KTV (India)

Not to be confused with K-T.V..

KTV is an Indian pay television channel owned by Sun TV Network its broadcasting Tamil-language films.^[1] It was launched on 22 October 2001.^[2][3]

KTV

Logo used since 2001
Country	India
Broadcast area	India, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia
Network	Sun TV Network
Headquarters	Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Programming
Language(s)	Tamil
Picture format	1080i HDTV (downscaled to letterboxed 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner	SUN Group
Sister channels	Sun TV Network (Channels)
History
Launched	22 October 2001; 23 years ago (2001-10-22)
Links
Website	KTV

History

The letter K in KTV stands for Kondattam which means celebration. It was launched on 22 October 2001 by Kalanidhi Maran, the Chairman of Sun TV Network. At the time of launch, Sun TV Network's library had over 5,000 movies.^[4] Its HD counterpart was launched on 11 December 2011. At Every Friday and Saturday, KTV Channel premiered more new and blockbuster movies which was telecast by Sun TV till now. ^[5]

List of films broadcast

KTV broadcast several films including:

Film	Date Aired	Time Aired	Ref.
Thirumalai (2003)	25 July 2014	7:30 p.m.	[6]
Pudhiya Mugam (1993)	31 July 2014	10:00 a.m.	[7]
Evano Oruvan (2007)	11 September 2014	4:30 p.m.	[8]
Neram (2013)	13 September 2014	7:00 p.m.	[9]
Samsaram Adhu Minsaram (1986)	11 May 2021	7:00 p.m.	[10]

Several of Vijayakanth's films have been broadcast including Narasimha (2001), Thennavan (2003), Sudesi (2006), Perarasu (2006), Dharmapuri (2006), and Sabari (2007).^[11]

List of television specials broadcast

Title	Date Aired	Time Aired	Notes	Ref.
—	7 November 2014	—	60th birthday for Kamal Haasan special	[12]
Ulagam Engum Rajini	12 December 2014	7:00 p.m.	Worldwide fans wish Rajinikanth on his birthday	[13]
Celebrity Cricket League	24 December 2017	2:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m.	match between Chennai Rhinos and Bengal Tigers	[14]