Majaa Talkies
| Majaa Talkies | |
|---|---|
Title snapshot of Majaa Talkies | |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Directed by | Tejaswi |
| Presented by | Srujan Lokesh |
| Theme music composer | V. Manohar |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Kannada |
| No. of episodes | 212 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Producer | Srujan Lokesh |
| Production locations | Kanteerava Studios, Bengaluru; India |
| Running time | Approx. 45 minutes |
| Production company | Lokesh Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | ETV Kannada / Colors Kannada Colors Super (Super Season) |
| Release | 7 February 2015 – 2020 |
Majaa Talkies (Kannada: ಮಜಾ ಟಾಕೀಸ್) is an Indian sketch comedy show that premiered on ETV Kannada (now Colors Kannada) on 7 February 2015. The episodes focus on comical scripts and usually feature celebrity guests who are invited on the show to promote their latest films in the comedy-focused talk show format. The show became Karnataka's highest rated scripted TV show in June 2015. As of September 2015, the show achieved maximum TRP and obtained the number one spot in Kannada television.
The show is hosted and directed by Srujan Lokesh, a popular artist of the Kannada Cinema. The format of the show was said to be based on a popular Hindi show aired on Colors TV, Comedy Nights with Kapil hosted by Kapil Sharma. However, Srujan Lokesh considers it as a sequel to Maja with Sruja, a comedy show that aired on Asianet Suvarna during 2010-11, hosted by Srujan himself.
The cast of the show includes filmmaker Indrajit Lankesh as a permanent celebrity judge as well as veterans in the field of Kannada cinema and theatre such as Mimicry Dayanand, V. Manohar and Mandya Ramesh. V Manohar also composed the title song for the show. The set for the show was created at Kanteerava Studios, Bengaluru and episodes are shot there. The show has seen almost all celebrities of Kannada film industry. Season 2 is titled Majaa Talkies Super Season.