Radio has always been a fantastic entertainer. Inspite of the arrival of Television, Radio fans are still growing in numbers and the radio stations too.
Despite of the existence of several radio stations, there is one that is always dedicated to greet you with a cheery Hello every time you switch it on. You must have guessed it, its Hello FM 106.4.!
With the craze of cricket catching over and IPL fever spreading more than the swine flu, here comes Hello FM with an innovation, Solli Adi.
Solli Adi is a unique game show with Bigil Suresh and Aloysius taking the lead in par with the Chennai Super Kings. This is an absolute game show and a total fun show just for the Chennai Makkal. The commentary is in fun filled Madras Tamil. And the best way to enjoy your favourite team, Chennai Super Kings perform is to watch them play on the TV and hear the youthful sparkling commentary of our own Suresh and Aloysius.
About SolliAdi:
This is a game show par excellence for the absolute cricket fanatic. This is a phone in program and for the arrows of questions shot at you by our own Suresh and Aloysius, you’ve gotta give your best guess.
So, wondering what are these questions related to.? Of course, the glorified Indian Premier League that’s IPL. If you could guess it right, and do it fast enough to call up and tell them as one among the first three, there you have got through the hot seat.
Price Money:
Well, you call up and guess correctly for nothing.? How can that be.? You have a fantastic price money to do all these things.
The first three who get the correct guesses gets a price money of 1064 bucks each. Now what’s this 1064.? It’s the wavelength of Hello FM indeed, 106.4. Plus, these 3 callers get the chance to play the first round.
I’ll tell you a secret. I can give you the question now itself. Ready for it.? How many runs will the team score in the first over? Ha, Gotcha… Well, though I give you the question now itself, it’s difficult for you give the answer. Yet, if u guess it right, you get 1000 bucks. That’s a deal, isn’t it. If two contestants guess it correctly, they get 500 bucks each. And if none guess it correctly, the money goes tooooooooo, surprise, surprise…. It goes to the next over. Every time, there comes an over with no right answers, the cash gets carried over.
SMS Contest:
Worriedly asking, what if I don’t get a line? Well, there is the SMS contest, where the total number of runs and wickets of the whole innings has to be guessed. The winner gets, 5 bucks. Ok. Just joking, the winner gets 5000 bucks.
What’s different?
As I said, earlier this is best enjoyed with the TV on mute and Hello FM in full volume.
You get to hear the absolute timing songs along with the mind blowing commentary. A sad song for an out , a happy hippie song for a sixer and a perfect situation song for every other scenario.
What’s more, there are nick names for every other person, for eg. the umpire is called a ‘Sivappu Sattai’.
So, what happens to this show if a rain spoils the game? Simple, the game takes a route to move towards general questions on cricket.
Official Radio Partners of CSK:
Though last season of IPL, had SolliAdi, this season, they take this new avatar as the Official Radio Partners of CSK.
With that as a reason, RJs Suresh and Aloysius had a great time with the CSK team as well.
The RJ’s:
RJ Suresh is well known person with a load of experience and an absolute hardworker and multitasker. But, more than anything, he knows the pulse of the Chennai Makkal and knows to keep ‘em entertained with his speech skill.
RJ Aloysius, is our own ‘Rendu Mani Attam’ specialist. ‘Rendu Mani Attam’ is put on hold at present, for a… a… a… a… a… a well surprise. Wait and watch.!!!
Suresh with the CSK:
The Fan(atic) Following:
The show’s so fantastic that, after their first run of Solli Adi for the first run of IPL, several lakhs of SMS’s and messaged flooded every RJ’s inbox appreciating their absolutely amusing commentary and asked for more commentary and less songs.!!!
Now, Chennaities also want a session of SolliAdi for the 20 20 World cup as well. Now, what can be more inspiring for Suresh and Aloysius? Isn’t it, my dear RJ’s…?????
