MAM
Star’s celebrity dance show works wonders for it in week 45
MUMBAI: In the week 45 of TAM TV ratings, there are hardly any changes, especially in the top three positions. Star Plus continues to lead, thanks to its newly launched celebrity dance reality show Nach Baliye Season 6 that has registered 6034 TVTs on the day of its launch, 9 November taking its tally to 536,270 GVTs (486,066). Colors continue to be at number two even this week with 486,423 GVTs (463,778) and Zee TV also maintains its third position with 428,610 GVTs (434,987). Life OK has overtaken Sab TV’s position last week and has escalated to number four with 344,624 GVTs (323,897) followed by Sony that turned out to be the highest gainer this week and registered 341,054 GVTs (299,964). Sab is back to its number six slot with 310,534 GVTs (337,099) and Sahara One continues to be at the bottom with 31,549 GVTs (31,647).
Star Plus, which is leading the chart, witnessed few changes in the ratings of its popular shows — Diya Aur Baati Hum witnessed a slight increase in its ratings with 10,921 TVTs (10,155), Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai too registered 7,039 TVTs (6,986). However, Pyar Ka Dard Hai maintained a stable position with 7,754 TVTs (7,752). Sath Nibhana Saathiya, one of the most popular shows in the pre-primetime slot too witnessed 7,518 TVTs (7,509), while the epic series Mahabharat witnessed a drop and registered 4,899 TVTs (5,041). The ratings of Saraswati Chandra also didn’t see much change with 5,111 TVTs (5,170). The channel aired Indian Television Academy Awards (ITA) on 3 November, which garnered 3,192 TVTs.
There are surprises for Colors’ as well. Its longest running fiction series, Balika Vadhu saw a significant raise and generated 7,581 TVTs (7,080), Madhubala – Ek Ishq Ek Junoon scored 4,594 TVTs (4,441). Uttaran witnessed a dip and rated 3,690 TVTs (4,299). Comedy Nights with Kapil, which has been one of the most popular shows in the recent times, witnessed a huge rise with 7,357 TVTs (6,631) and so did the much hyped Indian adaptation of the international series 24 starring Anil Kapoor which scored 3,222 TVTs (2,755). And it seems the cat fights are really garnering eye balls as the celebrity reality show, Bigg Boss is becoming even more popular with every passing day. Compared to last week’s 5,024 TVTs, this time it registered 5,133 TVTs.
Zee TV’s period drama Jodha Akbar has worked some wonders for the channel. The show’s ratings notched up this time taking the final score to 8,989 TVTs (8,101). However, the channel’s fictional offering Qubool Hai witnessed a slight drop and registered 5,397 TVTs (5,625). Pavitra Rishta generated 4,345 TVTs (4,235), while drama series, Do Dil Bandhe Ek Dori Se registered 5,159 TVTs (4,870). Its sitcom, Bh se Bhade saw a drop too with 1,735 TVTs (2,139). Zee TV’s popular dance reality show, Dance India Dance 4 became a savior for the channel and its mega audition episode that was telecast on Saturday attracted enough viewers and scored 5,550 TVTs (3,854). But on Sunday, it again witnessed a drastic drop at 3,806 TVTs (6,519).
Life OK at number four witnessed a drop in its popular mythological series Mahadev. It scored 3,073 TVTs (4,183). Shapath seems to be becoming a favourite among the viewers as it generated 3,418 TVTs (3,172). Do Dil Ek Jaan recorded 1,438 TVTs (1,526), while crime-based show Savdhaan India generated 2,730 TVTs (2,509). Ek Boond Ishq saw a slight dip and registered 2,528 TVTs (2,620). With Mallika Sherawat’s antics making headlines, reality series The Bachelorette India saw a rise in its ratings with 2,710 TVTs (2,073).
Sony, which is at number five, witnessed a huge rise in ratings for its longest running crime series CID — 5,501 TVTs (4,317). Crime Patrol too witnessed a rise and managed to register 4,284 TVTs (3,818). The channel’s historical show Maharana Pratap garnered 2,668 TVTs (2,771), while quiz show KBC witnessed a rise and recorded 4,029 TVTs (2,436). Other fiction shows either maintained a stable position or dipped marginally during the week. Its new horror flick, Bhoot Aaya registered 1,583 TVTs (2,544).
