Astro Vaanavil

Astro Vaanavil
Country	Malaysia
Broadcast area	Malaysia; Brunei
Programming
Language(s)	Tamil
Picture format	1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
Owner	Astro
Sister channels	Astro Vellithirai ; Astro Vinmeen HD
History
Launched	1 June 2016 (SD); 1 June 2020 (HD)
Closed	August 2016 (HyppTV); 1 June 2020 (SD, Astro only); 1 January 2022 (SD, NJOI only)
Links
Website	astroulagam.com.my

Astro Vaanavil is a Malaysian pay television channel that broadcasts programming in Tamil, targeting the Indian community in Malaysia. It was launched on 1 June 1996. It was created by Astro. Starting 1 June 2020, Astro Vaanavil has been officially upgrade to HD and known as Astro Vaanavil HD. Astro still in 16:9 HD format.

It is the dominant local channel targeted at the Indian community in Malaysia.^[1]

Programmes[]

All programmes on Astro Vaanavil were dubbed in Malaysian Tamil with Bahasa Malayu subtitles, and was contain sexual content, mild violence and adult language, which may be unsuitable for children to watch Playboy TV’s Tamil-dubbed programmes, especially on Astro’s electronic programme guide (EPG), but with all channel listings of all genres.

Malaysian

Upin & Ipin (14 September 2007)
Ippadikku Ila (1- 19 February 2021)
Appalasamy Apartments (February 2021)
Supramani (March 2021)
Swaralayam
Tamiletchumy 2 (12 August onwards)

Reality Shows

Aaatam 100 Vagai
Vaanavil Superstar
Paadal Thiran Potti

Other shows

Vizhuthugal-Samugathin Kural:

It is a morning talk show that discovers on topics about the current issues that is happening around Malaysia.The show's 14th season was airing on Astro Vaanavil Channel 201 (SD) before started broadcasting again on Astro Vaanavil Channel 201 (HD) on the 1st of June. Several months later, the show is rebranded and changed to primetime slot at 9.00pm.

360°:

The show is about the Indian community living in Malaysia and the activities happening in town.

References[]

^ Sankaran, Chitra; Pillai, Shanthini (2011). "Transnational Tamil television and diasporic imaginings". International Journal of Cultural Studies. 14 (3): 277–289. doi:10.1177/1367877910391867.

External links[]

Official site

[1] Sankaran, Chitra; Pillai, Shanthini (2011). "Transnational Tamil television and diasporic imaginings". International Journal of Cultural Studies. 14 (3): 277–289. doi:10.1177/1367877910391867.

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