| Jabardasth | |
|---|---|
| Genre | |
| Created by | ETV |
| Directed by | Govada Manikanta |
| Presented by | Anasuya Bharadwaj (2013–2022) Rashmi Gautam (2012– 2022) Sowmya Rao (2022–present)[1] |
| Judges | Roja (2013–2022) Naga Babu (2013–2019) Mano (2019–2022) Indraja(2022–present) Krishna Bhagavaan(2022–present) |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Telugu |
| Production | |
| Producer | Mallemala Productions |
| Production locations | Annapurna Studios, Hyderabad, India |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | Mallemala Entertainments |
| Original release | |
| Network | ETV |
| Release | 7 February 2013 – present |
| Related | |
| Extra Jabardasth | |
Jabardasth is an Indian Telugu-language sketch comedy television show produced by Mallemala Entertainments. It was conceived and directed by Sanjeev K Kumar, and later directed by Sanjeev's associates Nithin and Bharat. It was premiered on ETV on 7 February 2013.
The show was hosted by Anasuya Bharadwaj, and is now hosted by Siri Hanumanth. Initially judged by actor Nagendra Babu and actress Roja, Babu left the show in 2019 with singer Mano replacing him.[2] Jani and Sekhar have also appeared in the show as guest judges.
The show is popular among the Telugu audience,[3] but it is criticized for its obscene and problematic content.[4][5] An extended version of the show, Extra Jabardasth began airing in 2014.
The concept of Jabardasth and Extra Jabardasth is, where six teams participates makes a comedy skit performance, generally sitcom which are judged by singer Mano and actress Roja to marks 10/10 by each, where the winner(s) gets cheque prize of INRs 25,000 [6] and a poster of the week will be decided based on the skit performed by winners.[7]
| Teams | Team Leaders |
|---|---|
| Hyper Aadi and Raising Raju | Aadi&Raju |
| Chalaki Chanti and sunami Sudhakar | Vinay Mohan and Sudhakar |
| Rocket Raghava | Rocket Raghava |
| Venky's Monkeys & Thagubothu Ramesh | Venky and Thagubothu ramesh |
Jabardasth show has been aired with three series.
Series 1 aired from 7 February 2013 to 15 August 2013. Six teams competed.
| Team name | Team leaders | Notable team members |
|---|---|---|
| Dhanadhan Dhanraj | Dhanraj | Satya, Naveen |
| Chammak Chandra | Chandra Naik[8] | |
| Chalaki Chanti | Vinay Mohan[9] | Bullet Bhaskar, Phani, Tsunami Sudhakar |
| Rocket Raghava | Raghava | |
| Roller Raghu | Raghu Karumanchi | Rocking Rakesh, Josh Ravi, Amarthya |
| Venu Wonders | Venu (Tillu) | Chitram Seenu, Sudigali Sudheer, Getup Srinu[10] |
Series 2 aired from 22 August 2013 to 10 October 2014.
| Team name | Team leader | Notable team members |
|---|---|---|
| Sudigali Sudheer | Sudheer | Auto RamPrasad, Getup Srinu, Sunny |
| Racha Ravi | Ravi | Appa Rao |
Series 3 debuted 17 October 2014.
| Notable team members | ||
|---|---|---|
| Super Srinu | Chitram Seenu | |
| Shaking Seshu | Seshu | |
| Hyper Aadi and raising Raju | Aadi | |
| Allari Harish | Harish | Bullet Bhaskar, Tsunami Sudhakar, Master Naresh |
| Getup Srinu | Sudheer | Ram Prasad |
| Rocking Rakesh | Rakesh | |
| Racha Ravi | Ravi | Appa Rao |
| Adhire Abhi | Abhinaya Krishna | |
| Bullet Bhaskar & Tsunami Sudhakar | Bhaskar & Sudhakar | Master Naresh |
| Kiraak RP | RP | |
| Kill Bill Vishwa | Vishwa | |
| Mass Avinash Kevvu Karthik | Avinash Karthik |
| Teams | Notable Team Members | |
|---|---|---|
| Hyper Aadi and Raising Raju | Hyper Aadi | Raising Raju |
| Venky Monkeys &Thagubothu Ramesh | Venky | Thagubothu Ramesh |
| Rocket Raghava | Raghava | Naagi |
| Chalaki Chanti & Tsunami Sudhakar | Sudhakar | Chanti |