The third season of the Indian Tamil-language child singing reality show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Lil Champs is based on India's longest-running reality show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa. and was launched by Zee Tamil on 1 July 2023.
Abhirami is the third new judge who has joined Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs in the judging panel. Saindhavi Prakash is known to be the fourth new judge who has joined Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs alongside the judging panel. Archana Chandhoke has returned for the sixth time, including Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Seniors and Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Lil Champs, as host for the third season of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs. This show has been known to introduce and unlock the hidden talents of the juniors from all diverse backgrounds, including children who are categorised under special needs. The four main judges of the show are Srinivas, Vijay Prakash, Saindhavi Prakash and Abhirami.
The Grand Finale was held on 17 December 2023. At the finals, Kilmisha was the title winner and Ruthresh Kumar claimed the first runners-up. Kilmisha is the first Girl to become the title winner of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Lil Champs from Sri Lanka.
Auditions The channel started taking auditions for this season through online audition registration. Then the offline auditions placed in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka as well as from international waters (such as 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 30. The youngest contestant who successfully completed the auditions is 6 years old and the oldest contestant is 14 years old. The jury members include the professional playback singers and several other musicians. Several contestants from Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Seniors (season 3) have been chosen to occupy as vocal trainers to the exceptional contestants.
The show premiered on Saturday and Sunday at 19:00 from 1 July 2023 on Zee Tamil and worldwide on Zee5.
From the introductory rounds onwards, golden performance showers have been awarded to the contestants who have performed exceptionally well and have got a 100% mark according to the judges . If the judges decide that the contestant deserves a golden shower, then they would sing, as traditionally in Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Lil Champs and Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Seniors, "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 ".
Contestants Contestants were selected by the judges during the mega auditions round. NameGenderKarunyaFemaleDhakshitha SreeFemaleSathvikMaleKanishkhaFemaleFidha NaazFemaleNandhaMaleNishanth KavinMaleKavinaFemaleAvanthikaFemaleSanjanaFemaleMirthika SreeFemaleKanishkarMaleKilmishaFemale.Rikshitha JawaharFemaleRuthresh KumarMaleKarthika SreeFemaleDharshanMaleSabareeshwaranMaleAksathaFemaleMahithaFemaleRaghav PrasadMaleKavinayaFemaleShanmithaFemaleAadhiraFemaleJanavMaleSiddharthMaleSwetha SreeFemalePraveenMalePriyanMaleAshaaniFemale
Top 6 Finalists Rikshitha Jawahar Kilmisha Sanjana Ruthresh Kumar Kanishkar Nishanth Kavin
Episodes Every Saturday and Sunday, episodes of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs Season 3 are telecasted by Zee Tamil. The weekly episode numbers, date, names of the rounds and the special guests, judges that were invited to Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs Season 3 are shown here. In addition, after every weekly episodes, several awards that are funded by the sponsors would be given to the contestants, for example, exceptional singer of the week, best performance of the week, strongest performer of the week, favourite performer of the week, super performer(s) of the week, little master of the week and stylish performer of the week. Grand Finale would take place as a live event, and that would be the second