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{{Short description|Indian reality television}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox media franchise
| title = Survivor India
| otherlabel5 = No.of Seasons
| years = 2012 – present
| otherdata7 =
| otherlabel7 =
| otherdata6 = [[Star Plus]] (Hindi) [[Zee Tamil]] (Tamil)
| otherlabel6 = Original network
| otherdata5 = 2
| otherdata4 = 2
| otherlabel4 = No.of Versions
| tv = {{plainlist|
* ''[[Survivor India – The Ultimate Battle (Hindi TV series)|Survivor India]]''
* ''[[Survivor (Tamil TV series)|Survivor Tamil]]''
}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.banijay.com/show/survivor-2/}}
| otherdata3 = ''[[Robinson (TV series)|Expedition Robinson]]''
| otherlabel3 = Based on
| otherdata2 = [[Banijay]]
| otherlabel2 = Produced by
| otherdata1 = {{hlist|[[Hindi]]|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]}}
| otherlabel1 = Languages
| direct-to-video =
}}

'''''Survivor India''''' is an Indian reality television game show franchise based on the Swedish show ''[[Robinson (TV series)|Expedition Robinson]]'' created in 1997 by [[Charlie Parsons]]. It is produced by [[Banijay|Banijay India]]. Subsequently, the show was syndicated internationally and available through [[Zee5]] OTT platforms. ''Survivor India'' was originally in [[Hindi]] in 2012 and was adapted in [[Tamil Language|Tamil]] in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title='Survivor' Returns To India After 10-Year Hiatus|url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/survivor-india-zee5-banijay-zee-tam-1234800499/|access-date=2021-09-19|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=27 July 2021|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-27|title=Banijay Asia Launches Survivor India Comeback|url=https://www.banijay.com/blog/2021/07/27/banijay-asia-launches-survivor-india-comeback/|access-date=2021-09-18|website=www.banijay.com|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Overview ==
It was first made in 2012. In 2012, [[Star India]] obtained the rights to produce ''[[Survivor India – The Ultimate Battle (Hindi TV series)|Survivor India]]'' in Hindi and debuted it in [[Star Plus]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/web/survival-of-the-fittest-3/|title=Survival of the fittest|website=The Indian Express|date=30 December 2011}}</ref> In 2021, it debuted in [[Tamil Language|Tamil]] through [[Zee Tamil]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-22|title='Survivor' series Tamil version host,female,male contestants and premiere date revealed|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/survivor-series-tamil-contestant-list-action-king-arjun-vikranth-nandha-gayathrie-shruste-dange-vijayalakshmi--tamil-news-293539|access-date=2021-09-18|website=www.indiaglitz.com|language=en-US}}</ref>

== History ==
=== Creation ===
''Survivor India'' is a Hindi language adaption of the Swedish show ''[[Robinson (TV series)|Expedition Robinson]]''. The first season of ''[[Survivor India – The Ultimate Battle (Hindi TV series)|Survivor India]]'' was aired on [[StarPlus]] and hosted by [[Sameer Kochhar]].

=== Expansion ===
In early 2021, the show was telecast in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] on [[Zee Tamil]] and hosted by [[Arjun Sarja]].

== Versions ==

: {{color box|#90EE90}} Currently airing – 0
: {{color box|#E0B0FF}} Upcoming for airing – 0
: {{color box|#fff2a5}} Recently concluded – 0
: {{color box|#FFA500}} No longer airing – 2

