Sun Music ( ta, சன் மியூசிக்) is India's first 24-hour
music channel
Music television is a type of television programming which focuses predominantly on playing music videos from recording artists, usually on dedicated television channels broadcasting on satellite, cable, or Streaming Platforms.
Music television ...
led by the well-known
Sun TV Network
Sun TV Network is an Indian mass media company headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is a part of Sun Group and is one of Asia's largest TV networks. Established on 14 April 1992 by Kalanithi Maran, it owns a variety of television ...
of
India
India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the ...
. The channel features
Tamil music
Music of Tamil Nadu has a long tradition and history going back thousands of years. Music is a very important aspect of marriage and temple festival Tamil people.
Ancient music
The tradition of Tamil music goes back to the earliest period o ...
from
Kollywood
Tamil cinema, also known as Kollywood is a part of Indian Cinema; primarily engaged in production of motion pictures in the Tamil language. Based out of the Kodambakkam neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, it is popularly called ''Kollywoo ...
. Most of the shows in Sun Music requires call-in audience participation, where the callers speak to a
video jockey
A video jockey (abbreviated VJ or sometimes veejay) is an announcer or host who introduces music videos and live performances on commercial music television channels such as MTV, VH1, MuchMusic and Channel V.
Origins
The term "video jockey" co ...
and request songs that may be dedicated to their loved ones.
Sun Music is currently broadcast in many other countries apart from
India
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such as
Malaysia
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and
Dubai
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. Sun Music is available 24/7 in
Malaysia
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on
Astro Channel 212 and in
Singapore
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on
StarHub TV
StarHub TV is a pay television service provided by StarHub in Singapore. It has been a subsidiary of StarHub Limited since StarHub acquired Singapore Cable Vision (SCV) in 2001, and was the sole pay-TV operator in the country until 2007 when ...
Channel 134,
Singtel TV Channel 627.
Its HD counterpart was launched on 11 December 2011.
VJs
*
Manimegalai
* Adam
* Anjana
* Anju
*
Anandha Kannan
Anandha Kannan (23 March 1973 – 16 August 2021) was an Indian Singaporean actor and television host, popularly known for his theatre works and shows broadcast in Singapore and Sun Network.
Early life and family
Anandha Kannan was born on ...
* Arun
* Blade Deena
* Dinesh
* Diya
* Durai Raj
* Hema Sinha
* Jerry
* Kajal
*
Kathirravan
* Malmaruga
* Maheshwari
*
Niveditha
* Pooja
*
Prajin
*
Rakesh
* Ranjith
* Sam
*
Akshayaa
* Sangeetha
* Sridevi
* Sarithiran
* Shakthi
* Sri hari
* Suresh
*
Sastika
*
RJ Syed
* Varalakshmi
* Vyshnavee
* Premshyaam
See also
*
List of Tamil-language television channels
References
VJ Rio Raj Biodata
External links
Sun Music's official websiteSun Music on YouTubeSun TV NetworkSun GroupSun Music program guide
{{Tamil language television channels
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Music television channels in India
Tamil-language television channels
Sun Group
2004 establishments in Tamil Nadu
Television stations in Chennai
Television channels and stations established in 2004