Evaru Meelo Koteeswarulu (earlier - Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu) (Telugu: మీలో ఎవరు కోటీశ్వరుడు), or KBC Telugu is the one of 9 Indian versions for Telugu-speaking peoples based off British game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. Premiered on June 9, 2014 on Maa TV channel. Hosted by Akkineni Nagarjuna and Chiranjeevi. Top prize was Rs. 10,000,000.
In 2021, the the show was revived with a new title, Evaru Meelo Koteeswarulu (Telugu: ఎవరు మీలో కోటీశ్వరులు). The season, hosted by Jr NTR is aired on Gemini TV.
The show uses the clock format: 45 seconds for 1st-5th questions and 60 seconds for 6th-10th questions. From 11th to 15th question, the clock is not used.
Lifelines[]
- 50:50 (Seasons 1-2, 4)
- Phone-a-Friend
- Audience Poll
- Double Dip (Season 3)
- Switch the Question (in celebrity specials only)
Seasons[]
- Season 1 (42 episodes, June 9 - August 14, 2014)
- Season 2 (78 episodes, December 8, 2014 - February 27, 2015)
- Season 3 (73 episodes, November 27, 2015 - May 22, 2016)
- Season 4 (60 episodes, February 13 - May 24, 2017)
- Season 5 (60 episodes, August 22 - December 1, 2021)
Money Tree[]
| Question No. |
Correct Answer Value |
Walk Away Value |
Miss Answer Value |
Amount Lost for a Wrong Answer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Rs. 10,000,000 | Rs. 5,000,000 | Rs. 320,000 | Rs. 4,680,000 |
| 14 | Rs. 5,000,000 | Rs. 2,500,000 | Rs. 2,180,000 | |
| 13 | Rs. 2,500,000 | Rs. 1,250,000 | Rs. 930,000 | |
| 12 | Rs. 1,250,000 | Rs. 640,000 | Rs. 320,000 | |
| 11 | Rs. 640,000 | Rs. 320,000 | Rs. 0 | |
| 10 | Rs. 320,000 | Rs. 160,000 | Rs. 10,000 | Rs. 150,000 |
| 9 | Rs. 160,000 | Rs. 80,000 | Rs. 70,000 | |
| 8 | Rs. 80,000 | Rs. 40,000 | Rs. 30,000 | |
| 7 | Rs. 40,000 | Rs. 20,000 | Rs. 10,000 | |
| 6 | Rs. 20,000 | Rs. 10,000 | Rs. 0 | |
| 5 | Rs. 10,000 | Rs. 5,000 | Rs. 0 | Rs. 5,000 |
| 4 | Rs. 5,000 | Rs. 3,000 | Rs. 3,000 | |
| 3 | Rs. 3,000 | Rs. 2,000 | Rs. 2,000 | |
| 2 | Rs. 2,000 | Rs. 1,000 | Rs. 1,000 | |
| 1 | Rs. 1,000 | Rs. 0 | Rs. 0 |
Winners[]
Top Prize Winners[]
- Raja Ravindra (November 16, 2021)
Top Prize Losers[]
- Somi Reddy (February 14, 2017)
Penultimate Prize Losers[]
- Alenia - Rs. 320,000 (November 17, 2015) (14th question wrong, lost Rs. 2,180,000)
- Anderia - Rs. 320,000 (December 30, 2015) (14th question wrong, lost Rs. 2,180,000)
- Prathyusha - Rs. 320,000 (October 6, 2021) (14th question wrong, lost Rs. 2,180,000)
Rs. 5,000,000 winners[]
- Amarnath and Rohita (January 2, 2016)
- Uma and Aditya (2016)
Rs. 2,500,000 winners[]
- Ayshi and Donfor (November 12, 2015)
- Makton and Dolsia (December 11, 2015)
- Dondoris (December 22, 2015)
- Ravana Sharma (2015-2016)
- Jeevan And Bheem (May 14, 2017)
Rs. 1,250,000 winners[]
- Krishna Prasad (June 12, 2014)
- Sushma (July 17, 2014)
- Umakanth (July 22, 2014)
- Shiva Krishna (July 24, 2014)
- Shebki and Gina (November 19, 2015)
- Donsia and Kendia (November 20, 2015)
- Gindie (December 13, 2015)
- Ankior (December 21, 2015)
- Jr NTR (January 17, 2016)
Rs. 640,000 winners[]
- Ashok Utkar (June 9, 2014)
- Mr. Venkatesh (June 18, 2014)
- Bindu Madhav (July 3, 2014)
- Shankar Narayana (July 6, 2014)
- Gopichand Annam (July 8, 2014)
- Sharida (July 10, 2014)
- Manchu Lakshmi (July 21, 2014)
- Georgini and Faktima (November 13, 2015)
- Gopika and Finda (November 14, 2015)
- Prittya and Fondia (November 24, 2015)
Rs. 320,000 winners[]
- Sravan Kumar (June 10, 2014)
