Flowers (TV channel)
Flowers is a 24-hour Malayalam GEC/Pay television channel from Insight Media City, an international media campus headquartered at Kochi, Kerala, India. The channel has been on air since 12 April 2015. Flowers television holds the broadcast rights to the North American Film Awards. As per the statistical analysis of BARC data for the first eight weeks of 2017, Flowers is ranked in the top 5 lists.[1] Flowers TV Tamil Expected to launch from mid 2019.
| Flowers channel | |
|---|---|
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| Launched | 12 April 2015 |
| Owned by | Insight Media City |
| Audience share | 88,099 (July 2020, BARC India) |
| Country | India |
| Headquarters | Kochi, Kerala, India |
| Website | http://www.flowerstv.in/ |
Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Airtel Digital TV (India) | Channel 840 (SD) |
| Tata Sky (India) | Channel 1837 (SD) |
| Videocon d2h (India) | Channel 617 (SD) |
| Dish TV (India) | Channel 1909 (SD) |
| Sun Direct (India) | Channel 207 (SD) |
| Reliance digital tv-Big TV (India) | Channel 880 (SD) |
| Cable | |
| Asianet Digital (India) | Channel 102 (SD) |
| E-vision, E-Life (UAE) | Channel 808 (HD) |
| DEN Networks (India) | Channel 643 (SD) |
| Kerala Vision Digital TV (India) | Channel 007 (SD) |
On 12 April 2017, Flowers TV, Rays3D, Mulakuppadam Films and Mohanlal set a Guinness World Record for the largest attendance at a 3D film screening. 12,526 spectators watched the screening of the Malayalam movie Pulimurugan at Adlux International Convention Centre in Angamaly, Kerala.[2] Flowers TV has two YouTube Handles, Flowers comedy[3] and Flowers TV, out of which Flowers comedy presents the comedy serials including Uppum Mulakum with 6.01 Million subscribers, which is the second the most subscribed YouTube channel with primary language as Malayalam.
Promoters
- Gokulam Gopalan
- Dr. Vidhya Vinod
- Alungal Muhammad
- Dr B. Govindan
- Satish G. Pillai
- Devies Edakulathur
- Sreekandan Nair
Programmes
Current shows
Primetime Soap Operas
| Title | Airing | Time slot | Cast | Viewers rating (Based BARC) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kadhayariyathe | 2019 – present | Mon-Fri 6:30 pm | Sruthi Lakshmi , Sivaji Guruvayoor | 2.6/5 | |
| Uppum Mulakum | 2015–present | Mon-Fri 7:00 pm | Biju Sopanam, Nisha Sarang, Al Sabith , Juhi Rustagi, Shivani Menon ,Rishi S Kumar | 4.9/5 | |
| Nandanam | 2020-Present | Mon-Fri 7:30 pm | Kavitha Nair, Manka Mahesh , Ashwin subalal , Saju | 3.7/5 | |
| Top Singer (TV series) | Reality show 2018 Oct 1 | Every Days 8:00 pm | Hosted by Baby Meenakshi | 4.7/5 | |
| Koodathayi | 2020- Present | Every Days 9:30 Pm | Muktha George , Shanavas Shanu , Mallika Sukumaran , Reena | 4.2/5 | |
| Chakkappazham | 2020-Present | Mon-Fri 10:00 pm | S. P. Sreekumar , Aswathy Sreekanth ,Arjun Somashekar | 4.5/5 |
Other shows
| Title | Genre | Cast |
|---|---|---|
| Bhagavatham | Spiritual | |
| Star Life | Chat show | |
| Give Jesus | Spiritual | |
| Bhakthigeethangal | Devotional | |
| American Dreams[4] | Community show | |
| Sreekandan Nair Show | Talk show | Hosted by R.Sreekandan Nair |
| Utsavam Super Star | Reality show | |
| Kidilam Comedy Utsavam | Reality show | Hosted by Mithun Ramesh |
| Top Singer (TV series) | Reality show 2018 Oct 1 | Hosted by Baby Meenakshi |
| Silk route | Travelogue | Hosted by Kavitha Nair |
Sports
- I-League (Malayalam Commentary)
Former shows
| Title | Program | Airing |
|---|---|---|
| Arayannangalude Veedu | Primetime serials | 2019 |
| Classmates | ||
| Swapnamoru Chakku | ||
| Panchavadippalam | ||
| Arundhathi | 2018-2019 | |
| Malarvadi | 2017-2018 | |
| Parisudhan | ||
| Mamangam | ||
| MounaRagam | 2017 | |
| Maamattikutty | ||
| Sakudumbam Shyamala | ||
| Manjal Prasadam | 2016–2017 | |
| Naadodikaattu | 2016 | |
| Rathri Mazha | 2016–2018 | |
| Pokkuveyil | 2016 | |
| Eeran Nilavu | 2015-2017 | |
| Ishwaran Sakshiyayi | 2015 | |
| Junior Chanakyan | 2015 | |
| Nirupama Fans | 2015, 2016 (re-telecast) | |
| Seetha | 2017-2019 | |
| Sreekrishnan | 2016 | |
| Vishwaroopam | 2015 | |
| Moonnumani | 2015–2017 (longest running serial on Flowers) | |
| Smart Show | Game show | 2015–2016 |
| Smart Show 60 | 2016 | |
| 25 Kottayam Nazeer Show | Comedy show | 2016 |
| Pokkathil Pakru | 2015 | |
| Shesham | Crime series | 2015 |
| Shesham 2 | 2016 | |
| Comedy Super Nite | Comedy chat show | 2015–2016 |
| Comedy Super Nite 2 | 2016–2017 | |
| Comedy Super Nite 3 | 2017–2018 | |
| Katturumbu[5] | Kids show | 2016-2018 |
| Kaathukuthan Katturumbu | 2018 | |
| Sreekandan Nair Show | Talk show | 2016–2017 |
| Nakshathrakoodaram | 2015–2016 | |
| Oru Nimisham | 2016 | |
| Fashion League | Fashion show | 2015 |
| Music League | Reality show | 2015 |
| Star Challenge | ||
| Malayali Veettamma[6] | 2017 | |
| Melam Marakkatha Swad | 2017 -2019 | |
| Mylanchy Monchu | 2018-2019 | |
| Tasty Travels | Cookery show | 2016–2017 |
| Malabar Masala | 2015 | |
| Neram pokki | Entertainment | 2015-2017 |
| Fashion Studio | 2015-2016 | |
| Bollywood buzz | 2015-2016 | |
| Keraleeyam | 2015 | |
| Film Cafe | 2015 | |
| Focus | 2017-2018 | |
| Varnagal | 2018 | |
| Tamaar Padaar | 2017-2019 |
Transmission
The transmission is available through Intelsat 17 at 66o East.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Satellite | Intelsat 17 |
| Band | C |
| Downlink Frequency | 4024 MHz |
| Symbol rate | 4400 KSYM/S |
| FEC | 2/3 (8PSK) |
| Polarisation | Horizontal |
| Modulation | DVB-S2 8PSK |
Awards
Flowers television holds the broadcast rights to the following award nights:
- Flowers TV awards
- Flowers Music Awards
- Flowers Comedy Awards
- Flowers Indian Film Awards
- Kerala State Film Award
- Kerala Film Critics Association Awards
- Flowers Gulf Film Awards