Astro Vaanavil is a Malaysian
pay television
Pay television, also known as subscription television, premium television or, when referring to an individual service, a premium channel, refers to subscription-based television services, usually provided by multichannel television providers, b ...
channel that broadcasts programming in
Tamil
Tamil may refer to:
* Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia
** Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils
**Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia
* Tamil language, na ...
, targeting the Indian community in Malaysia. It was launched on 1 June 1996. It was created by
Astro
Astro may refer to:
Entertainment and media
* Astro (South Korean band), a South Korean boy band
* Astro (UB40) (1957–2021), member of the British reggae band UB40
* Astro (Chilean band), a Chilean indie rock band
* Astro (Japanese band), ...
. Starting 1 June 2020, Astro Vaanavil has been officially upgraded to SD/HD and is known as Astro Vaanavil HD.
It is the dominant local channel targeted at the Indian community in Malaysia.
Programmes
All programmes on Astro Vaanavil were dubbed in
Malaysian Tamil
Malaysian Tamil ( ta, மலேசியத் தமிழ் மொழி, Malēsiyat Tamiḻ Moḻi), also known as Malaya Tamil, is a local variant of the Tamil language
Tamil (; ' , ) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by ...
with
Malay subtitles, and 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
*Oggy And The Cockroaches
*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 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 (SD/HD) on 1 June. Several months later, the show is rebranded and changed to primetime slot at 9.00pm.
*360° is about the Indian community living in Malaysia and the activities happening in town.
References
{{Tamil-language television channels
Astro Malaysia Holdings television channels
Television channels and stations established in 1996
Tamil-language television channels
Vaanavil
''Vaanavil'' () is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language drama film produced by Guru Films and directed by Manoj Kumar. The film stars Arjun, Abhirami and Prakash Raj in lead roles. The film released to mixed reviews, but performed well at the box offic ...