Thaka Dhimi Tha Dancing Star

*Thaka Dhimi Tha Dancing Star*
Thaka Dhimi Tha Dancing Star
	Anybody can dance!
Also known as	MTS Takdhimita Dancing Star
Genre	Dance
Based on	Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa
Developed by	BBC Worldwide
Presented by	Akul Balaji;
Judges	Guruprasad; Rakshita; Yogesh;
Country of origin	India
Original language	Kannada
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	34
Production
Production location	Bengaluru
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Production company	Viacom 18
Original release
Network	ETV Kannada
Release	11 January –; 4 May 2014
Related
	Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa; Strictly Come Dancing; Dancing with the Stars;

Thaka Dhimi Tha Dancing Star (ತಕಧಿಮಿತ ಡಾನ್ಸಿಂಗ್ ಸ್ಟಾರ್) is a Kannada dance reality show broadcast by ETV Kannada in 2014. It is an adaptation of Colors TV's Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa. The show format is owned by BBC Worldwide. It features celebrities as contestants who are paired with professional dancers competing for a cash prize of ₹15 Lakhs. The judges are Guruprasad,^[1] Rakshita, and Yogesh. Akul Balaji is the host. The show premiered on 11 January 2014.^[2]

Grand finale was held at Innovative Film City and was broadcast on 4 May 2014. Tsunami Kitty and Disha Madan won the Dancing Star title for season one. The show was produced by Pixel Pictures Private Limited.^[3]

Contestants

A total of 12 celebrities, mostly TV actors, are coupled with dancing partners for the show.^[4]^[5]

Six out of twelve celebrities are associated with the broadcast channel in various programs. Apart from Rishi Kumara and Kumudha, all the celebrities do not have any prior experience in dancing.

#	Celebrity	Claim to fame	Professional partner
1	Jayalakshmi	Bigg Boss Kannada contestant	Danny Jackson Bengaluru
2	Chandan	TV actor Lakshmi Baramma	Meghna Kamath Tulu Nadu
3	Saniya Iyer	TV actress Puttagowri Maduve	Dhanush Mandya
4	Dodda Ganesh	Cricketer Bowler	Shruthi Karavali
5	Kumudha	Model	Suman Shetty Shimoga
6	Rishi Kumara	Bigg Boss Kannada contestant	Tanusha Mysore
7	Shamitha Malnad	Singer	Ratheesh Mangalore
8	Sihi Kahi Chandru	Actor Comedian	Payal Gupta Bengaluru
9	Navya	TV Anchor Star Saviruchi	Manjunath Nelamangala
10	Thriller Manju	Stunt Master	Shilpa Bengaluru
11	Anupama Bhat	TV Anchor Kitchen Taare	Yashwanth Hubli
12	Tsunami Kitty	Reality Show Alumni Indian	Disha Madan Bengaluru

Weekly summary

Week No.

Episode No.

Original Air Date

Couple Evicted
Rank

Theme

Best Jodi Of The Week

1
Grand Premiere

1
2

11 January 2014
12 January 2014

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Introduction

—

Celebrity contestants were introduced with individual performance and were paired with professional dancers for the competition.

2

3
4

18 January 2014
19 January 2014

—

Freestyle Chemistry

Navya & Manjunath

The duet theme did induce some chemistry between the couples.

3

5
6

25 January 2014
26 January 2014

Ganesh & Shruthi
Rank 12

Tapanguchi (Suntaragali)

Kitty & Disha

Multiple song bits and remix tracks were used to facilitate the local dance form.

4

7
8

1 February 2014
2 February 2014

Manju & Shilpa
Rank 11

Comedy

Shamitha & Ratheesh

The show duration was reduced to 50 minutes.
The costumes and props were well suited for the comic theme.

5

9
10

8 February 2014
9 February 2014

Chandru & Payala
-

Filmy Folk Group

Kitty & Disha

The folk group dances were colorful and enjoyable.

6

11
12

15 February 2014
16 February 2014

Kumudha & Suman
-

Bollywood Romance

Anupama & Yashwanth

Crazy Star Ravichandran was invited as a guest for the Valentine week.
All contestants performed for romantic songs from the Bollywood.

7

13
14

22 February 2014
23 February 2014

Jayalakshmi & Danny
Rank 10

Spontaneous Talent

Rishi & Tanusha

Kumudha & Suman and Chandru & Payal re-entered the show as wildcard entries after competing with other evicted contestants.
Spontaneous talent round – The contestants had to perform for a randomly played music without any prior practice (100 seconds).
Rishi Kumara & Tanusha won a cash prize of ₹ 1 Lakh for best performance.

8

15
16

1 March 2014
2 March 2014

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Retro, The 60s,70s, & 80s

Chandru & Payal

Contestants performed for retro songs with suitable costumes of that era.

9

17
18

8 March 2014
9 March 2014

Navya & Manjunath
Rank 9

Family (dancing with family/friends)

Shamitha

This week's 2-hour episodes were dedicated to the families of contestants, judges, and the host who were invited on stage.
Movie director Prem was invited as a guest for the week.
The celebrities danced with their family members or friends. Their dancing partners were rested for the week.

10

19
20

15 March 2014
16 March 2014

—

Ulta pulta (Cross-dressing)

Saniya & Yashwanth

Show duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
Dance partners of the celebrities were swapped randomly.
Contestants had to cross-dress for the week's performance.

