List of Malayalam-language television channels

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Position of Kerala in India

This is a list of satellite television channels in Malayalam language (spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the federally administered Lakshadweep) broadcasting at least throughout Kerala state and in Middle East Countries. Besides these channels, there exist a number of local channels concentrating in a particular area or town in the region.

List of Channels[edit]

State Owned Channels[edit]

#	Name	Launch	FTA/Pay	HD version	Owner	Note
1	DD Malayalam	1985	FTA	No	Doordarshan	State Owned
2	Kite Victers	2005	FTA	No	KITE	State Owned
3	Kite Victers Plus	2021	FTA	No	KITE	State Owned

General Entertainment[edit]

#	Name	Logo	Launch	FTA/Pay	HD version	Owner	Note
1	Asianet	File:Asianet(TVchannel)Logo.jpg	1993	Pay	Yes	Disney Star	1^st Malayalam GEC in SD and HD
2	Surya TV		1998	Pay	Yes	Sun TV Network
3	Kairali TV	File:Kairali TV.svg	2000	FTA	No	Malayalam Communications
4	Jeevan	File:JeevanTV.jpg	2002	FTA	No	Jeevan Telecasting Corporation
5	Amrita	File:Amrita TV.svg	2005	FTA	No	Amrita Enterprises
6	Asianet Plus		2005	Pay	No	Disney Star
7	Kerala Vision	File:KeralavisionChannelLogo.jpg	2010	FTA	No	Kerala Communicators Cable Limited
8	Mazhavil Manorama		2011	FTA	Yes	Malayala Manorama
9	Kaumudy		2013	FTA	No	Kerala Kaumudi
10	Sakhi		2014	FTA	No	Sakhi Media LLC
11	Flowers	File:Flowers-Onam.png	2015	Pay	No	Insight Media City
12	Zee Keralam		2018	Pay	Yes	Essel Group

Movies[edit]

#	Name	Launch	FTA/Pay	HD version	Owner	Note
1	Surya Movies	2004	Pay	No	Sun TV Network
2	Kairali We	2007	FTA	No	Malayalam Communications	Kairali Movies Rebranding Soon
3	Asianet Movies	2012	Pay	Yes	Disney Star

Music[edit]

#	Name	Logo	Launch	FTA/Pay	HD version	Owner
1	Raj Musix Malayalam		2007	FTA	No	Raj Television Network
2	Kappa TV	File:Kappa TV.jpg	2013	FTA	No	Mathrubhumi Group
3	Surya Music		2014	Pay	No	Sun TV Network

Comedy[edit]

#	Name	Logo	Launch	FTA/Pay	HD version	Owner	Note
1	Surya Comedy		2017	Pay	No	Sun TV Network

Kids[edit]

#	Name	Logo	Launch	FTA/Pay	HD version	Owner	Note
1	Kochu TV		2011	Pay	No	Sun TV Network

Infotainment[edit]

#	Name	Logo	Launch	FTA/Pay	HD version	Owner	Note
1	Safari		2013	FTA	No	Safari Multimedia

Devonation[edit]

#	Name	Launch	FTA/Pay	HD version	Owner
1	Shalom	2005	FTA	No	Shalom Communications
2	Powervision	2006	FTA	No	Value Vision Broadcasting
3	Goodness	2010	FTA	No	Goodness Media
4	Harvest	2011	FTA	No
5	Athmeeya Yathra	2011	FTA	No	AY Broadcast Foundation
6	Darshana	2012	FTA	No	Sathyadhara Communications
7	YogiTV Malayalam	2016	FTA	No	Yogi Networks
8	Shekinah	2019	FTA	No	Shekinah Communications

Shopping[edit]

#	Name	Logo	Launch	FTA/Pay	HD version	Owner	Note
1	Malayalam Naaptol		2014	FTA	Yes	Naaptol

News[edit]

#	Name	Launch	FTA/Pay	HD version	Owner
1	Asianet News	1995	FTA	No	Jupiter Entertainment Ventures
2	Kairali News	2005	FTA	No	Malayalam Communications
3	Manorama News	2006	FTA	No	Malayala Manorama
4	JaiHind	2007	FTA	No	Bharath Broadcasting Network
5	Raj News Malayalam	2011	FTA	No	Raj Television Network
6	Reporter	2011	FTA	No	Indo-Asian News Channel
7	Mathrubhumi News	2013	FTA	No	Mathrubhumi Group
8	Media One	2013	FTA	No	Madhyamam Broadcasting
9	Janam	2015	FTA	No	Janam Multimedia
10	News18 Keralam	2016	Pay	No	Network 18
11	Mangalam	2017	FTA	No	Mangalam Publications
12	Twenty Four	2018	FTA	No	Insight Media City

Malayalam HD Channels[edit]

Name	Video	Audio	Owner	Launch Date	Note
Asianet HD	Full HD	Dolby Digital Plus \| 7.1	Disney Star	13 August 2015	First HD Channel in Malayalam
Malayalam Naaptol HD	Full HD	Dolby Digital \| 6.1	Cinema 24x7 Private Limited	29 October 2023	Launched after 40 days on 29th October
Mazhavil Manorama HD	Upscaled	Stereo \| 2.0	Malayala Manorama Group	14 August 2015
Surya TV HD	Full HD	Dolby Digital \| 5.1	Sun TV Network	16 March 2017
Zee Keralam HD	Full HD	Stereo \| 5.1	Zee Entertainment Enterprises	26 November 2018
Asianet Movies HD	Full HD	Dolby Digital Plus \| 7.1	Disney Star	Launching soon.

