Jaya Super Singer South India is a reality-based Indian Tamil-language singing competition that was broadcast on Jaya TV. The program seeks to discover playback singing talent in South India.
The show debuted on 20 September 2014, airing on weekend nights at 8:00pm on Jaya TV. The final episode was telecast on 30 August 2015.
Season 1 Season 1 of the show is directed by MS Senthil Kumar.
Auditions
Open auditions The open auditions, the first stage in determining a seasons finalists, were conducted in the South Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala. During this stage, contestants sing a song or two before a panel of preliminary state audition judges. This panel then decides on-the-spot whether the contestant demonstrated enough ability and performance value to proceed further. If the contestant exhibited exceptional ability in their performance, judges award a "ticket" moving them instantly one step forward in the competition. Alternatively, if judges are on the fence about the singer, they will place the contestant on a waitlist until the end of that day's auditions. Otherwise, if the contestant lacks the ability and performance value to proceed further, the contestant will be rejected.
Selection of top 20 - final level auditions
Spot Selection Round (1 November 2014 – 23 November 2014) In the second and final stage of the audition process, contestants shortlisted from the open auditions arrive in a central location in Chennai. They are expected to perform a song or two before a different panel of judges with a view of being selected as top 20 finalists of the show.
For this stage of the process, the program host asserts that it is distinct from other reality shows as it does not embarrass unsuccessful contestants in the show by actively 'rejecting' them on the spot; rather, it actively encourages contestants in this stage to continue to improve their singing skills.
Again, this panel then decides on-the-spot whether the contestant demonstrated enough ability and performance value to proceed further. If the contestant exhibited exceptional ability in their performance, judges award a "green card" shortlisting them instantly one step forward in the competition towards finalist selection. Otherwise, if judges are on the fence about the singer, they will ask the contestant to wait for a decision at the end of the final level auditions.
Episode 13 (1 November 2014) Judges: music director Bharadwaj, veteran playback singer S. P. Sailaja, and Carnatic music exponent Nithyasree Mahadevan Host: Shriranjani Performances:
– Special performance by non-contestant performer – Contestant spot-selected to advance to next round – Contestant waitlisted then selected on subsequent episode
OrderNon-contestant performerContestant(s)Song Original artistLyricist Music director/composerMovie (year) 1Bharadwaj"Gnyaabagam Varudhe"BharadwajPa. Vijay BharadwajAutograph (2004) 2S.P. Sailaja"Chinnan Chiru Vayathil"S.P. SailajaKannadasan IlaiyaraajaMeendum Kokila (1981) 3Nithyasree Mahadevan"Tharunam Idhaiyya" in raga SivaranjaniNithyasree MahadevanPapanasam Sivan Papanasam Sivan4Sindhuja"Meghame Meghame"Vani JayaramVairamuthuShankar–GaneshPalaivana Solai (1981)5"Idhu Oru Nila"S. JanakiKannadasan/VairamuthuIlaiayaraajaTik Tik Tik (1981) 6Bhuvaneshwari"Kaatril Varum"Hariharan, Sadhana Sargam, Shreya GhoshalVaaliIlaiyaraajaOru Naal Oru Kanavu (2005)7Shrinidhi"Sowkiyamaa Kannae" Nithyasree MahadevanVairamuthu A. R. RahmanSangamam (1999)8"Oru Dheivam Thantha Poove"Chinmayi & P. JayachandranVairamuthuA. R. RahmanKannathil Muthamittal (2002)9"Allegra Allegra"RitaVivekaDevi Sri PrasadKanthaswamy (2009)10Siju Kumar"Khwaja Endhan"A. R. RahmanKashifA. R. RahmanJodhaa Akbar (2008) (Dubbed version)11"Narumugaye"P. Unnikrishnan & Bombay JayashriVairamuthuA. R. RahmanIruvar (1997)
