Survivor 1 is the first season of the popular Tamil-language reality show Survivor Tamil. The show is hosted by actor Arjun Sarja. The show was shot in a remote island in Zanzibar in the country of Tanzania east of Africa, with 18 celebrity contestants known as "castaways". The show was premiered on 12 September 2021 on Zee Tamil and uncut episodes were uploaded on Zee5. The season also featured interviews with the eliminated contestants on Zee5. The show ran for 91 days. The prize money for the winner was ₹1 crore (US$1,34,000).
The elimination process of the show was similar to most other international versions of format, where contestants had to vote each other out. The show followed a similar format to what was shown on the American season called Survivor: Redemption Island, where once the castaway is voted out by the other contestants, they will be sent to a separate island called Moondram Ulagam where they will be asked to compete in a challenge. If they lose the challenge, they will be eliminated from the game. If they win the challenge, they will stay in the game. On the final day, the eliminated jury members will vote for the winner out of the top three finalists. After winning a narrow vote of 4–3–0, Vijayalakshmi Feroz became the winner of the first season while Saran Shakthi was announced as the runner up and Vanessa Cruez emerged as the 2nd runner up respectively.
Survivor received mixed to positive reviews from critics and fans who praised the season's crew members and makers for giving out challenging tasks and blindsiding twists to the contestants.
Contestants
Before the show started Zee Tamil revealed 8 out of the 16 contestants, some of the notable celebrities joining the show as contestants such as Narayan Lucky, Vijayalakshmi Feroz, Nandha Durairaj, Vikranth, Besant Ravi, V. J. Parvathy, Gayathri Reddy, Umapathy Ramaiah, Srushti Dange and Lady Kash. While Inigo Prabhakaran and Vanessa Cruez joined as wildcard contestants on Day 19, Vijayalakshmi and Amzath re–entered the game on Day 50 as wildcard contestants. Overall 18 contestants appeared in the season as castaways.
+List of Survivor Tamil 1 contestants Contestant Main gameMoondram UlagamSrushti Dange29, ActressDay 1 Lost duel 1Day 8Indraja Shankar19, ActressDay 1Lost duel 2Day 15Gayathri Reddy26, Model / ActressDay 1Lost duel 6Day 43Parvathy Saran27, YouTuber / ActressDay 1Lost duel 4Day 29Ram. C38, Model / ActorDay 1Lost duel 3Day 22 Besant Ravi51, Stunt Choreographer / ActorDay 1Lost duel 5Day 36Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli37, Cricketer / Actress / Social activistDay 1Lost duel 7Day 50Lady Kash31, RapperDay 1Nandha Durairaj43, ActorDay 1Lost duel 8Day 78Amzath Khan35, ActorDay 1Inigo Prabhakaran36, ActorDay 19Vikranth Santhosh37, ActorDay 1Aishwarya Krishnan29, Fitness Trainer / SportspersonDay 1Narayan Lucky33, ActorDay 1Umapathy Ramaiah30, ActorDay 1Vanessa Cruez25, Malaysian ModelDay 19 2nd runner-upDay 91Saran Shakthi23, ActorDay 1Runner-upDay 91Vijayalakshmi Feroz38, ActressDay 1Sole SurvivorDay 91
The Total Votes is the number of votes a castaway has received during Tribal Councils where the castaway is eligible to be voted out of the game. It does not include the votes received during the final Tribal Council.