Malayalam audio feeds[edit]

Some Indian channels (mainly English) are telecasting with multiple audio feeds, including Malayalam.

Discovery
Sony Yay
Sonic
Nickelodeon
Discovery Kids
ETV Bal Bharat
National Geographic (Indian TV channel)-malayalam audiofeed coming soon.
&flix-malayalam audiofeed coming soon

Upcoming channels[edit]

Name	Genre	SD/HD Availability	Launching Date	Owner	Note
Asianet Movies HD	Movies	HD	Launching Soon.	Disney Star	HD Feed of Asianet Movies, Launching soon.
Zee Malayalam News	News	SD	Launching soon.	Essel Group	It Launched on 25 January 2022 in Digital Platforms.
Colors Malayalam	GEC	SD+HD	Launching soon.	Viacom18
Star Sports 1 Malayalam	Sports	SD	Launching soon.	Disney Star
Sports18 Malayalam	Sports	SD	Launching soon.	Viacom18

Cable TV channels[edit]

These channels do not have MIB permission for satellite up-linking or down-linking. They are available only on cable tv networks, not on any DTH platforms.

International channels[edit]

These channels mainly for Malayali people residing outside India. These channels have permission to Uplink from India, but no downlink permission from India.

Asianet Middle East - GEC from Asianet Star Communications
Mazhavil Manorama International - GEC from Malayala Manorama (MM) TV Ltd
Flowers TV USA - GEC from Insight Media City
Kairali Arabia - GEC from Malayalam Communications Limited
Media One Gulf - GEC from Madhyamam Broadcasting Ltd
Butterfly TV - GEC started by gulf malayalees. First Indian channel to Launch in Qatar.
UBL HD - GEC from United Arab Emirates, available through E-Vision and online.
NTV HD - GEC from United Arab Emirates, available through E-Vision

Defunct channels[edit]

Indiavision - Malayalam news channel from Indiavision Satellite Communications
Yes Indiavision - youth entertainment channel from Indiavision
TV New - Malayalam news channel from the Kerala Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI)
Surya Action - Replaced by Surya Comedy
Kiran TV - Replaced by Surya Movies.

Online TV Platforms[edit]

Asianet Mobile TV + - From Asianet Satellite Communications Ltd
Disney+ Hotstar - From Disney Star
Sun NXT - From Sun Network
Zee5 - From Zee Entertainment Enterprises
ManoramaMAX - From MM TV Ltd
Jio TV - From Reliance Jio
YuppTV - From YuppTV
MX Player - From Times Group
Discovery+ - From Discovery,Inc
Airtel Xstream - From Airtel
SonyLIV - From Sony Pictures Networks India
Voot - From Viacom 18
Vi Movies & TV - From Vi (Vodafone Idea)

References[edit]

^[1] ^[2] ^[3] ^[4] ^[5]^[6] ^[7] ^[8] ^[9]^[10]^[11]

↑ "Victers". victers.kite.kerala.gov.in.
↑ "INDEX". NoNameHello.
↑ http://gyanayogimalayalamtv.in/ ^{[dead link]}
↑ "Goodness TV, Top Devotional Chanel". goodnesstv.in.
↑ "Raj Tv". www.rajtvnet.in.
↑ "Raj Musix Malayalam - LyngSat". www.lyngsat.com.
↑ "Sakhi TV - LyngSat". www.lyngsat.com.
↑ "Main Home".
↑ "Shekinah Tv". shekinahchannel.tv.
↑ "Shekinah TV - LyngSat". www.lyngsat.com.
↑ "Raj News Malayalam - LyngSat". www.lyngsat.com.

[1] "Victers". victers.kite.kerala.gov.in.

[2] "INDEX". NoNameHello.

[3] ttp://gyanayogimalayalamtv.in/ ^{[dead link]}

[4] "Goodness TV, Top Devotional Chanel". goodnesstv.in.

[auto-5] "Raj Tv". www.rajtvnet.in.

[6] "Raj Musix Malayalam - LyngSat". www.lyngsat.com.

[7] "Sakhi TV - LyngSat". www.lyngsat.com.

[8] "Main Home".

[9] "Shekinah Tv". shekinahchannel.tv.

[10] "Shekinah TV - LyngSat". www.lyngsat.com.

[11] "Raj News Malayalam - LyngSat". www.lyngsat.com.

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