Episode 14 (2 November 2014) Judges: music director Bharadwaj, veteran playback singer S.P. Sailaja, and Carnatic music exponent Nithyasree Mahadevan Host: Shriranjani Performances:
– Contestant spot-selected to advance to next round – Contestant waitlisted then selected on subsequent episode
OrderContestant(s)Song Original artistLyricist Music directorMovie (year) 1Raagaa"Anandha Ragam"Deepan Chakravarthy & Uma RamananGangai AmaranIlaiyaraajaPanneer Pushpangal (1981) 2"Mudhal Murai"Yuvan Shankar RajaNa. MuthukumarIlaiyaraajaNeethane En Ponvasantham (2012) 3Madhumathi"Andha Sivagami"P. SusheelaKannadasanR. GovardhanamPattanathil Bhootham (1967)4"Kannan Vandhu"S. JanakiVaaliIlaiyaraajaRettai Vaal Kuruvi (1987)5Lekshmi Jayan"Azhagu Nilave"K. S. ChithraVairamuthuA. R. RahmanPavithra (1994)6"Konjam Nilavu"AnnupamaaVairamuthuA. R. RahmanThiruda Thiruda (1993)7H. Aravindh"Vidu Kathaiya"HariharanVairamuthuA. R. RahmanMuthu (1995) 8"Urvasi Urvasi"A. R. Rahman, Suresh Peters & Shahul HameedVairamuthuA. R. RahmanKaadhalan (1994) 9Padmapriya"Roja Poo"S. JanakiVaaliIlaiyaraajaAgni Natchathiram (1988) 10Srikanth"Ennavale"P. UnnikrishnanVairamuthuA. R. RahmanKaadhalan (1994) 11Vinodh"Vandhaal Mahalakshmiye"S. P. BalasubrahmanyamVaaliIlaiyaraajaUyarndha Ullam (1994) 12Ranjith"Eeramaana Rojave"K. J. YesudasVairamuthuIlaiyaraajaIlamai Kaalangal (1983) 13"Uyirin Uyire"KK & SuchitraThamaraiHarris JayarajKaakha Kaakha (2003)
Episode 15 (8 November 2014) Judges: music director Bharadwaj, veteran playback singer S.P. Sailaja, and Carnatic music exponent Nithyasree Mahadevan Host: Shriranjani Performances:
No contestants were spot-selected to advance to the next round in this episode.
– Contestant waitlisted then selected on subsequent episode
OrderContestant(s)Song Original artistLyricist Music directorMovie (year) 1Aashish"Malargale"K. S. Chithra & HariharanVairamuthuA. R. RahmanLove Birds (1996) 2"Rojaave"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam & S. JanakiVairamuthuIlaiyaraajaNinaivellam Nithya (1982) 3Shivapriya"Raa Raa"Binny Krishnakumar & TippuBhuvanachandraVidyasagarChandramukhi (2005)4Shaanthini"Vaidhehi Raman"S. JanakiGangai AmaranIlaiyaraajaPagal Nilavu (1985)5Sai Ramya"Chittukuravi"P. SusheelaKannadasanM. S. ViswanathanSavaale Samali (1971)6"Gangai Karai"P. SusheelaKannadasanK. V. MahadevanVaanampadi (1993)7Sumesh Krishna"Raja Raja Cholan"K. J. YesudasMu. MethaIlaiyaraajaRettai Vaal Kuruvi (1987) 8"Yeh Aatha"Tippu & Anuradha SriramGangai AmaranMani SharmaMalaikottai (2007) 9Kaaveri"Paadu Nilaave"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam & S. JanakiMu. MethaIlaiyaraajaUdaya Geetham (1988) 10Sarigas Ganga"Nee Inge"SwarnalathaGangai AmaranIlaiyaraajaChinna Thambi (1991) 11Sathish"Mandram Vandhu"S. P. BalasubrahmanyamVaaliIlaiyaraajaMouna Ragam (1986) 12"Dhevan Thandha"P. Jayachandran & S. JanakiKannadasanIlaiyaraajaUnnai Naan Santhithen (1983) 13Vindhyashri"Kannaalane"K. S. Chithra & A. R. RahmanVairamuthuA. R. RahmanBombay (1995) 14Poornima"Chinna Thaai Aval"S. JanakiVaaliIlaiyaraajaThalapathi (1991)
Episode 16 (9 November 2014) Judges: music director Bharadwaj, veteran playback singer S.P. Sailaja, and Carnatic music exponent Nithyasree Mahadevan Host: Shriranjani Performances:
– Contestant spot-selected to advance to next round – Contestant waitlisted then selected on subsequent episode
