Achcham Thavir (transl. Keep Fear Away) is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language stunt/dare reality-comedy game show, based on the U.S. TV series 'Fear Factor'. The show aired from 2 June 2016 until 4 September 2016 on Thursday to Sunday at 7:00PM IST on Star Vijay.[1][2][3] The show was hosted by Dhivyadharshini.[4][5] The show was won by actress Madhumila based on the final points.

Achcham Thavir
GenreGame show
Presented byDhivyadharshini, Kavinraj, Jagan
Country of originIndia
Original languageTamil
No. of seasons1
Production
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running timeapprox. 40-45 minutes per episode
Original release
NetworkStar Vijay
Release2 June 2016 (2016 2016-06-02) –
4 September 2016 (2016-09-04)

Contestants

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Team A

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Celebrities Occupation
Senthil Kumar Television presenter, Tamil TV & Film Actor, Radio jockey
Gayatri Jayaraman Actor, Model, Television presenter
Priyanka Deshpande Television presenter
Ma Ka Pa Anand Television presenter, Radio Jockey, Video Jockey, Tamil Film Actor
Madhumila Television presenter, Tamil TV & Film Actress,
Bharani Tamil Film Actor
Amuthavanan Standup Comedian, Dancer, Tamil Film Actor

Team B

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Celebrities Occupation
Sonia Agarwal Film & Tamil TV Actress, Model
Ganesh Venkatraman[6][7] Actor, Model, Television presenter
Gayathiri Tamil & Telugu TV Actress
Amit Bhargav Television presenter, Radio Jockey, Video Jockey, Actor, Voice Actor
Siddharth Tamil TV Actor
Gayathrie Film Actress
Sanjana Singh Film Actress

Final results

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Celebrities Places Note
Madhumila 1st Winner
Ganesh Venkatraman 2nd 1st Runner-up
Amuthavanan 3rd 2nd Runner-up
Sanjana Singh 4th 3rd Runner-up
Siddharth 5th Evicted
Bharani 6th Evicted
Gayathrie 7th Evicted
Senthil Kumar 8th Evicted
Sonia Agarwal 9th Evicted
Gayathiri 10th Walked
Priyanka Deshpande 11th Evicted
Gayatri Jayaraman 12th Evicted
Ma Ka Pa Anand 13th Walked
Amit Bhargav 14th Evicted

Semi-final

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Team A

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Celebrities Occupation
Madhumila Television presenter, Tamil TV & Film Actress,
Bharani Tamil Film Actor
Amuthavanan Standup Comedian, Dancer, Tamil Film Actor

Team B

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Celebrities Occupation
Ganesh Venkatraman[8][9] Actor, Model, Television presenter
Sanjana Singh Film Actress
Siddharth Tamil TV Actor

Finals & Points

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Celebrities Points
Madhumila 33 [Winner]
Ganesh Venkatraman 31
Amuthavanan 29
Sanjana Singh 27

References

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  1. ^ "அச்சம் தவிர் – விஜய் டிவியில் அதிரடியான விளையாட்டு நிகழ்ச்சி". tamilscreen.com.
  2. ^ "Achcham Thavir- a new game show on Vijay TV". The Times of India. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 29 May 2016.
  3. ^ "விஜய் டிவியில் டிடியின் அடுத்த அதிரடி 'அச்சம் தவிர்'... ஜூன் 2 முதல் ஒளிபரப்பு". tamil.filmibeat.com. June 2016.
  4. ^ "DD overwhelmed with the response to her show". The Times of India. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 3 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Divyadharshini in a new show in Vijay TV". Dinamalar. 29 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Ganesh thrilled to be part of Achcham Thavir". The Times of India. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2 June 2016.
  7. ^ "This show is all about conquering your fears: Ganesh Venkatram". The Times of India. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 5 June 2016.
  8. ^ "Ganesh thrilled to be part of Achcham Thavir". The Times of India. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2 June 2016.
  9. ^ "This show is all about conquering your fears: Ganesh Venkatram". The Times of India. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 5 June 2016.
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