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Astro Vaanavil
CountryMalaysia
Broadcast areaMalaysia
Programming
Language(s)Tamil
Picture format16:9 HDTV (1080i)
Ownership
OwnerAstro
Sister channelsAstro Vinmeen
Astro Vellithirai
Astro Box Office Movies Thangathirai
History
Launched1 June 1996; 27 years ago (1996-06-01) (SD)
1 June 2020; 3 years ago (2020-06-01) (HD)
Closed31 May 2020; 3 years ago (2020-05-31) (SD, Astro only)
Links
Websiteastroulagam.com.my

Astro Vaanavil is a Malaysian pay television channel that broadcasts programming in Tamil, targeting the Indian community in Malaysia. It was launched on 1 June 1996. It was created by Astro. 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.[1]

Programmes

All programmes on Astro Vaanavil were dubbed in Malaysian Tamil 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

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Other shows

References

  1. ^ Sankaran, Chitra; Pillai, Shanthini (2011). "Transnational Tamil television and diasporic imaginings". International Journal of Cultural Studies. 14 (3): 277–289. doi:10.1177/1367877910391867. S2CID 145197401.
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