Zee Kutumbam Awards 2019: A star-studded night to remember

7^th October Hyderabad:
After another successful year of entertaining the audiences, Zee Telugu is back with Zee Kutumbam Awards and it was a glorious evening in Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy stadium, Hyderabad where the red carpet was rolled out for the Telugu state’s biggest television stars celebrating the 9^th edition of the awards. This year, the Kutumbam Awards brings with its performances and grandeur never-seen-before in Telugu television.

The glitzy event saw the who’s who of the television industry walk the red carpet. The Kutumbam debutants Nidhhi Agerwal, Avika Gor, and Sudigali Sudheer who made their present felt with their style and swag. Tollywood popular actors like Shriya Saran, Hebah Patel, Lavanya Tripathi, Yamini, Sunanda Mala Setti, Thanuja Gowd, Ashwin, Bluffmaster and Brochevarevaru Ra fame Satyadev, dynamic director Puri Jagannadh and more.

Hosts Shyamala, Anchor Ravi and Sudigali Sudheer kept the audience in splits with their engaging sense of humor and witty punchlines. The audience were mesmerized by the mind-blowing performances by Lavanya Tripathi, Nidhi Agerwal and Zee Telugu Kutumbam actors. The visage of the stage was larger than life.

This mega event was a memorable evening where the entire constellation of Zee Telugu’s most popular stars descended on a single platform and set the stage ablaze with their breath-taking performances.  The high-octane performances by the Kutumbam members gave the audiences major thrill. The opening act showcased Sudigali Sudheer who performed on a ‘Raja the Great’ title song, followed by Anchor Ravi on ‘Ismart Shankar’ title song.

Catch the big bang performances and a dazzling night celebrating 9^th edition of Zee Kutumbam Awards that will be coming soon on Zee Telugu!

Zee Kutumbam Awards 2019 announces its nominations

They’ve made you laugh, they’ve made you cry, – they’re part of your lunch and dinner tables. Zee Telugu and its shows have built a very special relationship with their loyal audiences over 11 glorious years and for those viewers, the channel is bringing together their favorite artists who have been part of the Zee Telugu family with the 9^th edition of Zee Kutumbam Awards

All around the year, Zee Telugu tells stories of ordinary people embarking upon extraordinary journeys, and Zee Kutumbam Awards is the celebration of such journeys. Propellers of these change are acknowledged across many award categories ranging from popular viewer’s choice awards to special jury awards.

Speaking on the launch of the 2^nd Zee Kutumbam Awards, Anuradha Gudur, Business head – Zee Telugu & Zee Cinemalu. said, “Over the years, the strength of Zee Telugu has been in its unique storytelling which encapsulates the ethos, culture and traditions that the Telugu audience cherish and hold close to their hearts. With Zee Kutumabam Awards, we aim to present our viewers with new frontiers of entertainment as we welcome them to join us in this celebration of talent that has helped shape Zee Telugu as the preferred entertainment destination across all age groups.”

The winners will be chosen through a fair voting process that will allow viewers and fans to vote for their favorite stars by SMS or by logging on to the Zee Telugu Kutumbam Awards Microsite on the Zee 5 App/Website or by Facebook voting. Additionally, viewers can also vote directly at the Zee Telugu Canter Vans that will be travelling across Telangana & Andhra Pradesh to the following cities starting 15^th September.

The Canter Vans travelled to Sangareddy, Rajamundry, Sadashivpet, Kakinada, Zahirabad, Peddapuram, Kamareddy, Samalkota, Nizamabad, Annavaram, Bodhan, Vizag, Gajuvaka, Armoor, Anakapalle, Nirmal, Vizianagaram,Korutla, Bobbli, Karimnagar, Srikakulam, Warangal and Sompeta in the last few days and they will also cover the following cities:

Sl.No	Dates	Canter Van 1	Canter Van 2
1	1st October	Mahabubabad
2	2nd October	Suryapet	Guntur
3	3rd October	Nalgonda	Chirala
4	4th October		Nellore
5	5th October	Kurnool	Tirupati
6	6th October	Kadapa	Madanapalle

For the ‘Favorite’ categories, winners will be chosen basis the highest number of votes received collectively SMS, Facebook voting, votes registered through Zee5 and the canter activity. For all other categories, votes garnered through Zee5 and the canter activity alone will be considered to adjudge the final winners. The Zee Telugu Kutumbam will be held on Sunday, October 6th at Kotla Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy Stadium, Yousufguda, Hyderabad, 6 PM onwards.