- Mr. Raja Rao (June 11, 2014)
- Subba Lakshmi (June 16, 2014)
- Sujatha Rani (June 23, 2014)
- Venkateswarulu (June 23, 2014)
- Mohammad Rameez (June 24, 2014)
- Uma Maheswari (June 25, 2014)
- Bharath Reddy (July 7, 2014)
- Rajesh (July 22, 2014)
- Faskia (November 8, 2015)
- Deskena (November 10, 2015)
- Gina and Finda (December 16, 2015)
- Dola and Hayssa (December 18, 2015)
- Hemmer and Akita (December 24, 2015)
- Doldia (December 25, 2015)
- Denderik (January 4, 2016)
Rs. 160,000 winners[]
- Lakshmi Prasanna (July 1, 2014)
- Sandeep Kiran (July 14, 2014)
- P. Jyothi (July 15, 2014)
- K. Eshwar (July 28, 2014)
- Srilatha (July 29, 2014)
- Lodyi (December 20, 2015)
Rs. 80,000 winners[]
- Uday Lakshmi (July 2, 2014)
- Kalyani (July 9, 2014)
- Chittiyala Ravi (July 15, 2014)
- Himaja (July 16, 2014)
- Srirama Subhramanyam (July 17, 2014)
- Helker (December 14, 2015)
Rs. 40,000 winners[]
- Kolla Bhavani (June 16, 2014)
- Ambika (June 19, 2014)
- Seyna (November 7, 2015)
- Geiss and Doldia (December 27, 2015)
Rs. 20,000 winners[]
- Yashasvini (November 23, 2021)
Rs. 10,000 winners[]
- Sai Sri (June 10, 2014)
- Sushma Soma (June 17, 2014)
- Ramesh Kumar (June 25, 2014)
- Haritha (June 26, 2014)
- Sai Naresh (July 1, 2014)
- Venu Gopal (July 2, 2014)
- Ganesh Kuppala (July 6, 2014)
- Madhulika (July 8, 2014)
- Srilatha (July 10, 2014)
- Sindhura (July 23, 2014)
- Sri Harika (July 24, 2014)
- Kajal Agarwal (July 27, 2014)
- Mohini Devi (July 29, 2014)
- Krathi Kumar (July 30, 2014)
- Anna (November 15, 2015)
- Gonbona (November 22, 2015)
- Bisko and Donko (December 28, 2015)
- Keysia (December 31, 2015)
Rs. 0 winners[]
- Shreya (June 26, 2014) (5th question wrong)
- Shoba Rani (July 13, 2014) (5th question wrong)
- Parameshwar (July 30, 2014) (5th question wrong)
- Chandra Sekar (November 2, 2021) (4th question wrong)
- Sai Chand (November 2, 2021) (1st question wrong)
- Krishna Harsha (November 23, 2021) (5th question wrong)
- Durga Prasad (November 29, 2021) (5th question wrong)
Rs. ? winners[]
- Suma and Jhansi (July 13, 2014)
- Shravya Lakshmi (July 20, 2014)
- K.A.M. Gangaraju (July 31, 2014)
- Shakeela Devi (August 3, 2014)
- Sunil (August 3, 2014)
- Narasimha Raghuram (August 4, 2014)
- Rekha (August 6, 2014)
- K. Viswanatham (August 6, 2014)
- Chiranjeevi (August 7, 2014)
See also[]
- Kaun Banega Crorepati (for Hindi and English-speaking people)
- Kannadada Kotyadhipati (for Kannada-speaking people)
- Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi (for Tamil-speaking people)
- Ke Hobe Banglar Kotipoti (for Bengali-speaking people)
- Kon Hoeel Marathi Crorepati (for Marathi-speaking people)
- Ningalkkum Aakaam Kodeeshwaran (for Malayalam-speaking people)
- Ke Bani Crorepati (for Bhodjpuri-speaking people)
- Kus Bani Koshur Crorepati (for Kashmiri-speaking people)
Trivia[]
- As of January 2, 2016, total 169 contestants appeared.
Gallery[]
First logo (2014-2017)
First studio (2014-2017)
Second logo (2021)
Studio (2021)
Sources[]
- Official website (2014-2017) (in English)
- Info about Season 2 episodes (in English)
- Info about Season 1 episodes (in English)
- Season 1 episodes list (in English)
- Seasons 1-2 episodes list (in English)
- Seasons 1-2 episodes list (in English)
- Season 3 episodes list (in English)
- Season 4 episodes list (in English)
- Season 5 episodes list (in English)
- Season 5 full episodes (private)
- About returning in 2021 (in English)
- Promos (best moments) (2021)
- Promos (2021)