This draft can be customized further if you need a specific focus (e.g., only the top 3 shows, or an analysis of a specific serial like Mahanathi).
The channel's golden era arguably began with Kana Kaanum Kaalangal (2006), a show about high school life that turned its young cast into teen idols overnight. This paved the way for a new genre of "reality-style" fiction.
Here is a look at what makes Vijay Television serials tick, the shows that dominate TRP charts, and why the channel is currently the talk of the town. For years, Tamil television was dominated by sun-kissed sets and never-ending sagas of family revenge. Vijay TV disrupted this by introducing the "campus drama" and "urban romance."