final episode of the season, before the celebrations. The best performers and entertainers of the week, who would be awarded by Zee Tamil, are also included below. Episode numberAir date(s)Round nameBest performers (weekly)Special guest(s) and judge(s) 1 1 July 2023Grand launch and mega auditionsRikshitha JawaharMano (judge) Vaikom Vijayalakshmi (judge) 2 2 July 202338 July 2023Introduction roundVaikom Vijayalakshmi (judge)49 July 2023515 July 2023Saindhavi Prakash (judge)616 July 2023722 July 2023Mannvaasanai round1) Exceptional singer of the week – Fidha Naaz 2) Best performer of the week – Sathvik
3) Strongest performer of the week – Nishanth Kavin
4) Favourite performer of the week – Kavina
5) Super performer of the week – Kanishkar
6) Super performer of the week – KilmishaSeemanKarthik (singer) 823 July 2023Pushpavanam Kuppusamy (singer)Karthik (singer) 929 July 2023Seniors vs Juniors round1) Exceptional singer of the week – Dharshan 2) Best performer of the week – Rikshitha Jawahar
3) Strongest performer of the week – Praveen
4) Little master of the week – Kavina
5) Super performer of the week – Nishanth Kavin
6) Stylish performer of the week – Swetha SreeHaricharan (judge)Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Seniors Season 3 Contestants1030 July 2023115 August 20231) Exceptional singer of the week – Nandha 2) Best performance of the week – Ruthresh Kumar
3) Strongest performer of the week – Kanishkar
4) Little master of the week – Sathvik
5) Stylish performer of the week – Mirthika Sree
6) Super performer of the week – Karunya126 August 20231312 August 2023 Devotional round1) Exceptional singer of the week – 2) Best performer of the week –
3) Strongest performer of the week –
4) Favourite performer of the week –
5) Super performer of the week –
6) Stylish performer of the week – Sirkazhi G. Sivachidambaram (singer)Mano (judge)1413 August 20231519 August 20231620 August 2023Dedication round1) Best performer of the week – Rikshitha Jawahar
2) Strongest performer of the week – Kilmisha
3) Favourite performer of the week – Sanjana
4) Super performer of the week – Ruthresh Kumar
5) Stylish performer of the week – KanishkarSnehan (lyricist)1726 August 20231827 August 2023192 September 2023Evergreen hits round203 September 2023219 September 2023Deva roundDeva (composer) Srikanth Deva (composer)2210 September 20232316 September 2023Drama and performance round1) Best performance of the week – Nishanth Kavin 2) Strongest performer of the week – Sanjana and Kanishkar
3) Favourite performer of the week – Kilmisha and Fidha
4) Super performer of the week – Ruthresh Kumar and Rikshitha Jawahar
5) Stylish performer of the week – Praveen and Raghav Prasad
6) Little master of the week - Sathvik, Kavina and Dhakshitha SreeSamuthirakani (actor/director)Robo Shankar (actor)Lakshmy Ramakrishnan (actress)2417 September 20232523 September 2023Thala Thalapathy round1) Best performance of the week – Rikshitha Jawahar and Fidha 2) Strongest performer of the week – Sanjana
3) Favourite performer of the week – Kilmisha
4) Super performer of the week – Kanishkha
5) Stylish performer of the week – Kanishkar
6) Little master of the week - SathvikLaila (actress)Sanghavi (actress)Karthik (singer)2624 September 20232730 September 2023One on one round1) Best performance of the week – Rikshitha Jawahar and Sanjana 2) Strongest performer of the week – Nishanth Kavin
3) Favourite performer of the week – Ruthresh Kumar
4) Super performer of the Week – Ashaani
5) Stylish performer of the week – Kilmisha
6) Little master of the week - KavinaJayam Ravi (actor)Vaikom Vijayalakshmi (judge)281 October 2023Vaikom Vijayalakshmi (judge)297 October 2023நிலா பாடல்கள் சுற்று1) Best performance of the week – Kilmisha 2) Strongest performer of the week – Ruthresh Kumar
3) Favourite performer of the week – Raghav Prasad
4) Super performer of the week – Dharshan and Fidha
5) Stylish performer of the week – Praveen