Castaways status
SrCastaways nameDay arrived on main islandDay exited islandStatus of the castaways 1 Vijaylakshmi Feroz Day 1 Day 91 2 Saran Shakthi Day 1 Day 91 3 Vanessa Day 19 Day 91 4Umapathy Day 1 Day 90rowspan="7" 5 Narayanan Day 1 Day 89 6Aishwarya Day 1 Day 88 7 Inigo Day 19 Day 87 8 Vikranth Day 1 Day 87 9 Amzath Day 1 Day 84 10 Nandha Day 1 Day 78 11 Lady Kash Day 1 Day 63Quit 12 Lakshmi Day 1 Day 50 rowspan="13" 13 Gayathri Day 1 Day 43 14 Ravi Day 1 Day 36 15 Parvathy Day 1 Day 29 16 Ram Day 1 Day 22 17 Indraja Day 1 Day 15 18 Srushti Day 1 Day 8
Castaways sent to Moondram Ulagam
After a castaway is voted out of tribal council they are sent to Moondram Ulagam also known as Third Island. each castaway there will need to win a challenge each week until 1 castaway is eventually sent to merger and resume their game in the main island. If a castaway loses a challenge they will be OUT of the island and game permanently. On Day 50 the Moondram Ulagam finally shut down and the remaining castaways merged into the main game castaways again. On Day 56 the Moondram Ulagam was opened again. The castaways names are all in order from who got out of the island. Castaways sent to Moondram UlagamStatusDays spent in islandSrushtiOUT 3 DaysIndraja 10 DaysRam 1 DayParvathy 15 DaysRavi 1 DayGayathri 37 DaysLakshmi1 Day Vijayalakshmi22 DaysAmzath8 DaysMoondram Ulagam Closed Temporarily @ (Day 50)Moondram Ulagam Opened Again @ (Day 56)Aishwarya15 DaysSaran22 DaysNandhaOUT (Jury)15 DaysMoondram Ulagam Closed Permanently @ (Day 78)
Format changes
Although the main format is the same, this season introduced several notable differences from the American version of Survivor:
Filming length: This season is filmed over 90 days, compared to the 39-day length of most American seasons. Airing format: This season airs daily with a focus on a task or tribal council. The American version largely produces one episode for every 1 day, culminating in an elimination; This season has 100 episodes. The first episode of the week features the Leader selection for the tribes, Reward and Immunity challenges, while the second featured Island of the Dead (Moondram Ulagam), battle and Tribal Council. Island of the Dead (Moondram Ulagam): A secluded area where voted out contestants competed against each other in duels to remain in the game. When only three contestants remained in the main game, the winner of the final Island of the Dead duel returned to the game. This twist has been used in other international versions of Survivor, and later appeared in the American version as Redemption Island.
Survivor Uncut Daily after the airing of the episode on television, Zee5 releases Survivor Uncut, which provides the unseen events or footage taken place that wasn't aired on television, which has a longer episode running time. Usually the uncut versions are 2 hr long rather than 45 mins on TV.
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Season summary Sixteen castaways embarked on the journey of a lifetime in the pristine yet treacherous island in Zanzibar in the country of Tanzania. The contestants were divided into two tribes, Kaadargal, which was represented by the color yellow, and Vedarkal, which was represented by the color red. Eventually as the game goes on the remaining castaways will unite as one tribe. In first week, Gayathri from Kaadarkal and Lakshmi from Vedarkal are tribe leaders after facing challenges. Kaadarkal's first inaugural victory in the reward challenge caused them to underestimate their opposing tribe's mettle. On Day 5, Indraja and Srushti were eliminated from each of their tribes by each of their tribe leaders votes for being as a weak contestant of their tribe. However, both of them were later sent to an unknown island called Moondram Ulagam, which is an outcast twist tribe. When they arrived on the island they received a note saying "The Game Is Not Over Yet", which indicated that both Indraja and Srushti are not eliminated from the game; however on an unknown exile island away from their co contestants and original tribes. Here, the first immunity challenge was won by Vedarkal, which was a massive comeback of that tribe. At the first tribal council faced by the Kaadarkal tribe, Gayathri was blindsided by her fellow mates and was voted off. After the tribal council ended with Gayathri receiving the highest number of votes to be voted out, There was another twist. After Gayathri being voted out by her tribe she was sent to the island Moondram Ulagam. In Moondram Ulagam Indraja and Srushti, now Gayathri competed in a challenge but the contestant out of the three who loses the challenge will be permanently eliminated from the game. However, Srushti failed the challenge and was eliminated from the show. In second week, Vijayalakshmi from Kaadarkal and Amzath from Vedarkal are the tribe leaders. Again Vedarkal tribe won the successive challenges gaining consecutive rewards. Each tribe members were taught that skill to protect and defend themselves from any danger in the future of the game. Later each tribe members were compete and to expose their skills and hidden talents. Finally, Kaadarkal won the advantage for their upcoming immunity challenge. With a great comeback the Kaadarkal tribe won the successive challenges gaining their first immunity, which resulted in elimination of the Vedarkal tribe. During tribal council Parvathy received the highest number of votes to be eliminated and was eliminated; however, she also joined Moondram Ulagam and was not permanently eliminated. In Moondram Ulagam Indraja and Gayathri, now Parvathy competed in a challenge; however, Indraja failed the challenge and was permanently eliminated from the show. In third week, Umapathy from Kaadarkal and Nandha from Vedarkal are the tribe leaders.
Tribes The two initial tribes were Kaadargal, represented by a Ram and the color yellow, and Vedarkal, represented by a Bull and the color red. However the first 12 people voted out in tribal council will be sent to a mysterious dead island called Moondram Ulagam where they formed a new tribe, competing for a chance to return to the game. The final eleven players merged into the Kombarkal tribe, represented by an elephant and the color blue.
The game