Tanishq Swarna Sangeetham (Karnaataka Sangeethathin Thanga Kuralukkaana Thedal) is a reality-based Indian singing competition in Tamil language that is being aired on Raj TV. The program seeks to discover the best singing talent in the Carnatic music genre, through a series of statewide auditions in South India. The contest is run for youngsters between the age group 15–23. The show is sponsored by the diamond and gold jewellery store, Tanishq, and the winner of the show is awarded 5 lakh rupees worth of jewellery from Tanishq. The show completed three seasons after its debut in 2012.
Permanent judges for the talent in season 3 are eminent vocalists Papanasam Ashok Ramani and Nithyasree Mahadevan. Guest judges who appeared in season 3 include other eminent vocalists such as M. Balamuralikrishna, Sudha Raghunathan, S. Sowmya, G. V. Prakash, Shakthisree Gopalan, and others. The show aired on weekends between 9:30pm and 10:30pm, and re-runs are telecast between 9:30am and 10:30am.
Season 3
Debut (season 1 and 2 recall series)
"Diamonds in the Crown" (Episode 1) Compere: Sreechitra Performances:
This episode telecast performances from previous seasons of the show where then-contestants sang compositions of the Trinity of Carnatic Music, Papanasam Sivan, and Subramania Bharathiyar.
OrderFormer ContestantSong RagaTala Composer 1Ashwath Narayanan "Thyagarajaya Namaste"BegadaRupakamMuthuswamy Dikshitar 2Apoorva Ravindran"Shri Dhum Dhurge"SriranjaniAdiMuthuswamy Dikshitar 3Venkata Nagarajan"Shri Naaradha"KanadaRupakamMuthuswamy Dikshitar 4Ashwath Narayanan Excerpt from "Piravaa Varam"LathangkiAdiPapanasam Sivan 5Rathipriya "Chitham Irangaadhaa" (preceded by short alapana)SahanaMisrachapuPapanasam Sivan 6Janani Iyer "Sendhil Andavan" (preceded by short alapana)KharaharapriyaRupakamPapanasam Sivan 7Adithyanarayan"Nalla Kaalam Varugudhu"MalayamaruthamAdiSubramania Bharathiyar 8Ashwath Narayanan "Vandhe Maatharam"Ragamalika (Yamankalyani, Brindavanasaranga, Punnagavarali, Sindhubhairavi)AdiSubramania Bharathiyar 9Venkatanagarajan"Nenju Porukkudhillaiye"ShubhapanthuvaraliAdiSubramania Bharathiyar 10K. P. Nandhini"Bhooloka Kumaari"RanjaniAdiSubramania Bharathiyar 11Narayanan"Yethanai Kodi Inbam"JogAdiSubramania Bharathiyar 12Apoorva Ravindran"Chandhiran Oliyil"BhageshriRupakamSubramania Bharathiyar
"Golden Ambassadors" (Episode 2) Compere: Sreechitra Performances:
In each season, various prominent celebrity musicians appear on the show as special guest judges These musicians are invited to the show as golden ambassadors of the theme being promoted in each round of the competition. This episode telecast performances by the golden ambassadors in previous seasons of the show.
OrderGolden Ambassador(s)Song RagaTala Composer 1vocalists Priya Sisters"Maa Ramanan"HindolamRupakam (2 kalai)Papanasam Sivan2vocalist Mahathi"Engal Kannamma" (preceded by short Kapi raga alapana)RagamalikaAdiSubramania Bharathiyar3vocalist O. S. Arun"Sundhara" (Bhajan)4vocalist Sudha Raghunathan"Hari Smarane Maado" (preceded by ughabhoga "Maneyindha Santhosha")YamankalyaniAdiPurandara Dasa5vocalist Abhishek Raghuram"Vellai Thamarai" (preceded by short alapana)BhimplasAdiSubramania Bharathiyar6vocalist Sriram Parthasarathy"Geetham Sangeetham Swarnasangeetham" (preceded by short alapana & followed by swaras)RagamalikaSriram Parthasarathy7vocalist Nithyasree Mahadevan(accompanied on mridangam by Papanasam Ashok Ramani)"Ardhanaareeswaram" (preceded by short alapana)KumudhakriyaRupakamMuthuswamy Dikshitar8saxophone player Kadri Gopalnath tanamKalyanavasanthamAdiKadri Gopalnath9vocalists Bombay Sisters"Oonjal"NavarojKhandachapuTraditional Hindu wedding song10vocalists Ranjani-Gayathri"Nambi Kettavar"HindolamAdiPapanasam Sivan11vocalist M. Balamuralikrishna(accompanied on mridangam by Papanasam Ashok Ramani)"Sarigamapadhani Suswara Sangeethame" (preceded by short alapana)KalyaniAdiM. Balamuralikrishna
"Experiments with gold" (Episode 3) Compere: Sreechitra Performances:
Although the show started off as an experiment being one of the few reality TV show competitions dedicated to Carnatic music, the show also undertook experiments with other related genres for various rounds during each season of the competition. This episode telecast noteworthy performances by contestants (particularly less trained) who shone in rounds consisting of genres other than Carnatic music, being bhajan round, wedding songs round, fusion round, and Bharatha Natyam round.
OrderFormer contestantSong RagaTalaComposer1(not applicable)Traditional bhajan2Pon Avantharaj"Rengamma Maaji"Maand(not applicable)Namdev3Anantharaman ErodeShriAdiTraditional Hindu wedding song4Adithyanarayan"Govardhana Giridhara"DarbariAdiNarayana Theertha5K. P. Nandhini"Eeshan Enbar"KapiAdi Tisra Nadai6Karthick NarayananThillanaKadhanakuthuhalaAdiM. Balamuralikrishna7SubashriThillanaDhanashriAdiSwathi Thirunal
"Ornamental gold" (Episode 4) Compere: Sreechitra Performances:
This episode telecast various excerpts of performances and information regarding six former contestants in earlier seasons of the show: the top three finalists in season 1, and the top three finalists in season 2 of the show.
Open audition rounds (episodes 5 to 10) Compere: Sreechitra
Episode #Audition CityOpen Audition Judges5Bangalore, KarnatakaPapanasam Ashok RamaniHossur, KarnatakaPapanasam Ashok Ramani6Salem, Tamil NaduPapanasam Ashok RamaniTrichy, Tamil NaduPapanasam Ashok Ramani7Madurai, Tamil NaduPapanasam Ashok RamaniCoimbatore, Tamil NaduPapanasam Ashok Ramani8Chennai, Tamil NaduNithyasree MahadevanPapanasam Ashok Ramani9Chennai, Tamil NaduNithyasree MahadevanPapanasam Ashok Ramani10Chennai, Tamil NaduNithyasree MahadevanPapanasam Ashok Ramani
Final level audition - top 10 selection Compere: Sreechitra
50 contestants were selected during the open audition rounds. This round required the contestants to perform what was required by the permanent judges, Nithyasree Mahadevan and Papanasam Ashok Ramani.
Freestyle round
At the conclusion of this round, the top 10 contestants were selected for the main level competition.
Top 10 finalists
Finals
Trinity Round (episode 15) Compere: Sreechitra Permanent Judges: Nithyasree Mahadevan and Papanasam Ashok Ramani Guest Judge & Performer: N. Ravikiran Performances:
References
External links Raj TV Official Site Raj TV on YouTube Raj Television Network