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.[1] The four main judges of this show are Srinivas, Karthik, Vijay Prakash and Remya Nambeesan.[2] Remya Nambeesan is the fourth new judge who has joined Sa Re Ga Ma Pa from season 3.[3]Archana Chandhoke has returned as the host for the third time.[4] 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).

Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Seniors
Season 3
Title winner of Season 3 Seniors Tamil
Title Winner - Purushothaman
Presented byArchana Chandhoke
Judges
WinnerPurushothaman
No. of episodes55
Release
Original networkZee Tamil
Original release18 December 2022 (2022-12-18) –
25 June 2023 (2023-06-25)
Season chronology
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Season 2
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Season 4

Summary

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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

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The channel started taking auditions for this season through online audition registration.[5] 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 showed their appearances and praised with wonderful comments alongside the judges and jury members for the outstanding performances given by the contestants. Alongside the guests' appearances, several music directors, such as Yuvan Shankar Raja , D. Imman and Sean Roldan have promised during the competitive rounds, that they would offer several contestants to sing in their albums , that includes films. The music director, D. Imman, gave this offer to several exceptional contestants , such as Shamala Devi and Purushothaman after viewing their marvellous performances. In addition, another music director Sean Roldan, gave an offer to Jeevan and Purushothaman.

Episodes

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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)
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
8 15 January 2023 Pongal celebration Akshaya Shivkumar

B Gopalakrishnan

Chinnaponnu
VM Mahalingam
Mathichiyam Bala
9 15 January 2023
10 21 January 2023 Freestyle Jeevan Padmakumar

B Gopalakrishnan

Kanmani Manoharan
11 22 January 2023
12 28 January 2023
13 29 January 2023
14 4 February 2023 Ninaithale inikkum Bhavadayini
15 5 February 2023
16 11 February 2023 Raagawarshini Kavin (actor) (Ahead of the release of Dada (2023 film))
17 12 February 2023
18 18 February 2023 Kaadhale kaadhali (Love songs) Akshaya Shivkumar

Sharath S Mathew

D. Imman
19 19 February 2023
20 25 February 2023 Devotional songs Jeevan Padmakumar

B Gopalakrishnan

T. L.Maharajan
L. R. Eswari
Veeramani Raju
21 26 February 2023 T. L. Maharajan

Veeramani Raju

22 4 March 2023
23 5 March 2023 Hero-Heroine hits Chimmu Jayakumar
Bhoomika
Manikandan
Krish (singer)
Mahathi
24 11 March 2023 Shamala Devi
Lakshana Ashokkumar
25 12 March 2023
26 18 March 2023 Latest hits Raagawarshini
Shamala Devi
27 19 March 2023 Sean Roldan
28 25 March 2023 Hariharan hits Hariharan (singer)
29 26 March 2023
30 1 April 2023 Marukkama Nenjil
31 2 April 2023
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
36 22 April 2023 Dedication Round B Gopalakrishnan

Bavathayini Nagarajan

T. Rajendar
37 23 April 2023
38 29 April 2023 First Selection to the Final Akshaya Shivkumar Abhirami
39 30 April 2023
40 6 May 2023 Thullal Paadalgal Round - Second Selection to the Final Jeevan Padmakumar Gangai Amaran
41 7 May 2023
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 Soori (actor)
Yugendran
44 20 May 2023 Mass Hit Round Gopalakrishnan
Manikandan
Shamala Devi
Arya (actor)
Malgudi Subha
45 21 May 2023
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
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
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

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# 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

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# 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

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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[6] Best Non-Fiction Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "Zee Tamil to premiere 'SaReGaMaPa' S3 on Dec 18". www.indianbroadcastingworld.com.
  2. ^ "Sa Re Ga Ma Pa judge Ramya Nambessan instantly composes a song during shoot; leaves everyone surprised". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  3. ^ "Ramya Nambeesan-Srinivas starrer Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Season 3 to premiere on December 18". The Times of India. timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  4. ^ "Rising Star 3 contestant Sanjay Satheesh wins support from Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Tamil host Archana Chandhoke". The Times of India. timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  5. ^ "ZEE Tamil saregamapa Audition 2023 Registration Form!". www.readermaster.com. 10 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Diwali arrives early with Zee Tamil". www.medianews4u.com. 4 November 2023.
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