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Weekend with Ramesh
GenreTalk show
Created byRaghavendra Hunsur
Based onAchievers of Karnataka
Written byPradyumna Narahalli
Presented byRamesh Aravind
Theme music composerVijay Prakash
Country of originIndia
Original languageKannada
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes132 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerAnil Kumar J
ProducerZee Kannada
Production locationsAbbaiah Naidu Studio, Bangaluru
CinematographyInhouse
EditorInhouse
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running timeApprox. 90 minutes
Production companyZee Entertainment Enterprises
Original release
NetworkZee Kannada
Release2 August 2014 (2014-08-02) –
present

Weekend with Ramesh is an Indian talk show hosted by Ramesh Aravind on Zee Kannada.[1] The first season of the show began airing on 2 August 2014, and ended on 26 October 2014, after airing 26 episodes.[2] The second season of the show aired from 26 December 2015 to 16 April 2016. The third season aired from 26 March 2017 and 2 July 2017. Raghavendra Hunsur directed the first Season, Prakash G., seasons 2 and 3, while Anil Kumar J. directed seasons 4 and 5. Pradyumna Narahalli wrote the seasons 2 and 3.[3]

Overview

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The format of the show involves achievers on various fields, primarily from Karnataka, being invited and the story of their life being told. It involves appearances of various people associated with the "achiever" who narrate incidents from their association with the person. The show is being taped at Abbaiah Naidu Studio in the Chikkalasandra locality of Bangalore.[4] The first season began airing on 2 August 2014, with actor Puneeth Rajkumar as the first invitee.[5] Season 1 ended on 26 October, with the host Ramesh Aravind on the "achievers' seat", with film director and lyricist Yogaraj Bhat as the host.

The second season saw invitees mostly personalities of Kannada cinema like Vijay Prakash, Rajesh Krishnan, Ambareesh, Darshan, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Anant Nag, Raghu Dixit, Sudeepa. Season three saw a mix of professions with achievers from entertainment industry like Arjun Janya, Gangavathi Pranesh, Bharathi Vishnuvardhan; poet, writer, lyricist Jayanth Kaikini; former judge of the Supreme Court Of India, former Solicitor General of India and Lokayukta for Karnataka N. Santosh Hegde; police officer Ravi D. Channannavar; businessman Vijay Sankeshwar; litterateur, priest, writer Hiremagaluru Kannan and some politicians. The season 4 was aired starting 20 April 2019. Philanthropist and the Dharmadhikari of the Dharmasthala Temple Veerendra Heggade, industrialist and co-founder of Infosys N. R. Narayana Murthy and an inspirational writer, speaker, philanthropist, chairperson of the Infosys Foundation Sudha Murthy were invited.

The show returned after a three-year gap for its fifth season, in March 2023. It was reported that the makers hoped to have film personalities Rishab Shetty and Dhananjaya, cardiac surgeon Devi Shetty, and former cricketers Rahul Dravid and Anil Kumble on the show.[6] Actress Ramya was the first guest on the show, which was aired on 25 March.[7] The deputy chief minister of Karnataka D. K. Shivakumar was the last guest of the season.[8]

List of episodes

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Season 1

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No. Guest(s) Original air date
1 Puneeth Rajkumar 2 August 2014
2 3 August 2014
3 V. Ravichandran 9 August 2014
4 10 August 2014
5 H. R. Ranganath 16 August 2014
6 Arjun Sarja 17 August 2014
7 Yash 23 August 2014
8 24 August 2014
9 Yogaraj Bhat 30 August 2014
10 T. N. Seetharam 31 August 2014
11 Dwarakish 6 September 2014
12 Ashwin Karthik 7 September 2014
13 Radhika Pandit 13 September 2014
14 Gurukiran 14 September 2014
15 Upendra 20 September 2014
16 21 September 2014
17 Shiva Rajkumar 27 September 2014
18 28 September 2014
19 G. R. Gopinath 4 October 2014
20 Syed Afsar 5 October 2014
21 Umashree 11 October 2014
22 Mukhyamantri Chandru 12 October 2014
23 Master Hirannaiah 18 October 2014
24 Tara 19 October 2014
25 Ramesh Aravind 25 October 2014
26 26 October 2014

