Telugu Indian Idol

{{Infobox television

| image = Indian Idol Season 3 960x1200.jpg

| image_alt = The host and Karthik, Thaman and Geetha

| genre = Reality television

| creator = Simon Fuller

| based_on = Simon Fuller

| director = Advait Shelke

| presenter = {{Plainlist|

Sreerama Chandra
{{small|(Season 1 & 3)}}
Hemachandra
{{small|(Season 2)}}

}}

| judges = {{Plainlist|

Thaman S
{{small|(Season 1{{ndash}}present)}}
Karthik
{{small|(Season 1{{ndash}}present)}}
Geetha Madhuri
{{small|(Season 2{{ndash}}present)}}
Nithya Menen
{{small|(Season 1)}}

}}

| theme_music_composer = Julian Gingell
Barry Stone
Cathy Dennis

| country = India

| language = Telugu

| num_seasons = 3

| num_episodes = 90

| camera = Multi-camera

| company = Fremantle

| network = Aha{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.aha.video/webseries/telugu-indian-idol |title=Watch latest Episodes of Telugu Indian Idol Season 3 on aha in HD Quality. |last=Ltd |first=Arha Media & Broadcasting Pvt |language=en |access-date=2024-06-24 |via=www.aha.video}}

| first_aired = {{start date|df=y|2022|2|25}}

| last_aired = present

}}

Telugu Indian Idol is an Indian Telugu-language music competition television series and is part of Indian Idol. It is Telugu version of the Pop Idol format. First season of the show was premiered on 25 February 2022 on Aha.{{Cite web |last=Today |first=Telangana |date=2022-02-19 |title=Telugu 'Indian Idol' hosted by Sreerama Chandra to debut on Feb 25 |url=https://telanganatoday.com/telugu-indian-idol-hosted-by-sreerama-chandra-to-debut-on-feb-25 |access-date=2022-06-22 |website=Telangana Today |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=25 February 2022 |title=Watch Telugu Indian Idol on Aha Video |url=https://www.aha.video/webseries/telugu-indian-idol |website=Aha Video}} Vagdevi was announced as the winner of the first season.{{Cite web |date=2022-06-19 |title=Exclusive - Telugu Indian Idol winner Vagdevi: I gave the responsibility of the prize money (Rs. 10 lakh) to my parents, wanted Rs 1 lakh for myself but got only Rs 50,000 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/telugu/exclusive-telugu-indian-idol-winner-bvk-vagdevi-i-gave-the-responsibility-of-the-prize-money-rs-10-lakh-to-my-parents-wanted-rs-1-lakh-for-myself-but-got-only-rs-50000/photostory/92315399.cms |access-date=2022-06-22 |website=The Times of India |language=en}} Third season was premiered on 14 June 2024.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-07 |title=Telugu Indian Idol Season 3 Grand Launch On This Date; Aha To Stream Every Friday & Saturday |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/telugu/telugu-indian-idol-season-3-grand-launch-on-this-date-aha-to-stream-every-friday-saturday-article-110805216 |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=Times Now |language=en}}

Season 1

= Production =

The finale episode of the season was initially scheduled to be shot on 6 June 2022, but was postponed to 7 June 2022.{{Cite news |title='Telugu Indian Idol' grand finale featuring Megastar Chiranjeevi to be shot today? - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/telugu/telugu-indian-idol-grand-finale-featuring-megastar-chiranjeevi-to-be-shot-today/articleshow/92053390.cms |access-date=2022-06-24 |website=The Times of India |date=7 June 2022 |language=en}}

= Judges and presenters =

Sreerama Chandra was signed as the presenter of the first season after becoming the runner-up of the reality show Bigg Boss 5.{{Cite news |title=Sreerama Chandra-hosted Indian Idol Telugu to premiere on TV soon? - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/telugu/sreerama-chandra-hosted-indian-idol-telugu-to-premiere-on-tv-soon/articleshow/88683583.cms |access-date=2022-06-22 |website=The Times of India |date=4 January 2022 |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Hymavathi |first=Ravali |date=2022-06-22 |title=Modern Love Hyderabad: This Tale Of Six By-Stories Is All Set To Release On This Date |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/cinema/modern-love-hyderabad-this-tale-of-six-by-stories-is-all-set-to-release-on-this-date-749984 |access-date=2022-06-22 |website=The Hans India |language=en}} While, the judges of the first season are Nithya Menen, Karthik and Thaman S.{{Cite web |date=2022-03-21 |title=Nithya Menen, S Thaman, Karthik, Sreerama Chandra papped on the sets of Indian Idol Telugu; PICS |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/south/nithya-menen-s-thaman-karthik-sreerama-chandra-papped-sets-indian-idol-telugu-pics-1050256 |access-date=2022-06-22 |website=Pinkvilla |language=en |archive-date=22 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220622142836/https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/south/nithya-menen-s-thaman-karthik-sreerama-chandra-papped-sets-indian-idol-telugu-pics-1050256 |url-status=dead }} After Karthik was announced as one of the judges, the show faced criticism. Several netizens argued that he is accused of MeToo and slammed the production for choosing him.{{Cite news |title=Netizens fume as Indian Idol Telugu ropes in singer Karthik as judge - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/telugu/netizens-fume-as-indian-idol-telugu-ropes-in-singer-karthik-as-judge/articleshow/89803498.cms |access-date=2022-06-24 |website=The Times of India |date=25 February 2022 |language=en}}

