Telugu Indian Idol is an Indian Telugu-language music competition television series and is part of Indian Idol. It is Telugu version of the Pop Idol format. First season of the show was premiered on 25 February 2022 on Aha. Vagdevi was announced as the winner of the first season. Third season was premiered on 14 June 2024.
The finale episode of the season was initially scheduled to be shot on 6 June 2022, but was postponed to 7 June 2022.
Sreerama Chandra was signed as the presenter of the first season after becoming the runner-up of the reality show Bigg Boss 5. While, the judges of the first season are Nithya Menen, Karthik and Thaman S. After Karthik was announced as one of the judges, the show faced criticism. Several netizens argued that he is accused of MeToo and slammed the production for choosing him.
Hemachandra was signed as the presenter of the season. Thaman S and Karthik returned as the guests for the third time, while Nithya Menen was replaced by Geetha Madhuri as the judge.
According to reports, for season 3 there were 150,000 auditions were conducted to shortlist 12 contestants, Third season was premiered on 14 June 2024, with two episodes being released every week.
Sreerama Chandra returned as the presenter of the season for the second time, after the first season. Thaman S, Karthik and Geetha Madhuri returned as the judges of the season.
Thaman had promised to give talented singers from the season a chance, and he kept his word by letting Nazeer and Bharat Raj sing the track âÂÂFirestormâ from OG.
Season 4 premiered on 29 August 2025, with the theme âÂÂGully to Global â Manamera IdolâÂÂ. The producers described the theme as a celebration of grassroots musical talent rising to international recognition. The season continued the showâÂÂs mission of discovering musical talent from across Telugu-speaking regions and abroad. Auditions were held on August 3rd in Kukatpally, Hyderabad. The event took place near the JNTU Metro station and was promoted by the official aha.
Singer and actor Sreerama Chandra returned as the main host for his third time, joined by Sameera Bharadwaj as the new co-host.
The judging panel remained consistent with the previous season, featuring S. S. Thaman, Geetha Madhuri, and Karthik.
Below is the list of contestants for Season 4 (Top 12)