Programs Change But Anchors Remain Same

Despite the fact that there being variety of programs aired by different channels, we find one common thing among all the programs i.e., anchor and anchoring.

Visakhapatnam: The Telugu TV industry is having severe shortage of anchors. Presently we have only 3 female anchors to name i.e., Jhansi, Suma & Udaya Bhanu.

Irrespective of the nature of the program - whether it is a music program, dance program, women program or audio launch – the anchoring is done by one of these 3 only.

Suma is rendering her services as anchoring ETV shows like Star Mahila, Cash & the recent Swarabhishekam. She is also helping MAA TV for their show ‘Bhala Chansule’.

Udaya Bhanu is rendering her anchoring services for many shows like Dhee, Rangam, Rela Re Rela, Changure Bangaru Rani etc.

Jhansi extended her anchoring services for shows like ‘Talk of the Town’ for Gemini TV, ‘Sunday Sundadi’, ‘ATM’ on ETV and also ‘Brain of Andhra’, ‘Pelli Pustakam’ on MAA TV.

All the audio launching programs also have one of these three anchors which might be causing monotony for the audience.

May be the channels are getting to know about the feelings of the audience. The channels are trying to increase the opportunities for more and more anchors. ETV’s Get Ready is anchored by Kushboo. MAA TV’s Modern Mahalaxmi had Roja as anchor. So is the case with ETV’s Jabardasth. This comedy show is having Naga Babu, Roja (till her election as MLA) as judges and Reshma is the anchor for this show.

ETV’s Show WoW has increasing popularity with dialogue king Sai Kumar as the moderator cum anchor. Similarly, Ali’s performance in ‘Ali 369’is also getting increasing positive response.

Gemini TV engaged singer duo Shravana Bhargavi & Hemachandra for their Bol Baby Bol show. The anchoring for this show is finding wider acceptability among the audience.

Similarly Gemini TV’s ‘Pillalu Pidugulu’ is having playback singer Mano (Nagur Babu) as the anchor. This program with children is also getting good response as also for the anchoring.

MAA TV went a step forward. One of the owners of the channel Nagarjuna is the anchor and host for the latest blockbuster show of this channel under the name ‘Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu’. Designed on the lines of Big B’s KBC, this show has been running successfully for the past 12 episodes. This show is also having some celebrity episodes involving Vidya Balan, Shreya Saran etc.