Season 2

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No. Guest(s) Original air date
1 Prem 26 December 2015
2 Rakshita 27 December 2015
3 Vijay Prakash 2 January 2016
4 3 January 2016
5 Duniya Vijay 9 January 2016
6 Rajesh Krishnan 10 January 2016
7 Devaraj 16 January 2016
8 Rangayana Raghu 17 January 2016
9 Ambareesh 23 January 2016
10 24 January 2016
11 Darshan 30 January 2016
12 31 January 2016
13 Sadhu Kokila 6 February 2016
14 7 February 2016
15 Srujan Lokesh 13 February 2016
16 Doddanna 14 February 2016
17 Srinath 20 February 2016
18 21 February 2016
19 S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 27 February 2016
20 28 February 2016
21 Anant Nag 5 March 2016
22 6 March 2016
23 Lakshmi 12 March 2016
24 13 March 2016
25 Raghu Dixit 19 March 2016
26 20 March 2016
27 Leealavathi 26 March 2016
28 Rockline Venkatesh 27 March 2016
29 Sudha Rani 2 April 2016
30 B. Saroja Devi 3 April 2016
31 Saikumar 9 April 2016
32 P. Ravi Shankar 10 April 2016
33 Kiccha Sudeepa 16 April 2016
34 17 April 2016

Season 3

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No. Guest(s) Original air date
1 Prakash Raj 25 March 2017
2 26 March 2017
3 Jaggesh 1 April 2017
4 2 April 2017
5 Arjun Janya 8 April 2017
6 9 April 2017
7 Gangavathi Pranesh 15 April 2017
8 16 April 2017
9 Bharathi Vishnuvardhan 22 April 2017
10 Jayanth Kaikini 23 April 2017
11 Ravi D. Channannavar 29 April 2017
12 V. Harikrishna 30 April 2017
13 Rakshit Shetty 6 May 2017
14 Priyamani 7 May 2017
15 Kashinath 13 May 2017
16 N. Santosh Hegde 14 May 2017
17 Krishnegowda 20 May 2017
18 Vijay Raghavendra 21 May 2017
19 B. Jayashree 3 June 2017
20 Vijay Sankeshwar 4 June 2017
21 H. D. Deve Gowda 10 June 2017
22 11 June 2017
23 Shruthi 17 June 2017
24 Hiremagaluru Kannan 18 June 2017
25 Siddaramaiah 24 June 2017
26 25 June 2017
27 Ganesh 1 July 2017
28 2 July 2017

Season 4

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No. Guest(s) Original air date
1 Veerendra Heggade 20 April 2019
2 21 April 2019
3 Raghavendra Rajkumar 27 April 2019
4 28 April 2019
5 Prema 4 May 2019
6 Prakash Belawadi 5 May 2019
7 Shashi Kumar 11 May 2019
8 Vinaya Prasad 12 May 2019
9 Sriimurali 18 May 2019
10 19 May 2019
11 N. R. Narayana Murthy 1 June 2019
12 Sudha Murthy 2 June 2019
13 Sumalatha 8 June 2019
14 T. S. Nagabharana 9 June 2019
15 Sharan 15 June 2019
16 16 June 2019
17 Vaijanath Biradar 21 June 2019
18 Chikkanna 22 June 2019
19 Shankar Bidari 29 June 2019
20 B. B. Ashok Kumar 30 June 2019
21 Rajendra Singh Babu 6 July 2019
22 Chandrashekhara Kambara 7 July 2019

Season 5

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No. Guest(s) Original air date
1 Ramya 25 March 2023
2 26 March 2023
3 Prabhu Deva 1 April 2023
4 2 April 2023
5 C. N. Manjunath 8 April 2023
6 H. G. Dattatreya 9 April 2023
7 Dhananjaya 15 April 2023
8 16 April 2023
9 Avinash 22 April 2023
10 Mandya Ramesh 23 April 2023
11 Sihi Kahi Chandru 29 April 2023
12 Gururaj Karjagi 30 April 2023
13 Prem 6 May 2023
14 7 May 2023
15 Chinni Prakash 13 May 2023
16 N. Someswara 14 May 2023
17 V. Nagendra Prasad 20 May 2023
18 None 21 May 2023
19 Doddarangegowda 27 May 2023
20 Jai Jagadish 28 May 2023
21 D. K. Shivakumar 10 June 2023
22 11 June 2023

References

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  1. ^ "What makes Ramesh Aravind a successful anchor?". The Times of India. 3 August 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Weekend With Ramesh Comes To A Superlative End". Filmibeat.com. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Weekend With Ramesh Season 3". Zee Kannada ozee.com. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Shivarajkumar in Weekend with Ramesh". Chitraloka.com. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  5. ^ "Puneeth makes the cut for Ramesh Aravind". The Times of India. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  6. ^ "Weekend with Ramesh is back after three years". The Times of India. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  7. ^ S., Sridevi (21 March 2023). "Ramya to be first guest on Weekend with Ramesh season 5". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  8. ^ "ವೀಕೆಂಡ್‌ ವಿತ್‌ ರಮೇಶ್‌ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮದ ಕೊನೆಯ ಸಂಚಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಡಿ.ಕೆ.ಶಿವಕುಮಾರ್". NewsX Kannada (in Kannada). 10 June 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
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