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;font-size: 85%; line-height:20px; width:80%;"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center"
! Language
! Show
! Season/ Year
! Host
! Primary Network
! Online VOD
! Island Location
! Premiere
! Finale
! Days
! Survivors
! Prize money
! Winner
! Runner up
|-
| style="background: #FFA500;" |'''[[Hindi]]''' '''(हिन्दी)'''
|[[Survivor India – The Ultimate Battle (Hindi TV series)|'''Survivor Hindi''']]
|[[Survivor India – The Ultimate Battle (Hindi TV series)|'''1''']] (2012)
|[[Sameer Kochhar]]
|[[StarPlus]]
|N/A
|[[Caramoan]], [[Philippines]]
|6 January 2012
|17 March 2012
|50
|24
|{{INRConvert|1|c}}
|style="background:pink;" |Raj Rani
|style="background:cyan;" |[[Jamnadas Majethia]]
|-
! colspan="16" |
|-
| style="background:#FFA500;" |'''[[Tamil language|Tamil]]''' '''(தமிழ்)'''
|[[Survivor (Tamil TV series)|'''Survivor Tamil''']]
|[[Survivor (Tamil season 1)|'''1''']] (2021)
|[[Arjun Sarja]]
|[[Zee Tamil]]
|[[Zee5]]
|[[Zanzibar]], [[Tanzania]]
|12 September 2021
|12 December 2021
|91
|18
|{{INRConvert|1|c}}
|style="background:pink;" |[[Vijayalakshmi Feroz]]
|style="background:cyan;" |[[Saran Shakthi]]
|}
{{Color box|pink|border=darkgray}} Female Winners
{{Color box|cyan|border=darkgray}} Male Winners

== Summary ==
=== ''Survivor Hindi'' ===
{{Main|Survivor India – The Ultimate Battle (Hindi TV series)}}
''Survivor India'' is the [[Hindi]] and the first version of the franchise. The first season was premiered in January 2012 on [[Star Plus]] and was hosted by [[Sameer Kochhar]]. The prize money for the winner was 1 crore (US$140,000) and the location of the island was in the [[Caramoan]] islands in [[Philippines]]. In the first season, [[field hockey]] player Raj Rani won the season while actor [[Jamnadas Majethia]] emerged as the runner up.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://starplus.startv.in/survivor-india/shownewsdetailspage.aspx?nid=3067 |title=Raj Rani is elated to win Survivor India |publisher=Starplus.startv.in |access-date=2014-03-11 |archive-date=5 August 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130805070846/http://starplus.startv.in/survivor-india/shownewsdetailspage.aspx?nid=3067 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Punjab/Chandigarh/Raja-Rani-wins-Survivor-India/SP-Article1-833034.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401205036/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Punjab/Chandigarh/Raja-Rani-wins-Survivor-India/SP-Article1-833034.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 April 2012 |title=Raja Rani wins Survivor India |work=Hindustan Times|date=30 March 2012 |access-date=5 August 2013}}</ref>

=== ''Survivor Tamil'' ===
{{Main|Survivor (Tamil TV series)}}
''Survivor'' is the [[Tamil Language|Tamil]] and the second version in the franchise. [[Banijay]] produced the show in 2021 with [[Arjun Sarja]] as the host on [[Zee Tamil]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-13|title=Arjun to host the Tamil version of Survivor|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2021/aug/13/arjun-to-host-the-tamil-version-of-survivor-26042.html|access-date=2021-09-18|website=[[Cinema Express]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-10|title=Actor Arjun to host Zee Tamil's adventure-based reality show 'Survivor'|url=https://zeenews.india.com/people/actor-arjun-to-host-zee-tamil-s-adventure-based-reality-show-survivor-2383374.html|access-date=2021-09-18|website=zeenews.india.com|language=en-US}}</ref> The prize money for title winner was 1 crore (US$140,000) and the location os the island for the first season was in [[Zanzibar]] which is located in [[Tanzania]].
The first season was premiered in September 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-09-08|title=Arjun Sarja's debut television show Survivor to premiere on September 12|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/arjun-sarja-debut-television-show-survivor-to-premiere-on-september-12-7496566/|access-date=2021-09-18|website=indianexpress.com|language=en-US}}</ref> In season 1, actress [[Vijayalakshmi Feroz]] won the season while actor [[Saran Shakthi]] emerged as the runner up.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Vijayalakshmi wins first edition of Survivor Tamil|url=https://english.newstracklive.com/news/vijayalakshmi-wins-first-edition-of-survivor-tamil-ta303-1198221-1.html|access-date=2021-12-14|website=english.newstracklive.com|date=13 December 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Survivor}}
{{Survivor India}}

[[Category:Indian reality television series]]
[[Category:Indian television series based on non-Indian television series]]
[[Category:Survivor (franchise)]]
[[Category:Television series by Banijay]]

Survivor India - Revision history

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