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{{short description|Indian Game show}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox television
| name = Star Mahila
| director =
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| network = [[E TV (India)|E TV]] Telugu
| first_run =
| released =
| runtime = 40 - 45 minutes
| channel = [[ETV Network|ETV]]
| num_episodes = 3319
| first_aired = {{Start date|2008|8|9}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2021|4|3}}
| image = Starmahila.jpeg
| image_alt =
| caption =
| genre = Game show
| website = http://www.etv.co.in/showsentitys/home/47
| creator =
| num_seasons = 2
| list_episodes =
| presenter = [[Suma Kanakala]]
| company = [[Mallemala Entertainments]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/telugu/star-mahilas-selections-to-be-held-in-andhra-region/articleshow/44415831.cms|title=Star Mahila's selections to be held in Andhra region|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
| location =
}}

'''Star Mahila''' is an Indian Telugu language [[game show]] for women, hosted by [[Suma Kanakala]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.metromasti.com/tv/news/Star-Mahila-on-ETV-A-show-for-women/11047|title=Star Mahila on ETV – A show for women | News|date=2011-08-17|publisher=Metromasti.com}}</ref> The show airs on [[E TV (India)|E TV]] Telugu at afternoons.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/telugu/star-mahila-acts-as-laughing-therapy-for-suma/articleshow/50043805.cms|title=Star Mahila acts as laughing therapy for Suma|website=The Times of India}}</ref> It is the second longest Indian game show. Season 1 aired from 9 August 2008 to 26 January 2019 completing 3181 episodes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.gulte.com/movienews/36575/Anchor-Suma-creates-New-Record|title=Anchor Suma creates new record|website=gulte.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://english.tupaki.com/movienews/article/STAR-MAHILA-Is-Going-To-Be-Stop-Says-Anchor-Suma/75103|title=STAR-MAHILA-Is-Going-To-Be-Stop-Says-Anchor-Suma|website=Tupaki.com}}</ref> Second season premiered on 17 August 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Star Mahila: లిమ్కా బుక్ ఆఫ్ రికార్డ్స్ లోకి ఎక్కిన కార్యక్రమంతో మళ్లీ సుమ.. ప్రోమోతో ఆట మొదలు|url=https://telugu.samayam.com/tv/news/anchor-suma-kanakala-star-mahila-coming-soon-promo-released/articleshow/77348971.cms|website=The Times of India Samayam}}</ref>

==Seasons==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! rowspan="2" | Season
! style="padding: 0 8px" rowspan="2" | Episodes
! colspan="2" | Originally broadcast <small>([[India]])</small>
|-
! style="padding: 0 8px" | First aired
! style="padding: 0 8px" | Last aired
|-
| 1
| 3181
| 9 August 2008
| 26 January 2019
|-
| 2
| 138
| 17 August 2020
| 3 April 2021
|}

== Background ==
Female contestants participates in a fun game show consisting of a series of challenges in order to win attractive prizes. At the end of each episode, the anchor gives free gifts to the participants for their participation.

In this show a total of six players will participate in each episode. Initially, each participant will have zero points. The anchor will make the player play some fun games and ask questions. Clearing those, the participants will receive points. Finally the participant with the highest points wins the title of Star Mahila.

==Production==
===Season 1===
The show completed 2000 episodes on 23 January 2015 in which actors Pradeep, Ravi, Kaushik, Lasya, Shilpa Chakraborty and Rajeev Kanakala were the guests.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/telugu/Suma-Kanakala-on-cloud-nine/articleshow/45990964.cms|title=Suma Kanakala on cloud nine|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/telugu/star-mahila-to-complete-2000-episodes/articleshow/45853771.cms|title=Star Mahila to complete 2000 episodes|website=The Times of India}}</ref>

Suma Kanakala announced the ending of the show in September 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/telugu/watch-tv-host-suma-kanakala-turns-emotional-bidding-farewell-to-star-mahila-after-12-years/articleshow/67690500.cms|title=Watch: TV host Suma Kanakala turns emotional bidding farewell to Star Mahila after 12 years|website=The Times of India}}</ref>

Star Mahila, hosted by [[Suma Kanakala]], featured a special farewell week on the [[Makar Sankranti|Sankranthi]] season of 2019 from 14 January 2019 to 19 January 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/telugu/star-mahila-farewell-week-promo-is-out-suma-kanakala-turns-emotional-see-video/articleshow/67366520.cms|title=star-mahila-farewell-week-promo-is-out|website=Times of India}}</ref>

===Season 2===
In July 2020, the show was confirmed returning with a new season which premiered on 17 August 2020 and also hosted by Suma kanakala.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Suma Kanakala is back with Star Mahila; watch first teaser|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/telugu/suma-kanakala-is-back-with-star-mahila-watch-first-teaser/articleshow/77193101.cms|website=The Times of India}}</ref>

==Reception==
The show completed its 3000th episode in April, 2018 after which it entered in the [[Limca Book of Records]] as longest running women's game show hosted by a single anchor.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/telugu/Suma-enters-Limca-Book-of-Records-for-Star-Mahila/articleshow/46468438.cms|title=Suma enters Limca Book of Records for Star Mahila!|date=5 March 2015|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=14 June 2019}}</ref> It became her flagship show.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/telugu/fathers-day-special-on-star-mahila-/articleshow/52851104.cms|title=Father's Day special on Star mahila}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/telugu/star-mahila-to-complete-2000-episodes/articleshow/45853771.cms|title=Star Mahila to complete 2000 episodes|website=timesofindia.com}}</ref>

== See also ==

* [[List of longest-running Indian television series|List of longest running Indian Television Series]]

== References ==

<references />

==External links==
* [http://www.etv.co.in/showsentitys/home/46/ ETV Telugu official website]

[[Category:Indian game shows]]
[[Category:Indian reality television series]]
[[Category:Telugu-language television shows]]
[[Category:ETV Telugu Television series]]

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