Genre Talk show Creative director(s) Raghavendra Hunsur Country of origin India | Based on Achievers of Karnataka Presented by Ramesh Aravind Original language(s) Kannada | |
Weekend with Ramesh is an Indian talk show hosted by actor and film director Ramesh Aravind on Zee Kannada. The first season of the show began airing on August 2, 2014, and ended on October 26, 2014, after airing 26 episodes. The second season of the show aired from December 26, 2015 to April 16, 2016, with Sudeep being the final celebrity guest. Currently, third season has been started from March 26, 2017.
Overview
The format of the show involves achievers on various fields, primarily from Karnataka, being invited and the story of their life being told. It involves appearances of various people associated with the "achiever" who narrate incidents from their association with the person. The show is being taped at Abbaiah Naidu Studio in the Chikkalasandra locality of Bangalore. The first season began airing on August 2, 2014, with actor Puneeth Rajkumar as the first invitee. It aired last on October 26, with the host Ramesh Aravind on the "achievers' seat", with film director and lyricist Yogaraj Bhat as the host.
In the last episode Ramesh Aravind announced that the second season would be made and named actors Ambareesh, Jayanthi, B. Saroja Devi among others who would be invited as guests.