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Kamal Haasan to Vijay Sethupathi: Here's a look at popular Tamil actors who hosted TV shows

TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Last updated on - May 18, 2021, 15:40 IST
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Kamal Haasan to Vijay Sethupathi: Here’s a look at popular Tamil actors who hosted TV shows

From Kamal Haasan to Vijay Sethupathi, here's a quick look at some Tamil stars who turned TV hosts.

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Vijay Sethupathi

Actor Vijay Sethupathi is all set to host the cookery reality show MasterChef Tamil, which is expected to premiere very soon. Earlier, he hosted the show 'Namma Ooru Hero' that highlighted the achievements of the unsung heroes who worked for betterment of the society. Namma Ooru Hero aired between January, 2019, and May, 2019.

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Kamal Haasan

Tamil superstar Kamal Haasan forayed into television as a host with Bigg Boss Tamil in 2017. Kamal got closer to the telly audiences with the show. He has hosted four seasons so far and is expected to return as host for season 5 as well.

(Photo - Instagram)

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Radikaa Sarathkumar

Renowned actress-TV producer Radikaa Sarathkumar turned a host with the Tamil show Thangavettai. She focused on Tamil fiction space for many years. The all-women show Kodeeswari, the adaptation of Amitabh Bachchan's show ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ was her last show as a TV host. She has recently announced that she is quitting TV owing to her political commitments.

(Photo - Instagram)

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Suriya

Suriya hosted the first season of the popular reality show Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi (NVOK). It is the Tamil adaptation of the popular TV series ‘Who wants to be a Millionaire?’. The first season of the show premiered in February, 2012 and went off-air in July, 2012.

(Photo - Instagram)

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Prakash Raj

Popular actor Prakash Raj became the host for the second season of Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi (NVOK). Season 2 premiered in March, 2013 and concluded in July, 2013.

(Photo - Instagram)

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Arvind Swami

Actor Arvind Swami turned a TV show host by presenting the third season of the show ‘Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi’. There was a gap of a few years between the second and third season of the show. Season 3 premiered in May, 2016 and ended in November, 2016.

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Vishal

Vishal donned the hat of a TV host for the show ‘Naam Oruvar’. The show’s objective was to address the issues of the poor and underprivileged people. ‘Naam Oruvar’ went on air in October, 2018 and ended in January, 2019.

(Photo - Instagram)

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Shruti Haasan

The multifaceted actress forayed into Tamil TV with the chat show ‘Hello Sago’. The Sruthi Haasan-hosted show invited the who's who of the entertainment industry. ‘Hello Sago’ premiered in October, 2018 and concluded in January, 2019.

(Photo - Instagram)

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