MUMBAI: Hello FM Network’s stations in Chennai, Pondicherry, Trichy, Tirunelveli, Coimbatore, Tuticorin and Madurai planned a star-studded lineup to celebrate Pongal. The station has packed its ‘Festival Weekend Specials’ with shows feature Tamil film stars like music director G V Prakash, actors Dhanush, Maddy, Prabhu, Karthi, Directors Gautham Vasudev Menon and Vetrimaran on the 14th and 15th of January.
Pongal day opened with actress Trisha, followed by G V Prakash’s interview. Some of the other 14 January attractions include director Vetrimaaran and actor Prabhu’s free-wheeling interviews.
On January 15, actors Pa Vijay, Dhanush, Karthi and ace director Gautham Vasudev Menon will take centrestage. All shows will be interspersed with 30-second PSAs or witty Pongal sparklers…, as a company announcement puts it.
During Kaanum Pongal, the concluding day of the four-day festivity, an OB van will traverse the seven cities with radio jockeys interacting with the public at prominent localities in and capturing the festive mood on-air.
Explaining the heavy dose of Kollywood content over three days of Pongal celebrations, Remy, Head, Content – Hello FM, said, Let’s let’s face it — cinema is almost a religion embraced by people of all faiths in Tamil Nadu. So for Pongal, we decided to dish out special fare featuring the best and biggest of tinsel town….