Adithya TV

Adithya TV
Country	India, Malaysia, Singapore
Broadcast area	India, Singapore, Malaysia
Network	Sun TV Network
Headquarters	Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Programming
Language	Tamil
Picture format	576i (SD)
Ownership
Owner	SUN Group
Sister channels	Sun TV Network (Channels)
History
Launched	8 February 2009; 17 years ago
Links
Website	Adithya TV
Availability
Terrestrial
Astro	Channel 214 (HD)
NJOI	Channel 214 (HD)
StarHub TV	Channel 158 (SD)
Streaming media
Astro	Astro Go

Adithya TV is a 24-hour Tamil comedy pay television channel from the Sun TV Network in India. It ranks fifth in BARC's top five channel list in Tamil.

History

Upon creation, Adithya TV was the first Tamil-language channel devoted to comedy.

In 2014, Adithya TV came up with its very first comedy tour called Comedy Express. It was a comedy event that took place in four main cities of Tamil Nadu: Madurai, Tirunelveli, Dindigul and Trichy.

In 2015, Adithya channel made their own version of the song "Danga Maari" from Maari, following the Coimbatore version. They combined the song with comedians in the industry.

As of 2025, a panel from Adithya TV and Vijay TV judge the annual talent shows of conservancy workers.

Programs

Konjam Nadinga Boss
Daddy Enakku Oru Doubt
Sollunganne Sollunga
Vaanga Sirikalam

Events

Title	Date Aired	Notes	Ref.
Comedy Express	27-28 December 2014	Segments of Konjam Nadinga Boss and Daddy Enakku Oru Doubt were performed live in four cities.

Notable personalities

Aadhavan
VJ Archana (worked as a host for nearly 8 years)

In popular culture

In Naan Sirithal (2020), an advertisement from the channel was featured.

References

1 2 "Adithya TV does a Danga Maari". Times of India. 3 March 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
↑ "Sun TV to launch comedy channel Adithya from February 8". www.exchange4media.com. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
1 2 3 "Adithya TV launches comedy tour". The Times of India. 22 December 2014. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
↑ "BARC week 5: Regional space witnesses new entrant 'Adithya TV' in Tamil market". Indian Television Dot Com. 16 February 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
↑ "The standup comic takes on the comedy movie sidekick". The Hindu. 23 September 2019. Archived from the original on 15 June 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2026. And how many people you know watch Adithya TV every day? We have a clear winner
↑ Prasad, Aashin (25 May 2019). "World Cup: The making of Vijay Shankar". Sportstar. Archived from the original on 22 September 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2026. We used to watch comedy channels like Adithya TV and pass our time
↑ Kumaraswamy, Harish (2019). An Irresistible First Love. Notion Press. Retrieved 23 March 2026. and saw me smiling as if I saw a good comedy track on Adithya channel (TV channel in Tamil Nadu)
↑ "No laughing matter this". The Hindu. 3 October 2015.^{[dead link]}
1 2 3 Lakshmi, K. (28 December 2014). "Tube Watch: Comedy channel 'goes places'". The Hindu. Chennai. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
↑ "One good turn deserves another". The Hindu. 2 June 2025. Archived from the original on 25 July 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
↑ நிருபர், நமது (6 January 2026). "நிஜ வாழ்க்கையில் இணைந்த 'கொஞ்சம் நடிங்க பாஸ்' ஆதவன் - விலாசினி!". Vikatan (in Tamil). Retrieved 23 March 2026.
↑ "Imman Annachi joins DMK". The Times of India. 21 February 2016.
↑ Ramesh, Deepika (23 January 2014). "Nepali girl makes big as anchor in Tamil channel | Nepali girl makes big as anchor in Tamil channel". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
↑ காயத்ரி, வெ வித்யா (20 July 2018). "`ஆதித்யா' அர்ச்சனா... நடிகை... தொகுப்பாளினி... பாடகி... இப்போ பிசினஸ் உமன்!". Vikatan (in Tamil). Retrieved 23 March 2026.
↑ Aiyappan, Ashameera (15 February 2020). "'Naan Sirithal' review: Hip Hop Aadhi laughs a lot, we don't". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 23 March 2026.

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[TOI_1-1] 1 2 "Adithya TV does a Danga Maari". Times of India. 3 March 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2026.

[2] "Sun TV to launch comedy channel Adithya from February 8". www.exchange4media.com. Retrieved 26 January 2022.

[:0-3] 1 2 3 "Adithya TV launches comedy tour". The Times of India. 22 December 2014. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 23 March 2026.

[4] "BARC week 5: Regional space witnesses new entrant 'Adithya TV' in Tamil market". Indian Television Dot Com. 16 February 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.

[5] "The standup comic takes on the comedy movie sidekick". The Hindu. 23 September 2019. Archived from the original on 15 June 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2026. And how many people you know watch Adithya TV every day? We have a clear winner

[6] Prasad, Aashin (25 May 2019). "World Cup: The making of Vijay Shankar". Sportstar. Archived from the original on 22 September 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2026. We used to watch comedy channels like Adithya TV and pass our time

[7] Kumaraswamy, Harish (2019). An Irresistible First Love. Notion Press. Retrieved 23 March 2026. and saw me smiling as if I saw a good comedy track on Adithya channel (TV channel in Tamil Nadu)

[8] "No laughing matter this". The Hindu. 3 October 2015.^{[dead link]}

[H-9] 1 2 3 Lakshmi, K. (28 December 2014). "Tube Watch: Comedy channel 'goes places'". The Hindu. Chennai. Retrieved 23 March 2026.

[10] "One good turn deserves another". The Hindu. 2 June 2025. Archived from the original on 25 July 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2026.

[11] நிருபர், நமது (6 January 2026). "நிஜ வாழ்க்கையில் இணைந்த 'கொஞ்சம் நடிங்க பாஸ்' ஆதவன் - விலாசினி!". Vikatan (in Tamil). Retrieved 23 March 2026.

[12] "Imman Annachi joins DMK". The Times of India. 21 February 2016.

[13] Ramesh, Deepika (23 January 2014). "Nepali girl makes big as anchor in Tamil channel | Nepali girl makes big as anchor in Tamil channel". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 23 March 2026.

[14] காயத்ரி, வெ வித்யா (20 July 2018). "`ஆதித்யா' அர்ச்சனா... நடிகை... தொகுப்பாளினி... பாடகி... இப்போ பிசினஸ் உமன்!". Vikatan (in Tamil). Retrieved 23 March 2026.

[15] Aiyappan, Ashameera (15 February 2020). "'Naan Sirithal' review: Hip Hop Aadhi laughs a lot, we don't". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 23 March 2026.