Dhee (TV series)
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| Dhee | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Dhee - The Ultimate Dance Show |
| Genre | reality-dance |
| Directed by | Kennedy Benzene, Deepthi Reddy, Sanjeev k kumar, Mahesh, Nagaraju Sanjeev K Kumar Nithin &Bharath Govada Manikanta |
| Creative director | Naga Raju Goud |
| Presented by | Udaya Bhanu Niharika Konidela Pradeep Machiraju Sudigali Sudheer |
| Judges | Prabhu Deva Rambha Sekhar Jani Vishwa Raghu Renu Desai Sadha Anee Priyamani Poorna Baba Bhaskar Ganesh |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Telugu |
| No. of seasons | 17 |
| No. of episodes | 580 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Lekkala Balaji |
| Producer | Shyam Prasad Reddy |
| Production locations | Hyderabad, India |
| Editors | Muthyam Srinivas Raasamsetty Siva Ganga |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 53 - 65 minutes |
| Production company | Mallemala Entertainments |
| Original release | |
| Network | ETV |
| Release | 2009 – present |
| Related | |
| Dhee Juniors | |
Dhee is an Indian dance reality show telecasting in ETV.[1] The show is produced by Mallemalla Productions and is referred to as one of the biggest dance show in Telugu television industry.[citation needed]
The first season of the show was presented by Prabhu Deva. Rambha was the judge of the show in season four.[2] The show has recently[as of?] finished its 13th season with the name 'Dhee Kings Vs Queens' and has started another season named 'Dhee 14 Dancing Icon' where both are hosted by Pradeep Machiraju with Sushmita, Akhil Sarthak, Vamsi and Hyper Aadi as team leaders. Ganesh Master, Priyamani and Nandita Swetha as primary judges.
History
[edit]The show was started in the year 2009. It was directed by Kennedy in the first season with Prabhu Deva as presenter, next seasons saw Benzene and Deepthi Reddy, sanjeev k kumar Mahesh, Sanjay, Nagaraju as directors. Later Sanjeev K Kumar took over the Dhee season, who has directed other television shows like Cash and Jabardasth for ETV Telugu.[3] The creative director of the show is Naga Raju Goud.[4]
Iterations
[edit]The season 7 and season 8 of the show were conceived & directed by Sanjeev k kumar and hosted by Niharika Konidela.
The season 9 of the show with the name Dhee Jodi started in 2016 and ended in June 2017. The show although right from inception was proving to be the largest in South India, the argument became undebatable from around this season as it gained a national recognition with contestants from all across the country. Directed by Nitin and Bharath, Dhee Jodi (Dhee 9) was hosted by Pradeep Machiraju with Shekhar Master and Sadha as the judges. Sudigali Sudheer and Rashmi Gautam were the promotional team.
Dhee 10 started with Shekar Master, Priyamani and Anee as judges with four teams (Sudheer, Rashmi, Varshini, Hemanth.) Later during the progress of the season 10, the four teams were combined into two teams (Sudheer and Varshini) and (Rashmi Gautam and Hemanth) teams. Dhee 10 Winner is Raju (Chitti master). Lately the show has been receiving both criticism and praise from various corners for adding more comedy and gymnastic elements in addition to being a dance reality show.
Dhee Jodi (Dhee 11) was hosted by Pradeep Machiraju and judged by Shekar Master, Priyamani, and Anee Master (later replaced by Poorna). The team leaders were Sudigali Sudheer and Rashmi Gautam. The winner of the season was Mahesh and Ritu (Prasanth Master).
Dhee Champions (Dhee 12) was judged by Sekhar Master, Priyamani and Poorna. The two teams, Sudigali Sudheer and Rashmi Gautam against Hyper Adi and Varshini. Dhee 12's winner is Piyush Gurbhele ( Yaswanth Master).
Dhee 13 Kings v/s Queens (Dhee 13) was judged by Shekhar Master, Priyamani and Poorna. The two teams are namely Kings led by Sudigali Sudheer and Hyper Aadi, and Queens led by Rashmi Gautam, and Deepika Pilli. It was once again hosted by Pradeep Machiraju.
Show format
[edit]The Participants perform a dance one by one. The participant's master will choose based on performance of individual dancer. So selection process will done on basis of dance performance of participant dancer. If there is tie i.e., when a single participant been chosen by one or more masters then decision will be in hands of judges.
Once all masters and contestants perform, judges vote on the performances.
In the basic format the show consists of three rounds, rach round the winning team will get 1 lakh INR, and three successive losses will result in elimination of losing team. At the end of each episode the best performer is awarded 1 lakh INR.