11

21
22

22 March 2014
23 March 2014

Chandru & Payal
Rank 8

International Dance

Kitty & Disha

International dance formats like Hip-Hop, Afro, Salsa, Robotic, Contemporary, and Pasodoble were performed.

12

23
24

30 March 2014
31 March 2014

Kumudha & Suman
Rank 7

Mythology & Modern Music

Shamitha & Ratheesh

Contestants enacted mythological characters with supporting group for modern music.
The theme was well executed and the performances were entertaining.
Evicted couple Rishi & Tanusha stepped in to replace Kumudha & Suman who withdrew from Dancing Star.

13
Quarter Finals

25
26

5 April 2014
6 April 2014

—

Legend Kannada Actor Dr. Rajkumar & Family Special

Saniya & Dhanush

Contestants performed for hit songs of Dr. Rajkumar, Shivrajkumar, Raghavendra Rajkumar, and Puneeth Rajkumar.

14
Quarter Finals

27
28

12 April 2014
13 April 2014

Chandan & Meghna
Rank 6

Dance on Wheels

Shamitha & Ratheesh

Contestants utilized automobiles (scooter, auto rickshaw) and furniture fixed with wheels (bed, school bench, stand) for the theme "dance on wheels."
Chandan did not turn up for the show implying that he withdrew from Dancing Star.

15
Semi Finals

29
30

19 April 2014
20 April 2014

Rishi & Tanusha
Rank 5

Brahmastra (Metaphor: Best of Dance Talent)

—

Each couple had to perform twice to compete in the semi-finals.
No points were awarded for performances.
Performances were judged by the number of SMS votes sent by the viewers.

16
Making Of Dancing Star

31
32

26 April 2014
27 April 2014

—

—
Making Of Dancing Star

—

No performances were held.

Episode 31: Judges and host shared their experience about the Dancing Star show.
Episode 32: Four finalists shared their success story in the Dancing Star show.

17
Grand Finale

33
34

3 May 2014
4 May 2014

Shamitha & Ratheesh
Rank 4

Freestyle

—

Episode 33 (Grand Finale Curtain Raiser): Episode focused on four finalists in preparation for the finale.

Episode 34 (Grand Finale):

Crazy Star Ravichandran was invited as a guest judge for the finale.

Round 1: An eliminator round in which the finalists performed for hit songs of Crazy Star Ravichandran. Based on viewers' SMS votes and judges' scores, Shamitha & Ratheesh were eliminated.
Round 2: A devotional-themed round in which Kitty and Disha won the Dancing Star title surpassing Anupama & Saniya.
Cash Prize: Kitty received ₹10 Lakhs. Disha and choreographer received ₹5 Lakhs.

Couple	Result
Kitty & Disha	Rank 1
Anupama & Yashwanth	Rank 2
Saniya & Dhanush	Rank 3

Weekly scores

The maximum points awarded for a couple is 30.

Danger Zone: Irrespective of scores, couples can be subject to eviction based on the SMS votes.

Week 1: The premiere week had no competition or scores.
Week 7: No points or scores were awarded for performances.
Week 9: No elimination.
Week 11: Rishi & Tanusha were elimination, but re-entered again.
Week 12: No elimination.
Week 13: Quarter Finals and no elimination.
Week 14: Quarter Finals.
Week 15: Semi Finals.
Week 16: No performance.
Week 17: Finals.

Grand Finale: The performance of finalists were judged in two round with an additional guest judge (40 points)

Rank	Couple	←Total →	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Round 1	Round 2
Dancing Star			Scoreboard											Quarter Finals		Semi Finals	Finals
1	Kitty & Disha	395.5	27.5	30	21	30	30	NP	27	30	21	30	26	29.5	27	NP	29	37.5
2	Anupama & Yashwanth	380.5	24.5	26	28	25	30	NP	27	27	20	30	26	24	26.5	NP	36	30.5
3	Saniya & Dhanush	385.5	24.5	22.5	30	27	27	NP	24	27	30	22	28	30	24.5	NP	32	37
4	Shamitha & Ratheesh	374	28.5	30	30	27	30	NP	21	30	30	27.5	30	24.5	30	NP	35.5
5	Rishi & Tanusha	305	21.5	28	30	25	20	NP	27	30	20	20	30	26.5	27
6	Chandan & Meghna	274.5	25.5	27	30	20	25	NP	22	30	27	23	27	18	DNP
7	Kumudha & Suman	231.5	26.5	29	29	22		NP	27	29	24	24	21
8	Chandru & Payal	149.5	24.5	27	21			NP	26	27	24
9	Navya & Manjunath	135	30	20	22	24	19	NP	20
10	Jayalakshmi & Danny	111.5	24	24	21.5	26	16
11	Manju & Shilpa	43	23	20
12	Ganesh & Shruthi	21	21

indicates the couple in danger zone who faced eviction.

indicates that the couple withdrew.

NP indicates no points.

DNP indicates did not perform.

Alternate names

MTS Dancing Star

MTS Takadhimitha

Takdhimita

Thaka Dhimi Tha

Dancing Star

Taka Dimi Ta

References

External links

[1] The Times of India: Rakshita to judge dance reality show

[2] India Glitz: Dancing Star in ETV

[3] "Actress Disha Madan takes up #dalgonacoffee challenge". The Times of India. 8 April 2020.

[4] The Times of India: Contestant list

[5] THIS WEEK BANGALORE: MTS Dancing Star

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