The second season of the Kannada version of the Who wants to be a Millionaire - Kannadada Kotyadhipathi (KK) which catapulted Star Network's Kannada GEC offering Suvarna to numero uno in the Kannada ratings race ended on July 25.

Hosted by one of the top actors from Sandalwood, Puneeth Rajkumar, KK ran every night Monday to Thursday for 90 minutes on prime time between 8pm and 9.30pm. Throughout this week the grand finale of Suvarna Super Jodi (SSJ) is being aired during this slot. SSJ's run will end Sunday, 4 August. SSJ was aired three days a week, Friday to Sunday between 8pm and 9.30 pm.

Early this week, Suvarna announced the launch of three new 30 minute daily soaps which will run six days a week, Monday to Saturday starting 5 August. The shows which will replace KK and SSJ are Priyadarshini, Milana and Aragini, at the 8.00pm; 8.30pm and 9.00pm slots respectively. The channel plans to air movies on Sundays' for a couple of weeks during this slot before announcing a new weekly property.

Suvarna business head Anup Chandrashekaran said, "These three shows are very different from each other. They have a strong story line and narration. I am sure that our viewers are going to enjoy them. All the three shows appeal to the mass audiences and cater to the entire family. Suvarna as a brand has built a strong loyal viewer base. Our current fiction offerings have made us the leader in weekday prime time, with the launch of these three shows we intend to maintain this leadership and further strengthen our position in the KGE market."

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