Vettai (TV series)
"Vettai" is Singapore Tamil language police procedural drama television series created by Anuratha Kanderaju and Abbas Akbar for the Singapore Tamil Channel, MediaCorp Vasantham. The series' first season was on-air from November 23, 2010 to March 30, 2011, every Monday to Thursday, 10.30pm and the second season was on-air from January 4, 2012 to May 11, 2013. Meanwhile, the third season started to air on Deepavali 2014 and end by Spring 2015 and the fourth season started to air from December 11, 2017 to March 29, 2018, every Monday to Thursday at 10.00pm This long -form drama series was directed by Anuratha Kanderaju and Abbas Akbar. Meanwhile, the third season were directed by Anuratha Kanderaju, Kumaran Sundaram and Don Arvind. And the 4th Season was directed by Kumaran Sundaram and SS Vikneshwaran. The series is one of the most watched television series in Singapore. Series overview. The base of the drama is set in a fictionalized police unit that specializes in unraveling unsolved cases which are often referred to as cold cases. They are part of a special task force assembled just to tackle cold cases pertaining to the Indian community and Indian immigrants. The  unit is not widely publicized and kept under wraps but their work is consuming to say the least. Seasons. Season 1. The first season known as "" ran for 72 episodes. Due to its high degree of popularity and TV ratings, the final 3 episodes of the season were shown on Cathay, Orchard Cineleisure, at 7pm. Season 2. Following the positive reception of the first season, a second season, titled "Vettai 2.0: The Next Generation" was produced. The first episode aired on January 4, 2012, with a special behind-the-scenes episode airing the day before. The second season aired  in the same time slot as its predecessor: 10:30pm to 11pm from Monday to Thursday on Vasantham. Season 3. Due to the popularity of the first two seasons a third season titled "Vettai 3: The Final Judgment" started to air on Deepavali in 2014. The series was on every weekend at 10.30pm. The 3rd season was directed by Anuratha Kanderaju, Kumaran Sundaram and Don Arvind. Season 4. A fourth season titled "Vettai 4: The Force" started to air on December 11, 2017, with a special behind-the-scenes episode airing on December 7, 2017. The series was on every  weekend at 10pm. The 4th season was directed by Kumaran Sundaram and SS Vikneshwaran. Awards. At the 2011 Pradhana Vizha awards, the series won "Most Popular Series", while Shabir won "Best Actor", Gunalan won "Most Popular Male Personality" and Gayathiri won "Most Popular Female Personality".