Sun Udaya
Indian Kannada-language TV channel
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Sun Udaya (formerly known as Udaya TV) is an Indian Kannada language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Sun TV Network. Udaya TV is telecast in several nations like India, some Gulf countries and the United States. Sun Udaya was launched on 1 June 1994.
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| Country | India |
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| Broadcast area | India, UAE and United States, Europe by satellite TV |
| Network | Sun TV Network |
| Headquarters | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India |
| Programming | |
| Language | Kannada |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Sun Group |
| Sister channels | Sun Network Channels |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 June 1994 |
| Links | |
| Website | Sun Udaya HD |
History
Sun Udaya was incorporated on 1 June 1994 as a private limited company engaged in television broadcasting with a registered office at Chennai, Tamil Nadu.[1] It was launched by the chairman of Sun TV, Kalanithi Maran, and it started broadcasting from 1 June 1994.[2] It was the first Kannada satellite channel to go on air.[2]
It grew rapidly and by May 2000, Udaya TV has captured 70% of ad spending on TV in the state of Karnataka.[3] In 2000 and 2001, it won the Indian Television Academy's award for the best Kannada TV channel for 2001[4] It forayed into FM radio broadcasting by launching Vishaka FM, an FM channel in Visakhapatnam.[1] It was a free-on-air channel until 1 August 2004, when it was made a pay channel with a subscription fee of Rs. 18.[5]
In February 2006, the directors of Udaya TV were Kalanithi Maran, S. Selvam and Kaveri Kalanidhi. S. Selvam was also the Director of the Bangalore Bureau of Udaya TV.[6] In November 2006, its owner Kalanithi Maran merged Udaya TV Ltd. with Sun TV Network along with Gemini TV Ltd for IPO listing of Sun TV Network.[7]
Network18 Group has 50% dealing distribution with Sun TV Network, which led them to make Sun18. In July 2010, with the creation of Sun18, Sun TV Network became responsible for the South Indian market, while Network18 was responsible for the North Indian market.[8][9]
Programming
Current broadcasts
| Premiere date | Name | Adaptation of | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 December 2025 | Ratha Sapthami | Tamil TV series Marumagal | |
| 2 September 2025 | Mangalya | Tamil TV series Moondru Mudhichu | |
| 11 May 2026 | Mahalakshmi Maduve | Tamil TV series Lakshmi | |
| 11 May 2026 | Bhagyavantharu | ||
| 23 March 2026 | Mooguthi Malli | Bilingual Version of Telugu TV series Mukkera Meenakshi | |
| 22 July 2024 | Shanthi Nivasa | ||
| 19 February 2024 | Mynaa | Tamil TV series Singapennae | |
| 02 March 2026 | KrishnaVamshi | Tamil TV series Pudhu Vasantham | |
| 17 February 2025 | Anupallavi | Tamil TV series Sundari 2 | |
| 2 September 2025 | Sindhu Bhairavi | Tamil TV series Aadukalam |
Former broadcasts
- Original series
| Name | First aired | Last aired | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sevanthi | 25 February 2019 | Tamil TV series Roja | |
| Anna Thangi | 22 November 2021 | 23 August 2025 | Remake of Tamil TV series Vanathai Pola |
| Sambhavi | 11 September 2023 | 9 May 2026 | |
| Sindhu Bhairavi | 7 April 2025 | 9 May 2026 | Tamil TV series Aadukalam |
| Nethravathi | 15 March 2021 | 27 May 2023 | |
| Kasthuri Nivasa | 9 September 2019 | 13 August 2022 | |
| Kavyanjali | 3 August 2020 | 26 February 2022 | |
| Manasaare | 24 February 2020 | 13 November 2021 | Remake of Telugu TV series Pournami |
| Nandini | 23 January 2017 | 31 July 2020 | [10] |
| Nayaki | 17 June 2019 | 9 April 2020 | Remake of Tamil TV series Nayagi |
| Jai Hanuman | 8 October 2018 | 20 February 2019 | |
| Kannadi[11] | 19 November 2001 | 29 August 2003 | |
| Thanu Ninnadu[12] | 30 April 2001 | 26 October 2001 |
Reality shows
Sister channels
Udaya Movies
Udaya Movies is an Indian Kannada language movie pay television channel It is a part of the Sun TV Network. it was launched on 25 May 2000 as Ushe TV and later renamed as Udaya Movies.[17]
Udaya Music
Udaya Music is a Kannada language music pay television channel. It is owned by Sun TV Network. and was launched on 5 February 2006 as Udaya 2 (U2) and later renamed as Udaya Music.[18]
Chintu TV
Chintu TV is India's first Kannada language kids pay television channel owned by Sun TV Network. The target audience is children aged between 3 and 14. It was launched on 11 April 2009.[19]
Udaya Comedy
Udaya Comedy is an Indian Kannada language comedy pay television channel owned by Sun TV Network. It was launched on 7 April 2009.[19]
Defunct channels
Udaya News
Udaya News was the Kannada language News Channel owned by Sun TV Network. it was launched on 5 August 2004 as (Udaya Varthegalu) and later renamed as Udaya News. the channel ceased its operation after 19 years on 24 October 2017 due to mounting losses and competition. Udaya News was shut down on 1 February 2019.[19]