However, significant changes in the format have taken place at various seasons. A significant change in the current season DHEE 13 is the amount the winning gets differs from the 1st round to 3rd round by 1 Lakh INR each round, the remaining format remains unchanged.[5]
Seasons
[edit]| Season no. | Season | Host | Winning Master (Choreographer) | Winning Contestant | Winning Team Leader | Team Leaders | Judges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dhee-1 | Udaya Bhanu | Nobel Master | Harinath Reddy | Chaitanya & Harita | Tarun Master, Brinda | ||
| 2 | Dhee-2 | ganesh master | Prudvi | N/A | Tarun Master, Rekha Prakash Master | |||
| 3 | Dhee-3 | Raghu master | Satya | N/A | Rekha Prakash Master | |||
| 4 | Dhee-4 (Ladies Special) | Reetu Master | Bhavya | N/A | Brinda, Rambha | |||
| 5 | Dhee-5 (Jodi Special) | Sekhar Master | Prasad & Anusha | N/A | Rekha Prakash, Chinni Prakash | |||
| 6 | Dhee-6 | Suchin Master | Anshu | N/A | Chinni Prakash, Rekha Prakash | |||
| 7 | Dhee Juniors-1 | Niharika Konidela | Bhushan Master | Varshini | Anchor Lasya | Anchor Ravi, Anchor Lasya | Tarun Master, Sekhar Master, Sadha | |
| 8 | Dhee Juniors-2 | Yashwanth Master | Sivamani | Anchor Lasya | Anchor Ravi, Anchor Lasya | TarunMaster, Sekhar Master, Sadha | ||
| 9 | Dhee Jodi Special | Pradeep Machiraju | Yashwanth Master | Sanketh & Priyanka | Sudigali Sudheer | Sudigali Sudheer, Rashmi Gautham | Sekhar Master, Sadha | |
| 10 | Dhee 10 | Chitti Master | Raju | Sudigali Sudheer, Varshini Souderajan | Sudigali Sudheer, Rashmi Gautham, Varshini Sounderajan, RJ Hemanth | Sekhar Master, Priyamani, Anee Master | ||
| 11 | Dhee Jodi | Prasanth master | Mahesh & Ritu | Rashmi Gautam | Sudigali Sudheer, Rashmi Gautam | Sekhar Master, Priyamani, Poorna | ||
| 12 | Dhee Champions | Yashwanth Master | Piyush | Sudigali Sudheer, Rashmi Gautam | Sudigali Sudheer, Rashmi Gautam, Varshini Sounderajan, Hyper Aadi | Sekhar Master, Priyamani, Poorna | ||
| 13 | Dhee 13 Kings v/s Queens | Ram Master | Kavyasri | Rashmi Gautam,Deepika Pilli | Sudigali Sudheer, Hyper Aadi, Rashmi Gautam, Deepika Pilli. | Ganesh, Priyamani, Poorna | ||
| 14 | Dhee 14 Dancing Icon | Ram Master | Jatin | Hyper Aadi | Hyper Aadi, Akhil Sarthak, Susmitha, Ravi Krishna, Navya Swamy | ganesh master, jani master, priyamani, nanditha swetha, poorna, shradhha das | ||
| 15 | Dhee 15 championship battle | Somesh master | Team S9 | N/A | Hyper Aadi | Sekhar master,Shraddha Das | ||
| 16 | Dhee 16 Premier league | Greeshma Master | Hyderabad Ustaads | N/A | Hyper Aadi | Sekhar Master,Poorna | ||
| 17 | Dhee 17 Celebrity Special | Nandu | Sudharshan master | Varshini Arza | N/A | Hyper Aadi | Sekhar master,Pranitha,Poorna,Ganesh Master,Hyper Aadi | |
| 18 | Dhee 18 Celebrity special-2 | Abhi Master | Janu Lyri | N/A | Hyper Aadi,Sri Satya | Sekhar master,Hansika,Ganesh master | ||
| 19 | Dhee Jodi | N/A | Hyper Aadi,Ashwini & Sonia Singh,Pavan Siddu | Vijay Binni,Hansika,Ganesh master |
References
[edit]- ^ Pillay, Dipika (27 December 2013). "Telugu dance reality shows eye TRPS". Times of India. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
- ^ Shankaran, Malini (8 June 2010). "'In Fiji they planted a tree called Rambha Tree'". Indian Express. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
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Dhee 18 winner is Jhanu lyri