= Contestants =

class="wikitable sortable" style=" text-align:center; font-size:95%; line-height:25px; width:auto;"

!Standing

!Name

!Hometown

!Result

1st

|Kumara Vagdevi

Nellore

|{{won|Winner}}

2nd

|Srinivas Darimisetty

|Kadapa

|{{Runner-up|1st Runner-up}}

3rd

|Vaishnavi Kovvuri

|Chennai

| style="background:#7FFFD4;" |2nd Runner-up

|K Pranathi

Hyderabad

|{{eliminated|Finalist}}

|Boda Jayanth Maadhur

Ramagundam

|{{eliminated|Finalist}}

|Lalasa Rachapudi

Hyderabad

|{{eliminated|Semi-Finalist }}

|Sake Renu Kumar

Tirupati

|{{eliminated|Eliminated 6th}}

|Aditi Bhavaraju

Hyderabad

|{{eliminated|Eliminated 5th}}

|Maruthi Kodimoju

|Rajanna Sircilla

|{{eliminated|Eliminated 4th}}

|A. Manya Chandran

Tirupati

|{{eliminated|Eliminated 3rd}}

|Chitta Lakshmi Sravani

Kothagudem

|{{eliminated|Eliminated 2nd}}

|Jaskiran Singh

Punjab

|{{eliminated|Eliminated 1st}}

Season 2

= Judges and presenters =

Hemachandra was signed as the presenter of the season. Thaman S and Karthik returned as the guests for the third time, while Nithya Menen was replaced by Geetha Madhuri as the judge.

= Contestants =

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!Standing

!Name

!Hometown

!Result

1st

|Soujanya Bhagavatula

|Visakhapatnam

|{{Won |Winner}}

2nd

|Jayaram

|Hyderabad

|{{Runner up |1st Runner Up}}

3rd

|Lasya Priya

|Siddipet

| style="background:#7FFFD4;" |2nd Runner-up

|Sruthi Nanduri

|New Jersey

|{{No |Finalist}}

|Karthikeya

|Hyderabad

|{{No |Finalist}}

|Pranathi

|Visakhapatnam

|{{No |Semi-Finalist}}

|Chakrapani

|Palasa

|{{No |Eliminated 7th}}

|Hitesh Sai (wildcard)

|Vizag

|{{No |Eliminated 6th}}

|Saketh

|Hyderabad

|{{No |Eliminated 5th}}

|Aditya

|Hyderabad

| {{No|Eliminated 4th}}

|Sai Vaishnavi

|Vijayawada

|{{No|Eliminated 3rd}}

|Manasa

|Hyderabad

|{{No|Eliminated 2nd}}

|Yuti Harshavardhana

|Bengaluru

|{{No|Eliminated 1st}}

= Celebrity guests =

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!Episode No

!Guest Name

5 - 7

|Nandamuri Balakrishna

8 - 9

10 - 11

12 - 13

14 - 15

16 - 17

|B. V. Nandini Reddy, Santosh Sobhan, Malvika Nair

20 - 21

22 - 23

24 - 25

28 - 29

Season 3

According to reports, for season 3 there were 150,000 auditions were conducted to shortlist 12 contestants,{{Cite web |last=Mohkh |first=Shiva |date=2024-06-25 |title=Telugu Indian Idol Season 3 on Aha From 15,000 Auditions to Top 12 – The Journey to Stardom |url=https://thecultsbay.com/telugu-indian-idol-season-3-on-aha-from-15000-auditions-to-top-12-the-journey-to-stardom/ |access-date=2024-06-25 |website=The Cults Bay |language=en-US}} Third season was premiered on 14 June 2024, with two episodes being released every week.{{Cite web |last=Sistu |first=Suhas |date=2024-06-07 |title='Telugu Indian Idol' Season 3 set to premiere from June 14th |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/cinema/telugu-indian-idol-season-3-set-to-premiere-from-june-14th-883328 |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=www.thehansindia.com |language=en}}

= Judges and presenters =

Sreerama Chandra returned as the presenter of the season for the second time, after the first season. Thaman S, Karthik and Geetha Madhuri returned as the judges of the season.