6) Little master of the week - SanjanaRajhesh Vaidhya (veena artist)Praniti (singer)Sneha (actress)Arun Vaidyanathan (director)308 October 20233114 October 2023Town bus round1) Best performance of the week – Kilmisha 2) Strongest performer of the week – Sanjana
3) Favourite performer of the week – Nishanth Kavin
4) Super performer of the week – Praveen
5) Stylish performer of the week – Sathvik
6) Little master of the week - Dhakshitha SreeKaru Palaniappan (director) Deepa Shankar (actress)3215 October 20233321 October 2023உள்ளம் கேட்குமே சுற்று1) Best performance of the week – Fidha 2) Strongest performer of the week – Nishanth Kavin
3) Favourite performer of the week – Kanishkar
4) Super performer of the week – Ruthresh Kumar
5) Stylish performer of the week – Sathvik and Dhakshitha Sree
6) Little master of the week - PraveenMano (judge)Haricharan (judge)3422 October 20233528 October 2023Retro hit round1) Best performance of the week – Kanishkar 2) Strongest performer of the week – Sanjana
3) Favourite performer of the week – Priyan
4) Super performer of the week – Fidha
5) Stylish performer of the week – Ruthresh Kumar
6) Little master of the week - SathvikSanthosh Narayanan (composer) Mano (judge) Raghava Lawrence (actor)3629 October 2023374 November 2023Trio challenge round1) Best Performance of the week – Rikshitha Jawahar 2) Strongest Performer of the week – Ruthresh Kumar
3) Favourite Performer of the week – Nishanth Kavin and Kanishka
4) Super Performer of the week – Fidha Naaz
5) Stylish Performer of the week – Kilmisha
6) Little Master of the week - SanjanaMano (judge) Vadivel Suresh (Sri Lankan politician)385 November 20233911 November 2023Family and friends round1) Best performer of the week – Shamala Devi, Ashaani and Boomika 2) Strongest performer of the week – Manikandan, Ruthresh Kumar and Dinesh Paandi
3) Favourite performer of the week – Naga Arjun, Kilmisha, Raagawarshini and Praveen
4) Super performer of the week – Bavathayini, Kanishka and Karthika Shree
5) Stylish performer of the week – Sharath Mathew, Kanishkar and Guruprasath4012 November 2023Boys vs girlsSa Re Ga Ma Pa Seniors Season 3 Contestants4118 November 2023Old is gold roundFirst finalist - Rikshitha Jawahar 1) Best performance of the week – Rikshitha Jawahar
2) Strongest performer of the week – Nishanth Kavin
3) Little master of the week - Sanjana
4) Stylish performer of the week – Kanishkar
5) Super performer of the week – Kanishka
6) Favourite performer of the week –
7) Versatile singer of the week- Ruthresh Kumar4219 November 20234325 November 2023AR Rahman hits roundSecond finalist - Kilmisha 1) Best performance of the week – Rikshitha Jawahar
2) Strongest performer of the week – Ruthresh Kumar
3) Favourite performer of the week – Fidha
4) Super performer of the week – Sanjana
5) Stylish performer of the week – Kanishkar
6) Little master of the week - Dhakshitha Sree
7) Versatile singer of the week- KilmishaSam C. S. (composer) Shakthisree Gopalan (singer)Harish Kalyan (actor)Rio Raj (actor)Kathir (director)Haricharan (judge)4426 November 2023452 December 2023காதலும் இசையும் சுற்றுThird finalist - Sanjana Fourth finalist - Ruthresh Kumar 1) Best performance of the week – Ruthresh Kumar
2) Strongest performer of the week – Sanjana
3) Little master of the week - Sathvik
4) Stylish performer of the week – Kanishkar
5) Super performer of the week – Nishanth Kavin and Kanishka
6) Favourite performer of the week – Priyan
7) Versatile singer of the week- Rikshitha Jawahar and KilmishaSathyaraj (actor)463 December 2023479 December 2023Final battleFifth finalist - Kanishkar Sixth finalist - Nishanth Kavin
1) Best performance of the week – Kanishkar
2) Strongest performer of the week – Nishanth Kavin
3) Little master of the week - Sathvik and Dakshitha Shree
4) Stylish performer of the week – Rikshitha Jawahar and Sanjana
5) Super performer of the week – Ruthresh Kumar and Kilmisha
6) Favourite performer of the week – Fidha Naaz and AshaaniP. Unnikrishnan (singer)4810 December 20234916 December 2023Final celebrationNaresh Iyer (singer) Vijay Yesudas (singer/actor)