Vellum Thiramai

Vellum Thiramai (வெல்லும் திறமை) is a 2022 Indian-Tamil-language talent television show aired on Colors Tamil.^[1][2][3] The judges were Nikki Galrani,^[4] Sridhar and Shihan Hussaini, and the hosts were VJ Andrews^[5] and Syamantha Kiran.^[6] The first season, which contained twenty episodes, premiered on 4 June^[7] and ended on 30 October 2022.^[8] It was made available for streaming in selected markets on Voot.

Vellum Thiramai
Original title	வெல்லும் திறமை
Genre	Reality Talent show
Presented by	VJ Andrews Syamantha Kiran
Judges	Nikki Galrani Sridhar Shihan Hussaini
Country of origin	India
Original language	Tamil
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	20
Production
Production location	Tamil Nadu
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	approx.42-45 minutes per episode
Production company	Frames Production
Original release
Network	Colors Tamil
Release	4 June (2022-06-04) – 30 October 2022 (2022-10-30)
Related
Hunarbaaz: Desh Ki Shaan

The first season was won by Drona Academy.^[9][10] The show itself was based on Hindi-language Colors TV's show Hunarbaaz: Desh Ki Shaan.^[11][12]

Overview

Season		Episodes	Original Broadcast		Winner	Runner up
			First Aired	Last Aired
	1	20	4 June 2022 (2022-06-04)	30 October 2022 (2022-10-30)	Drona Academy	JDC

Judges and Hosts

Judges

season		Judges	Notes
	1	Nikki Galrani[13]	Indian actress known for her works in Tamil and Malayalam films.
		Sridhar	Indian choreographer who has worked in across India's several regional film industries.
		Shihan Hussaini	Indian karate expert, who has also worked as an actor in Tamil language films and Television shows.

Hosts

season		Judges
	1	VJ Andrews
		Syamantha Kiran

Winners

The first season was won by Drona Academy^[14][15] with a cash prize of Rs 2.5 lakh, 1st Runner-up was won by JDC a cash prize of Rs 1.24 lakh.^{[16][17][18][19]}

season		Team	Winner	prize
	1	Drona Academy[20]	Winner	₹ 2,500,00
		JDC	1st Runner-up(s)	₹ 1,240,00
		Yova Yoga Academy	2nd Runner-up(s)	₹ 75,000

Airing history

The show premiered on Colors Tamil on 4 June 2022, and for the first fifteen episodes, aired Saturday at 19:00 IST. Starting on 11 September, the final five episodes were shifted to air every Sunday at 20:00 IST.

Aired	Time	Episode
4 June 2022 (2022-06-04) - 3 September 2022 (2022-09-03)	Saturday 19:00	1–15
11 September 2022 (2022-09-11) - 30 October 2022 (2022-10-30)	Sunday 20:00	16–20

Production

Promotion

The show shoot began in April 2022 and the first promo was released on 1 May 2022 by revealing of the show title name by Bollywood film actress Parineeti Chopra.^[21]