Shamala Devi | Natasha Mathulaani Fernando | Gopalakrishnan | Purushothaman | Lakshana Ashokkumar | Shamala Devi | Bavathayini Nagarajan | Natasha Mathulaani Fernando | Dinesh Paandi | Bavathayini Nagarajan | Jeevan Padmakumar |
| 7 | Vijayabaskar | Akshaya Shivakumar | Dinesh Paandi | Shamala Devi | Dinesh Paandi | Bhoomika | Purushothaman | Natasha Mathulaani Fernando | Raagawarshini | Bavathayini Nagarajan | Akshaya Shivakumar | Shamala Devi | Dinesh Paandi | Bavathayini Nagarajan | Lakshana Ashokkumar | Manikandan | Raagawarshini | Dinesh Paandi |
| 8 | Bavathayini Nagarajan | Sharath S Matthew | Natasha Mathulaani Fernando | Purushothaman | Sharath S Matthew | Naga Arjun | Manikandan | Naga Arjun | Gopalakrishnan | Purushothaman | Natasha Mathulaani Fernando | Natasha Mathulaani Fernando | Shamala Devi | Dinesh Paandi | Dinesh Paandi | Shamala Devi | Natasha Mathulaani Fernando | Natasha Mathulaani Fernando |
| 9 | Naga Arjun | Bavathayini Nagarajan | Anupa Anto | Bhoomika | Shamala Devi | Jeevan Padmakumar | Lakshana Ashokkumar | Jeevan Padmakumar | Bavathayini Nagarajan | Shamala Devi | Naga Arjun | Naga Arjun | Naga Arjun | Naga Arjun | Naga Arjun | Dinesh Paandi |
| 10 | Bhoomika | Naga Arjun | Guruprasath | Vijayabaskar | Akshaya Shivakumar | Purushothaman | Natasha Mathulaani Fernando | Bhoomika | Natasha Mathulaani Fernando | Jeevan Padmakumar | Dinesh Paandi | Dinesh Paandi | Gopalakrishnan | Natasha Mathulaani Fernando |
| 11 | Purushothaman | Chimmu Jayakumar | Manikandan | Akash Ravikumar | Gopalakrishnan | Natasha Mathulaani Fernando | Dinesh Paandi | Lakshana Ashokkumar | Bhoomika | Akshaya Shivakumar | Raagawarshini | Gopalakrishnan | Manikandan |
| 12 | Raagawarshini | Purushothaman | Raagawarshini | Chimmu Jayakumar | Jeevan Padmakumar | Manikandan | Gopalakrishnan | Dinesh Paandi | Manikandan | Naga Arjun | Manikandan | Lakshana Ashokkumar |
| 13 | Manikandan | Raagawarshini | Akash Ravikumar | Sharath S Matthew | Bavathayini Nagarajan | Dinesh Paandi | Sharath S Matthew | Manikandan | Dinesh Paandi | Bhoomika |
| 14 | Akash Ravikumar | Vijayabaskar | Bhoomika | Raagawarshini | Naga Arjun | Lakshana Ashokkumar | Bhoomika | Sharath S Matthew | Sharath S Matthew |
| 15 | Anupa Anto | Manikandan | Vijayabaskar | Anupa Anto | Vijayabaskar | Chimmu Jayakumar | Chimmu Jayakumar | Chimmu Jayakumar |
| 16 | Lakshana Ashokkumar | Akash Ravikumar | Naga Arjun | Naga Arjun | Natasha Mathulaani Fernando | Vijayabaskar |
| 17 | Guruprasath | Anupa Anto | Chimmu Jayakumar | Guruprasath | Gana Michael | Gana Michael |
| 18 | Chimmu Jayakumar | Lakshana Ashokkumar | Jeevan Padmakumar | Dinesh Paandi | Akash Ravikumar |
| 19 | Vishnu Ram | Guruprasath | Lakshana Ashokkumar | Gana Micheal | Anupa Anto |
| 20 | Prarthana | Bhoomika | Gana Micheal | Lakshana Ashokkumar | Guruprasath |
| 21 | Sudharshini | Vishnu Ram |
| 22 | Gana Micheal | Prarthana |
| 23 | Sharath S Matthew | Sudarshini |
    The contestant who won the title and received a Rs 10 lakhs cash prize award by Zee Tamil.
    The contestant who became the first runner-up and awarded a received a Rs 5 lakhs cash prize award by Zee Tamil.
    The contestant who became the second runner-up and received a Rs 3 lakhs cash prize award by Zee Tamil.
    The contestant who became the peoples' favourite and received a Rs 1 lakh cash prize award by Zee Tamil.
    The contestant who was selected to the finals with a golden performance tag
    The contestant who was shortlisted prior to the finals with a golden performance tag
    The contestant who received the golden performance tag
    The contestant who saved from danger zone
    The finalist who got disqualified from receiving a cash prize
    The contestant who got eliminated due to insufficient performance
    The contestant who got eliminated from the selection to the finals
    The contestant who received the diamond performance tag
    The contestant who was absent from the round or did not perform for the round

## Awards and mominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination :
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Role | Result |
| 2023 | Zee Tamil Kudumbam Viruthugal 2023 | Best Non-Fiction | | | Nominated |
| 2024 | Anandha Vikatan Chinnathirai Virudhugal | Favourite Reality Show | | | Won |