Sixth placed, Sab’s fiction show, Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah continued to lead among all its other shows with 7,135 TVTs (7,637). Chidiya Ghar saw a drop and generated 2,836 TVTs (3,645). Lapataganj generated 1,894 TVTs (2,354) and Baalveer registered 2,375 TVTs (2,391). It was a roller-coaster ride for other fiction shows as well.
In the movie channel genre, Zee Cinema reported 218,568 GVTs (210,728); Star Gold witnessed a rise and registered 217,861 GVTs (175,245) and Movies OK scored 138,425 GVTs (120,183). On the other hand, &pictures garnered 71,225 TVTs (57,589), Zee Anmol registered 41,776 GVTs (50,827) and Max scored 197,869 GVTs (182,588).
While there hasn’t been much change this week as compared to last week, let’s see what’s in store for the channels in the coming weeks.
Brands
Tessolve lands a semiconductor veteran to drive its next big push
Ravi Kumar Chirugudu, who started his career at ISRO and has spent 35 years building chips and companies, joins the Bengaluru-based firm as president and chief operating officer
BENGALURU: Tessolve has never been shy about its ambitions. The Bengaluru-based engineering services firm already counts 18 of the world’s top 20 semiconductor companies among its clients, employs more than 3,500 engineers across 12 countries, and last year pocketed a $150m investment from TPG. Now it has hired the executive it believes can turn those assets into something bigger. Ravi Kumar Chirugudu, a 35-year semiconductor veteran who once built satellite payloads for ISRO and has since scaled engineering organisations across three continents, joins as president and chief operating officer, effective immediately.
THE MAN AND THE MANDATE
The appointment is, by any measure, a serious hire. Ravi Kumar Chirugudu comes to Tessolve after senior leadership stints at HCL Technologies, Altran and Wipro, where he managed large profit-and-loss portfolios and oversaw cross-regional teams. Over the course of his career, he has been instrumental in bringing more than 1,000 new products to market across the high-tech, energy and manufacturing verticals. Before the private sector claimed him, he began his working life as a scientist at the Indian Space Research Organisation, contributing to research and development in charge-coupled device technology and satellite payloads, a foundation that shaped everything that followed.
In his new role, he will lead Tessolve’s global growth strategy: expanding its engineering capabilities, deepening customer relationships and accelerating innovation across semiconductor and high-performance computing domains. The brief is broad, but the context is specific. Tessolve operates in the $550 billion global semiconductor market, and its recent moves, the acquisition of Germany’s Dream Chip Technologies and the TPG funding round, have sharpened both its reach and its expectations.
Srini Chinamilli, co-founder and chief executive of Tessolve, is characteristically direct about why Ravi Kumar Chirugudu was the choice:
“As we scale our global semiconductor and system engineering capabilities, Ravi’s appointment marks an important step forward. As global semiconductor demand continues to accelerate across industries, it is creating significant opportunities across the semiconductor lifecycle, from design, packaging, validation and systems integration. Ravi’s deep knowledge and leadership in this ecosystem brings the right mix of industry expertise, customer connect and execution capability, which will play a key role in strengthening our position as a trusted global engineering partner and reinforcing our market leadership.”
THE NEW ARRIVAL SPEAKS
Ravi Kumar Chirugudu, for his part, frames the move in terms of timing and culture, two factors that veteran executives tend to weigh as heavily as title or compensation:
“I am happy to join Tessolve at a time when the industry is rapidly evolving towards more complex, AI-driven systems. What stands out to me is its strong people-first culture and its commitment to bringing value to its customers. The strength of its global team, combined with its deep expertise in semiconductor innovation and next-generation product engineering, creates a solid foundation to build differentiated, scalable solutions. I look forward to working closely with the team to drive strategic growth and strengthen its role in shaping the global semiconductor ecosystem.”
The reference to AI-driven systems is not incidental. The semiconductor industry is in the midst of a structural reshaping, driven by the insatiable compute demands of artificial intelligence. For engineering services firms like Tessolve, which offers end-to-end capabilities from silicon design to packaged parts and invests in high-performance computing, high-speed interfaces, photonics and 5G, the moment is both an opportunity and a test. The company says it is well positioned to capture the next wave of industry growth. Ravi Kumar Chirugudu is now the person who has to prove it.
He came in from outer space, literally, and spent three decades learning how the semiconductor industry works from the inside out. Now Tessolve is betting that accumulated knowledge can help it cross the next frontier. In the $550 billion global chip market, the gap between ambition and execution is measured in engineering hours and leadership quality. Tessolve has just gone shopping for both.
