The Sivaji of Television

Looks like blockbusters and hype fever is not merely confined to movies alone, as television soaps are also entering the fray vying for smash hit status. Kanaa Kaanum Kaalangal, telecast by Vijay TV, is so different from the other soaps that it is now ruling the roost with the highest TRP.

Directed by Prabhu Kanna, the serial attracts audiences of all age group. While youngsters identify and relate to the characters on screen like Vineet, Raghavi, Bala, Pandi, Joe, etc., and the older generation reminisce their school days and at the same time looks out for hints to know their children better.

As the students in the serial are promoted from eleventh to twelfth standard, a new set of youngsters were recently selected for the new batch. Among the 5000 and odd applicants auditioned, 225 were selected for the first level. Based on their acting skills and looks, the director of the serial along with Ravi Raja (Head of the Department of Director's, DFT) filtered the number down to 11. The chosen 11 are: Poornima, Vaishnavi, Haritha, Dinesh, Ravikumar, Sarath, Chander, Amesh, Kiran, Sriram and Ragavendra.

These newbies have been put through rigorous training sessions in order to mold them to suit their respective characters in the show. The story will now revolve around these two groups and how they meet each other and so on. With the beginning of the new season, the refurbished Kanaa Kaanum Kaalangal will be rocking with more fun and frolic. So watch out for the show between Monday and Thursday, 8 PM on Vijay.