OrderContestant(s)Song Original artistLyricist Music directorMovie (year) 1Priyadarshini"Om Namashivaya"S. JanakiVairamuthuIlaiyaraajaSalangai Oli (1983) 2Hari"Poomaalai Vaangi"K. J. YesudasVaaliIlaiyaraajaSindhu Bhairavi (1985) 3Shanmukha Bhagyashri"Aadiyil Sedhi"K. S. ChithraDevaEn Aasai Machan (1994)4"Ayya Sami"M. L. VasanthakumariR. SudharsanamOr Iravu (1951)5Somadas"Sandhana Thendralai"Hariharan & Mahalakshmi IyerVairamuthuA. R. RahmanKandukondain Kandukondain (2000)6"Vathikuchi"S. P. BalasubrahmanyamVaaliYuvan Shankar RajaDheena (2000)7Kaushik"Chithiram Pesuthadi"T. M. SoundararajanKu. Ma. BalasubramaniamT. G. LingappaSabaash Meena (1958) 8"Kaadhal Konjam"Naresh IyerThamaraiHarris JayarajPachaikili Muthucharam (2007) 9Deepika"Paadu Nilaave"Dhanush & Shruti HaasanDhanushAnirudh Ravichander3 (2012) 10"Kannodu Kanbathellam"Nithyasree MahadevanVairamuthuA. R. RahmanJeans (1998) 11Dhinesh"Neelavaana Odaiyil"S. P. BalasubrahmanyamVaaliGangai AmaranVazhvey Maayam (1982)12"Dhevan Thandha"S. P. BalasubrahmanyamGangai AmaranIlaiyaraajaRajadhi Raja (1989) 13Baalaaji"Oh Paapa"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam & S. JanakiVaaliIlaiyaraajaIdhayathai Thirudathe (1989)14"Megham Kottatum"S. P. BalasubrahmanyamVaaliIlaiyaraajaEnakkul Oruvan (1984) 15Vasundhara"Thoongaadha Vizhigal"K. J. Yesudas & S. JanakiVaaliIlaiyaraajaAgni Natchathiram (1988) 16Indhumathi"Ther Kondu Sendravan"P. SusheelaVaaliIlaiyaraajaEnakkul Oruvan (1984)
Episode 17 (15 November 2014) Judges: music director Bharadwaj, veteran playback singer S.P. Sailaja, and Carnatic music exponent Nithyasree Mahadevan Host: Shriranjani Performances:
No contestants were spot-selected to advance to the next round in this episode.
– Contestant waitlisted then selected on subsequent episode
OrderContestant(s)Song Original artistLyricist Music directorMovie (year) 1Vaanathishri"Maalai Pozhuthin"P. SusheelaKannadasanViswanathan–RamamoorthyBhagyalakshmi (1961) 2Sharath Kumar"Aariro"HaricharanNa. MuthukumarG. V. Prakash KumarDeiva Thirumagal (2011) 3"Kannitheevu Ponnaa"M. L. R. KarthikeyanKapilanKYuddham Sei (2011)4Ajay"Nandha En Nilaa"S. P. BalasubrahmanyamPazhanisamiV. DakshinamoorthyNanda En Nila (1977)5Gayathri"Chithirai Sevvanam"P. JayachandranPanchu ArunachalamIlaiyaraajaKaatrinile Varum Geetham (1978)6Keerthi"Oh Butterfly"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam & Asha BhosleVaaliIlaiyaraajaMeera (1992)7Venkatesh"Aadi Ponna"Gaana BalaKapilanSanthosh NarayananAttakathi (2012) 8"Poongkaatrile"Unni Menon & SwarnalathaVairamuthuA. R. RahmanUyire (1998) 9Rithu"Malligai"Vani JayaramVaaliM. S. ViswanathanDheerga Sumangali (1974) 10Shankar Raman"Mun Paniyaa"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam & Malgudi SubhaPalani BharathiYuvan Shankar RajaNandhaa (2001) 11Sathyaprakash"Oru Maalai"KarthikThamaraiHarris JayarajGhajini (2005)12Arun Prasad"Neelavaana Odaiyil"S. P. BalasubrahmanyamVaaliGangai AmaranVazhvey Maayam (1982)13Sriragam Muralidharan"Nee Paadhi"K. J. Yesudas & Uma RamananVaali/Mu. MethaIlaiyaraajaKeladi Kanmani (1989)14Sowmya"Maargazhi Thingal Allava"S. Janaki, P. Unnikrishnan & MadhumithaVairamuthuA. R. RahmanSangamam (1999)
Episode 18 (16 November 2014) Judges: music director Bharadwaj, veteran playback singer S.P. Sailaja, and Carnatic music exponent Nithyasree Mahadevan Host: Shriranjani Performances:
No contestants were spot-selected to advance to the next round in this episode.
– Special performance by guest judge/performer – Contestant waitlisted then selected on subsequent episode